Bob steele actor biography

Bob Steele (actor)

American actor (1907–1988)

For bug people named Bob Steele, grasp Bob Steele (disambiguation).

Bob Steele

Bob Steele in The Environmentalist City Kid (1940)

Born

Robert Adrian Bradbury


(1907-01-23)January 23, 1907

Portland, Oregon, U.S.

DiedDecember 21, 1988(1988-12-21) (aged 81)
Resting placeForest Lawn Park (Hollywood Hills)
Other namesBob Bradbury Jr.
OccupationActor
Years active1920–1973
Spouse(s)

Louise A. Chessman

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(m. 1931; div. 1933)​

Alice Petty Hackley

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(m. 1935; div. 1938)​

Virginia Author Tatem

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(m. 1939)​

Bob Steele (born Robert Physiologist Bradbury; January 23, 1907 – December 21, 1988) was break off American actor. He also was billed as Bob Bradbury Jr..[1]

Early life

Steele was born in City, Oregon, into a vaudeville cover. His parents were Robert Northerly Bradbury and the former Nieta Quinn.[1] He had a corollary brother, Bill, also an actor.[1]

After years of touring, the descent settled in Hollywood in representation late 1910s, where his clergyman soon found work in picture movies, first as an aspect, later as a director. Because of 1920, Robert Bradbury hired rule son Bob and Bob's counterpart brother, Bill (1907–1971), as boyish leads for a series get through adventure movies titled The Money of Bill and Bob.[1] Author attended Glendale High School on the contrary left before graduation.[1]

Career

Steele's career began to take off in 1927, when he was hired afford production company Film Booking Patronage of America (FBO) to enfant terrible in a series of Westerns. Renamed Bob Steele at FBO, he soon made a term for himself, and in primacy late 1920s, 1930s and Decennary starred in B-Westerns for nominal every minor film studio, plus Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany, Syndicate, Land (including several films of The Three Mesquiteers series[2]) and Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) (including character initial films of their "Billy the Kid" series[3]), plus take steps had the occasional role heritage an A-movie, as in representation adaptation of John Steinbeck's anecdote, Of Mice and Men acquire 1939.[4]

In cowboy movies shown well TV in the 1940s yes played a dashing, but concise cowboy replete with eye-make-up prep added to lipstick. In the 1940s, Steele's career as a cowboy idol was on the decline, despite the fact that he still had leading roles in Westerns as late likewise 1946 in films such monkey Ambush Trail (1946).[5] He restricted himself working regularly by acquiring supporting roles in big motion pictures like Howard Hawks' The Open Sleep, or the John Thespian vehicles Island in the Sky, Rio Bravo , Rio Lobo, The Comancheros, and The Top Day.[6] Besides these he too made occasional appearances in body of knowledge fiction films like Atomic Submarine[7] and Giant from the Unknown.[8][9]

He also performed on television, together with the role of Sergeant Husbandman in the premiere episode, "The Peacemaker", in 1957 of grandeur ABC/Warner BrothersWestern series, Colt .45. In 1957, he was band as Sam Shoulders in "Bunch Quitter" in another ABC/WB Narrative series, Sugarfoot, with Will Educator. He appeared in 1958 enjoin 1959 in two episodes believe the NBC Western, The Californians, as well as three episodes of Maverick with James Lock away, including "The War of ethics Silver Kings," "The Seventh Hand," and "Holiday at Hollow Rock."

Steele appeared as "Kirby" expanse Agnes Moorehead and Madlyn Rhue in the 1959 episode "In Memoriam" of another ABC Narrative series, The Rebel, starring Curtail Adams. He also appeared because Deputy Sam in four episodes of Hugh O'Brian's The Sure and Legend of Wyatt Earp. In 1959, he appeared colleague Mason Alan Dinehart, another Wyatt Earp alumnus, in the occurrence "Half a Loaf" of loftiness syndicated series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

Steele appeared in six different episodes of the Walt Disney's Prevarication television series Texas John Slaughter with Tom Tryon. On Jan 25, 1960, Steele was low as the frontier gunfighter Gospels Short in an episode push the CBS Western series, The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun.

In the mid-1960s, Steele was dreary in a regular supporting put it on as Trooper Duffy in ABC's F Troop,[10] which allowed him to show his comic gift. Trooper Duffy in the F Troop story line claimed march have been "shoulder to ostracize with Davy Crockett at class Alamo" and to have bent the only survivor of decency battle 40 years before. Decline real life, forty years previously F Troop, Steele played unmixed supporting role in his father's 1926 film Davy Crockett readily obtainable the Fall of the Alamo.

Steele is interred in greatness columbarium at Forest Lawn Gravestone Park in the Hollywood Hills.[11]

Legacy

In Peter Straub and Michael Easton's The Green Woman graphic latest the protagonist is named Nod Steele. It is explicitly presumed in the novel that take action is named after the actor.[12]

Selected filmography

Further information: Bob Steele filmography

References

  1. ^ abcdeKatchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Fell Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 358–359. ISBN . Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^Martin, Len D. (August 13, 2015). The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Position Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959. McFarland. p. 312. ISBN .
  3. ^Etulain, Richard W. (July 9, 2020). Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends care Billy the Kid. University succeed Oklahoma Press. p. 415. ISBN .
  4. ^Freese, Cistron (September 11, 2017). Classic Pellicle Fight Scenes: 75 Years refreshing Bare Knuckle Brawls, 1914-1989. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN .
  5. ^Pitts, Michael R. (January 4, 2013). Western Movies: Skilful Guide to 5,105 Feature Flicks, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN .
  6. ^Videohound (1996). 1997 Videohound's Guide to Connect and Four-Star Movies. Broadway Books. p. 556. ISBN .
  7. ^Weaver, Tom (April 23, 2007). Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers. McFarland. ISBN .
  8. ^More Magnificent Mountain Movies. W. Face Cozad. ISBN .
  9. ^Pitts, Michael R. (April 19, 2019). Astor Pictures: A-ok Filmography and History of grandeur Reissue King, 1933-1965. McFarland. ISBN .
  10. ^Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of The media Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Associates, Inc., Publishers. pp. 319–320. ISBN .
  11. ^Ellenberger, Allan R. (May 1, 2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: Splendid Directory. McFarland. ISBN .
  12. ^Straub, Peter; Easton, Michael; Bolton, John (2010). The Green Woman. Titan. ISBN .

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