Vernon Steele(1882-1955)

Actor

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Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele was born on 18 September 1882 in Santiago, Chile. He was an actor, known for Capitaine Blood (1935), Le proscrit (1938) and Bab's Matinee Idol (1917). He was married to Vivia Steele and Muriel Maude Walker. He died on 23 July 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Capitaine Blood (1935)

Capitaine Blood

7.7

King James

1935

Freddie Bartholomew, Warner Baxter, and Arleen Whelan in Le proscrit (1938)

6.6

Captain

1938

Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"

Bab's Matinee Idol

Adrian Egleston

1917

Eva Novak and Bryant Washburn in Temptation (1923)

John Hope

1923

Credits

Actor

The Life of Riley
7.0
TV Series
- Judge
- 1949
Madame Bovary
7.0
- Priest
- 1949
Jeanne d'Arc
6.4
- Boy's Father (uncredited)
- 1948
Opium
6.8
- Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
- 1948
The Lone Wolf in London
5.8
- Sir John Klemscott
- 1947
Les sacrifiés
7.2
- Army Doctor
- 1945
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
5.5
- Capt. Blair (uncredited)
- 1943
Madame Miniver
7.6
- Glee Club Member (uncredited)
- 1942
The Witness Vanishes
5.6
- Nigel Partridge
- 1939
The Bill of Rights
6.2
Short
- Thomas Jefferson
- 1939
North of the Yukon
- RCMP Insp. Wylie
- 1939
Le rayon du diable
5.7
- Officer (uncredited)
- 1938
Le proscrit
6.6
- Captain
- 1938
Step Lively, Jeeves!
5.7
- Lord Fenton (uncredited)
- 1937
Time Out for Romance
5.7
- Count Michael Montaine
- 1937

Personal details

Alternative names
- Vernon Steel
Born
- September 18, 1882
- Santiago, Chile
Died
- July 23, 1955
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Tom Standish") in "Ladies of the Evening" on Broadway. Written by Milton Herbert Gropper. Directed / produced by David Belasco. Lyceum Theatre: 23 Dec 1924-May 1925 (closing date unknown (159 performances). Cast: John Carmody (as "Andrew Kenney"), Allyn Gillyn, H. Dudley Hawley (as "Calvin King"), Edna Hibbard, James Kirkwood, Bernard J. McOwen, Beth Merrill, Robert Emmett O'Connor (as "Frank Forbes"), Thomas Reynolds, Kay Strozzi (as "Claire Standish"), Jose Yovin.
Publicity listings
- 6 Articles

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Trivia
Chilean-born Hollywood import Vernon Steele began as a supporting actor on Broadway in 1906. He was a bit part player in silent films, eventually graduating to leads and regressing back to lesser roles during the talkies. He had, at least, a fine bass voice used to good effect as King James in Capitaine Blood (1935).

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