Person Details

Birthday: 1882-09-18 12:30:22

Death: 1955-07-23 12:30:22

Aliases: Vernon Steel , R. Vernon Steele , R.V. Steele , Victor Steele

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Santiago, Chile

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vernon Steele (18 September 1882 – 23 July 1955) was a Chilean-born British actor known for his appearances on the Broadway stage and in American films. He often played patrician young men in silent films. Steele was born in Santiago, Chile, the son of Daniel Antonietti, a professor of music, and his English wife, the former Grace Emma Bolton. Vernon Steele was christened Arturo Romeo Antonietti and his family eventually settled in London, England. His sister was actress Hilda Anthony.

Most Famous Work

Captain Blood
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7

Captain Blood

(1935) King James
They Were Expendable
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7

They Were Expendable

(1945) Army Doctor
Mrs. Miniver
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7

Mrs. Miniver

(1942) Glee Club Member (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
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6

Dracula's Daughter

(1936) Detective Orderly Squires
Madame Bovary
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7

Madame Bovary

(1949) Priest
Lloyd's of London
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7

Lloyd's of London

(1936) Thomas Lawrence
To the Ends of the Earth
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6

To the Ends of the Earth

(1948) Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
The Girl Who Ran Wild
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0

The Girl Who Ran Wild

(1922) The Schoolmaster

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1949 Priest
1948 Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
1945 Army Doctor
1943 Captain Blair
1942 Glee Club Member (uncredited)
1939 Nigel Partridge
Thomas Jefferson
RCMP Insp. Wylie
1938 Officer
Captain
1937 Lord Fenton (uncredited)
N/A
Count Michael Montaine
1936 Thomas Lawrence
Detective Orderly Squires
1935 King James
Col. Gregor McGregor
1934 Wedding Guest
Bigelow
Saunders, the Chauffeur
1933 Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
Dr. Harold Rolph
Barstow
1929 Reporter
1923 Tom Armstrong
N/A
1922 The Schoolmaster
Christopher Armstrong
1921 Hastings
1920 Hillary Jesson
1919 Jasper Norton
Captain Bob Tidewater
Dick Hazelwood
John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
1918 N/A
1917 John Douglas the Minister
1916 Jacques Desmond
Reverend Philip Morton
1915 Robert Sterling
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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