Vernon Steele
Vernon Steele | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1906-1949 (including stage years) |
| Spouse | Vivia Steele |
| Relatives | Hilda Anthony |
Vernon Steele (born Arturo Romeo Antonietti; 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.[1] 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.[2] His sister was the actress Hilda Anthony.[3]
Filmography
- Hearts in Exile (1915) as Paul Pavloff (film debut)
- The Vampire (1915) as Robert Sterling
- Her Great Match (1915) as Prince Adolph
- The Stubbornness of Geraldine (1915)
- The Supreme Sacrifice (1916) as Reverend Philip Morton
- Silks and Satins (1916) as Jacques Desmond
- Little Lady Eileen (1916) as Stanley Churchill/Sir George Churchill
- Polly of the Circus (1917) as John Douglas the Minister
- Bab's Matinee Idol (1917) as Adrian Egleston
- Fields of Honor (1918) as Robert Vorhis
- The Panther Woman (1918) as Beverly Peale
- The Eternal Magdalene (1919) as The Preacher
- The Firing Line (1919) as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
- The Witness for the Defense (1919) as Dick Hazelwood
- The Phantom Honeymoon (1919) as Captain Bob Tidewater
- The Mind the Paint Girl (1919) as Lord Francombe
- Human Desire (1919) as Jasper Norton
- His House in Order (1920) as Hillary Jesson
- The Highest Bidder (1921) as Hastings
- Out of the Chorus (1921) as Ross Van Beekman
- Beyond Price (1921) as Philip Marrio
- A Wonderful Wife (1922) as Alaric Lewin
- When the Devil Drives (1922) as Robert Taylor
- For the Defense (1922) as Christopher Armstrong
- The Hands of Nara (1922) as Adam Pine
- The Girl Who Ran Wild (1922) as The Schoolmaster
- Thelma (1922) as Sir Phillip Errington
- The Danger Point (1922) as Duncan Phelps
- Temptation (1923) as John Hope
- Alice Adams (1923) as Arthur Russell
- What Wives Want (1923) as Austin Howard
- Forgive and Forget (1923) as Ronnie Sears
- The Wanters (1923) as Tom Armstrong
- Discontented Husbands (1924) as Jack Ballard
- The House of Youth (1924) as Rhodes Winston
- Big News (1929) as Reporter
- The King's Vacation (1933) as Mac Barstow
- The Silk Express (1933) as Dr. Harold Rolph
- Design for Living (1933) as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
- Where Sinners Meet (1934) as Saunders - the Chauffeur
- The Great Flirtation (1934) as Bigelow
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Col. Gregor McGregor
- Te quiero con locura (1935) as Dr. Preston
- I Found Stella Parish (1935) as Slave in Play (uncredited)
- No matarás (1935)
- Captain Blood (1935) as King James
- Dracula's Daughter (1936) as Squires (uncredited)
- Lloyd's of London (1936) as Sir Thomas Lawrence
- Time Out for Romance (1937) as Count Michael Montaine
- Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
- Kidnapped (1938) as Captain
- Flight to Fame (1938) as Officer (uncredited)
- North of the Yukon (1939) as RCMP Insp. Wylie
- The Witness Vanishes (1939) as Nigel Partridge
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Glee Club Member (uncredited)
- Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943) as Captain Blair (uncredited)
- They Were Expendable (1945) as Army Doctor
- The Lone Wolf in London (1947) as Sir John Klemscott
- To the Ends of the Earth (1948) as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
- Joan of Arc (1948) as Boy's Father (uncredited)
- Madame Bovary (1949) as Priest (final film)
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | STEELE, Vernon". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records".
- ^ "Hilda Anthony" Stage Beauty.net.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vernon Steele.
- Vernon Steele at IMDb
- Vernon Steele at the Internet Broadway Database
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