Bob Steele
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Bob Steele (January 23, 1907 - December 21, 1988) was an American actor. He was born Robert Adrian Bradbury in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family. After years of touring, the family settled down in Hollywood in the late 1910s, where his father, Robert N. Bradbury, soon found work in the movies, first as an actor, later as a director, and by 1920, he hired Bob and his twin brother Bill (1907–1971) as juvenile leads for a series of adventure movies entitled "The Adventures of Bob and Bill".
Bob's career began to take off for good in 1927, when he was hired by production company Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) to star in a series of Westerns. Bob—who was rechristened Bob Steele at FBO—soon made a name for himself, and in the late 1920s, 1930s and 1940s starred in B-Westerns for almost every minor film studio, including Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany, Syndicate, Republic (including several films of the Three Mesquiteers series) and Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) (including the initial films of their "Billy the Kid" series), plus he had the occasional role in an A-movie, as in the adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and Men from 1939.
In the 1940s, Bob's career as a cowboy hero was on the decline, but he kept himself working by accepting supporting roles in many big movies like Howard Hawks' The Big Sleep, or the John Wayne vehicles Island in the Sky, Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo. Besides these he also made occasional appearances in science fiction films like Atomic Submarine and Giant from the Unknown and did lots of television work, culminating in a regular supporting role in the army comedy F Troop (1965–1967), which allowed him to show his comic talent. Steele played the character of Trooper Duffy who claimed to have been "shoulder to shoulder with Davy Crockett at the Alamo"-in fact Steele played in With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo in 1926.
Bob Steele died on December 21, 1988 from emphysema after a long sickness.
Bob Steele is said to have been the inspiration for the character "Cowboy Bob" in the Dennis The Menace comic strip.
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Known for
Have Gun, Will Travel
Jockey
Maverick
Walter Jackson
Maverick
Wells
Maverick
Jailed Cowhand Billy (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Dugan
Rawhide
Deputy Art Gray
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Deputy Marshal Sam
Lawman
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Sam Gordon
Gunsmoke
Coe
Rio Bravo
Matt Harris (uncredited)
Something Big
Teamster #3
The Spoilers
Miner
Family Affair
The Rebel
Will Randall
The Rebel
Jess Kirby
McLintock!
Train Engineer
The Texan
Luke Short
Sugarfoot
Sam Shoulders
Pardners
Shorty
Fort Worth
Shorty
Cattle Drive
Charlie "Careless" Morgan
Charley Varrick
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Ride a Crooked Trail
Jud Blunt (uncredited)
Shenandoah
Union Train Guard
The Big Sleep
Lash Canino
The Comancheros
Pa Schofield (uncredited)
Cheyenne
Bucky
No Name on the Bullet
Poker Player (uncredited)
Skin Game
Bidder (uncredited)
Hang 'em High
Jenkins
Navajo Kid
Tom "The Navajo Kid" Kirk
Town Tamer
Ken
F Troop
Trooper Duffy
Island in the Sky
Wilson
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
Drums Across the River
Billy Costa
4 for Texas
Bank Board Member
The Outcast
Dude Rankin
Six Black Horses
Puncher
Bullet for a Badman
Sheriff (uncredited)
Driftin' Sands
'Driftin' Sands
Wildfire
Happy Haye
The Bounty Killer
Red - Henchman
Screen Director's Playhouse
Deputy Sheriff Dodd
The Man from Hell's Edges
Bob Williams aka 'Flash' Manning
Border Phantom
Larry O'Day
The Atomic Submarine
"Grif" Griffin
Once Upon a Horse...
Bob Steele
Kid Courageous
Bob Bannister
Pork Chop Hill
Col. Kern
Gun for a Coward
Durkee
South of St. Louis
Slim Hansen
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid
Rose of Cimarron
Rio
The Great Bank Robbery
First Guard
Hell Bent for Leather
Jared
El Diablo Rides
Bob
Then Came Bronson
Clay Turner
Decision at Sundown
Irv
Silver Canyon
Walt Middler
Westward Bound
Bob Steele
Trigger Law
Bob Steele
Under Texas Skies
Tucson Smith
San Antone
Bob Coolidge
Big Calibre
Bob Neal
Revenge of the Zombies
Sheriff
West of Cimarron
Tucson Smith
Billy the Kid's Range War
Billy the Kid
Pinto Canyon
Bob Hall
Code of the Outlaw
Tucson Smith
Riders of the Rio Grande
Tucson Smith
The Bandit's Son
Bob McCall
Taggart
Earl (uncredited)
Column South
McAfee
Captain Careless
Bob Gordon
Exposed
Chicago
The Bonnie Parker Story
Armored Truck Guard (uncredited)
Arizona Gunfighter
Colt Ferron
Thundering Trails
Tucson Smith
Wild Horse Valley
Bob Evans
The Cowboy and the Outlaw
George Hardcastle
The Utah Kid
Bob Roberts
The Phantom Plainsmen
Tucson Smith
Lightnin' Crandall
Bob Crandall, aka Lightnin' Crandall
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Dusty Morgan
Killer McCoy
Sailor Graves
Marked Trails
Bob Stevens
Hidden Valley
Bob Harding
Breed of the Border
Speed Brent
A Demon for Trouble
Bob Worth
The Brand of Hate
Rod Camp
Young Blood
Nick aka The Kid
Powdersmoke Range
Jeff Ferguson aka Guadalupe Kid
The Savage Horde
Dancer
Ambush Trail
Curley Thompson
The Kid Ranger
Ray Burton
Western Honor
Bob
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Ben
Wall of Noise
Trainer
Saddlemates
Tucson Smith
National Velvet
Clive
Gangs of Sonora
'Tucson' Smith
The Lion and the Horse
Matt Jennings
Riders of the Sage
Bob Burke
Desert Patrol
Dave Austin
Santa Fe Scouts
Tucson Smith
Headin' for Danger
Jimmy Marshall
The Land of Missing Men
Steve O'Neil
The Steel Jungle
Dan Bucci
The Shootist
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
The Gallant Fool
Kit Denton
The Wonderful World of Disney
Ben
The Wonderful World of Disney
Soto Man (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Rebel Arsonist (uncredited)
Thunder in the Desert
Bob Radford
Sundown Saunders
Jim Sundown Saunders
Bugles in the Afternoon
Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead
Doomed at Sundown
Dave Austin
Smoky Trails
Bob Archer
Sonora Stagecoach
Bob Steele
Of Mice and Men
Curley
Six Gun Man
Stormy Storm
Prairie Pioneers
Tucson Smith
The Law Rides
Bruce Conway
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Dan Stockton
Giant from the Unknown
Sheriff Parker
Breed of the Sunsets
Jim Collins
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Billy the Kid
Valley of Hunted Men
Tucson Smith
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Reno Kid
Come and Get It!
Breezy Smith
Sliding Home
Student (as Robert Bradbury Jr.)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Ed Archer
Colorado Kid
Colorado Kid
Trailing North
Lee Evans aka Curly the Kid
The Amazing Vagabond
Jimmy Hobbs
Raiders of the Range
Tucson Smith
Western Justice
Jim / Ace
Trail of Courage
Tex Reeves
Rio Grande Raiders
Jeff Carson
The Trail Blazers
Tucson Smith
Last of the Desperados
Charlie Bowdre
Requiem for a Gunfighter
Max Smith
The Great Train Robbery
Tom Logan
Gauchos of El Dorado
'Tucson' Smith
Doc
Toby
Last of the Warrens
Ted Warren
Man in the Rough
Bruce Sherwood
Durango Valley Raiders
Keene Cordner
Laughing at Death
Bob Thornton
South of Santa Fe
Tom Keene
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail
'Tucson' Smith
Pals of the Pecos
Tucson Smith
The College Boob
Shorty Buzelle (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
Mesquite Buckaroo
Bob Allen
Lone Star Raiders
Tucson Smith
Shadows on the Sage
'Tucson' Smith / Curly Joe
Death Valley Rangers
Bob Steele
Law of the West
Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan
Feud of the Range
Bob Gray
Headin' North
Jim Curtis
The Wild Westerners
Casey Banner
Riders of the Desert
Bob Houston
The Pal from Texas
Bob Barton
The Carson City Kid
Lee Jessup, aka Morgan Reynolds
The Man from Nowhere
Terry Norton
The Red Rope
Tom Shaw
The Invaders
Cavalry
Ted Thorne
The Trusted Outlaw
Dan Ward
The Nevada Buckaroo
Buck Hurley, aka The Nevada Kid
The Fighting Champ
Brick Loring
The Ridin' Fool
Steve Kendall
Paroled - To Die
Doug Redfern
Alias John Law
Everett Tarkington 'John' Clark
The Enforcer
Herman
Texas Buddies
Ted Garner
No Man's Range
Jim Hale
Thunder Town
Jim Brandon
Brand of the Outlaws
Gary Gray
Ranger's Code
Bob Baxter
Galloping Romeo
Bob Rivers
With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness
Jim Bryan
The Hunted Men
Dick Stockdale
City for Conquest
Kid Callahan (uncredited)
The Skunk
Bob
Ridin' the Lone Trail
Bob McArthur
The Oklahoma Sheriff
Mysterious Tracks
Dangerous Trails
Bob
The Opossum
Duel at Apache Wells
Joe Dunn
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
The Fighting Chance
Curly
Trail of Terror
Spike Manning
The Parson and the Outlaw
Ace Jardine
Lightning Speed
Jack Pemberton
The Oklahoma Cyclone
Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone
The Rider of the Law
Bob Marlow
A Day in the Wilds
Bob
Nightmare Honeymoon
Charlie
The Gun Ranger
Dan Larson
Trailing the Coyote
Bob
Trapping the Wildcat
Bob
Son of Oklahoma
Dan Clayton
Tombstone Terror
Jimmy Dixon / Duke Dixon
The American Badger
Bob
Trapping The Bob Cat
Bob
The Feud Maker
Tex Ryan aka Wind River Kid
With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo
'Pinky' Smith
The Blocked Trail
Tucson Smith
Arizona Whirlwind
Bob Steele
Trapping the Coyote
Bob
Catching a Coon
Bob
Savage Frontier
Sam Webb
Breezy Bill
Breezy Bill
Trapping the Mountain Lion
Bob
Catching a Fox
Bob
Northwest Trail
RCMP Matt O'Brien
The Civet Cat
Bob
Capturing a Canadian Lynx
Bob
Catching a Koala Bear
Bob
Smokey Smith
Smokey Smith
The Adventures of Bob and Bill
Bob
The Sunrise Trail
Texas, aka Tex
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid
Outlaw Trail
Bob
Near the Rainbow's End
Jim Bledsoe
The Mystery Squadron
Fred Cromwell
A Texas Cowboy
Dick Carlysle
Westward Ho
Tucson Smith
Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid
Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
Billy the Kid
The Mojave Kid
Bob Saunders
The Riding Renegade
Bob Taylor
Just Plain Folks
Near the Trail's End
Marshal Johnny Day