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Vernon Steele

Vernon Steele

Actor · 1882–1955 · Santiago, Chile

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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.

Acted in 56

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. 1948

    To the Ends of the Earth

    Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)

  3. 1945
  4. 1943

    Riders of the Northwest Mounted

    Captain Blair

  5. 1942

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Witness Vanishes

    Nigel Partridge

  2. The Bill of Rights

    Thomas Jefferson

  3. North of the Yukon

    RCMP Insp. Wylie

  4. 1938

    Flight to Fame

    Officer

  5. 1937

    Step Lively, Jeeves!

    Lord Fenton (uncredited)

  6. Time Out for Romance

    Count Michael Montaine

  7. 1936

    Lloyd's of London

    Thomas Lawrence

  8. Dracula's Daughter

    Squires (uncredited)

  9. 1935

    Captain Blood

    King James

  10. Thou Shalt Not Kill

    Movie

  11. Bonnie Scotland

    Col. Gregor McGregor

  12. 1934

    Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

    Wedding Guest

  13. The Great Flirtation

    Bigelow

  14. Where Sinners Meet

    Saunders

  15. 1933

    Design for Living

    Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)

  16. The Silk Express

    Dr. Harold Rolph

  17. The King's Vacation

    Barstow

1920s

  1. 1929
  2. 1924

    The House of Youth

    Rhodes Winston

  3. Discontented Husbands

    Jack Ballard

  4. 1923

    The Wanters

    Tom Armstrong

  5. Forgive and Forget

    Ronnie Sears

  6. What Wives Want

    Austin Howard

  7. Temptation

    John Hope

  8. 1922

    Thelma

    Sir Phillip Errington

  9. The Danger Point

    Duncan Phelps

  10. The Girl Who Ran Wild

    The Schoolmaster

  11. For the Defense

    Christopher Armstrong

  12. When the Devil Drives

    Robert Taylor

  13. A Wonderful Wife

    Alaric Lewin

  14. 1921
  15. Out of the Chorus

    Ross Van Beekman

  16. The Highest Bidder

    Hastings

  17. 1920

    His House in Order

    Hillary Jesson

1910s

  1. 1919

    Mind the Paint Girl

    Lord Francombe

  2. Human Desire

    Jasper Norton

  3. The Phantom Honeymoon

    Captain Bob Tidewater

  4. The Witness for the Defense

    Dick Hazelwood

  5. The Firing Line

    John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III

  6. 1918

    The Panther Woman

    Beverly Peale

  7. 1917

    Polly of the Circus

    John Douglas the Minister

  8. 1916

    Little Lady Eileen

    Stanley Churchill / Sir George Churchill

  9. Silks and Satins

    Jacques Desmond

  10. The Supreme Sacrifice

    Reverend Philip Morton

  11. 1915

    Her Great Match

    Prince Adolph

  12. The Vampire

    Robert Sterling

  13. The Stubbornness of Geraldine

    Movie

  14. Hearts in Exile

    Movie