Vernon Steele

Born: 1882-09-16 in Santiago, Chile

Died: 1955-07-23

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1949

Madame Bovary as Priest

1948

To the Ends of the Earth as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)

1945

They Were Expendable as Army Doctor

1943

Riders of the Northwest Mounted as Captain Blair

1942

Mrs. Miniver as Glee Club Member (uncredited)

1939

The Bill of Rights as Thomas Jefferson
North of the Yukon as RCMP Insp. Wylie
The Witness Vanishes as Nigel Partridge

1938

Kidnapped as Captain
Flight to Fame as Officer

1937

Time Out for Romance as Count Michael Montaine
Step Lively, Jeeves! as Lord Fenton (uncredited)

1936

Dracula's Daughter as Squires (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London as Thomas Lawrence

1935

Captain Blood as King James
Bonnie Scotland as Col. Gregor McGregor
Thou Shalt Not Kill

1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Wedding Guest
The Great Flirtation as Bigelow
Where Sinners Meet as Saunders

1933

Design for Living as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
The King's Vacation as Barstow
The Silk Express as Dr. Harold Rolph

1929

Big News as Reporter

1924

Discontented Husbands as Jack Ballard
The House of Youth as Rhodes Winston

1923

The Wanters as Tom Armstrong
Alice Adams as Arthur Russell
Forgive and Forget as Ronnie Sears
What Wives Want as Austin Howard
Temptation as John Hope

1922

Thelma as Sir Phillip Errington
When the Devil Drives as Robert Taylor
The Hands of Nara as Adam Pine
The Girl Who Ran Wild as The Schoolmaster
A Wonderful Wife as Alaric Lewin
The Danger Point as Duncan Phelps
For the Defense as Christopher Armstrong

1921

Beyond Price as Philip Marrio
The Highest Bidder as Hastings
Out of the Chorus as Ross Van Beekman

1920

His House in Order as Hillary Jesson

1919

The Witness for the Defense as Dick Hazelwood
Mind the Paint Girl as Lord Francombe
Human Desire as Jasper Norton
The Firing Line as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
The Phantom Honeymoon as Captain Bob Tidewater

1918

The Panther Woman as Beverly Peale

1917

Polly of the Circus as John Douglas the Minister

1916

Little Lady Eileen as Stanley Churchill / Sir George Churchill
Silks and Satins as Jacques Desmond
The Supreme Sacrifice as Reverend Philip Morton