Vernon Steele

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Known For

Acting

Born

1882-09-16

Place of Birth

Santiago, Chile
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Vernon Steele

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.

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Acting History

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 Witness Vanishes as Nigel Partridge
1939
The Bill of Rights as Thomas Jefferson
1939
North of the Yukon as RCMP Insp. Wylie
1938
Flight to Fame as Officer
1938
Kidnapped as Captain
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves! as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
1937
No matarás
1937
Time Out for Romance as Count Michael Montaine
1936
Lloyd's of London as Thomas Lawrence
1936
Dracula's Daughter as Squires (uncredited)
1935
Captain Blood as King James
1935
Bonnie Scotland as Col. Gregor McGregor
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Wedding Guest
1934
The Great Flirtation as Bigelow
1934
Where Sinners Meet as Saunders
1933
Design for Living as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
1933
The Silk Express as Dr. Harold Rolph
1933
The King's Vacation as Barstow
1929
Big News as Reporter
1924
The House of Youth as Rhodes Winston
1923
The Wanters as Tom Armstrong
1923
Forgive and Forget as Ronnie Sears
1923
What Wives Want as Austin Howard
1923
Alice Adams as Arthur Russell
1923
Temptation as John Hope
1922
The Girl Who Ran Wild as The Schoolmaster
1922
The Hands of Nara as Adam Pine
1922
For the Defense as Christopher Armstrong
1922
A Wonderful Wife as Alaric Lewin
1921
Beyond Price as Philip Marrio
1921
Out of the Chorus as Ross Van Beekman
1921
The Highest Bidder as Hastings
1920
His House in Order as Hillary Jesson
1919
Mind the Paint Girl as Lord Francombe
1919
Human Desire as Jasper Norton
1919
The Phantom Honeymoon as Captain Bob Tidewater
1919
The Witness for the Defense as Dick Hazelwood
1919
The Firing Line as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
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
1916
Silks and Satins as Jacques Desmond
1916
The Supreme Sacrifice as Reverend Philip Morton
1915
Her Great Match as Prince Adolph
1915
The Vampire as Robert Sterling
1915
Hearts in Exile