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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-09-16 (142 years old)

Place of Birth

Santiago, Chile

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.

Known For

Acting

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

1942

Mrs. Miniver as Glee Club Member (uncredited)

1939

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

1938

Kidnapped as Captain
Flight to Fame as Officer

1937

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

1936

Dracula's Daughter as Detective Orderly Squires
Lloyd's of London as Thomas Lawrence

1935

Bonnie Scotland as Col. Gregor McGregor
Captain Blood as King James

1934

Where Sinners Meet as Saunders, the Chauffeur

1933

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

1929

Big News as Reporter

1924

The House of Youth as Rhodes Winston

1923

Temptation as John Hope
The Wanters as Tom Armstrong

1922

The Girl Who Ran Wild as The Schoolmaster
For the Defense as Christopher Armstrong

1921

The Highest Bidder as Hastings
Out of the Chorus as Ross Van Beekman

1920

His House in Order as Hillary Jesson

1919

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

1918

The Panther Woman as Beverly Peale

1917

Polly of the Circus as John Douglas the Minister

1916

The Supreme Sacrifice as Reverend Philip Morton
Silks and Satins as Jacques Desmond

1915

The Vampire as Robert Sterling
Her Great Match as Prince Adolph

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Alice Adams as Arthur Russell