Vernon Steele
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1882
- Died
- July 23, 1955
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Chile
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
Madame Bovary 1949
as Priest
To the Ends of the Earth 1948
as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
They Were Expendable 1945
as Army Doctor
Riders of the Northwest Mounted 1943
as Captain Blair
Mrs. Miniver 1942
as Glee Club Member (uncredited)
The Witness Vanishes 1939
as Nigel Partridge
The Bill of Rights 1939
as Thomas Jefferson
North of the Yukon 1939
as RCMP Insp. Wylie
Flight to Fame 1938
as Officer
Kidnapped 1938
as Captain
Step Lively, Jeeves! 1937
as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance 1937
as Count Michael Montaine
Lloyd's of London 1936
as Thomas Lawrence
Dracula's Daughter 1936
as Squires (uncredited)
Captain Blood 1935
as King James
Thou Shalt Not Kill 1935
Actor
Bonnie Scotland 1935
as Col. Gregor McGregor
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1934
as Wedding Guest
The Great Flirtation 1934
as Bigelow
Where Sinners Meet 1934
as Saunders
Design for Living 1933
as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
The Silk Express 1933
as Dr. Harold Rolph
The King's Vacation 1933
as Barstow
Big News 1929
as Reporter
The House of Youth 1924
as Rhodes Winston
Discontented Husbands 1924
as Jack Ballard
The Wanters 1923
as Tom Armstrong
Forgive and Forget 1923
as Ronnie Sears
What Wives Want 1923
as Austin Howard
Alice Adams 1923
as Arthur Russell
Temptation 1923
as John Hope
Thelma 1922
as Sir Phillip Errington
The Danger Point 1922
as Duncan Phelps
The Girl Who Ran Wild 1922
as The Schoolmaster
The Hands of Nara 1922
as Adam Pine
When the Devil Drives 1922
as Robert Taylor
For the Defense 1922
as Christopher Armstrong
A Wonderful Wife 1922
as Alaric Lewin
Beyond Price 1921
as Philip Marrio
Out of the Chorus 1921
as Ross Van Beekman
The Highest Bidder 1921
as Hastings
His House in Order 1920
as Hillary Jesson
Mind the Paint Girl 1919
as Lord Francombe
Human Desire 1919
as Jasper Norton
The Phantom Honeymoon 1919
as Captain Bob Tidewater
The Witness for the Defense 1919
as Dick Hazelwood
The Firing Line 1919
as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
The Panther Woman 1918
as Beverly Peale
Polly of the Circus 1917
as John Douglas the Minister
Little Lady Eileen 1916
as Stanley Churchill / Sir George Churchill
Silks and Satins 1916
as Jacques Desmond
The Supreme Sacrifice 1916
as Reverend Philip Morton
Her Great Match 1915
as Prince Adolph
The Stubbornness of Geraldine 1915
Actor
The Vampire 1915
as Robert Sterling
Hearts in Exile 1915
Actor
Credits from TMDB.