Acting

Vernon Steele

Born 1882-09-16 · Santiago, Chile

Died 1955-07-23

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.

Credits

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Madame Bovary
as Priest
1949
To the Ends of the Earth
as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
1948
They Were Expendable
as Army Doctor
1945
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
as Captain Blair
1943
Mrs. Miniver
as Glee Club Member (uncredited)
1942
The Witness Vanishes
as Nigel Partridge
1939
The Bill of Rights
as Thomas Jefferson
1939
North of the Yukon
as RCMP Insp. Wylie
1939
Flight to Fame
as Officer
1938
Kidnapped
as Captain
1938
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
1937
Time Out for Romance
as Count Michael Montaine
1937
Lloyd's of London
as Thomas Lawrence
1936
Dracula's Daughter
as Squires (uncredited)
1936
Captain Blood
as King James
1935
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1935
Bonnie Scotland
as Col. Gregor McGregor
1935
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Wedding Guest
1934
The Great Flirtation
as Bigelow
1934
Where Sinners Meet
as Saunders
1934
Design for Living
as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
1933
The Silk Express
as Dr. Harold Rolph
1933
The King's Vacation
as Barstow
1933
Big News
as Reporter
1929
The House of Youth
as Rhodes Winston
1924
Discontented Husbands
as Jack Ballard
1924
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
1923
Thelma
as Sir Phillip Errington
1922
The Danger Point
as Duncan Phelps
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
When the Devil Drives
as Robert Taylor
1922
A Wonderful Wife
as Alaric Lewin
1922
Beyond Price
as Philip Marrio
1921
Out of the Chorus
as Ross Van Beekman
1921
The Highest Bidder
as Hastings
1921
His House in Order
as Hillary Jesson
1920
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
1919
The Panther Woman
as Beverly Peale
1918
Polly of the Circus
as John Douglas the Minister
1917
Little Lady Eileen
as Stanley Churchill / Sir George Churchill
1916
Silks and Satins
as Jacques Desmond
1916
The Supreme Sacrifice
as Reverend Philip Morton
1916
Her Great Match
as Prince Adolph
1915
The Vampire
as Robert Sterling
1915
The Stubbornness of Geraldine
1915
Hearts in Exile
1915