Vernon Steele
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1882-09-16
Day of Death
1955-07-23 (72 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
Alice Adams
as Arthur Russell
(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
(1939)
The Witness Vanishes
as Nigel Partridge
(1939)
North of the Yukon
as RCMP Insp. Wylie
(1938)
Kidnapped
as Captain
(1938)
Flight to Fame
as Officer
(1937)
(1937)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
(1937)
Time Out for Romance
as Count Michael Montaine
(1936)
Dracula's Daughter
as Detective Orderly Squires
(1936)
Lloyd's of London
as Thomas Lawrence
(1935)
Captain Blood
as King James
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Col. Gregor McGregor
(1934)
Where Sinners Meet
as Saunders
(1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as Wedding Guest
(1934)
The Great Flirtation
as Bigelow
(1933)
Design for Living
as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
(1933)
The King's Vacation
as Barstow
(1933)
The Silk Express
as Dr. Harold Rolph
(1929)
Big News
as Reporter
(1924)
The House of Youth
as Rhodes Winston
(1923)
The Wanters
as Tom Armstrong
(1923)
Temptation
as John Hope
(1922)
The Girl Who Ran Wild
as The Schoolmaster
(1922)
For the Defense
as Christopher Armstrong
(1921)
The Highest Bidder
as Hastings
(1921)
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
(1919)
Mind the Paint Girl
as Lord Francombe
(1919)
The Witness for the Defense
as Dick Hazelwood
(1919)
Human Desire
as Jasper Norton
(1919)
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)
Silks and Satins
as Jacques Desmond
(1916)
The Supreme Sacrifice
as Reverend Philip Morton
(1915)
(1915)
The Vampire
as Robert Sterling
(1915)
Her Great Match
as Prince Adolph