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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-09-16

Day of Death

1955-07-23 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Santiago, Chile

Also Known As

Vernon Steel

R. Vernon Steele

R.V. Steele

Victor Steele

Arturo Romeo Antonietti

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

Temptation

1923

Temptation

as

John Hope

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as

Col. Gregor McGregor

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

Step Lively, Jeeves!

as

Lord Fenton (uncredited)

Captain Blood

1935

Captain Blood

as

King James

The Wanters

1923

The Wanters

as

Tom Armstrong

The Witness Vanishes

1939

The Witness Vanishes

as

Nigel Partridge

The Panther Woman

1918

The Panther Woman

as

Beverly Peale

The Supreme Sacrifice

1916

The Supreme Sacrifice

as

Reverend Philip Morton

To the Ends of the Earth

1948

To the Ends of the Earth

as

Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Mrs. Miniver

as

Glee Club Member (uncredited)

Polly of the Circus

1917

Polly of the Circus

as

John Douglas the Minister

His House in Order

1920

His House in Order

as

Hillary Jesson

The Silk Express

1933

The Silk Express

as

Dr. Harold Rolph

The Firing Line

1919

The Firing Line

as

John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III

Big News

1929

Big News

as

Reporter

The King's Vacation

1933

The King's Vacation

as

Barstow

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Dracula's Daughter

as

Squires (uncredited)

Where Sinners Meet

1934

Where Sinners Meet

as

Saunders

Kidnapped

1938

Kidnapped

as

Captain

The Girl Who Ran Wild

1922

The Girl Who Ran Wild

as

The Schoolmaster

Design for Living

1933

Design for Living

as

Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)

Time Out for Romance

1937

Time Out for Romance

as

Count Michael Montaine

North of the Yukon

1939

North of the Yukon

as

RCMP Insp. Wylie

The Highest Bidder

1921

The Highest Bidder

as

Hastings

The Vampire

1915

The Vampire

as

Robert Sterling

Human Desire

1919

Human Desire

as

Jasper Norton

Madame Bovary

1949

Madame Bovary

as

Priest

They Were Expendable

1945

They Were Expendable

as

Army Doctor

The Phantom Honeymoon

1919

The Phantom Honeymoon

as

Captain Bob Tidewater

The Bill of Rights

1939

The Bill of Rights

as

Thomas Jefferson

Lloyd's of London

1936

Lloyd's of London

as

Thomas Lawrence

For the Defense

1922

For the Defense

as

Christopher Armstrong

Silks and Satins

1916

Silks and Satins

as

Jacques Desmond

The Witness for the Defense

1919

The Witness for the Defense

as

Dick Hazelwood

Flight to Fame

1938

Flight to Fame

as

Officer

Out of the Chorus

1921

Out of the Chorus

as

Ross Van Beekman

Her Great Match

1915

Her Great Match

as

Prince Adolph

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

as

Arthur Russell

Mind the Paint Girl

1919

Mind the Paint Girl

as

Lord Francombe

The House of Youth

1924

The House of Youth

as

Rhodes Winston

Production

Crew

Directing