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

John Hope

Temptation

Col. Gregor McGregor

Bonnie Scotland

Lord Fenton (uncredited)

Step Lively, Jeeves!

King James

Captain Blood

Tom Armstrong

The Wanters

Nigel Partridge

The Witness Vanishes

Beverly Peale

The Panther Woman

Reverend Philip Morton

The Supreme Sacrifice

Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)

To the Ends of the Earth

Glee Club Member (uncredited)

Mrs. Miniver

John Douglas the Minister

Polly of the Circus

Hillary Jesson

His House in Order

Dr. Harold Rolph

The Silk Express

John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III

The Firing Line

Reporter

Big News

Barstow

The King's Vacation

No matarás

Squires (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

Saunders

Where Sinners Meet

Captain

Kidnapped

The Schoolmaster

The Girl Who Ran Wild

Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)

Design for Living

Count Michael Montaine

Time Out for Romance

RCMP Insp. Wylie

North of the Yukon

Hastings

The Highest Bidder

Captain Blair

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

Robert Sterling

The Vampire

Jasper Norton

Human Desire

Priest

Madame Bovary

Army Doctor

They Were Expendable

Captain Bob Tidewater

The Phantom Honeymoon

Thomas Jefferson

The Bill of Rights

Bigelow

The Great Flirtation

Thomas Lawrence

Lloyd's of London

Christopher Armstrong

For the Defense

Jacques Desmond

Silks and Satins

Wedding Guest

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Dick Hazelwood

The Witness for the Defense

Officer

Flight to Fame

Hearts in Exile

Ross Van Beekman

Out of the Chorus

Prince Adolph

Her Great Match

Arthur Russell

Alice Adams

Lord Francombe

Mind the Paint Girl

Rhodes Winston

The House of Youth

Austin Howard

What Wives Want

Stanley Churchill / Sir George Churchill

Little Lady Eileen

Ronnie Sears

Forgive and Forget

Philip Marrio

Beyond Price

Alaric Lewin

A Wonderful Wife

Adam Pine

The Hands of Nara

Duncan Phelps

The Danger Point

Sir Phillip Errington

Thelma

Robert Taylor

When the Devil Drives

The Stubbornness of Geraldine

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1882-09-16

Place of Birth

Santiago, Chile

Also Known As

Vernon Steel