Vernon Steele

Acting

Born September 16, 1882, 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

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