American actor Bob Steele (Robert North Bradbury Jr. January 23, 1907December 21, 1988), and his twin brother Bill were the sons of film director Robert N. Bradbury. The twins began their acting career in the silent film ''

The Adventures of Bill and Bob ''The Adventures of Bill and Bob'' is a 1920 American silent action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele (his son). It was the first film Steele (Bob Bradbury, Jr) starred in. His twin brother Bill Bradbury also starred ...

'', directed by their father, and continued in a series of Bradbury Sr.'s film shorts. Bill later pursued a career in medicine. Bob continued to act under his real name, until '' The Mojave Kid'' when he was billed as Bob Steele. During his career of more than 100 films and television shows between 1920 and 1974, he was known primarily for his work in

Westerns The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

. Steele appeared as the recurring character of Tucson Smith in 20 of the '' Three Mesquiteers'' serials produced by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...

. He became familiar to America's television audiences for his recurring role as Trooper Duffy in the comedy series ''

F Troop ''F Troop'' is a satirical American television sitcom Western about U.S. soldiers and Native Americans in the Wild West during the 1860s that originally aired for two seasons on ABC. It debuted in the United States on September 14, 1965, and ...

''.

Filmography

Television

Bibliography

* * * Fagen, Herb (2003). ''The Encyclopedia of Westerns''. New York: Facts On File. . * * * *

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External links

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Bob Steele - UCLA holdings
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