Steve Darrell (born Darryl Eugene Horsfall, November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor. Darrell was born in Osage in Mitchell County in northern

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. Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in Des Moines, Iowa. He was cast as the wise Comanche chief Little Elk in the 1958 episode "Renegades" of ''

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''. Darrell died from a

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in Hollywood, California. He is buried at

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Partial filmography

* ''

Code of the Secret Service ''Code of the Secret Service'' is a 1939 film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Ronald Reagan. It is the second of four films in the U.S. Secret Service Agent Brass Bancroft series, having been preceded by ''Secret Service of the Air'' (19 ...

'' (1939) * '' Nothing but Trouble'' (1944) * ''

Heldorado '' Heldorado '' is a 1946 American Western film starring Roy Rogers set during the annual Helldorado Days celebrations in Las Vegas. It was the last teaming of Roy and comedy relief sidekick Gabby Hayes. Hayes shares a scene with Pat Brady w ...

'' (1946) * '' Roll on Texas Moon'' (1946) * ''

Terrors on Horseback ''Terrors on Horseback'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard and Henry Hall. The film was relea ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

Gentlemen with Guns ''Gentlemen with Guns'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patricia Knox, Steve Darrell, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Budd Buster and Frank Ellis. ...

'' (1946) * '' On the Old Spanish Trail'' (1947) * '' Prairie Express'' (1947) * ''

Trailing Danger ''Trailing Danger'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Peggy Wynne, Marshall Reed, Patrick Desmond and Steve Darrell. The film was re ...

'' (1947) * '' Valley of Fear'' (1947) * ''

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James ''Adventures of Frank and Jesse James'' is a 1948 Republic film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and Yakima Canutt and starring Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, Noel Neill, George J. Lewis, John Crawford, and Sam Flint. Plot Cast * Clayto ...

'' (1948) * ''

Carson City Raiders ''Carson City Raiders'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Frank Reicher, Beverly Jons, Harold Landon and Steve Darrell. Plot One of the Allan "Rocky" ...

'' (1948) * '' I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes'' (1948) * '' Night Time in Nevada'' (1948) * ''

Partners of the Sunset ''Partners of the Sunset'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Christine Larson, Steve Darrell, Marshall Reed and Jay Kirby. The film was r ...

'' (1948) * '' Abandoned'' (1949) * '' Riders in the Sky'' (1949) * '' The Blazing Trail'' (1949) * '' The Blazing Sun'' (1950) * ''

Cow Town ''Cow Town'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by John English and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Harry Shannon, Jock Mahoney, Clark Burroughs and Harry Harvey Sr. The film was released on May 19, ...

'' (1950) * '' Pecos River'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Dangerous Mission ''Dangerous Mission'' is a 1954 American Technicolor thriller film starring Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, Vincent Price and William Bendix. The film was produced by Irwin Allen, directed by Louis King and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is reme ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' The Tall Men'' (1955) as Colonel Norris, U.S. Cavalry * ''

Treasure of Ruby Hills ''Treasure of Ruby Hills'' is a 1955 American black-and-white Western (genre), Western film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald and starring Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran, and Lola Albright. The fil ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Monolith Monsters ''The Monolith Monsters'' is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by Howard Christie, directed by John Sherwood, and starring Grant Williams and Lola Albright. The film is based on a story ...

'' (1957)

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* * 1904 births 1970 deaths People from Osage, Iowa 20th-century American male actors American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from Iowa Male actors from Los Angeles Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Deaths from brain cancer in the United States {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub