Vernon Steele (born Arturo Romeo Antonietti; 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

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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 the actress

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Filmography

* '' Hearts in Exile'' (1915) as Paul Pavloff (film debut) * '' The Vampire'' (1915) as Robert Sterling * '' Her Great Match'' (1915) as Prince Adolph * ''The Stubbornness of Geraldine'' (1915) * ''The Supreme Sacrifice'' (1916) as Reverend Philip Morton * ''

Silks and Satins ''Silks and Satins'' is a 1916 American silent film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It starred Marguerite Clark and was directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was filmed at Palisades, New Jersey. A p ...

'' (1916) as Jacques Desmond * ''

Little Lady Eileen ''Little Lady Eileen'' is a lost film, lost 1916 silent fantasy drama starring Marguerite Clark. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley and produced by Adolph Zukor. The film had double exposure photography since Vernon Steele plays two different ch ...

'' (1916) as Stanley Churchill/Sir George Churchill * '' Polly of the Circus'' (1917) as John Douglas the Minister * ''

Bab's Matinee Idol ''Bab's Matinee Idol'' is a 1917 American silent romantic comedy film, based on the Mary Roberts Rinehart novels, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and directed by J. Searle Dawley. This was the final film in the trilogy of ''Babs'' films that sta ...

'' (1917) as Adrian Egleston * ''Fields of Honor'' (1918) as Robert Vorhis * ''

The Panther Woman ''The Panther Woman'' is a 1918 American drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Olga Petrova. It was written by Mary Murillo based upon the 1895 novel ''Patience Sparhawk and Her Times'' by Gertrude Atherton and released in October 1918 b ...

'' (1918) as Beverly Peale * ''The Eternal Magdalene'' (1919) as The Preacher * ''

The Firing Line ''The Firing Line'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle. It was based on the 1908 novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Paramount Pictures distributed the f ...

'' (1919) as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III * ''

The Witness for the Defense ''The Witness for the Defense'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson, Warner Oland, and Wyndham Standing.

'' (1919) as Dick Hazelwood * ''The Phantom Honeymoon'' (1919) as Captain Bob Tidewater * '' The Mind the Paint Girl'' (1919) as Lord Francombe * ''

Human Desire ''Human Desire'' is a 1954 American film noir drama film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Broderick Crawford. It is loosely based on Émile Zola's 1890 novel ''La Bête humaine''. The story had been filmed twice ...

'' (1919) as Jasper Norton * '' His House in Order'' (1920) as Hillary Jesson * ''

The Highest Bidder ''The Highest Bidder'' is a lost 1921 American drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and written by Lloyd Lonergan. It is based on the 1920 novel ''The Trap'' by Maximilian Foster. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Lionel Atwill, Vernon Steele, Ell ...

'' (1921) as Hastings * '' Out of the Chorus'' (1921) as Ross Van Beekman * ''

Beyond Price ''Beyond Price'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Pearl White, Vernon Steele and Ottola Nesmith.Munden p.54 Cast * Pearl White as Sally Marrio * Vernon Steele as Philip Marrio * Nora Reed as Valic ...

'' (1921) as Philip Marrio * ''

A Wonderful Wife ''A Wonderful Wife'' is a 1922 American drama film directed by Paul Scardon and written by Arthur F. Statter. It is based on the 1904 novel ''The Rat Trap'' by Dolf Wyllarde. The film stars Miss DuPont, Vernon Steele, Landers Stevens, Charles A ...

'' (1922) as Alaric Lewin * '' When the Devil Drives'' (1922) as Robert Taylor * '' For the Defense'' (1922) as Christopher Armstrong * ''

The Hands of Nara ''The Hands of Nara'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Clara Kimball Young, Elliott Dexter and Vernon Steele.Munden p.323 It is based on the novel of the same title by Richard Washburn Child. Cast * Cl ...

'' (1922) as Adam Pine * ''

The Girl Who Ran Wild ''The Girl Who Ran Wild'' is a 1922 American comedy-drama film directed by Rupert Julian. It is a black and white silent film released by Universal which is based on the 1863 novella ''M’liss: An Idyll of Red Mountain'' by Bret Harte. It is a r ...

'' (1922) as The Schoolmaster * ''

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'' (1922) as Sir Phillip Errington * ''

The Danger Point ''The Danger Point'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Carmel Myers, William P. Carleton and Vernon Steele.Munden p.164 Cast * Carmel Myers as Alice Torrance * William P. Carleton as James Benton * ...

'' (1922) as Duncan Phelps * ''

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'' (1923) as John Hope * '' Alice Adams'' (1923) as Arthur Russell * ''

What Wives Want ''What Wives Want'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ethel Grey Terry, Vernon Steele and Niles Welch.Parish & Pitts p.77 Cast * Ethel Grey Terry as Claire Howard * Vernon Steele as Austin Howard * Ram ...

'' (1923) as Austin Howard * '' Forgive and Forget'' (1923) as Ronnie Sears * '' The Wanters'' (1923) as Tom Armstrong * ''

Discontented Husbands ''Discontented Husbands'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Evelyn Campbell that was released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars James Kirkwood, Cleo Madison, and Grace Darmond. The film was rele ...

'' (1924) as Jack Ballard * ''

The House of Youth ''The House of Youth'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Jacqueline Logan, Malcolm McGregor and Gloria Grey.Munden p.366 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Corinna Endicott * Malcolm McGregor as Spike Blaine * Ver ...

'' (1924) as Rhodes Winston * ''

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'' (1929) as Reporter * ''

The King's Vacation ''The King's Vacation'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romance film starring George Arliss and Marjorie Gateson and directed by John G. Adolfi. The supporting cast features Dick Powell, Patricia Ellis, Florence Arliss, Dudley Digges and O. P. Heg ...

'' (1933) as Mac Barstow * ''

The Silk Express ''The Silk Express'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ray Enright and written by Houston Branch and Ben Markson. The film, starring Neil Hamilton, Sheila Terry, Arthur Byron, Guy Kibbee, Dudley Digges and Arthur Hohl, was rele ...

'' (1933) as Dr. Harold Rolph * ''

Design for Living ''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...

'' (1933) as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited) * ''

Where Sinners Meet ''Where Sinners Meet'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook and Billie Burke. It was adapted by writer Henry William Hanemann from Clara Beranger's 1927 movie ''The L ...

'' (1934) as Saunders - the Chauffeur * '' The Great Flirtation'' (1934) as Bigelow * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1934) as Wedding Guest (uncredited) * ''

Bonnie Scotland ''Bonnie Scotland'' is a 1935 American film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of the action is set in British India. ...

'' (1935) as Col. Gregor McGregor * ''Te quiero con locura'' (1935) as Dr. Preston * ''

I Found Stella Parish ''I Found Stella Parish'' is a 1935 melodrama starring Kay Francis as a beloved actress whose dark secret is revealed to the world.. Plot In London, Stella Parish (Kay Francis) has her greatest stage triumph in a play produced and directed by Ste ...

'' (1935) as Slave in Play (uncredited) * ''No matarás'' (1935) * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) as King James * ''

Dracula's Daughter ''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire film, vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula (1931 English-language film), Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett F ...

'' (1936) as Squires (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Sir Thomas Lawrence * ''

Time Out for Romance ''Time Out for Romance'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick, and starring Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Joan Davis, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fowley and Benny Bartlett ...

'' (1937) as Count Michael Montaine * ''

Step Lively, Jeeves! ''Step Lively, Jeeves!'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root, and starring Arthur Treacher as P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves alongside Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent, Alan Dinehart, George Gi ...

'' (1937) as Lord Fenton (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Captain * ''

Flight to Fame ''Flight to Fame'' is a 1938 American action film directed by Charles C. Coleman. It stars Charles Farrell, Julie Bishop, and Hugh Sothern. Cast * Charles Farrell as Capt. Robert Lawrence * Julie Bishop as Barbara Fiske (credited as Jacqueline W ...

'' (1938) as Officer (uncredited) * ''North of the Yukon'' (1939) as RCMP Insp. Wylie * ''

The Witness Vanishes ''The Witness Vanishes'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, and Bruce Lester. Cast list Production In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were published of w ...

'' (1939) as Nigel Partridge * ''

Mrs. Miniver ''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 American romantic war drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. Inspired by the 1940 novel '' Mrs. Miniver'' by Jan Struther, it shows how the life of an unassuming British h ...

'' (1942) as Glee Club Member (uncredited) * ''

Riders of the Northwest Mounted ''Riders of the Northwest Mounted'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Adele Mara, Dick Curtis and Richard Bailey. The film was released on ...

'' (1943) as Captain Blair (uncredited) * ''

They Were Expendable ''They Were Expendable'' is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story ...

'' (1945) as Army Doctor * ''

The Lone Wolf in London ''The Lone Wolf in London'' is a 1947 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders and Eric Blore. The picture features the fictional Scotland Yard detective the Lone Wolf who travels to London, and ...

'' (1947) as Sir John Klemscott * ''

To the Ends of the Earth ''To the Ends of the Earth'' is the title given to a trilogy of nautical, relational novels—''Rites of Passage'' (1980), ''Close Quarters'' (1987), and ''Fire Down Below'' (1989)—by British author William Golding. Set on a former British ...

'' (1948) as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited) * ''

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

'' (1948) as Boy's Father (uncredited) * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

'' (1949) as Priest (final film)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Vernon 1882 births 1955 deaths English male film actors Chilean male silent film actors Male actors from Santiago Chilean emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century English male actors Male actors from London British emigrants to the United States Chilean people of English descent