Vernon Steele
Born
September 16, 1882
Died
July 23, 1955 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Santiago, Chile
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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
Madame Bovary
Priest
1949
To the Ends of the Earth
Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
1948
They Were Expendable
Army Doctor
1945
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Captain Blair
1943
Mrs. Miniver
Glee Club Member (uncredited)
1942
The Witness Vanishes
Nigel Partridge
1939
The Bill of Rights
Thomas Jefferson
1939
North of the Yukon
RCMP Insp. Wylie
1939
Flight to Fame
Officer
1938
Kidnapped
Captain
1938
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Lord Fenton (uncredited)
1937
No matarás
1937
Time Out for Romance
Count Michael Montaine
1937
Lloyd's of London
Thomas Lawrence
1936
Dracula's Daughter
Detective Orderly Squires
1936
Captain Blood
King James
1935
Bonnie Scotland
Col. Gregor McGregor
1935
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Wedding Guest
1934
The Great Flirtation
Bigelow
1934
Where Sinners Meet
Saunders
1934
Design for Living
Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
1933
The Silk Express
Dr. Harold Rolph
1933
The King's Vacation
Barstow
1933
Big News
Reporter
1929
The House of Youth
Rhodes Winston
1924
The Wanters
Tom Armstrong
1923
Temptation
John Hope
1923
The Girl Who Ran Wild
The Schoolmaster
1922
For the Defense
Christopher Armstrong
1922
Out of the Chorus
Ross Van Beekman
1921
The Highest Bidder
Hastings
1921
His House in Order
Hillary Jesson
1920
Mind the Paint Girl
Lord Francombe
1919
Human Desire
Jasper Norton
1919
The Phantom Honeymoon
Captain Bob Tidewater
1919
The Witness for the Defense
Dick Hazelwood
1919
The Firing Line
John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
1919
The Panther Woman
Beverly Peale
1918
Polly of the Circus
John Douglas the Minister
1917
Silks and Satins
Jacques Desmond
1916
The Supreme Sacrifice
Reverend Philip Morton
1916
Her Great Match
Prince Adolph
1915
The Vampire
Robert Sterling
1915
Hearts in Exile
1915
Alice Adams
Arthur Russell