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Vernon Steele

British actor

Vernon Steele
Steele in 1917
Born	Arturo Romeo Antonietti (1882-09-18)18 September 1882 Santiago, Chile
Died	23 July 1955(1955-07-23) (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1906-1949 (including stage years)
Spouse	Vivia Steele
Relatives	Hilda Anthony

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 patrician young men in silent films.^[1] 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.^[2] His sister was the actress Hilda Anthony.^[3]

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 (1916) as Jacques Desmond
Little Lady Eileen (1916) as Stanley Churchill/Sir George Churchill
Polly of the Circus (1917) as John Douglas the Minister
Bab's Matinee Idol (1917) as Adrian Egleston
Fields of Honor (1918) as Robert Vorhis
The Panther Woman (1918) as Beverly Peale
The Eternal Magdalene (1919) as The Preacher
The Firing Line (1919) as John Garret 'Garry' Hamil III
The Witness for the Defense (1919) as Dick Hazelwood
The Phantom Honeymoon (1919) as Captain Bob Tidewater
The Mind the Paint Girl (1919) as Lord Francombe
Human Desire (1919) as Jasper Norton
His House in Order (1920) as Hillary Jesson
The Highest Bidder (1921) as Hastings
Out of the Chorus (1921) as Ross Van Beekman
Beyond Price (1921) as Philip Marrio
A Wonderful Wife (1922) as Alaric Lewin
When the Devil Drives (1922) as Robert Taylor
For the Defense (1922) as Christopher Armstrong
The Hands of Nara (1922) as Adam Pine
The Girl Who Ran Wild (1922) as The Schoolmaster
Thelma (1922) as Sir Phillip Errington
The Danger Point (1922) as Duncan Phelps
Temptation (1923) as John Hope
Alice Adams (1923) as Arthur Russell
What Wives Want (1923) as Austin Howard
Forgive and Forget (1923) as Ronnie Sears
The Wanters (1923) as Tom Armstrong
Discontented Husbands (1924) as Jack Ballard
The House of Youth (1924) as Rhodes Winston
Big News (1929) as Reporter
The King's Vacation (1933) as Mac Barstow
The Silk Express (1933) as Dr. Harold Rolph
Design for Living (1933) as Douglas' First Manager (uncredited)
Where Sinners Meet (1934) as Saunders - the Chauffeur
The Great Flirtation (1934) as Bigelow
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Col. Gregor McGregor
Te quiero con locura (1935) as Dr. Preston
I Found Stella Parish (1935) as Slave in Play (uncredited)
No matarás (1935)
Captain Blood (1935) as King James
Dracula's Daughter (1936) as Squires (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London (1936) as Sir Thomas Lawrence
Time Out for Romance (1937) as Count Michael Montaine
Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) as Lord Fenton (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1938) as Captain
Flight to Fame (1938) as Officer (uncredited)
North of the Yukon (1939) as RCMP Insp. Wylie
The Witness Vanishes (1939) as Nigel Partridge
Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Glee Club Member (uncredited)
Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943) as Captain Blair (uncredited)
They Were Expendable (1945) as Army Doctor
The Lone Wolf in London (1947) as Sir John Klemscott
To the Ends of the Earth (1948) as Commissioner Lionel Hadley (uncredited)
Joan of Arc (1948) as Boy's Father (uncredited)
Madame Bovary (1949) as Priest (final film)

References

^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | STEELE, Vernon". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records".
^ "Hilda Anthony" Stage Beauty.net.