Steve Randall — Desperate Character Profile

About Steve Randall

Independent trucker who is mistakenly implicated in a freight heist and cop killing. Kidnapped by criminals, he escapes and goes on the run with his wife, facing pursuit from both police and the criminal gang.

Steve Randall — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Steve Brodie

Appears in

Desperate (1947)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (11)

• Steve Randall — Family Possible Relative — Uncle Jan (Paul E. Burns)

  Mentioned as family connection

• Steve Randall — Conflict Blackmailer — Walt Radak (Raymond Burr)

  Forces Steve to confess to a crime he didn't commit

• Steve Randall — Family Aunt — Aunt Klara (Ilka Grüning)

  Family relation of Steve

• Steve Randall — Family Uncle — Uncle Jan (Paul E. Burns)

  Family relation of Steve

• Steve Randall — Alliance Criminal Associate — Joe (Lee Frederick)

  Works with Radak's criminal organization

• Steve Randall — Alliance Criminal Associate — Shorty (Freddie Steele)

  Works with Radak's criminal organization

• Steve Randall — Alliance Criminal Associate — Ferrari (Jason Robards Sr.)

  Works with Radak's criminal organization

• Steve Randall — Conflict Pursuer — Reynolds (William Challee)

  Police officer pursuing Steve for the murder

• Steve Randall — Alliance Reluctant Accomplice — Pete (Douglas Fowley)

  Initially forced to work with Pete in the criminal operation

• Steve Randall — Conflict Arch Enemy — Walt Radak (Raymond Burr)

  Radak leads the criminal organization pursuing Steve

• Steve Randall — Family Husband — Anne Randall (Audrey Long)

  Married couple expecting their first child

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More characters from Desperate

• Anne Randall (Audrey Long)
• Walt Radak (Raymond Burr)
• Pete (Douglas Fowley)
• Villager (uncredited) (Ernie Adams)
• Reynolds (William Challee)
• Bus Driver (uncredited) (Robert Clarke)
• Policeman with Lt. Ferrari (uncredited) (Robert Bray)
• Traveling Salesman (uncredited) (William Bailey)
• Nurse (uncredited) (Kay Christopher)
• Simon Pringle (uncredited) (Erville Alderson)
• Ferrari (Jason Robards Sr.)
• Train Passenger (uncredited) (George Barrows)