William Steele

Biography

Career Overview

William Steele has 93 screen credits in a career dating back to 1911. Signature works include The Mysterious Outlaw, The White Wolf, The Valley of Hell. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

93

Birth Date

1888-03-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Known For

• The Mysterious Outlaw
• The White Wolf
• 

  The Valley of Hell
• 

  The Wild Horse Stampede
• 

  A Six Shootin' Romance
• Two-Fisted Jones

Frequent Collaborators

• Jack Hoxie (3 collaborations)
• Artie Ortego (2 collaborations)
• Harry Carey (1 collaborations)
• Jane Bernoudy (1 collaborations)
• Elizabeth Janes (1 collaborations)
• Georgia Christman (1 collaborations)
• Francis McDonald (1 collaborations)
• Edna Murphy (1 collaborations)
• Fay Wray (1 collaborations)
• Marin Sais (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (92 credits)

  • Tall Man Riding

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Bounty Hunter

    Stage Passenger (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Riding Shotgun

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Springfield Rifle

    Trooper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Fort Worth

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Showdown

    Terry

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Colt .45

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    Officer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • San Antonio

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Tall in the Saddle

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Outlaw

    Deputy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Westerner

    Tex Cole (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Destry Rides Again

    Cowboy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Marie Antoinette

    Footman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • For the Service

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Red Rider

    Townsman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Laughing Boy

    Guide

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Gordon of Ghost City

    Bob

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • King of the Arena

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The California Trail

    Pedro (as Robert Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Doughboys

    Lt. Randolph

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Lone Star Ranger

    First Deputy

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Black Ace

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Call of the Heart

    Dave Crenshaw (as William A. Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Valley of Hell

    James Brady

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Fearless Rider

    Dr. Lucifer Blade

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Hoof Marks

    Sam Trapp

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Whispering Sage

    Tom Kildare

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Loco Luck

    Frank Lambert (as William A. Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Rough and Ready

    Morris Manning (as William A. Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Runaway Express

    Blackie McPherson

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Riding Rascal

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Flaming Frontier

    Penfield

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Wild Horse Stampede

    Charlie Champion

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Fighting Peacemaker

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • A Six Shootin' Romance

    Currier King

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Under Western Skies

    Fleming

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Two-Fisted Jones

    Hank Gage

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Ace of Spades

    Jim Heath

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Don Dare Devil

    Benito Menocal

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Let 'er Buck

    Kent Crosby

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Saddle Hawk

    Steve Kern

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Hurricane Kid

    Lafe Baxter

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Ridin' Kid from Powder River

    'Lightnin' Bill Smith

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Last Man on Earth

    Hattie's Father (prologue)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Sunset Trail

    Brand Williams (as William A. Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Hit and Run

    The Gopher

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Shootin' for Love

    Dan Hobson

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande

    Bill Barton (as William A. Steele)

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Dead Game

    Sam Antone

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Single Handed

    Windy Smith

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Bells of San Juan

    Kid Rickard

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Fast Mail

    Pierre La Fitte

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Pardon My Nerve!

    Nebraska Jones

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Riding with Death

    Chick Dillon

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Wallop

    Christopher Foy (as William Gettinger)

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Avenging Arrow

    Don Carlos Martinez

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Cold Steel

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Phantom Riders

    Dave Bland

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Bucking Broadway

    Buck Hoover

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Marked Man

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Secret Man

    Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Straight Shooting

    Sheriff Connors

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Cheyenne's Pal

    Cowboy (as Bill Gettinger)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Soul Herder

    Bill Young (as William Gettinger)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Six-Shooter Justice

    Mike Hernandez

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Wrong Man

    Larry Malone

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Golden Bullet

    Crazy Creek Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Mysterious Outlaw

    Henry Martin

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A 44-Calibre Mystery

    Deputy Sheriff Horton

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Hair-Trigger Burke

    The Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Fighting Gringo

    Jim

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Goin' Straight

    Sheriff Dan Bekham

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Outlaw and the Lady

    The Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Bad Man of Cheyenne

    The Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • Blood Money

    Dan Beckham

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Night Riders

    The Breed

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Knight of the Range

    Burk

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Ring of Destiny

    The Cattle Rustler

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The White Wolf

    Red Nose

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Universal Ike Junior Nearly Gets Married

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I

    Billy

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire

    1st Fool

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • 'Cross the Mexican Line

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Passing of the Beast

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Man Within

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • A Gypsy Romance

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • The Voice of the Viola

    The Surgeon

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • An Indian Outcast

    Black Wolf

    actor

    actors
    1912
  • Her Spoiled Boy

    Big Bill

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The Immortal Alamo

    actor

    actors
    1911
  • The 'Schoolmarm' of Coyote County

    Big Bill

    actor

    actors
    1911

• crew (1 credits)

  • The Gunfighter

    technical advisor

    crew
    1950