Bob Steele
Dec 4, 2018 20:10:24 #
as a young lad
I could hardly wait to see his next picture
Born
January 23, 1907 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Died
December 21, 1988 in Burbank, California, USA (emphysema)
Birth Name
Robert Adrian Bradbury
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini Bio (3)
Started working with his father on stage when he was two. Later he toured in a comedy act for Fanchon and Marco. His first screen experience was at age 14, in a Pathe production of "Adventures of Bill and Bob".
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dave Curbow <Curbow@apple.com>
American Western star and character actor whose career spanned six decades. The son of director Robert N. Bradbury, he appeared in vaudeville with his parents and with his twin brother Bill Bradbury appeared as a child in a series of 16 semi- documentary short films directed by their father, The Adventures of Bob and Bill. As Bob Bradbury Jr., he played juvenile roles in silent films, then took the stage name Bob Steele in 1927. He appeared in scores of films during the Thirties, rising to B-Western stardom and an apparently solid position as one of Republic Studios' top draws. Occasionally he made an appearance in more prominent films, as in his role as Curly in Of Mice and Men (1939). But he remained primarily a figure in Westerns. His stardom diminished by the mid-40s, and he spent the next quarter-century in character roles, some highly visible, such as his part in The Big Sleep (1946). But he also eventually turned up as a virtual extra in pictures like Shenandoah (1965). He appeared often on television and regained some fame in his role as Trooper Duffy in F Troop (1965). He died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California, following a long illness.
I could hardly wait to see his next picture
Born
January 23, 1907 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Died
December 21, 1988 in Burbank, California, USA (emphysema)
Birth Name
Robert Adrian Bradbury
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Mini Bio (3)
Started working with his father on stage when he was two. Later he toured in a comedy act for Fanchon and Marco. His first screen experience was at age 14, in a Pathe production of "Adventures of Bill and Bob".
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dave Curbow <Curbow@apple.com>
American Western star and character actor whose career spanned six decades. The son of director Robert N. Bradbury, he appeared in vaudeville with his parents and with his twin brother Bill Bradbury appeared as a child in a series of 16 semi- documentary short films directed by their father, The Adventures of Bob and Bill. As Bob Bradbury Jr., he played juvenile roles in silent films, then took the stage name Bob Steele in 1927. He appeared in scores of films during the Thirties, rising to B-Western stardom and an apparently solid position as one of Republic Studios' top draws. Occasionally he made an appearance in more prominent films, as in his role as Curly in Of Mice and Men (1939). But he remained primarily a figure in Westerns. His stardom diminished by the mid-40s, and he spent the next quarter-century in character roles, some highly visible, such as his part in The Big Sleep (1946). But he also eventually turned up as a virtual extra in pictures like Shenandoah (1965). He appeared often on television and regained some fame in his role as Trooper Duffy in F Troop (1965). He died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California, following a long illness.
Dec 4, 2018 20:32:56 #
padremike
Loc: Phenix City, Al
badbobby wrote:
as a young lad br I could hardly wait to see his ... (show quote)
5'5"? No way. I remember when he was 6'4".
Dec 4, 2018 23:07:42 #
padremike wrote:
5'5"? No way. I remember when he was 6'4".
No, I remember the Bob Steele oatburners and even as a kid I thought he was a scrappy little guy. He was no Hop Along Cassidy.
Dec 5, 2018 10:55:14 #
badbobby wrote:
as a young lad br I could hardly wait to see his ... (show quote)
One of my favorites(!) along with Randolph Scott and Rod Cameron.
Dec 5, 2018 10:57:22 #
padremike wrote:
5'5"? No way. I remember when he was 6'4".
THey prolly used all short actors
Dec 5, 2018 11:35:01 #
padremike
Loc: Phenix City, Al
pafret wrote:
No, I remember the Bob Steele oatburners and even as a kid I thought he was a scrappy little guy. He was no Hop Along Cassidy.
I still enjoy those old western movies. I'm told that the best horseman of all of them was Glenn Ford.
Dec 5, 2018 13:20:01 #
I immediately remembered the name as a western movie star. Growing up in the late 40's & 50's there was no shortage of cowboy stars. Hopalong Cassidy, The Durango Kid, The Cisco Kid & Poncho and, of course, Roy, Gene & The Lone Ranger & Tonto.
Dec 5, 2018 16:43:57 #
F.D.R. wrote:
I immediately remembered the name as a western movie star. Growing up in the late 40's & 50's there was no shortage of cowboy stars. Hopalong Cassidy, The Durango Kid, The Cisco Kid & Poncho and, of course, Roy, Gene & The Lone Ranger & Tonto.
You can't leave out Roy Rogers, the King of the Singing Cowboys, even though Gene Autry was more known for his singing than his gunslinging.
Dec 5, 2018 17:45:53 #
pafret wrote:
You can't leave out Roy Rogers, the King of the Singing Cowboys, even though Gene Autry was more known for his singing than his gunslinging.
Tom Mix,Hoot Gibson,Lash Larue
Dec 5, 2018 22:50:48 #
padremike
Loc: Phenix City, Al
pafret wrote:
You can't leave out Roy Rogers, the King of the Singing Cowboys, even though Gene Autry was more known for his singing than his gunslinging.
Do you remember one of Gene's love songs, "Out Hear On The Range, Ma'am We Seldom Hear a Discouraging Word?"
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