William Steele (I) (1888–1966)

Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

American actor of small roles in Westerns, particularly those of John Ford. Although his screen ...

Born: March 28, 1888
Died: February 13, 1966 (age 77)

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Known For

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River 'Lightnin' Bill Smith (1924)
The Avenging Arrow Don Carlos Martinez (1921)
The Runaway Express Blackie McPherson (1926)
Known For

An Indian Outcast Black Wolf (1912)
Actor

The Searchers Nesby (1956)
The Showdown Terry (1950)
Colt .45 Henchman (1950)
Copper Canyon Roper (1950)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Officer (1949)
Two Guys from Texas Townsman (1948)
San Antonio Roper (1945)
The Outlaw Deputy (1943)
The Westerner Tex Cole (1940)
Destry Rides Again Cowboy (1939)
Marie Antoinette Footman (1938)
For the Service Henchman (1936)
When a Man Sees Red Henchman Speck (1934)
Rocky Rhodes Cowhand (1934)
The Red Rider Townsman (1934)
The Vanishing Shadow Henchman (1934)
Laughing Boy Guide (1934)
Gordon of Ghost City Bob (Ch. 11) (1933)
King of the Arena Henchman (1933)
The California Trail Pedro (1933)
Flaming Guns Rustler (1932)
Doughboys Lieutenant Randolph (1930)
The Lone Star Ranger First Deputy (1930)
The Black Ace (1928)
Thunder Riders Lem Dawson (1928)
The Call of the Heart Dave Crenshaw (1928)
The Fearless Rider Dr. Lucifer Blade (1928)
Hoof Marks Sam Trapp (1927)
The Battling Buckaroo (1927)
Range Courage Tex Lucas (1927)
Whispering Sage Tom Kildare (1927)
The Valley of Hell James Brady (1927)
Loco Luck Frank Lambert (1927)
Rough and Ready Morris Manning (1927)
The Runaway Express Blackie McPherson (1926)
The Riding Rascal (1926)
The Wild Horse Stampede Charlie Champion (1926)
The Fighting Peacemaker Clell Danert (1926)
The Flaming Frontier Penfield (1926)
A Six Shootin' Romance Currier King (1926)
Under Western Skies Fleming (1926)
Two-Fisted Jones Hank Gage (1925)
The Ace of Spades Jim Heath (1925)
Sagebrush Lady Sheriff Martin (1925)
Don Dare Devil Benito Menocal (1925)
Let 'er Buck Kent Crosby (1925)
The Saddle Hawk Steve Kern (1925)
The Hurricane Kid Lafe Baxter (1925)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River 'Lightnin' Bill Smith (1924)
The Sunset Trail Brand Williams (1924)
The Last Man on Earth Hattie's Father (1924)
Hit and Run The Gopher (1924)
Shootin' for Love Dan Hobson (1923)
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande Bill Barton (1923)
Dead Game Sam Antone (1923)
Single Handed Windy Smith (1923)
Bells of San Juan Kid Rickard (1922)
The Fast Mail Pierre La Fitte (1922)
Pardon My Nerve! Nebraska Jones (1922)
Riding with Death Chick Dillon (1921)
The Wallop Christopher Foy (1921)
The Avenging Arrow Don Carlos Martinez (1921)
The Stranger Dr. Tyke (1920)
The Misfit Wife Duff Simpson (1920)
The Phantom Riders Dave Bland (1918)
Bucking Broadway Buck Hoover (1917)
A Marked Man Sheriff (1917)
The Secret Man The Foreman (1917)
The Texas Sphinx Dick Lonagan (1917)
Cheyenne's Pal Cowboy (1917)
The Soul Herder Bill Young (1917)
Six-Shooter Justice Mike Hernandez (1917)
The Wrong Man Larry Malone (1917)
The Golden Bullet Crazy Creek Sheriff (1917)
The Mysterious Outlaw Henry Martin (1917)
A 44-Calibre Mystery Deputy Sheriff Horton (1917)
Hair-Trigger Burke The Sheriff (1917)
The Fighting Gringo Jim (1917)
Goin' Straight Sheriff Dan Bekham (1917)
The Outlaw and the Lady The Sheriff (1917)
Her Own People Polsa Kar (1917)
The Bad Man of Cheyenne The Sheriff (1917)
Blood Money Dan Beckham (1917)
The Night Riders The Breed (1916)
A Knight of the Range Burk (1916)
Across the Rio Grande Dixon Lee (1916)
The Ring of Destiny The Cattle Rustler (1915)
His Captive The Gangster (1915)
The White Wolf Red Nose (1914)
Universal Ike Junior Nearly Gets Married (1914)
Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I Billy (1914)
The Lost Arrow Momboso (1914)
Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire 1st Fool (1914)
'Cross the Mexican Line (1914)
Passing of the Beast (1914)
The Man Within (1914)
A Gypsy Romance (1914)
The Voice of the Viola The Surgeon (1914)
His Brand The Cowboy (1913)
The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton (1913)
An Indian Outcast Black Wolf (1912)
The Sheriff's Daughter Jim - the Sheriff's Son (1912)
Roped In Big Bill (1912)
Her Spoiled Boy Big Bill (1911)
The Immortal Alamo (1911)
Actor

The 'Schoolmarm' of Coyote County Big Bill (1911)
Miscellaneous Crew

The Gunfighter (1950)

Did You Know

Steele's World War I draft registration, enlistment papers, and gravestone all clearly indicate that he was born William Anton Gittinger, despite the fact that he was sometimes listed in credits or census records as Gettinger, Gittenger, Gettenger, ...