Bob Steele

Career timeline

1. 1907 · Born

   Born in Portland, Oregon, USA

2. 1930 · Screen debut

   Headin' North (Movie)

3. 1955 · Breakthrough

   Cheyenne (TV)

4. 1976 · Latest release

   The Shootist (Movie)

5. 1988 · Died

   December 21, 1988

Career in numbers

8 1930s

10 1940s

32 1950s

17 1960s

6 1970s

• Western54
• Drama17
• Comedy13
• Thriller6
• Crime5
• Action5

Highest-rated title Rio Bravo 1959 7.8 Most popular title Have Gun, Will Travel 1957 7.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Bob Steele in our catalogue.

John Wayne

5 titles together

Barton MacLane

4 titles together

Max Steiner

4 titles together

Patrick Wayne

3 titles together

Dan Duryea

3 titles together

Lewis Milestone

3 titles together

Dean Riesner

3 titles together

R.G. Springsteen

3 titles together

Robert N. Bradbury

3 titles together

Abner Biberman

3 titles together

1. 1976 The Shootist as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited) 7.1 Movie
2. 1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage) Movie
3. 1973 Charley Varrick as Bank Guard (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
4. 1971 Something Big as Teamster #3 5.4 Movie
5. 1971 Skin Game as Bidder (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
6. 1970 Rio Lobo as Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
7. 1969 Then Came Bronson as Clay Turner TV
8. 1969 Doc as Toby Movie
9. 1969 The Great Bank Robbery as First Guard Movie
10. 1968 Hang 'em High as Jenkins 6.9 Movie
11. 1966 Family Affair 6.7 TV
12. 1965 F Troop as Trooper Duffy 6.3 TV
13. 1965 The Bounty Killer as Red - Henchman Movie
14. 1965 Town Tamer as Ken Movie
15. 1965 Shenandoah as Union Train Guard 7.0 Movie
16. 1965 Taggart as Earl (uncredited) Movie
17. 1964 Bullet for a Badman as Sheriff (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
18. 1963 4 for Texas as Bank Board Member 5.2 Movie
19. 1963 McLintock! as Train Engineer 6.6 Movie
20. 1962 Six Black Horses as Puncher 5.9 Movie
21. 1961 The Comancheros as Pa Schofield (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
22. 1960 National Velvet as Clive TV
23. 1960 Hell Bent for Leather as Jared 6.3 Movie
24. 1959 The Atomic Submarine as "Grif" Griffin 5.3 Movie
25. 1959 The Rebel as Will Randall TV
26. 1959 Pork Chop Hill as Col. Kern 6.7 Movie
27. 1959 Rio Bravo as Matt Harris (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
28. 1959 No Name on the Bullet as Poker Player (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
29. 1959 Rawhide as Deputy Art Gray 7.3 TV
30. 1958 Ride a Crooked Trail as Jud Blunt (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
31. 1958 Once Upon a Horse... as Bob Steele Movie
32. 1958 The Bonnie Parker Story as Armored Truck Guard (uncredited) Movie
33. 1958 Giant from the Unknown as Sheriff Parker Movie
34. 1957 Decision at Sundown as Irv (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
35. 1957 The Parson and the Outlaw as Ace Jardine Movie
36. 1957 Maverick as Walter Jackson 7.1 TV
37. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel as Jockey 7.3 TV
38. 1957 Band of Angels as Union Private (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
39. 1957 Duel at Apache Wells as Joe Dunn Movie
40. 1956 Gun for a Coward as Durkee Movie
41. 1956 Pardners as Shorty 6.7 Movie
42. 1955 The Spoilers as Miner Movie
43. 1955 Last of the Desperados as Charlie Bowdre Movie
44. 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse as Deputy Sheriff Dodd TV
45. 1955 Cheyenne as Dugan 6.2 TV
46. 1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited) 6.8 TV
47. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Ben 7.9 TV
48. 1954 The Outcast as Dude Rankin Movie
49. 1954 Drums Across the River as Billy Costa 5.8 Movie
50. 1953 Island in the Sky as Wilson 6.2 Movie
51. 1953 Column South as McAfee Movie
52. 1952 Bugles in the Afternoon as Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead Movie
53. 1951 Cattle Drive as Charlie "Careless" Morgan Movie
54. 1951 Fort Worth as Shorty Movie
55. 1951 The Enforcer as Herman 7.1 Movie
56. 1949 South of St. Louis as Slim Hansen 5.8 Movie
57. 1947 Exposed as Chicago Movie
58. 1947 Cheyenne as Bucky Movie
59. 1946 The Big Sleep as Lash Canino 7.6 Movie
60. 1946 Thunder Town as Jim Brandon Movie
61. 1943 Revenge of the Zombies as Sheriff 5.4 Movie
62. 1943 Thundering Trails as Tucson Smith Movie
63. 1942 Code of the Outlaw as Tucson Smith Movie
64. 1941 Gauchos of El Dorado as 'Tucson' Smith Movie
65. 1940 City for Conquest as Kid Callahan (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
66. 1939 Of Mice and Men as Curley 7.3 Movie
67. 1939 Riders of the Sage as Bob Burke Movie
68. 1937 Ridin' the Lone Trail as Bob McArthur Movie
69. 1935 The Rider of the Law as Bob Marlow Movie
70. 1935 No Man's Range as Jim Hale Movie
71. 1935 Kid Courageous as Bob Bannister Movie
72. 1933 Ranger's Code as Bob Baxter Movie
73. 1930 Headin' North as Jim Curtis Movie

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