Deceased

How Did Bob Steele Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asBob Bradbury Jr., Robert Bradbury Jr., Robert Adrian BradburyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/01/1907Born inPortland, Oregon, USADied21/12/1988 (aged 81)Died inBurbankCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ888266 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#88649 ↗

Bob Steele was an American actor in film and television, performing mostly in Westerns. He also was billed as Bob Bradbury Jr., changing his name to Bob Steele in 1927 when he starred in The Mojave Kid. Altogether, Steele appeared in more than 400 Western films and television series. In 1937 and 1938, he was among the top 10 Western moneymakers.

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Filmography158 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1976	The ShootistMovie	Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)	69
1976	Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie	(archive footage)	69
1973	Charley VarrickMovie	Bank Guard (uncredited)	66
1971	Something BigMovie	Teamster #3	64
1971	Skin GameMovie	Bidder (uncredited)	64
1970	Rio LoboMovie	Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)	63
1969	Then Came BronsonSeries	Clay Turner	62
1969	The Great Bank RobberyMovie	First Guard	62
1968	Hang 'em HighMovie	Jenkins	61
1966	Family AffairSeries	—	59
1965	ShenandoahMovie	Union Train Guard	58
1965	Town TamerMovie	Ken	58
1965	F TroopSeries	Trooper Duffy	58
1965	The Bounty KillerMovie	Red - Henchman	58
1965	Requiem for a GunfighterMovie	Max Smith	58
1964	Bullet for a BadmanMovie	Sheriff (uncredited)	57
1963	McLintock!Movie	Train Engineer	56
1963	4 for TexasMovie	Bank Board Member	56
1963	Wall of NoiseMovie	Trainer	56
1962	Six Black HorsesMovie	Puncher	55
1961	The ComancherosMovie	Pa Schofield (uncredited)	54
1960	Hell Bent for LeatherMovie	Jared	53
1960	National VelvetSeries	Clive	53
1959	RawhideSeries	Deputy Art Gray	52
1959	The RebelSeries	Will Randall	52
1959	Pork Chop HillMovie	Col. Kern	52
1959	Rio BravoMovie	Matt Harris (uncredited)	52
1959	No Name on the BulletMovie	Poker Player (uncredited)	52
1959	The Atomic SubmarineMovie	"Grif" Griffin	52
1958	The TexanSeries	Luke Short	51
1958	Once Upon a Horse...Movie	Bob Steele	51
1958	LawmanSeries	Telegraph Operator (uncredited)	51
1958	Giant from the UnknownMovie	Sheriff Parker	51
1958	The Bonnie Parker StoryMovie	Armored Truck Guard (uncredited)	51
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Jockey	50
1957	MaverickSeries	Walter Jackson	50
1957	SugarfootSeries	Sam Shoulders	50
1957	Decision at SundownMovie	Irv (uncredited)	50
1957	The Parson and the OutlawMovie	Ace Jardine	50
1956	PardnersMovie	Shorty	49
1956	Gun for a CowardMovie	Durkee	49
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Coe	48
1955	CheyenneSeries	Dugan	48
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries	Deputy Marshal Sam (uncredited)	48
1955	Last of the DesperadosMovie	Charlie Bowdre	48
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Ben	47
1954	Drums Across the RiverMovie	Billy Costa	47
1954	The OutcastMovie	Dude Rankin	47
1953	Island in the SkyMovie	Wilson	46
1953	San AntoneMovie	Bob Coolidge	46
1953	Column SouthMovie	McAfee	46
1953	Savage FrontierMovie	Sam Webb	46
1952	The Lion and the HorseMovie	Matt Jennings	45
1952	Rose of CimarronMovie	Rio	45
1952	Bugles in the AfternoonMovie	Rider Who Announces Custer Is Dead	45
1951	The EnforcerMovie	Herman	44
1951	Fort WorthMovie	Shorty	44
1951	Cattle DriveMovie	Charlie "Careless" Morgan	44
1951	Silver CanyonMovie	Walt Middler	44
1950	The Savage HordeMovie	Dancer	43
1949	South of St. LouisMovie	Slim Hansen	42
1947	Killer McCoyMovie	Sailor Graves	40
1947	ExposedMovie	Chicago	40
1947	Bandits of Dark CanyonMovie	Ed Archer	40
1946	The Big SleepMovie	Lash Canino	39
1946	Sheriff of Redwood ValleyMovie	Reno Kid	39
1946	Six Gun ManMovie	Stormy Storm	39
1946	Rio Grande RaidersMovie	Jeff Carson	39
1946	Thunder TownMovie	Jim Brandon	39
1946	Ambush TrailMovie	Curley Thompson	39
1945	Navajo KidMovie	Tom "The Navajo Kid" Kirk	38
1944	The Utah KidMovie	Bob Roberts	37
1944	Sonora StagecoachMovie	Bob Steele	37
1944	Westward BoundMovie	Bob Steele	37
1944	Outlaw TrailMovie	Bob	37
1944	Arizona WhirlwindMovie	Bob Steele	37
1944	Trigger LawMovie	Bob Steele	37
1943	Revenge of the ZombiesMovie	Sheriff	36
1943	The Blocked TrailMovie	Tucson Smith	36
1943	Death Valley RangersMovie	Bob Steele	36
1943	Thundering TrailsMovie	Tucson Smith	36
1943	Riders of the Rio GrandeMovie	Tucson Smith	36
1943	Santa Fe ScoutsMovie	Tucson Smith	36
1942	Code of the OutlawMovie	Tucson Smith	35
1942	Raiders of the RangeMovie	Tucson Smith	35
1942	Westward HoMovie	Tucson Smith	35
1942	Shadows on the SageMovie	'Tucson' Smith / Curly Joe	35
1942	Valley of Hunted MenMovie	Tucson Smith	35
1941	Billy the Kid's Range WarMovie	Billy the Kid	34
1941	The Great Train RobberyMovie	Tom Logan	34
1941	SaddlematesMovie	Tucson Smith	34
1941	Gauchos of El DoradoMovie	'Tucson' Smith	34
1941	Prairie PioneersMovie	Tucson Smith	34
1940	City for ConquestMovie	Kid Callahan (uncredited)	33
1940	Billy the Kid in TexasMovie	Billy the Kid	33
1940	Billy the Kid's Gun JusticeMovie	Billy the Kid	33
1940	Under Texas SkiesMovie	Tucson Smith	33
1940	Billy the Kid OutlawedMovie	Billy the Kid	33
1940	The Trail BlazersMovie	Tucson Smith	33
1940	The Carson City KidMovie	Lee Jessup, aka Morgan Reynolds	33
1940	Pinto CanyonMovie	Bob Hall	33
1940	Lone Star RaidersMovie	Tucson Smith	33
1939	Riders of the SageMovie	Bob Burke	32
1939	El Diablo RidesMovie	Bob	32
1939	Feud of the RangeMovie	Bob Gray	32
1939	Smoky TrailsMovie	Bob Archer	32
1939	The Pal from TexasMovie	Bob Barton	32
1938	Desert PatrolMovie	Dave Austin	31
1937	Arizona GunfighterMovie	Colt Ferron	30
1937	The Trusted OutlawMovie	Dan Ward	30
1937	Gun Lords of Stirrup BasinMovie	Dan Stockton	30
1937	Ridin' the Lone TrailMovie	Bob McArthur	30
1936	CavalryMovie	Ted Thorne	29
1935	Big CalibreMovie	Bob Neal	28
1935	Kid CourageousMovie	Bob Bannister	28
1935	Smokey SmithMovie	Smokey Smith	28
1935	The Rider of the LawMovie	Bob Marlow	28
1935	Trail of TerrorMovie	Spike Manning	28
1935	Sundown SaundersMovie	Jim Sundown Saunders	28
1934	The Brand of HateMovie	Rod Camp	27
1934	Western JusticeMovie	Jim / Ace	27
1933	The Mystery SquadronMovie	Fred Cromwell	26
1933	Trailing NorthMovie	Lee Evans aka Curly the Kid	26
1933	Ranger's CodeMovie	Bob Baxter	26
1933	Breed of the BorderMovie	Speed Brent	26
1933	Galloping RomeoMovie	Bob Rivers	26
1932	South of Santa FeMovie	Tom Keene	25
1932	Law of the WestMovie	Bob Carruthers, alias Bob Morgan	25
1932	The Fighting ChampMovie	Brick Loring	25
1932	Texas BuddiesMovie	Ted Garner	25
1932	Riders of the DesertMovie	Bob Houston	25
1932	Young BloodMovie	Nick aka The Kid	25
1931	The Sunrise TrailMovie	Texas, aka Tex	24
1931	The Ridin' FoolMovie	Steve Kendall	24
1930	The Hunted MenMovie	Dick Stockdale	23
1930	The Oklahoma SheriffMovie	—	23
1930	Near the Rainbow's EndMovie	Jim Bledsoe	23
1930	Breezy BillMovie	Breezy Bill	23
1930	Headin' NorthMovie	Jim Curtis	23
1930	The Land of Missing MenMovie	Steve O'Neil	23
1930	The Oklahoma CycloneMovie	Jim Smith aka The Oklahoma Cyclone	23
1929	The Cowboy and the OutlawMovie	George Hardcastle	22
1929	Come and Get It!Movie	Breezy Smith	22
1929	Laughing at DeathMovie	Bob Thornton	22
1929	The InvadersMovie	—	22
1928	Man in the RoughMovie	Bruce Sherwood	21
1928	Headin' for DangerMovie	Jimmy Marshall	21
1928	Driftin' SandsMovie	'Driftin' Sands	21
1928	Captain CarelessMovie	Bob Gordon	21
1928	Lightning SpeedMovie	Jack Pemberton	21
1928	Sliding HomeMovie	Student (as Robert Bradbury Jr.)	21
1928	Breed of the SunsetsMovie	Jim Collins	21
1928	The Riding RenegadeMovie	Bob Taylor	21
1927	With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake MassacreMovie	Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)	20
1927	The Mojave KidMovie	Bob Saunders	20
1927	The Bandit's SonMovie	Bob McCall	20
1926	With Daniel Boone Thru the WildernessMovie	Jim Bryan	19
1920	The Adventures of Bob and BillMovie	Bob	13