Bob Steele

American actor (1907–1988)

Born

23 January 1907, Portland

Died

21 December 1988

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

actor, television actor, film actor

Films here

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Bob Steele (born Robert Adrian Bradbury, January 23, 1907 – December 21, 1988) 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.

Robert Adrian Bradbury was born in Portland, Oregon to Robert North Bradbury and the former Nieta Quinn. He had a twin brother, Bill, also an actor, as well as another brother named Jim.

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• James Cagney
• Arthur Kennedy
• Anthony Quinn
• Frank McHugh
• George Tobias
• Thurston Hall
• Charles Lane
• Frank Faylen

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q888266 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.