Portrait of William Steele

Acting

William Steele

Career

Active from 1911 to 1928, busiest in 1917 with 16 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bucking Broadway
Bucking Broadway
GoodWatch score58/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Steele Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Early Cinema 5
  • Silent Film 3
  • Romance 3
  • Crime 2
  • Black and White 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Action-Oriented 2
  • Silent Era Western 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Early Western 2
  • Silent Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 63
Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Stage Passenger (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Townsman (uncredited)

Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

as Trooper (uncredited)

Fort Worth
Fort Worth (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Technical Advisor

Colt .45
Colt .45 (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Showdown
The Showdown (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Terry

1940s

5 titles ยท average score 73
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Officer (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Townsman (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
GoodWatch score 68

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Outlaw
The Outlaw (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Deputy (uncredited)

The Westerner
The Westerner (1940)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tex Cole (uncredited)

1930s

9 titles ยท average score 68
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Footman (uncredited)

For the Service
For the Service (1936)

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Red Rider
The Red Rider (1934)

as Townsman

Laughing Boy
Laughing Boy (1934)

as Guide

Gordon of Ghost City
Gordon of Ghost City (1933)

as Bob

The California Trail
The California Trail (1933)

as Pedro (as Robert Steele)

Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lt. Randolph

The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1930)

as First Deputy

1920s

34 titles
Thunder Riders
Thunder Riders (1928)

as Lem Dawson

The Call of the Heart
The Call of the Heart (1928)

as Dave Crenshaw (as William A. Steele)

The Valley of Hell
The Valley of Hell (1928)

as James Brady

The Fearless Rider
The Fearless Rider (1928)

as Dr. Lucifer Blade

A Six Shootin' Romance
A Six Shootin' Romance (1926)

as Currier King

The Wild Horse Stampede
The Wild Horse Stampede (1926)

as Charlie Champion

The Runaway Express
The Runaway Express (1926)

as Blackie McPherson

The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades (1925)

as Jim Heath

Two-Fisted Jones
Two-Fisted Jones (1925)

as Hank Gage

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923)

as Bill Barton (as William A. Steele)

The Wallop
The Wallop (1921)

as Christopher Foy (as William Gettinger)

The Avenging Arrow
The Avenging Arrow (1921)

as Don Carlos Martinez

1910s

28 titles ยท average score 57
The Phantom Riders
The Phantom Riders (1918)

as Dave Bland

Bucking Broadway
Bucking Broadway (1917)
GoodWatch score 58

as Buck Hoover

A Marked Man
A Marked Man (1917)

as Sheriff

The Secret Man
The Secret Man (1917)

as Foreman

Cheyenne's Pal
Cheyenne's Pal (1917)

as Cowboy (as Bill Gettinger)

The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder (1917)

as Bill Young (as William Gettinger)

The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo (1917)

as Jim

Straight Shooting
Straight Shooting (1917)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sheriff Connors

The Ring of Destiny
The Ring of Destiny (1915)

as The Cattle Rustler

Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire
Universal Ike Junior and the Vampire (1914)

as 1st Fool

Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I
Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I (1914)

as Billy

An Indian Outcast
An Indian Outcast (1912)

as Black Wolf