Bob Steele (1907-1988) was a B-Western cowboy star of the late 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. At Republic he played in several of the "Three Mesquiteers" films and at Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) he starred in their "Billy the Kid" series. Over the years he also worked for several other small studios including Monogram, Supreme, Tiffany and Syndicate.
When his career as a cowboy hero began to fade in the late 1940s he kept busy by accepting supporting roles in many big movies like The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo and Rio Lobo. His television credits culminated in a supporting role in the "F Troop TV Series" (1965–1967).
Bob Steele Santa Susana location filmography:
Ambush Trail (1946) - Bob Steele (Corriganville) PRC
Arizona Whirlwind (1944) - Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele
Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947) - Allan Lane and Bob Steele - Republic
Billy the Kid in Texas (1940) - Bob Steele - PRC
Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) - Bob Steele - PRC
Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941) - Bob Steele with Al St. John - PRC
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940) - Bob Steele with Al St. John - PRC
Billy the Kid's Range War (1941) - Bob Steele with Al St. John - PRC
Blocked Trail, The (1943) - Bob Steele and Tom Tyler (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Code of the Outlaw (1942) - Bob Steele - Republic
Death Valley Rangers (1943) - Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele (Corriganville)(photo above) Monogram
Doomed at Sundown (1937) - Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Durango Valley Raiders (1938) - Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Feud Maker, The (1938) - Bob Steele (Brandeis Ranch)(photo above) Republic
Gangs of Sonora (1941) - Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Gauchos of El Dorado (1941) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Great Train Robbery, The (1941) - Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Lone Star Raiders (1940) - Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Navajo Kid, The (1945) - Bob Steele (Corriganville) PRC
Outlaw Trail (1944) - Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele and Chief Thundercloud (Corriganville)(photo above) Monogram
Pals of the Pecos (1941) - Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Paroled - To Die (1938) - Bob Steele - Republic
Phantom Plainsmen, The (1942) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch)(photo above) Republic
Prairie Pioneers (1941) - Robert Livingston and Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Raiders of the Range (1942) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Red Rope, The (1937) - Bob Steele (Brandeis Ranch) Republic (photo above)
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937) - Bob Steele - Republic
Saddlemates (1941) - Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Santa Fe Scouts (1943) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Shadows on the Sage (1942) - Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946) - Bill Elliott and Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Six Gun Man (1946) - Bob Steele - PRC
Smokey Smith (1935) - Bob Steele and George “Gabby” Hayes - William Steiner
Sonora Stagecoach (1944) - Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele and Chief Thundercloud (Corriganville) Monogram
Sundown Saunders (1935) - Bob Steele - States Rights
Thunder in the Desert (1938) - Bob Steele - Republic
Thunder Town (1946) - Bob Steele (Corriganville)(photo above) PRC
Thundering Trails (1943) - Bob Steele and Tom Tyler - Republic
Trail Blazers, The (1940) - Robert Livingston and Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Republic
Trigger Law (1944) - Bob Steele and Hoot Gibson (Iverson Ranch) Monogram
Trusted Outlaw, The (1937) - Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch)(photo above) Republic. My favorite.
Under Texas Skies (1940) - Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Corriganville)(Iverson) Republic
Valley of Hunted Men (1942) - Bob Steele and Tom Tyler (Iverson Ranch) Republic
West of Cimarron (1941) - Bob Steele and Tom Tyler (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Westward Bound (1944) - Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele (Corriganville) Monogram
Westward Ho (1942) - Bob Steele and Tom Tyler (Iverson Ranch) Republic
Wildfire (1945) - Bob Steele - Screen Guild
Wild Westerners, The (1962) - James Philbrook (Garden of the Gods) Columbia (photo above--supporting role)
I was born in late '45. The Western serials were fascinating, watching on a roundish TV screen maybe 15 inches across. There were a lot of bad guys, few that I remember. But Bob Steele I clearly remember, bad or good part. And I kept watching him over the years. It's really great to see him in these incredibly clear movie stills that I have never seen before. Many, many thanks, and happy trails.
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