Anthony Steel

British actor (1918–2001) | Albert, RN (1953), The Wooden Horse (1950), Emergency Call (1952)

Athletic leading man of the 1950s

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Born in London, Anthony Steel had a distinguished army career before being signed by J. Arthur Rank. He became a local star in the prisoner-of-war film, The Wooden Horse, which suited his conventional, square-jawed good looks and military manner, as did his later successes, Albert RN and Storm Over the Nile.

But Steel's career faltered after he married (1956–1959) the second of his three wives, the actress Anita Ekberg, and moved to Hollywood.

He returned to England, but was unable to regain his former popularity; he settled for a time in Rome to appear in forgettable European movies. His later English appearances were in sex films of minimal interest, and he was occasionally seen in TV dramas.

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Anthony Steel – The Wooden Dish. Front cover of Michael Hodgson’s biography of the British actor, released in 2016 — Anthony Steel – The Wooden Dish – Michael Hodgson biography | 2016

Anthony Steel (as Captain Harry Wilding) in a photograph from Something Money Can’t Buy (1952) (5) — Something Money Can’t Buy (1952) photograph (5) | Anthony Steel

Screenshot from Something Money Can’t Buy (1952) (1) — Something Money Can’t Buy (1952) screenshot (1)

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Born

Anthony Steel was born (as Anthony Maitland Steel) in London on 21^st May, 1918.
Died

Anthony Steel died in London on 21^st March, 2001, aged 82.

Watch Anthony Steel on British television

- The Professionals (1977–83)
- The Female Factor (1978, S1, Ep 2)
- Today at 10.30am on ITV4 HD
- Today at 11.30am on ITV4 Plus 1
- Sunday at 7.35am on ITV4 HD
- Sunday at 8.35am on ITV4 Plus 1
- Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller George Cowley fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes.
- Storm Over the Nile (1955)
- Tomorrow at 9.45am on Sony Movies Action
- Tomorrow at 10.45am on Sony Movies Action
- During the Sudan campaign of the 1890s, a stay-at-home receives four white feathers as a symbol of cowardice; but he goes undercover, becomes a hero, and rescues his best friend. Colour remake of the 1929 version.
- The Black Tent (1956)
- Tuesday at 11am on Film4 HD
- During a Libyan battle, a wounded army captain is cared for by Arabs and marries the sheikh’s daughter. Ten years later after his death, his son elects to live with the tribe.
- The Planter’s Wife (1952)
- Tuesday at 5.30pm on Talking Pictures
- Malaya under the terrorists. A wife is planning to leave but changes her mind after she and her husband defend their home in a siege.