William Anton Gittinger (March 28, 1888 – February 13, 1966), best known as William Steele, was an American actor of small roles in Westerns, particularly those of John Ford.
Although his screen credits and many records indicate a wide variety of names and spellings, Steele's own signatures on his military documents indicate that he was born William Anton Gittinger on March 28, 1888 (not 1889, as some sources have it) in San Antonio, Texas. Little is known of his life prior to his arrival in Los Angeles around 1910. As the film industry in Hollywood was just blossoming, and as he apparently had great experience with horses, Steele easily obtained work in quickie Westerns. He fought in Europe in World War I, then returned to Hollywood.[1] While he was extremely inconsistent in the names he used, he worked consistently in Westerns throughout the silent era and up until the 1950s. His final appearance was as the wounded posse member Nesby in Ford's The Searchers in 1956, his tenth film for Ford. He died ten years later, not quite 78 years old. He was survived by his wife Josephine, an actress. He is buried under his birth name at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.[2]
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William Anton Gittinger March 28 1888 February 13 1966 best known as William Steele was an American actor of small roles in Westerns particularly those of John Ford William SteeleBornWilliam Anton Gittinger 1888 03 28 March 28 1888San Antonio Texas U S DiedFebruary 13 1966 1966 02 13 aged 77 Los Angeles California U S OccupationActorYears active1912 1956 Contents 1 Biography 2 Stage names 3 Partial filmography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editAlthough his screen credits and many records indicate a wide variety of names and spellings Steele s own signatures on his military documents indicate that he was born William Anton Gittinger on March 28 1888 not 1889 as some sources have it in San Antonio Texas Little is known of his life prior to his arrival in Los Angeles around 1910 As the film industry in Hollywood was just blossoming and as he apparently had great experience with horses Steele easily obtained work in quickie Westerns He fought in Europe in World War I then returned to Hollywood 1 While he was extremely inconsistent in the names he used he worked consistently in Westerns throughout the silent era and up until the 1950s His final appearance was as the wounded posse member Nesby in Ford s The Searchers in 1956 his tenth film for Ford He died ten years later not quite 78 years old He was survived by his wife Josephine an actress He is buried under his birth name at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio Texas 2 Stage names editBilly Gettinger Bill Gettinger William Gettinger William Gittenger Bill Steele Robert Steele W A Steele William A Steele William Steuer William SteelePartial filmography editThe Ring of Destiny 1915 Short The Cattle Rustler A Knight of the Range 1916 Burk Blood Money 1917 Short Dan Beckham The Bad Man of Cheyenne 1917 Short The Sheriff Her Own People 1917 Polsa Kar The Outlaw and the Lady 1917 Short The Sheriff Goin Straight 1917 Short Sheriff Dan Bekham The Fighting Gringo 1917 Jim Hair Trigger Burke 1917 Short The Sheriff A 44 Calibre Mystery 1917 Short Deputy Sheriff Horton The Mysterious Outlaw 1917 Short Henry Martin The Golden Bullet 1917 Short Crazy Creek Sheriff The Wrong Man 1917 Short Larry Malone Six Shooter Justice 1917 Short Mike Hernandez The Soul Herder 1917 Short Bill Young Cheyenne s Pal 1917 Short Cowboy The Texas Sphinx 1917 Short Dick Lonagan The Secret Man 1917 The Foreman A Marked Man 1917 Sheriff Bucking Broadway 1917 Buck Hoover The Phantom Riders 1918 Dave Bland The Misfit Wife 1920 Duff Simpson The Stranger 1920 Dr Tyke The Avenging Arrow 1921 Don Carlos Martinez The Wallop 1921 Christopher Foy Riding with Death 1921 Chick Dillon Pardon My Nerve 1922 Nebraska Jones The Fast Mail 1922 Pierre La Fitte Bells of San Juan 1922 Kid Rickard Single Handed 1923 Windy Smith Dead Game 1923 Sam Antone Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande 1923 Bill Barton Shootin for Love 1923 Dan Hobson Hit and Run 1924 The Gopher The Sunset Trail 1924 Brand Williams The Last Man on Earth 1924 Hattie s Father The Ridin Kid from Powder River 1924 Lightnin Bill Smith The Hurricane Kid 1925 Lafe Baxter The Saddle Hawk 1925 Steve Kern Let er Buck 1925 Kent Crosby Don Dare Devil 1925 Benito Menocal The Sagebrush Lady 1925 Sheriff Martin Ace of Spades 1925 Jim Heath Two Fisted Jones 1925 Hank Gage Under Western Skies 1926 Fleming A Six Shootin Romance 1926 Currier King The Flaming Frontier 1926 Penfield The Fighting Peacemaker 1926 Clell Danert The Wild Horse Stampede 1926 Charlie Champion The Ridin Rascal 1926 The Runaway Express 1926 Blackie McPherson Rough and Ready 1927 Morris Manning Loco Luck 1927 Frank Lambert The Valley of Hell 1927 James Brady Whispering Sage 1927 Tom Kildare Range Courage 1927 Tex Lucas Hoof Marks 1927 Sam Trapp The Fearless Rider 1928 Dr Lucifer Blade The Call of the Heart 1928 Dave Crenshaw Thunder Riders 1928 Lem Dawson The Black Ace 1928 The Lone Star Ranger 1930 First Deputy Doughboys 1930 Lieutenant Randolph Flaming Guns 1932 Rustler uncredited The California Trail 1933 Pedro King of the Arena 1933 uncredited Gordon of Ghost City 1933 Serial Bob Ch 11 uncredited Laughing Boy 1934 Guide uncredited The Vanishing Shadow 1934 Serial Henchman uncredited The Red Rider 1934 Serial Townsman uncredited Rocky Rhodes 1934 Cowhand uncredited When a Man Sees Red 1934 Henchman Speck For the Service 1936 Henchman uncredited Marie Antoinette 1938 Footman uncredited The Westerner 1940 Tex Cole uncredited The Outlaw 1943 Deputy uncredited San Antonio 1945 Roper uncredited Two Guys from Texas 1948 Townsman uncredited She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 Officer uncredited Colt 45 1950 Henchman uncredited The Showdown 1950 Terry Copper Canyon 1950 Roper uncredited The Searchers 1956 Nesby uncredited final film role References edit World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917 1918 Los Angeles County California Roll 1530902 Draft Board 14 National Cemetery Administration U S Veterans Grave sites ca 1775 2006External links editWilliam Steele at IMDb Retrieved 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