He enlisted in the Grenadier Guards aged 18 and was evacuated from Dunkirk in May 1940. I felt I'd made such an ass of myself. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Author: Paul Tanfield Date: Saturday, 11 Feb. 1961 In the latter a critic said he "seemed very under the weather".[31]. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. His then agent, David Daly, said that: He was a very private man. He was born in London and died in Northwood (Middlessex). [14] In 1952 British exhibitors voted him the fourth most popular British star[15] and he was seen as the successor to Stewart Granger.[16]. × 360, (1 Jan 1964): 137. [8] He finished the war with the rank of major. Nepean, E. (1950, Jan 28). He was described as "a glorious throwback to the Golden Age of Empire... the perfect imperial actor, born out of his time, blue-eyed, square-jawed, clean-cut. LONDON -- Anthony Steel, a British matinee idol whose career faltered in Hollywood, died March 21.He was 80. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. In some ways, it was not unlike him; if he decided that things weren't right, he would withdraw into himself and not contact anybody.". "Obituary: Anthony Steel" [final edition], Allan Hunter. Within a few years he was, with Dirk Bogarde, Rank's best paid actor. "[30] He began to guest star on shows such as Bergerac, The Professionals, Robin of Sherwood and Crossroads. Hewett, Rick; House, Paul (13 Apr 1997). [25], He appeared in a film directed by Michael Powell in Spain, Honeymoon (1959), but it was one of Powell's least known works; the part had been written for Paul Scofield but Powell ended up casting Steel who he called "the archetypal British shit. [27] They had one daughter, Penelope Steel. After various vicissitudes, much prevarication, and a trip to Malmo to meet her parents, the couple were married at the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, in 1956. Billen, Andrew (18 April 2006). Rank tried Steel in a comedy, Something Money Can't Buy (1952), with Patricia Roc but the public response was not enthusiastic. Checkpoint (1956) was a change of pace, a racing-car thriller partly shot in Italy for director Ralph Thomas. How the second lockdown affects UK holidays. Spouse. It all seemed to be out of character. "Drama: Steel, Currie Selected for Roles in 'Mudlark'". "[30], He made two soft core films with Fiona Richmond which he called "absolute rubbish but it was work and I didn't take my clothes off. Picture show, 54, 11. He was given the starring part in Storm Over the Nile (1956), an almost shot-for-shot remake of The Four Feathers (1939) but a solid hit in Britain. They married in Florence in 1956. He married first, in 1949 (dissolved 1954), Juanita Forbes. Make sure that the file is a photo. This category includes civil, church, cemetery, obituary, and other death-related collections. p. B7. He had been born into genteel circles in Chelsea, the son of an Indian army officer, and gone to school in Ireland before Cambridge. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. His engagement and subsequent marriage to Ekberg was widely publicised at the time. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. It was the sixth most popular film of 1952 in Britain, although Steel's part was a relatively minor one in support of Jack Hawkins and Claudette Colbert. Explore Anthony Steel's biography, personal life, family and cause of death. He trained as a parachutist, and made nine operational jumps. Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. A system error has occurred. Steel told a journalist in 1997: This is a very difficult time for me. Northwood, Middlesex, England. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. However, in Passage Home he was cast opposite Diane Cilento. "What do they give me? You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Dennis Barker. Steel, then 35, was engaged to his secretary, Anne Hanson, age 20, in 1954. Humans have been living aboard the International Space Station for 20 years - what comes next? Houston ranked among 'rattiest' cities... Mail theft cases seeing an uptick across Houston area. He was last seen in an episode of The Brokers' Man, with Kevin Whateley, in 1999. (29 December 1951). He would start arguments with anybody after one drink too much and then he would get violent."[39]. Rank subsequently signed the actor to a long-term contract with his company.

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