Steve Brodie (actor)
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Steve Brodie, (1950) The Admiral Was a Lady |
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| Born | John Stevenson November 21, 1919 El Dorado, Kansas |
| Died | January 9, 1992 (aged 72) West Hills, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944-1989 |
| Spouse | Lois Andrews (1946-1968 her death) |
Steve Brodie (November 21, 1919 — January 9, 1992) was an American movie and television actor.
Born John Stevenson[1] in El Dorado, Kansas, he took his screen name from the Steve Brodie who claimed that he jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived. [2]
He worked in over 200 films, and was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor in the 1949 film Home of the Brave.[3]
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[edit] Film career
Most of his acting work was from the mid 1940s to the early 1950s working at MGM, RKO and Republic Pictures appearing mostly in westerns and B-movies. He mainly played supporting roles in films such as the film noir classic Out of the Past (1947) and the classic crime film Armored Car Robbery (1950), although he did have the starring role in Desperate (1947). He later appeared with Elvis Presley in Blue Hawaii (1961) and Roustabout (1964). [4]
Beginning in the mid-1950s he appeared largely on television, including, for instance, The Public Defender, three episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and in the episode "Vendetta" of the syndicated western series Pony Express. He and Sterling Holloway appeared in the 1960 episode "Love Me, Love My Dog" of the syndicated crime drama The Brothers Brannagan.[4]
[edit] Personal life
He was married to actress Lois Andrews from 1946 until her death in 1968. Their son Kevin Brodie (born 1952) was a child actor, and is now a film writer and director.
[edit] Death
Steve Brodie died of cancer in West Hills, California, aged 72.
[edit] Selected films
- Out of the Past (1947)
- Crossfire (1947)
- Desperate (1947)
- The Return of the Bad Men (1948)
- Home of the Brave (1949)
- The Big Wheel (1949)
- Rustlers (1949)
- Armored Car Robbery (1950)
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- M (1951)
- The Steel Helmet (1951)
- The Charge at Feather River (1953)
- White Lightning (1953)
- Donovan's Brain (1953)
- The Far Country (1955)
- Gun Duel In Durango (1957)
- Blue Hawaii (1961)
- Of Love and Desire (1963)
- Roustabout (1964)
- The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
[edit] References
- ^ Some sources indicate Brodie was born as John Stevens
- ^ Soden, Garrett (2005). Defying Gravity: Land Divers, Roller Coasters, Gravity Bums, and the Human Obsession With Falling, New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-32656-X
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1992-01-11/news/mn-1360_1_steve-brodie
- ^ a b "Steve Brodie Filmography, Internet Movie Database". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0110917/. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- Steve Brodie at the Internet Movie Database
- Steve Brodie at AllRovi
- Steve Brodie, Obituary, at Los Angeles Times
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