# Anthony Steel

Anthony Maitland Steel, més conegut com a Anthony Steel, (Londres, 21 de maig de 1920 - Northolt, Middlesex, Anglaterra, 21 de març de 2001) fou un actor i cantant anglès.
El 1954 va ajuntar-se amb el grup vocal britànic The Radio Revellers, per gravar "West of Zanzibar", que va publicar Polygon Records i va arribar a la posició 11 en l'UK Singles Chart.
Va morir de càncer de pulmó a Northolt, Middlesex, l'any 2001, a l'edat de 80 anys.

## Filmografia parcial
### Pel·lícules

* Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) - (--)
* A Piece of Cake (1948) - Plainclothes Policeman (--)
* Portrait from Life (1949) - Bridegroom
* Once Upon a Dream (1949)
* Marry Me! (1949) - Jack Harris
* Christopher Columbus (1949) - Messenger (--)
* Poet's Pub (1949) - Compton (--)
* Don't Ever Leave Me (1949) - Harris
* Helter Skelter (1949) - (--)
* Trottie True (1949) - The Bellaires' footman
* The Chiltern Hundreds (1949) - Adjutant
* The Blue Lamp (1950) - Police Constable (--)
* The Wooden Horse (1950) - John
* The Mudlark (1950) - Tinent Charles McHatten
* Laughter in Paradise (1951) - Roger Godfrey
* Where No Vultures Fly (1951) - Bob Payton
* Another Man's Poison (1951) - Larry Stevens
* Emergency Call (1952) - Dr. Carter
* Something Money Can't Buy (1952) - Captain Harry Wilding
* The Planter's Wife (1952) - Hugh Dobson
* Malta Story (1953) - Wing Cmdr Bartlett
* The Master of Ballantrae (1953) - Henry Durie
* Albert R.N. (1953) - Geoff
* West of Zanzibar (1954) - Bob Payton
* The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954) - Flying Officer Treherne
* Out of the Clouds (1955) - Gus Randall
* Passage Home (1955) - First Mate Vosper
* Tempesta sobre el Nil (Storm Over the Nile) (1955) - Harry Faversham
* The Black Tent (1956) - Capt. David Holland
* Sang a l'asfalt (Checkpoint) (1956) - Bill Fraser
* Valerie (1957) - Reverend Blake
* A Question of Adultery (1958) - Mark Loring
* Harry Black (1958) - Desmond Tanner
* Luna de Miel (1959) - Kit Kelly
* Revenge of the Barbarians (1960) - Olympius, Consul of Rome
* Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962) - William Scott
* Crane (1963) (TV series, episode "My Deadly Friend") - Gil
* The Switch (1963) - Bill Craddock
* A Matter of Choice (1963) - John Crighton
* Last of the Renegades (1964) - Bud Forrester
* Sex Quartet (1966) - The Professor (segment "Fata Marta")
* Anzio (1968) - General Marsh
* Massacre in Rome (1973) - Maj. Domizlaf
* Story of O (1975) - Sir Stephen
* Hardcore (1977) - Robert
* Twilight of Love (1977) - Richard Butler
* Let's Get Laid (1978) - Moncrieff Dovecraft
* The Perfect Crime (1978) - Supt. Jeff Hawks
* The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) - Conrad Lee
* The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (1979) (TV series) - Count Guiccoli
* Tales of the Unexpected (1980) (TV series, two eps) - 'Timber' / The Stranger
* El mirall trencat (The Mirror Crack'd) (1981) - Sir Derek Ridgeley ('Murder at Midnight')
* The Monster Club (1981) - Lintom Busotsky - Film Producer
* Artemis 81 (1981) (TV film) - Tristram Guise
* Jemima Shore Investigates (1983) (TV series, one ep) - Henry Hastings
* Andy Robson (1983) (TV series) - Herbert Neville
* Bergerac (1983) (TV series, one ep) - Harker Le Fevre
* The Glory Boys (1984) (TV series) - Director General
* Robin of Sherwood (1984) (TV series) - Earl Godwin

### Films no realitzats

* Vendetta (1952) based on novel by Marie Corelli
* The Judas Kiss (1956) - with Anita Ekberg

### Popularitat a la taquilla

A la cúspide de la seva carrera, els exhibidors britànics van votar Steel entre els actors més populars del país.
* 1952 – 4a estrella britànica més popular
* 1953 – 10a estrella britànica més popular
* 1954 – 7a estrella britànica més popular
* 1956 – 6a estrella britànica més popular

## Referències

* ↑ Drama: Steel 'Vendetta' Star; Blackmer in U-I Deal; Katzman Slate Crowded Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 24 Sep 1953: A11.
* ↑ Louella Parsons: Anita Mixes Honeymoon and Business. The Washington Post and Times-Herald, 29 May 1956, p. 27
* ↑ «Comedian Tops Film Poll». The Sunday Herald p. 4, 28-12-1952. [Consulta: 24 abril 2012].
* ↑ "The Most Popular Film Star In Britain." The Times, 7 December 1956, p. 3