Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell (born Darrell Eugene Horsfall,[1] November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor, also known as Stevan Darrell or Steven Darrell.[2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]A native of Osage, Iowa,[4] Darrell was the first of four children born to Moss David Horsfall and Katherine Agnes McHugh.[5][6][7] He attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids.[8]
Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in Des Moines, Iowa,[9] and worked with the Cedar Rapids Community Players.[1]
He was cast as the wise Comanche chief Little Elk in the 1958 episode "Renegades" of Cheyenne.
Death
[edit]Darrell died from a brain tumor in Hollywood, California.[3] He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Code of the Secret Service (1939)
- Nothing but Trouble (1944)
- Heldorado (1946)
- Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
- Terrors on Horseback (1946)
- Lightning Raiders (1946)
- Gentlemen with Guns (1946)
- On the Old Spanish Trail (1947)
- Prairie Express (1947)
- Trailing Danger (1947)
- Valley of Fear (1947)
- Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)
- Carson City Raiders (1948)
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
- Night Time in Nevada (1948)
- Partners of the Sunset (1948)
- Abandoned (1949)
- Riders in the Sky (1949)
- The Blazing Trail (1949)
- The Blazing Sun (1950)
- Cow Town (1950)
- Pecos River (1951)
- Jack Slade (1953)
- Dangerous Mission (1954)
- Tarantula (1955)
- The Tall Men (1955) as Colonel Norris, U.S. Cavalry
- Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955)
- The Monolith Monsters (1957)
- Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)
- season 2 episode 8 (Bad Gun) : Sheriff Simmons
- season 2 episode 16 (Vanishing Act) : Sheriff Toole
- Gunsmoke (1965) as Judge
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former C. R. Man In 'Mission' Cast". The Gazette. Iowa, Cedar Rapids. May 13, 1954. p. 16. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stevan Darrell Is Dead". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. August 15, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 120. ISBN 9780786410590.
- ^ "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF4-XF49 : Sat Mar 09 04:02:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Darrell Eugene Horsfall and Clinton A Horsfall.
- ^ "Iowa State Census, 1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ3-KMXQ : Fri Mar 08 21:42:34 UTC 2024), Entry for M David Horsfall and Katherine Horsfall, 1925.
- ^ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ1-B31 : Fri Mar 08 09:53:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Moss D Horsfall and Kathryn A Horsfall, 1930.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VP-36C : 9 March 2021), Darrell Eugene Horsfall and Gertrude Frances Payette, 01 Mar 1942; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,741.
- ^ "Washington High Players Triumph; 'To the Ladies' Is Ably Presented; Comedy Roles Create Much Amusement; Repeats Tonight; Portrayals Clever". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. February 4, 1925. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Thirteenth Year". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 8, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved September 9, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Steve Darrell at IMDb
- Chuck Anderson. "Steve Darrell". b-westerns.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Steve Darrell at Find a Grave