Steve Brodie | |
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.jpg) Brodie inOnly the Valiant (1951) | |
| Born | John Daugherty Stephens[1] (1919-11-21)November 21, 1919 El Dorado, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 1992(1992-01-09) (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1989 |
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| Children | Kevin Brodie Sean Brodie[2] |
Steve Brodie (bornJohn Daugherty Stephens; November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor fromEl Dorado inButler County in south centralKansas. He reportedly adopted his screen name in memory ofSteve Brodie, a daredevil who claimed to have jumped from theBrooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived.[3]
Brodie appeared in 79 feature films during his career (1944-1988), plus a profusion of appearances on episodic TV. He worked at various studios, includingMGM,RKO andRepublic Pictures, appearing mostly inWesterns andB-movies. He played supporting roles in the majority of his films, including the 1947film noir classicOut of the Past and 1950'sArmored Car Robbery. An exception was 1947'sDesperate, where he had a starring role. Later appearances included roles in twoElvis Presley films: 1961'sBlue Hawaii and 1964'sRoustabout.
Beginning in the mid 1950s, he appeared mostly on television, with guest-starring roles in such series asStories of the Century (as the outlawHarry Tracy),Crossroads,Sugarfoot,Colt .45,Cheyenne (TV Series),Stagecoach West,Richard Diamond, Private Detective,The Public Defender,Alfred Hitchcock Presents,The Alaskans,Pony Express,The Brothers Brannagan,Going My Way,The Asphalt Jungle,Wanted: Dead or Alive, andThe Dakotas. Brodie made three guest appearances onPerry Mason. He portrayed Ben Wallace in the 1959 episode 'The Case of the Garrulous Gambler', Eddie Lewis in the 1962 episode 'The Case of the Angry Astronaut' and Quinn Torrey in the 1964 episode 'The Case of the Witless Witness'.[4]
Brodie andLash La Rue appeared nine and five times, respectively, as SheriffJohnny Behan ofCochise County, Arizona, an historical person, in the ABCWestern series,The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starringHugh O'Brian asWyatt Earp.
Brodie appeared on stage in the 1950s as Maryk in a national company production ofThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, co-starring withPaul Douglas as Queeg andWendell Corey as Greenwald.[5]
Brodie was married to actressLois Andrews from 1946 to 1948. He married Barbara Ann Savitt in 1950.[6][7][8][9] Their son,Kevin Brodie, was a child actor who later became a film producer, director, and screenwriter.[2][10]
Steve Brodie in 1992, at age 72, died ofcancer inCanoga Park, California.[2] In his obituary inThe Los Angeles Times, the newspaper erroneously states that Brodie had been nominated for an Academy Award asBest Supporting Actor for 1949'sHome of the Brave.[2] Actually, the actor was not among the five nominees in that category that year.[11]
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