William Steele: William Steele. Actor: The Ridin' Kid from Powder River. American actor of small roles in Westerns, particularly those of John Ford. Although his screen credits and many records indicate a wide variety of names and spellings, Steele's own signatures on his military documents indicate that he was born William Anton Gittinger on March 28, 1888 (not 1889) in San Antonio, Texas. Little is known of his life prior to his...
Known For: The Ridin' Kid from Powder River ('Lightnin' Bill Smith(as William A. Steele)), The Avenging Arrow (Don Carlos Martinez), The Runaway Express (Blackie McPherson(as William A. Steele)), The Call of the Heart (Dave Crenshaw(as William A. Steele))