Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele | |
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Birth Name | Freddie Steele |
Fight name | Tacoma assassin |
Weight class | medium weight |
nationality | Americans |
birthday | December 18, 1912 |
place of birth | Seattle |
Date of death | 22nd August 1984 |
Place of death | Aberdeen |
size | 1.78 m |
Range | 183 cm |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 142 |
Victories | 125 |
Knockout victories | 60 |
Defeats | 5 |
draw | 1 |
No value | 1 |
Freddie Steele (* 18th December 1912 in Seattle , Washington , USA ; † 22. August 1984 in Aberdeen , Washington ) was an American boxer in the middleweight and both world champions of the Association NYSAC and the NBA .
Between 1941 and 1948 Steele also appeared as an actor in a total of 28 films, where he played his most important roles probably in the comedy Heil the Victorious Hero of Preston Sturges and in the war film Battle Thunderstorm on Monte Cassino alongside Robert Mitchum .
In 1999 Steele was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1941: The Pittsburgh Kid
- 1942: The Cheeky Cavalier (Gentleman Jim)
- 1943: Into the Japanese Sun (Air Force)
- 1943: Corvette K 225 (Corvette K 225)
- 1943: Sensation in Morgan's Creek (The Miracle of Morgan's Creek)
- 1943: Gangster hunt in Brooklyn (Whistling in Brooklyn)
- 1944: Hail the conquering hero (Hail the Conquering Hero)
- 1944: The Song of the Golden West (Can't Help Singing)
- 1944: Hollywood Canteen
- 1944: The Hitler Gang
- 1945: Battle storm on Monte Cassino (Story of GI Joe)
- 1946: Forgotten Hour (Black Angel)
- 1946: Gentleman Joe Palooka
- 1947: The Dead Years (I Walk Alone)
- 1948: Password 777 (Call Northside 777)
- 1948: A Foreign Affair (A Foreign Affair)
- 1948: Whiplash
Web links
- Freddie Steele in the BoxRec database
- Freddie Steele in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Steele, Freddie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer and film actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1912 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle , Washington , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | 22nd August 1984 |
Place of death | Aberdeen , Washington |