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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.