Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente
Born	Esteban Clemento Morro November 22, 1885 Mexico
Died	May 7, 1950 Los Angeles, California
Other names	Steve Clemento
Years active	1914-1942

Steve Clemente (born Esteban Clemento Morro November 22, 1885—May 7, 1950) was a Mexican actor known for his many villainous roles. He began acting in his teens, signing up for his first movie, The Secret Man, in 1917. His later, numerous roles were usually bit parts. As a child, Clemente developed a passion for knife throwing.

In 1922, he came to Hollywood to put on a knife demonstration for a disbelieving director. He was trusted to throw knives in movies that had to land an inch or two away from a celebrity. He always got right on target, and developed a good reputation for stunts. He was a known scene stealer and was famous for his villainous snarl. He later starred in such movies as The Most Dangerous Game (1932), playing Tartar, the second henchman of Count Zarrof and played the Witch King in King Kong (1933) and its sequel Son of Kong (1933).

Little is known about his personal life, however he did frequently work with famous actor Noble Johnson. After his last movie, Perils of Nyoka, he retired from the acting scene. On May 7, 1950, he died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Filmography

Actor

• Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Tuareg
  • aka Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates
  • aka Nyoka and the Tigermen (USA: reissue title)
• Sing Your Worries Away (1942) (uncredited) .... Knife Thrower
• Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) (uncredited) .... Native 5
  • aka Captain Marvel
  • aka Return of Captain Marvel (USA: reissue title)
• Mad Youth (1940) (uncredited) .... Knife-Thrower in Club Act
  • aka Girls of the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
• Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit
• Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939) (uncredited) .... Native Buying Rifle
• Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• It Happened Out West (1937) .... Pedro
  • aka The Man from the Big City (UK)
• Hills of Old Wyoming (1937) .... Lone Eagle
• Land Beyond the Law (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian
• Phantom of Santa Fe (1936) (uncredited) .... A Vaquero
  • aka The Hawk (USA)
• The Sunday Round-Up (1936) .... Knife Thrower
• The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) .... Pedro, Burr's Spanish Henchman [Chs. 1-6]
• White Fang (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian
• Under Two Flags (1936) .... Knife thrower
• Five Bad Men (1935) .... Rodriguez
• Kid Millions (1934) (uncredited) .... Desert rider
• Fighting Through (1934) .... Steve (the knife thrower)
• The Murder in the Museum (1934) .... Pedro Darro
  • aka The Five Deadly Vices (USA: reissue title)
• Viva Villa! (1934) (uncredited) .... Member of Pascal's staff
• The Fighting Ranger (1934) (uncredited) .... Cougar's Mexican Henchman
• Range Riders (1934) (uncredited) .... Saloon Swamper
• The Son of Kong (1933) (uncredited) .... Native Witch King
• King of the Arena (1933) (uncredited) .... Pedro
• The Gallant Fool (1933) (uncredited) .... Circus Knife Thrower
• King Kong (1933) (as Steve Clemento) .... Witch King
  • aka The Eighth Wonder
  • aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933) .... Henchman
• Tex Takes a Holiday (1932) .... Knife-tossing Henchman
  • aka Dolores the Beautiful (UK)
• The Golden West (1932) (uncredited) .... Interrogated Indian
• The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (as Steve Clemento) .... Tartar
  • aka The Hounds of Zaroff (UK)
• Guns for Hire (1932) .... 'Flash' Gomez
  • aka Blazing Trail (USA)
• Mystery Ranch (1932) (uncredited) .... Henchman Steve
• Riders of the Desert (1932) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• Forty-Five Calibre Echo (1932) (uncredited) .... Mexican in saloon
  • aka The Mysterious Rider (UK)
• The Lightning Warrior (1931) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• Lariats and Sixshooters (1931) (uncredited) .... Saloon Mexican
  • aka Lariats and Six-Shooters
  • aka The Fearless Deputy (UK)
• Wings of Adventure (1930) (uncredited) .... Bandit
• The Sideshow (1928) (as Steve Clemento) .... Knife thrower
• The Temptress (1926) (uncredited) .... Salvadore
• Riding Romance (1926) (as Steve Clements)
• Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926) (as Steve Clemento) .... Mose
• The Combat (1926) (as Steve Clemento) .... Halfbreed
• Chip of the Flying U (1926) (as Steve Clemento) .... Indian
• The Rainbow Trail (1925) .... Nas Ta Bega
• Trigger Finger (1924)
• Fast and Fearless (1924) (as Steve Clemento) .... Gonzales
• Crashin' Through (1924) (as Steve Clements) .... Pedro
• The Forbidden Trail (1923) (as Steve Clemento) .... Mose
• Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922) (as Steve Clements)
• The Double O (1921) (as Steve Clemento) .... Cholo Pete
• Sure Fire (1921) (as Steve Clements) .... Gomez
• Outlawed (1921) (as Steve Clemento) .... Frank Kayner
• Cyclone Bliss (1921) (as Steve Clemento) .... Pedro
• Thunderbolt Jack (1920) (as Steve Clemento) .... Manuel Garcia
• The Girl Who Dared (1920) (as Steve Clemento) .... Ramez
• The Arizona Cat Claw (1919) (as Steve Clemento) .... Zappatti
• Lightning Bryce (1919) .... Zambleau
• Hell Bent (1918) .... Undetermined Role
  • aka The Three Bad Men (USA: bowdlerized title)
• The Scarlet Drop (1918) (as Steve Clemento) .... Buck
  • aka Civil War Days (USA)
• The Secret Man (1917) (as Steve Clement) .... Pedro, the Foreman
  • aka The Round Up
  • aka Up Against It

Miscellaneous Crew

• Rookies in Burma (1943) .... knife thrower
• Murder on the Waterfront (1943) (uncredited) .... knife thrower
• Valley of the Sun (1942) (uncredited) .... knife thrower
• Under Two Flags (1936) (uncredited) .... knife thrower

Stuntman

• The Big Trail (1930) (uncredited)

External links

• Steve Clemente at the Internet Movie Database