Steve Clemente


Steve Clemente was a Mexican-American 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 roles were usually bit parts.
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 appeared in movies including The Most Dangerous Game, playing Tartar, the second henchman of Count Zarrof and played the Witch doctor in King Kong and its sequel Son of Kong.
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

  • The Secret Man .... Pedro, the Foreman
  • The Law of Nature
  • The Scarlet Drop .... Buck
  • Hell Bent .... Undetermined Role
  • Lightning Bryce .... Zambleau
  • The Arizona Cat Claw .... Zappatti
  • The Girl Who Dared .... Ramez
  • Thunderbolt Jack .... Manuel Garcia
  • Cyclone Bliss .... Pedro
  • Outlawed .... Frank Kayner
  • Sure Fire .... Gomez
  • The Double O .... Cholo Pete
  • Two-Fisted Jefferson
  • The Forbidden Trail .... Uncle Mose
  • Crashin' Through .... Pedro
  • Fast and Fearless .... Gonzales
  • Trigger Fingers .... Mexican Henchman
  • The Rainbow Trail .... Nas Ta Bega
  • Riding Romance .... Morgan Henchman
  • Chip of the Flying U .... Indian
  • The Combat .... Halfbreed
  • Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo .... Mose
  • The Temptress .... Salvadore
  • The Sideshow .... Knife thrower
  • The Rescue .... Islander
  • Wings of Adventure .... Bandit
  • Lariats and Sixshooters .... Saloon Mexican
  • The Lightning Warrior .... Henchman
  • Forty-Five Calibre Echo .... Mexican in saloon
  • Riders of the Desert .... Henchman Lobos
  • Mystery Ranch .... Henchman Steve
  • Guns for Hire .... 'Flash' Gomez
  • The Most Dangerous Game .... Tartar
  • The Golden West .... Interrogated Indian
  • Tex Takes a Holiday .... Knife-tossing Henchman
  • Clancy of the Mounted .... Patouche - Renegade Indian
  • King Kong .... Native Witch Doctor
  • The Gallant Fool .... Circus Knife Thrower
  • King of the Arena .... Henchman Pedro
  • The Son of Kong .... Native Witch Doctor
  • The Fighting Ranger .... Cougar's Mexican Henchman
  • Viva Villa! .... Member of Pascal's staff
  • The Murder in the Museum .... Pedro Darro
  • Range Riders .... Saloon Swamper
  • Fighting Through .... Steve - the Knife Thrower
  • Kid Millions .... Desert rider
  • Five Bad Men .... Rodriguez
  • Under Two Flags .... Knife Thrower
  • White Fang .... Indian
  • The Vigilantes Are Coming .... Pedro, Burr's Spanish Henchman
  • The Sunday Round-Up .... Knife Thrower
  • Phantom of Santa Fe .... A Vaquero
  • Land Beyond the Law .... Indian
  • Hills of Old Wyoming .... Lone Eagle
  • It Happened Out West .... Pedro
  • Hawaiian Buckaroo .... Henchman
  • The Cowboy and the Lady .... Knife Thrower
  • Arrest Bulldog Drummond .... Native Buying Rifle
  • Stagecoach .... Bit
  • Mad Youth .... Knife-Thrower in Club Act
  • Adventures of Captain Marvel .... Native 5
  • Sing Your Worries Away .... Knife Thrower
  • Perils of Nyoka .... Tuareg
  • Hangmen Also Die! .... Knife Thrower
  • Murder on the Waterfront .... 'The Great Rajah' throwing knives
File:"Lightning Bryce" Jill Woodward and Steve Clemente.jpg|thumb|right|250px|From serial Lightning Bryce
Jill Woodward and Steve Clemente

Miscellaneous Crew

  • Under Two Flags .... knife thrower
  • Valley of the Sun .... knife thrower
  • Rookies in Burma .... knife thrower
  • Murder on the Waterfront .... knife thrower

    Stuntman

  • ''The Big Trail''