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 (1917 film) The Scarlet Drop .... Buck Hell Bent .... Undetermined RoleLightning Bryce .... ZambleauThe 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 BegaRiding 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' GomezThe Most Dangerous Game .... Tartar The Golden West .... Interrogated Indian Tex Takes a Holiday .... Knife-tossing HenchmanClancy of the Mounted .... Patouche - Renegade IndianKing 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 DarroRange Riders .... Saloon Swamper Fighting Through .... Steve - the Knife Thrower Kid Millions .... Desert rider Five Bad Men .... RodriguezUnder Two Flags .... Knife Thrower White Fang .... Indian The Vigilantes Are Coming .... Pedro, Burr's Spanish Henchman The Sunday Round-Up .... Knife ThrowerPhantom of Santa Fe .... A Vaquero Land Beyond the Law .... Indian Hills of Old Wyoming .... Lone EagleIt Happened Out West .... PedroHawaiian 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

Miscellaneous Crew

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

Stuntman