Steve Clemente

Steve Clemente
Born	Esteban Clemento Morro November 22, 1885 Mexico
Died	May 7, 1950 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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 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 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).

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 (1917) (as Steve Clement) .... Pedro, the Foreman
• Hell Bent (1918) .... Undetermined Role
• The Scarlet Drop (1918) (as Steve Clemento) .... Buck
• The Arizona Cat Claw (1919) (as Steve Clemento) .... Zappatti
• Lightning Bryce (1919) .... Zambleau
• Thunderbolt Jack (1920) (as Steve Clemento) .... Manuel Garcia
• The Girl Who Dared (1920) (as Steve Clemento) .... Ramez
• 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
• Two-Fisted Jefferson (1922) (as Steve Clements)
• The Forbidden Trail (1923) (as Steve Clemento) .... Mose
• Trigger Finger (1924)
• Fast and Fearless (1924) (as Steve Clemento) .... Gonzales
• Crashin' Through (1924) (as Steve Clements) .... Pedro
• The Rainbow Trail (1925) .... Nas Ta Bega
• 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 Sideshow (1928) (as Steve Clemento) .... Knife thrower
• Wings of Adventure (1930) (uncredited) .... Bandit
• The Lightning Warrior (1931) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• Lariats and Sixshooters (1931) (uncredited) .... Saloon Mexican
• Tex Takes a Holiday (1932) .... Knife-tossing Henchman
• The Golden West (1932) (uncredited) .... Interrogated Indian
• The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (as Steve Clemento) .... Tartar
• Guns for Hire (1932) .... 'Flash' Gomez
• Mystery Ranch (1932) (uncredited) .... Henchman Steve
• Riders of the Desert (1932) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• Forty-Five Calibre Echo (1932) (uncredited) .... Mexican in saloon
• 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
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933) .... Henchman
• Kid Millions (1934) (uncredited) .... Desert rider
• Fighting Through (1934) .... Steve (the knife thrower)
• The Murder in the Museum (1934) .... Pedro Darro
• Viva Villa! (1934) (uncredited) .... Member of Pascal's staff
• The Fighting Ranger (1934) (uncredited) .... Cougar's Mexican Henchman
• Range Riders (1934) (uncredited) .... Saloon Swamper
• Five Bad Men (1935) .... Rodriguez
• Phantom of Santa Fe (1936) (uncredited) .... A Vaquero
• 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
• It Happened Out West (1937) .... Pedro
• Hills of Old Wyoming (1937) .... Lone Eagle
• Land Beyond the Law (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian
• Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman
• Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit
• Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939) (uncredited) .... Native Buying Rifle
• Mad Youth (1940) (uncredited) .... Knife-Thrower in Club Act
• Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) (uncredited) .... Native 5
• Perils of Nyoka (1942) (uncredited) .... Tuareg
• Sing Your Worries Away (1942) (uncredited) .... Knife Thrower

Miscellaneous Crew

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

Stuntman

• The Big Trail (1930) (uncredited)

External links

• Steve Clemente at the Internet Movie Database