John Steiner
John Steiner

John Steiner

Born: January 7, 1941 - Died: July 31, 2022 (81 years)
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

John Steiner (born 7 January 1941 in Chester) is an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, Steiner attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked for a few years at the BBC. Steiner featured in a lead role in a television production of Design for Living by Noel Coward. Later he found further work primarily in films. In the late 1960s, Steiner was hired to play a part in the spaghetti western Tepepa. He found himself in demand in Italy and relocated there, specializing in playing villains in a great number of Italian B-movies and exploitation films. John Steiner has appeared in various genres of movies, including horror films and police actioners. He also became a favorite of famed Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass featuring in Salon Kitty alongside Ingrid Thulin and Helmut Berger. Steiner was in very steady demand until the late 1980s. As the Italian film industry dwindled, Steiner retired from acting in 1991 and relocated to California, where he became a real estate agent. In the late 1990s a special magazine was started by Cranston McMillan's Also Press. Titled, John Steiner the zine was dedicated to Steiner's film, TV and stage work, featured reviews and helping fans trace prints of his more obscure Italian work, the publication triggered new interest in the happily retired star. Selling mainly in mainland Europe and the USA the zine ran until successfully 2005. A special large format issue ended the run. McMillan remains the best authority on John Steiner and has promised that his long awaited definitve work on the actors career will be with publishers soon. Steiner has recently contributed to DVD extras on some of his films and given interviews about his Italian work. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Steiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies as Actor (78)
The Voysey Inheritance

The Voysey Inheritance

as Trenchard Voysey

May 15, 2014

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

as Self

Apr 17, 2013

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

as Self

Mar 30, 2012

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as Self

Mar 6, 2008

My Roman Holiday With John Steiner

My Roman Holiday With John Steiner

as Self

Oct 2, 2007

Paprika

Paprika

as Prince Ascanio Del Bardo

Feb 13, 1991

Sinbad of the Seven Seas

Sinbad of the Seven Seas

as Jaffar

Apr 1, 1989

Massacre Play

Massacre Play

as Danilo

Jan 1, 1989

Appuntamento a Liverpool

Appuntamento a Liverpool

as British Police Inspector

Sep 2, 1988

The Commander

The Commander

as Duclaud

Apr 28, 1988

Night of the Sharks

Night of the Sharks

as Rosentski

Apr 1, 1988

Striker

Striker

as Kariasin

Mar 17, 1988

Julia and Julia

Julia and Julia

as Alex

Feb 5, 1988

Portami la luna

Portami la luna

as Walfredo

Jun 4, 1987

The Lone Runner

The Lone Runner

as Skorm

Nov 1, 1986

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

as Frederick, Fulvia's lover

Oct 31, 1986

Body Count

Body Count

as Dr. Olsen

Oct 28, 1986

Cobra Mission

Cobra Mission

as James Walcott

Jul 31, 1986

Too Much

Too Much

as Mike Adams

Jan 30, 1986

Commando Leopard

Commando Leopard

as Smithy

Oct 24, 1985

The Berlin Affair

The Berlin Affair

as Oskar Engelhart

Oct 3, 1985

Cut and Run

Cut and Run

as Vlado

Aug 8, 1985

Un caso d'incoscienza

Un caso d'incoscienza

as Milton Tennyson

Jul 10, 1985

I due carabinieri

I due carabinieri

as Crazy man on the train

Dec 21, 1984

The Ark of the Sun God

The Ark of the Sun God

as Lord Dean

Aug 17, 1984

Dagger Eyes

Dagger Eyes

as Ivanov

Nov 28, 1983

Yor: The Hunter from the Future

Yor: The Hunter from the Future

as Overlord

Aug 19, 1983

Tenebre

Tenebre

as Christiano Berti

Oct 28, 1982

The Hunters of the Golden Cobra

The Hunters of the Golden Cobra

as Captain David Franks

Aug 11, 1982

Car Crash

Car Crash

as Kirby

Jul 24, 1981

The Salamander

The Salamander

as Captain Roditi

Apr 25, 1981

The Last Hunter

The Last Hunter

as Major William Cash

Aug 9, 1980

The Little Archimedes

The Little Archimedes

as Alfred

Mar 7, 1980

Action

Action

as The Manager

Jan 4, 1980

Caligula

Caligula

as Longinus

Aug 14, 1979

Design for Living

Design for Living

as Leo

May 6, 1979

Question of Love

Question of Love

as Tom Hastings

Oct 18, 1978

Il prigioniero

Il prigioniero

Jan 1, 1978

Goodbye & Amen

Goodbye & Amen

as Donald Grayson

Dec 23, 1977

Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison

Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison

as Laurin

Sep 22, 1977

Gangbusters

Gangbusters

as Killer

Sep 21, 1977

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond

The Criminals Attack. The Police Respond

as Rudy

Aug 23, 1977

A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

as Valler

Aug 13, 1977

Shock

Shock

as Bruno Baldini

Aug 12, 1977

Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer

Von Buttiglione Sturmtruppenführer

as Schwein

Aug 5, 1977

La Gabbia

La Gabbia

as Il professore

Apr 6, 1977

Deported Women of the SS Special Section

Deported Women of the SS Special Section

as Herr Erner

Nov 23, 1976

Mark Strikes Again

Mark Strikes Again

as Paul Henkel

Oct 20, 1976

Plot of Fear

Plot of Fear

as Hoffmann

Sep 17, 1976

The Hornet's Nest

The Hornet's Nest

as Fisher

Mar 10, 1976

Violent Milan

Violent Milan

as Fausto

Mar 5, 1976

Salon Kitty

Salon Kitty

as Biondo

Mar 2, 1976

I Don't Want to Be Born

I Don't Want to Be Born

as Tommy Morris

Feb 1, 1976

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

as Count Dragulescu

Aug 21, 1975

Violent Rome

Violent Rome

as Franco "Chiodo" Spadoni

Aug 13, 1975

Waves of Lust

Waves of Lust

as Giorgio

Aug 4, 1975

The Last Day of School Before Christmas

The Last Day of School Before Christmas

as Lieutenant

Mar 20, 1975

Challenge to White Fang

Challenge to White Fang

as Beauty Smith / Charles Forth

Oct 25, 1974

Occupations

Occupations

as Terrini

Sep 1, 1974

Morel's Invention

Morel's Invention

as Morel

Jan 1, 1974

White Fang

White Fang

as Charles 'Beauty' Smith

Dec 21, 1973

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

as SS-Standartenführer Eugen Dollmann

Oct 4, 1973

The Police Serve the Citizens?

The Police Serve the Citizens?

as Lambro

Sep 6, 1973

The Professional

The Professional

as Johnny

Mar 3, 1973

Holidays

Holidays

as Scagnetti

Jan 2, 1973

Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

as Ing. Montelli

Oct 19, 1972

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

as Piro

Oct 27, 1971

Bali

Bali

as Glenn

Dec 29, 1970

The Golden Ass

The Golden Ass

as Aristomene

Aug 26, 1970

May Morning

May Morning

as Roderick Rodney Stanton

Aug 2, 1970

A Girl Called Jules

A Girl Called Jules

as Luciano

Jul 25, 1970

The Ancines Woods

The Ancines Woods

as Robert

Apr 19, 1970

Twelve Plus One

Twelve Plus One

as Stanley

Oct 7, 1969

Tepepa

Tepepa

as Doctor Henry Price

Jan 31, 1969

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

as Anthony

Sep 15, 1968

Bedazzled

Bedazzled

as TV Announcer (uncredited)

Oct 30, 1967

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

as Monsieur Dupere

Feb 22, 1967

Alice

Alice

Oct 13, 1965