Biography
Freddie Steele was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as the National Boxing Association (NBA) Middleweight Champion of the World between 1936 and 1938. Steele was nicknamed "The Tacoma Assassin" and was trained by Jack Connor, Johnny Babnick; and Ray Arcel while in New York. His managers included George McAllister, Dave Miller, Eddie Miller, and Pete Reilly. He appeared as an actor in a number of Hollywood films in the 1940s, including Preston Sturges's Hail the Conquering Hero.
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Awards & recognition
- International Boxing Hall of Fame · 1999
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
Filmography13 titles
Hollywood Canteen
Gentleman Jim
A Foreign Affair
Hail the Conquering Hero
Raiders of Ghost City
Whistling in Brooklyn
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Call Northside 777
I Walk Alone
Desperate
Story of G.I. Joe
Air Force
Black Angel