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Michael E. Steele

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Location Management
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Michael E. Steele was born on 9 July 1950 in Kent, England, UK. He is an assistant director and producer, known for Money Train (1995), The Thing (1982) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He has been married to Julie A. Bloom since 22 August 1992. They have two children. He was previously married to Julie Bloom.
BornJuly 9, 1950
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
    Money Train
    5.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Steele)
    • 1995
    The Thing (1982)
    The Thing
    8.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Steele)
    • 1982
    Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Michael Steele)
    • 1983
    Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
    Sleeping with the Enemy
    6.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Michiel Huisman, and Hera Hilmar in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
      The Ottoman Lieutenant
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Crash & Burn (2017)
      Crash & Burn
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • John Turturro and Riz Ahmed in The Night Of (2016)
      The Night Of
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2016
    • Flesh and Bone (2015)
      Flesh and Bone
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, and Naomi Watts in St. Vincent (2014)
      St. Vincent
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2012–2014
    • Believe (2014)
      Believe
      7.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2014
    • A Holmes of Their Own (2013)
      A Holmes of Their Own
      8.6
      Video
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • Holmes Sweet Holmes (2013)
      Holmes Sweet Holmes
      8.7
      Video
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • In Liu of Watson (2013)
      In Liu of Watson
      7.6
      Video
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • Set Tour with Lucy Liu (2013)
      Set Tour with Lucy Liu
      7.8
      Video
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
      Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
      6.7
      • first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)
      Movie 43
      4.4
      • first assistant director (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating", as Michael Steele)
      • 2013
    • Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Andy Mientus in Smash (2012)
      Smash
      7.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2012
    • Treme (2010)
      Treme
      8.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: New York
      • first assistant director: new york
      • 2011

    Producer

    • Simon Kendall, Doug Bennett, John Burton, Richard Baker, Steve Bosley, Wally Watson, and Teresa Alfeld in Doug and the Slugs & Me (2022)
      Doug and the Slugs & Me
      7.7
      • executive producer (as Michael Steele)
      • 2022
    • Kurt Bantilan, Sophia Paulmier, Ade Otukoya, Alisha Spielmann, Cronin Cullen, Melanie Mahanna, and Brian Kim McCormick in We Be Nurses (2018)
      We Be Nurses
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Michiel Huisman, and Hera Hilmar in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
      The Ottoman Lieutenant
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • The Date
      Video
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn in The Interpreter (2005)
      The Interpreter
      6.4
      • co-producer: U.S. (as Michael Steele)
      • 2005
    • The Ride Home (2000)
      The Ride Home
      6.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Sharon Stone and Billy Connolly in Beautiful Joe (2000)
      Beautiful Joe
      5.6
      • co-producer (as Michael Steele)
      • 2000
    • Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
      Money Train
      5.7
      • co-producer (as Michael Steele)
      • 1995
    • Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son (1993)
      The Good Son
      6.4
      • co-producer
      • 1993
    • To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
      To Grandmother's House We Go
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • supervising producer (as Michael Steele)
      • 1992
    • And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
      And the Sea Will Tell
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • co-producer
      • 1991
    • Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
      Sleeping with the Enemy
      6.3
      • associate producer
      • 1991

    Location Management

    • Richard Farnsworth in The Grey Fox (1982)
      The Grey Fox
      7.3
      • unit location manager (as Michael Steele)
      • 1982
    • The Plutonium Incident (1980)
      The Plutonium Incident
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • location manager (as Michael Steele)
      • 1980
    • Vanessa Redgrave, Donald Sutherland, and Lawrence Dane in Bear Island (1979)
      Bear Island
      5.9
      • location manager (as Michael Steele)
      • 1979

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Michael Steele
    • Born
      • July 9, 1950
      • Kent, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Julie A. BloomAugust 22, 1992 - present (divorced, 2 children)
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