West of Zanzibar (1954) gave him the hit song Jumbo. In 1954, British cinemagoers rated Steel and Jack Hawkins as their favourite actors.
Distantly related to actor Raymond Massey.
In the late 1940s and early 1950s he was, along with 'Dirk Bogarde,' the Rank Organisation's (and the UK's) highest paid actor.
Served as a Guards officer so was very well suited to his many military roles.
Son of Edward Steel
While filming The Master of Ballantrae (1953), Errol Flynn ran his epee through Steel's hand.
While filming Ivory Hunter (1951), Steel crashed into a tree & damaged his knee. It later needed surgery.