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Steve Dekker (1959-60)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/533/000084281/">Without Warning (26-Nov-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/134/000071918/">Winter Kills (11-May-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/212/000221546/">The Alpha Incident (24-May-1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/554/000257780/">My Boys Are Good Boys (1978)</a> <br> <a href="/films/419/000063230/">The Food of the Gods (18-Jun-1976)</a> · Bensington<br> <a href="/films/647/000083398/">Brannigan (26-Mar-1975)</a> · Capt. Moretti<br> <a href="/films/596/000244861/">The Dead Don't Die (14-Jan-1975)</a> <br> <a href="/films/001/000244266/">Cry Panic (6-Feb-1974)</a> <br> <a href="/films/403/000108079/">Birds of Prey (30-Jan-1973)</a> <br> <a href="/films/985/000221322/">The Mind Snatchers (28-Jun-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/648/000083399/">The Night Stalker (11-Jan-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/589/000062403/">The Anderson Tapes (17-Jun-1971)</a> · Delaney<br> <a href="/films/173/000034071/">I Walk the Line (18-Nov-1970)</a> · Carl McCain<br> <a href="/films/551/000161068/">The Devil's 8 (14-May-1969)</a> <br> <a href="/films/831/000033732/">The Detective (28-May-1968)</a> · Curran<br> <a href="/films/523/000254758/">Gentle Giant (25-Oct-1967)</a> · Fog Hanson<br> <a href="/films/694/000041571/">The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (30-Jun-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/698/000032602/">The Dirty Dozen (15-Jun-1967)</a> · Capt. Stuart Kinder<br> <a href="/films/113/000204498/">Something Wild (23-Dec-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/818/000092542/">Ada (25-Aug-1961)</a> · Col. Yancey<br> <a href="/films/858/000032762/">Paths of Glory (25-Dec-1957)</a> · Cpl. Paris<br> <a href="/films/036/000082787/">Run of the Arrow (2-Aug-1957)</a> · Lt. Driscoll<br> <a href="/films/314/000161828/">The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (Aug-1957)</a> · Mike Valla<br> <a href="/films/929/000253170/">A Woman's Devotion (16-Nov-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/185/000357111/">Desert Sands (18-Nov-1955)</a> · Capt. Malcolm<br> <a href="/films/772/000037661/">Kiss Me Deadly (18-May-1955)</a> · Mike Hammer<br> <a href="/films/214/000208587/">Big House, U.S.A. (3-Mar-1955)</a> · Jerry Barker<br> <a href="/films/032/000064837/">The Naked Spur (3-Aug-1953)</a> · Roy Anderson<br> <a href="/films/603/000375475/">Code Two (24-Apr-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/422/000090152/">Jeopardy (30-Mar-1953)</a> · Lawson<br> <a href="/films/935/000034833/">Somebody Loves Me (24-Sep-1952)</a> · Ben Fields<br> <a href="/films/458/000276627/">Shadow in the Sky (18-Jul-1952)</a> · Burt<br> <a href="/films/238/000178701/">Glory Alley (6-Jun-1952)</a> · Socks Barbarrosa<br> <a href="/films/046/000237332/">Teresa (5-Apr-1951)</a> · Sgt. 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