{{Short description|American actor (1916–1975)}}

'''Ted North Jr.'''<ref name=kct>{{cite news |last1=Laird |first1=Landon |title=About Town |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1355476/ted_north_life_sketch_1963_article/ |work=The Kansas City Times |date=October 17, 1963 |location=Missouri, Kansas City |page=13 D|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 30, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> (born '''Edward Ernest Steinel''') (<!-- born '''Edward J. Steinel''', -->November 3, 1916 &ndash; November 22, 1975) was an American film actor of the 1940s,<ref name="TN">{{cite web | url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSV3-1P1 | title=Edward J Steinel, "United States Social Security Death Index" | publisher=Familysearch | date=1975 | accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref> sometimes credited as '''Michael North'''.

The grandson of a stock theater operator<ref name="es">{{cite news |title=Young Lawyer Likes Movie Acting More |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/866035153/?match=1&terms=%22Ted%20North%22%20actor |access-date=September 8, 2024 |work=Evening Star |agency=Associated Press |date=June 30, 1940 |location=District of Columbia, Washington |page=F 3|via = Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and son of tent show operator Ted North,<ref name="kct" /> he was born in Topeka, Kansas, and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1939.<ref name="kct" /> North was studying law when he changed plans. A visit to Hollywood and a screen test arranged by Warner Baxter (a friend of North's father) led to his being cast in ''The Bride Wore Crutches''. He said that he chose acting over being an attorney because "I saw so many young lawyers working for a dollar a day."<ref name=es/> North gained early acting experience in some of his father's stock productions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schallert |first1=Edwin |title=Wilcox Seeks 'Sally' to Star Anna Neagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24984379/the_los_angeles_times/ |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 15, 1940 |location=California, Los Angeles |page=Part II - 13|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 30, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref> He appeared in several films including the films noir ''The Unsuspected'' and ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' (both 1947).

North's acting career was interrupted by three years' service in the Navy during World War II. After he returned to films, director Michael Curtis had North's first name from Ted to Michael, saying, "Ted sounds too much like a cowboy."<ref name="kcs">{{cite news |title=The Royalty in Film Popularity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/655793468/?match=1&terms=%22Ted%20North%22%20actor |access-date=September 8, 2024 |work=The Kansas City Star |date=November 16, 1947 |page=D 1|via = Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

North was married to actress Mary Beth Hughes from 1943 until their divorce in 1947. They had one son. He married again in 1952.<ref name="kct" />

After North left acting, he became an agent for entertainers, including Red Skelton, Milburn Stone, and Amanda Blake.<ref name="kct" />

North died in Florida, aged 59.

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1940|| ''Young People'' || Eddie || Uncredited |- |1940|| ''The Bride Wore Crutches'' || Johnny 'Dizzy' Dixon || |- |1940|| ''Yesterday's Heroes'' || Claude Hammond || |- |1940|| ''The Mark of Zorro'' || Student / Officer || Uncredited |- |1940|| ''Street of Memories'' || Limby || Uncredited |- |1940|| ''Chad Hanna'' || Fred Shepley || |- |1941|| ''For Beauty's Sake'' || Bertram Erasmus Dillsome || |- |1941|| ''Charlie Chan in Rio'' || Carlos Dantas / Clark Denton || |- |1942|| ''Roxie Hart'' || Stuart Chapman || |- |1942|| ''To the Shores of Tripoli'' || Bill Grady || Uncredited |- |1942|| ''My Gal Sal'' || Sally's Friend || Uncredited |- |1942|| ''Syncopation'' || Paul Porter || |- |1942|| ''Manila Calling'' || Walter Jamison || |- |1942|| ''Girl Trouble'' || George || |- |1942|| ''Thunder Birds'' || Cadet Hackzell || |- |1942|| ''Ox-Bow Incident'' || Joyce || |- |1943|| ''Margin for Error'' || Saboteur || Uncredited |- |1943|| ''Hello, Frisco, Hello'' || Dick Greenwood || Uncredited |- |1944|| ''Men on Her Mind'' || Jim Lacey || |- |1947|| ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' || Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson || |- |1947|| ''The Unsuspected'' || Steven Francis Howard || (final film role) |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0636071|name=Ted North}}

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