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George Montgomery
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born August 29, 1916Died December 12, 2000 (84 years)
George Montgomery was boxing champion at the University of Montana, where he majored in architecture and interior design. Dropping out a year later, he decided to take up boxing more seriously, and moved to California, where he was coached by ex-heavyweight world champion James J. Jeffries. While in Hollywood, he came to the attention of the studios (not least, because he was an expert rider) and was hired as a stuntman in 1935. After doing this for four years, George was offered a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1939, but found himself largely confined to leads in B-westerns. He did not secure a part in anything even remotely like a prestige picture, until his co-starring role in Roxie Hart (1942), opposite Ginger Rogers. Next, in Orchestra Wives (1942), he played the perfunctory love interest for Ann Rutherford -- though both, inevitably, ended up playing second trombone to Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.
In 1947, George got his first serious break, being cast as Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe, in The Brasher Doubloon (1947). Reviewers, however, compared his performance unfavourably with that of Humphrey Bogart and found the film 'pallid' overall. So it was back to the saddle for George. Unable to shake his image as a cowboy actor, he starred in scores of films with titles like Belle Starr's Daughter (1948), Dakota Lil (1950), Jack McCall Desperado (1953) and Masterson of Kansas (1954) at Columbia, and for producer Edward Small at United Artists. When not cleaning up the Wild West with his six-shooter, he branched out into adventure films set in exotic locales (notably as Harry Quartermain in Watusi (1959)). During the 60's, he also wrote, directed and starred in several long-forgotten, low-budget wartime potboilers made in the Philippines.
At the height of his popularity, George attracted as much publicity for his acting, as for his liaisons with glamorous stars, like Ginger Rogers, Hedy Lamarr (to whom he was briefly engaged) and singer Dinah Shore (whom he married in 1943). After his retirement from the film business, he devoted himself to his love of painting, furniture-making and sculpting bronze busts, including one of his close friend Ronald Reagan.
In 1947, George got his first serious break, being cast as Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe, in The Brasher Doubloon (1947). Reviewers, however, compared his performance unfavourably with that of Humphrey Bogart and found the film 'pallid' overall. So it was back to the saddle for George. Unable to shake his image as a cowboy actor, he starred in scores of films with titles like Belle Starr's Daughter (1948), Dakota Lil (1950), Jack McCall Desperado (1953) and Masterson of Kansas (1954) at Columbia, and for producer Edward Small at United Artists. When not cleaning up the Wild West with his six-shooter, he branched out into adventure films set in exotic locales (notably as Harry Quartermain in Watusi (1959)). During the 60's, he also wrote, directed and starred in several long-forgotten, low-budget wartime potboilers made in the Philippines.
At the height of his popularity, George attracted as much publicity for his acting, as for his liaisons with glamorous stars, like Ginger Rogers, Hedy Lamarr (to whom he was briefly engaged) and singer Dinah Shore (whom he married in 1943). After his retirement from the film business, he devoted himself to his love of painting, furniture-making and sculpting bronze busts, including one of his close friend Ronald Reagan.
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Known For
Filmography
| 1991 | The Great Indian Wars 1840-1890 · as Captain |
| 1988 | Ransom · as Inspector Marks |
| 1985 | Wild Wind · as Major Nestorovic |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Christopher Bell / Garth |
| 1973 | The Daredevil · as Paul Tunney |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Griff |
| 1970 | Satan's Harvest · as Cutter Murdock |
| 1968 | Warkill · as Col. John Hannegan |
| 1967 | Bomb at 10:10 · as Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet |
| 1967 | Hostile Guns · as Gid Mccool |
| 1966 | Hallucination Generation · as Eric |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge · as Sgt. Duquesne |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Nicolai |
| 1965 | Django the Honorable Killer · as Pat O'brien |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Christopher Gist |
| 1964 | Hell of Borneo · as John Dirkson |
| 1964 | Guerillas in Pink Lace · as Murphy |
| 1962 | Samar · as Dr. John David Saunders |
| 1961 | The Steel Claw · as Capt. John Larsen |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Miles Maitland |
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| 1959 | King of the Wild Stallions · as Randy Burke |
| 1959 | Watusi · as Harry Quartermain |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Mayor Matt Rockford |
| 1958 | Badman's Country · as Pat Garrett |
| 1958 | The Toughest Gun in Tombstone · as Capt. Matt Sloane |
| 1958 | Man from God's Country · as Dan Beattie |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Jesse Cowan |
| 1957 | Black Patch · as Clay Morgan |
| 1957 | Pawnee · as Paul 'pale Arrow' Fletcher |
| 1957 | Street of Sinners · as John Dean |
| 1957 | Gun Duel in Durango · as Will Sabre |
| 1957 | Last of the Badmen · as Dan Barton |
| 1956 | Huk! · as Greg Dickson |
| 1956 | Canyon River · as Steve Patrick |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dr. Stanley Wayne |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Mark Weston |
| 1955 | Robbers' Roost · as Jim 'tex' Wall |
| 1955 | Seminole Uprising · as Cam Elliott |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Dan Kelly |
| 1954 | Masterson of Kansas · as Bat Masterson |
| 1954 | The Lone Gun · as Cruze |
| 1954 | Battle of Rogue River · as Maj. Frank Archer |
| 1953 | Gun Belt · as Billy Ringo |
| 1953 | Fort Ti · as Capt. Jed Horn |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado · as Jack Mccall |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Buchanan Smith |
| 1952 | The Pathfinder · as Pathfinder |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Daniel Mckee |
| 1952 | Cripple Creek · as Bret Ivers / Iverson |
| 1952 | Indian Uprising · as Capt. Chase Mccloud |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers · as Johnny Carver |
| 1951 | The Sword of Monte Cristo · as Captain Renault |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail · as Nat Cutler / Hawkeye |
| 1950 | Dakota Lil · as Tom Horn / Steve Garrett |
| 1950 | Davy Crockett, Indian Scout · as Davy Crockett |
| 1948 | Belle Starr's Daughter · as Marshal Tom Jackson |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Bakeland |
| 1948 | The Girl from Manhattan · as Rev. Tom Walker |
| 1948 | Lulu Belle · as George Davis |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon · as Philip Marlowe |
| 1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue · as Van Damm Smith |
| 1943 | Bomber's Moon · as Capt. Jeffrey Dakin |
| 1943 | Coney Island · as Eddie Johnson |
| 1942 | China Girl · as Johnny Williams |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives · as Bill Abbot |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Joe Dawson |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart · as Homer Howard |
| 1941 | Riders of the Purple Sage · as Lassiter |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde · as Lank Garrett |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot · as Charlie Crane |
| 1940 | Young People · as Mike Shea |
| 1940 | Hi-Yo Silver · as Jim Clark |
| 1940 | Star Dust · as Ronnie |
| 1939 | The Cisco Kid and the Lady · as Tommy Bates |
| 1939 | South of the Border · as Bandit |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley · as Henchman |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid · as Soldier |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey · as Soldier |
| 1939 | Wall Street Cowboy · as Cowhand |
| 1939 | In Old Caliente · as Henchman |
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| 1939 | Man of Conquest · as Young Lieutenant, Jackson Aide |
| 1939 | The Night Riders · as Mob Member |
| 1939 | Frontier Pony Express · as Lieutenant Harris |
| 1939 | |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up · as Patrolman Joe |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Miss X · as Policeman |
| 1938 | Shine on Harvest Moon · as Rustler |
| 1938 | Hawk of the Wilderness · as Tom |
| 1938 | Come on, Rangers! · as Ranger In Black Hat |
| 1938 | Billy the Kid Returns · as Henchman |
| 1938 | Pals of the Saddle · as Rider |
| 1938 | Army Girl · as Soldier |
| 1938 | Gold Mine in the Sky · as Cowhand Tom |
| 1938 | Under Western Stars · as Cowhand |
| 1938 | Outlaws of Sonora · as Bank Teller |
| 1938 | The Lone Ranger · as Jim Clark |
| 1938 | The Old Barn Dance · as Rider |
| 1938 | The Purple Vigilantes · as Gambler |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies · as Cowhand At Dance (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Singing Vagabond · as Soldier |