George Montgomery

Actor, Productor, Director, Escritor

29 de agosto de 1916 — 12 de diciembre de 2000 (84 años)
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.

Películas y series en Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • Under Western Stars
    Under Western Stars1938
  • The Proud and Damned
    The Proud and Damned1972
  • Gun Duel in Durango
    Gun Duel in Durango1957
  • Billy the Kid Returns
    Billy the Kid Returns1938
  • La hija de Belle Starr
    La hija de Belle Starr1948
  • La tribu de los Pawnee
    La tribu de los Pawnee1957
  • La espada de Montecristo
    La espada de Montecristo1951
  • Destinos cruzados
    Destinos cruzados1948
  • En el viejo corral
    En el viejo corral1938
  • Satan's Harvest
    Satan's Harvest1970
  • South of the Border
    South of the Border1939
  • In Old Monterey
    In Old Monterey1939
  • Gold Mine in the Sky
    Gold Mine in the Sky1938
  • El proscrito del río Colorado
    El proscrito del río Colorado1965

Conocido por

  • La batalla de las Ardenas
    La batalla de las Ardenas1965
  • El doblón Brasher
    El doblón Brasher1947
  • Viudas del jazz
    Viudas del jazz1942
  • Roxie Hart
    Roxie Hart1942
  • Rifle solitario
    Rifle solitario1954
  • The Texas Rangers
    The Texas Rangers1951
  • Era de violencia
    Era de violencia1952
  • Nido de ladrones
    Nido de ladrones1955
  • Masterson de Kansas
    Masterson de Kansas1954
  • La batalla de Rogue River
    La batalla de Rogue River1954
  • Asalto a Tombstone
    Asalto a Tombstone1953
  • Gun Duel in Durango
    Gun Duel in Durango1957
  • Regreso a las minas del rey Salomón
    Regreso a las minas del rey Salomón1959
  • Black Patch
    Black Patch1957
  • Canyon River
    Canyon River1956
  • Davy Crockett, el explorador indio
    Davy Crockett, el explorador indio1950
  • Rebelión india
    Rebelión india1952
  • El levantamiento de los seminolas
    El levantamiento de los seminolas1955
  • Fort Ti
    Fort Ti1953
  • Badman's Country
    Badman's Country1958

Filmography

1991
1988
Ransom · as Inspector Marks
1985
Wild Wind · as Major Nestorovic
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man · as Christopher Bell / Garth
1973
The Daredevil · as Paul Tunney
1971
1970
The Odd Couple · as Griff
1970
Satan's Harvest · as Cutter MurdockEn Plex
1968
Warkill · as Col. John Hannegan
1967
Bomb at 10:10 · as Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet
1967
Hostile Guns · as Gid Mccool
1966
1965
Battle of the Bulge · as Sgt. Duquesne
1965
I Spy · as Nicolai
1965
Django the Honorable Killer · as Pat O'brienEn Plex
1964
NET Playhouse · as Christopher Gist
1964
Hell of Borneo · as John Dirkson
1964
1962
Samar · as Dr. John David Saunders
1961
The Steel Claw · as Capt. John Larsen
1959
Hawaiian Eye · as Miles Maitland
1959
Bonanza · as Dan TaggertEn Plex
1959
King of the Wild Stallions · as Randy Burke
1959
Watusi · as Harry Quartermain
1958
Cimarron City · 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 · as Jesse Cowan
1957
Black Patch · as Clay Morgan
1957
Pawnee · as Paul 'pale Arrow' FletcherEn Plex
1957
Street of Sinners · as John Dean
1957
Gun Duel in Durango · as Will SabreEn Plex
1957
Last of the Badmen · as Dan Barton
1956
Huk! · as Greg Dickson
1956
Canyon River · as Steve Patrick
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse · as Dr. Stanley Wayne
1955
The Jane Wyman Show · as Mark Weston
1955
Robbers' Roost · as Jim 'tex' Wall
1955
Seminole Uprising · as Cam Elliott
1955
Stage 7 · 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 · as Buchanan Smith
1952
The Pathfinder · as Pathfinder
1952
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 RenaultEn Plex
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 JacksonEn Plex
1948
Studio One · as Bakeland
1948
The Girl from Manhattan · as Rev. Tom Walker
1948
Lulu Belle · as George DavisEn Plex
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
1942
Roxie Hart · as Homer Howard
1941
1941
Accent on Love · as John Worth Hyndman
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 BanditEn Plex
1939
Saga of Death Valley · as Henchman
1939
The Arizona Kid · as Soldier
1939
In Old Monterey · as SoldierEn Plex
1939
Wall Street Cowboy · as Cowhand
1939
In Old Caliente · as Henchman
1939
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
1938
Come on, Rangers! · as Ranger
1938
Billy the Kid Returns · as HenchmanEn Plex
1938
Pals of the Saddle · as Rider
1938
Army Girl · as Soldier
1938
Gold Mine in the Sky · as Cowhand TomEn Plex
1938
Under Western Stars · as CowhandEn Plex
1938
Outlaws of Sonora · as Bank Teller
1938
The Lone Ranger · as Jim Clark
1938
The Old Barn Dance · as RiderEn Plex
1938
The Purple Vigilantes · as Gambler
1937
Springtime in the Rockies · as Cowhand At Dance (uncredited)
1935
The Singing Vagabond · as Soldier

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