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Monte Blue
Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 10, 1887Died February 18, 1963 (76 years)
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Monte Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles.
Blue was born as Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was half French, half Cherokee Indian. One of five children, his father died and his mother could not raise five children alone. Along with another brother, they both admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. This did not stop him working his way through to Purdue University.
When growing up, Blue built up his physique to become a football player (he grew to six feet three inches tall). He not only played football, but he was also a fireman, railroad worker, coal miner, cowpuncher, ranch hand, circus rider, lumberjack, and finally, a day laborer at the studios of D. W. Griffith.
He had no theatrical experience when he came to the screen. In his first movie, The Birth of a Nation (1915), he was a stuntman and an extra in the movie. In his next movie, he starred in another small part in the movie, Intolerance (1916). Gradually moving to supporting roles for both D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, Blue earned his breakthrough role as Danton in Orphans of the Storm, starring sisters, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Then he rose to stardom as a rugged romantic lead along with top leading actresses such as Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer. His most prolific female screen partner was Marie Prevost with whom he made several films in the mid 20s at Warner Brothers. Blue's finest silent screen performance was as the alcoholic doctor who finds paradise in MGM's White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). Blue became one of the few silent stars to survive the talkie revolution. However, he lost his investments in the stock market crash of 1929.
He rebuilt his career as a character actor, working until his retirement in 1954. One of his more memorable roles was the sheriff in Key Largo. He divorced his first wife in 1923 and married Tova Jansen in 1924. He had two children, Barbara Ann and Richard Monte. During the later part of his life, Monte Blue was an active Mason and the advance man for the Hamid-Morton Shrine Circus; while on business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had a heart attack because of complications from influenza, dying at age 76.
Monte Blue has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6286 Hollywood Blvd.
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Monte Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles.
Blue was born as Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was half French, half Cherokee Indian. One of five children, his father died and his mother could not raise five children alone. Along with another brother, they both admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. This did not stop him working his way through to Purdue University.
When growing up, Blue built up his physique to become a football player (he grew to six feet three inches tall). He not only played football, but he was also a fireman, railroad worker, coal miner, cowpuncher, ranch hand, circus rider, lumberjack, and finally, a day laborer at the studios of D. W. Griffith.
He had no theatrical experience when he came to the screen. In his first movie, The Birth of a Nation (1915), he was a stuntman and an extra in the movie. In his next movie, he starred in another small part in the movie, Intolerance (1916). Gradually moving to supporting roles for both D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, Blue earned his breakthrough role as Danton in Orphans of the Storm, starring sisters, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Then he rose to stardom as a rugged romantic lead along with top leading actresses such as Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer. His most prolific female screen partner was Marie Prevost with whom he made several films in the mid 20s at Warner Brothers. Blue's finest silent screen performance was as the alcoholic doctor who finds paradise in MGM's White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). Blue became one of the few silent stars to survive the talkie revolution. However, he lost his investments in the stock market crash of 1929.
He rebuilt his career as a character actor, working until his retirement in 1954. One of his more memorable roles was the sheriff in Key Largo. He divorced his first wife in 1923 and married Tova Jansen in 1924. He had two children, Barbara Ann and Richard Monte. During the later part of his life, Monte Blue was an active Mason and the advance man for the Hamid-Morton Shrine Circus; while on business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had a heart attack because of complications from influenza, dying at age 76.
Monte Blue has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6286 Hollywood Blvd.
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Filmography
| 1959 | Pony Express (TV Series) · as Bright Eagle |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Floyd |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Wankawa |
| 1959 | Bold Venture (TV Series) · as Mr. Arden Day |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Chief Thundercloud |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Nicoma |
| 1956 | Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Pawnee Chief |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Apache · as Geronimo |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma · as Townsman |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Peabody - Telegrapher |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! · as Bartender |
| 1953 | The Last Posse · as Uncle Will |
| 1953 | The System · as Man At Hearing |
| 1952 | Rose of Cimarron · as Lone Eagle |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot · as Maxwell |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) |
| 1952 | The Story of Will Rogers · as Oklahoma Delegate |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Mr. Owens |
| 1951 | Warpath · as First Emigrant |
| 1951 | The Sea Hornet · as Lt. Drake |
| 1951 | Sky King (TV Series) · as Sheriff Hollister |
| 1951 | Gold Raiders · as John Sawyer |
| 1951 | Snake River Desperadoes · as Jim Haverly |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Chief Tall Man |
| 1951 | Three Desperate Men · as Marshal Pete Coleman |
| 1950 | Dallas · as Tarrant County Sheriff |
| 1950 | The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as The Mayor |
| 1950 | This Side of the Law · as The Sheriff |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail · as Chief Sagamore |
| 1950 | Colt .45 · as Townsman |
| 1950 | Backfire · as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Montana · as Charlie Penrose |
| 1949 | The Blonde Bandit · as Police Chief Ramsey |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel · as Deacon Jones |
| 1949 | Ranger of Cherokee Strip · as Chief Hunter |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Sheriff Stanton |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining · as St. Clair - Actor In 'uncle Tom's Cabin' |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead · as Gas Station Executive (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory · as U.s. Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Younger Brothers · as Deputy Joe |
| 1949 | Homicide · as George, Sheriff |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis · as Capt. Jeffrey |
| 1949 | Flaxy Martin · as Joe, Detective |
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan · as Turnkey (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Ben (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Two Guys from Texas · as Pete Nash |
| 1948 | Key Largo · as Sheriff Ben Wade |
| 1948 | The Big Punch · as Police Lt. Ryan |
| 1948 | Silver River · as 'buck' Chevigee |
| 1948 | Speed to Spare · as Bit Role |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose · as Replacement Barman |
| 1947 | Life with Father · as The Policeman |
| 1947 | Possessed · as Norris - Lake House Caretaker |
| 1947 | The Unfaithful · as Businessman With Hunter |
| 1947 | Cheyenne · as Timberline |
| 1947 | Stallion Road · as Horse Rancher (uncredited) |
| 1947 | That Way with Women · as Macpherson |
| 1947 | Bells of San Fernando · as Governor Don Sebastian Fernando |
| 1946 | Humoresque · as Moving Man (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Time, the Place and the Girl · as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Man I Love · as Cop (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Shadow of a Woman · as Mike, Police Lieutenant |
| 1946 | Two Guys from Milwaukee · as Broadcast Director (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married · as Drapery Man |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man · as Lake |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Mr. Lippencott |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Jailer |
| 1945 | San Antonio · as Cleve Andrews |
| 1945 | Danger Signal · as Policeman In Car |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk · as Fireman On Train |
| 1945 | Escape in the Desert · as Sheriff |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight · as The Chef (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Conspirators · as Jennings |
| 1944 | Janie · as Policeman |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Captain Of 'queen Of Dixie' |
| 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios · as Abdul Dhris |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille · as Second Mate |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit · as Jean |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Bartender In Errol Flynn Number (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 · as Bus Station Official |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic · as Seaman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow · as Heckler (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Edge of Darkness · as Jens Petersen |
| 1943 | Truck Busters · as Scrappy O'brien |
| 1943 | The Hard Way · as Man In Audience (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Divide and Conquer · as Bit Role |
| 1942 | Casablanca · as American (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Gambler In "lucky Guy" |
| 1942 | Road to Morocco · as Kasim's Aide (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Hidden Hand · as Matthews, The Undertaker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Mike The Doorman |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch · as Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde · as Policeman At Union Hall (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies · as Hugo Mehl |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific · as Dan Morton |
| 1942 | Divide and Conquer · as Minor Role |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Officer At Tea |
| 1942 | Klondike Fury · as Flight Dispatcher |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Policeman |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike · as John Burke |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout · as Colonel |
| 1941 | Law of the Timber · as Hodge Mason |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as Policeman In Slums |
| 1941 | New York Town · as Mcauliffe (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady · as Man #2, Hoyt City |
| 1941 | King of the Texas Rangers · as Capt. Tom King Sr. |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood · as Sheriff Jordan |
| 1941 | Sunset in Wyoming · as Jim Hayes |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley · as Rance Davis |
| 1941 | The Great Train Robbery · as The Super |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge · as Phil Johnson |
| 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again · as Pablo Slide Along |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police · as Indian |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok · as Marshal Evans |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider · as Captain Norberg |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore · as High Priest (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James · as Train Passenger |
| 1939 | Geronimo · as Interpreter |
| 1939 | Our Leading Citizen · as Frank |
| 1939 | Port of Hate · as Hammond |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Lerdo De Tajada |
| 1939 | Union Pacific · as Indian (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Frontier Pony Express · as Cherokee |
| 1939 | Dodge City · as Barlow |
| 1938 | Tom Sawyer, Detective · as Sheriff Walker |
| 1938 | Hawk of the Wilderness · as Yellow Weasel |
| 1938 | Illegal Traffic · as Captain Moran |
| 1938 | King of Alcatraz · as Officer |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider · as Cap Folsom |
| 1938 | Spawn of the North · as Cannery Official |
| 1938 | Rebellious Daughters · as Charlie, Alias Clint Houston |
| 1938 | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok · as Mr. Cameron |
| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove · as Undetermined Role |
| 1938 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 · as Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Born to the West · as Bart Hammond |
| 1937 | Amateur Crook · as Crone |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress · as Bit Role |
| 1937 | Thunder Trail · as Jeff Graves |
| 1937 | Sky Racket · as Benjamin Arnold |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea · as Mate |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome · as Oil Man |
| 1937 | Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm · as Joe Stafford |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Indian Jim |
| 1937 | Secret Agent X-9 · as Baron Michael Karsten |
| 1936 | A Million to One · as John Kent Sr. |
| 1936 | Song of the Gringo · as Sheriff |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Indian |
| 1936 | Ride, Ranger, Ride · as Duval, Aka Chief Tavibo |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland · as Messenger |
| 1936 | Prison Shadows · as Bert Mcnamee |
| 1936 | Undersea Kingdom · as Unga Khan |
| 1936 | Treachery Rides the Range · as Colonel Drummond |
| 1936 | Desert Gold · as Chetley 'chet' Kasedon |
| 1935 | Trails of the Wild · as Rcmp Larry Doyle |
| 1935 | The Test · as Pepite La Joie |
| 1935 | 'G' Men · as Fingerprint Expert |
| 1935 | Social Error · as Dean Carter |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer · as Hamzulla Khan |
| 1934 | Student Tour · as Jeff Kane |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels · as Kenneth Murdock |
| 1934 | The Last Round-Up · as Jack Kells |
| 1934 | Come On, Marines! · as Lt. Allen |
| 1933 | The Intruder · as John Brandt |
| 1933 | The Thundering Herd · as Smiley |
| 1932 | Officer Thirteen · as Tom Burke |
| 1932 | The Stoker · as Dick Martin |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble · as Policeman |
| 1930 | Those Who Dance · as Dan Hogan |
| 1929 | Show of Shows · as Condemned Man (segment "rifle Execution") (uncredited) |
| 1928 | White Shadows in the South Seas · as Dr. Matthew Lloyd |
| 1926 | So This Is Paris · as Dr. Paul Giraud |
| 1925 | Kiss Me Again · as Gaston Fleury |
| 1924 | The Lover of Camille · as Jean Gaspard Deburau |
| 1924 | Mademoiselle Midnight · as Owen Burke / Jerry Brent |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle · as Dr. Franz Braun |
| 1923 | Lucretia Lombard · as Stephen Winship |
| 1923 | The Purple Highway · as Edgar Prentice, Aka Edgar Craig |
| 1922 | My Old Kentucky Home · as Richard Goodloe |
| 1921 | Orphans of the Storm · as Danton |
| 1921 | The Affairs of Anatol · as Abner Elliott |
| 1921 | A Perfect Crime · as Wally Griggs |
| 1920 | Something to Think About · as Jim Dirk |
| 1919 | The Mother and the Law · as Strike Leader |
| 1918 | The Romance of Tarzan · as Juan |
| 1918 | Johanna Enlists · as Pvt. Vibbard |
| 1918 | |
| 1918 | M'Liss · as Mexican Joe Dominguez |
| 1917 | The Man from Painted Post · as Slim Carter |
| 1917 | Wild and Woolly · as One Of Wild Bill's Men (uncredited) |
| 1917 | Betsy's Burglar · as Victor Gilpin |
| 1916 | The Matrimaniac · as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| 1916 | The Microscope Mystery · as Jud |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as The Strike Leader |
| 1916 | The Devil's Needle · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Martyrs of the Alamo · as Defender Of The Alamo |
| 1915 | Ghosts · as Bohemian |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as (uncredited) |