George Montgomery
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.
Fotos
Películas (90)
Ransom
1988 · Inspector Marks
Wild Wind
1985 · Major Nestorovic
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Self
The Daredevil
1972 · Paul Tunney
Satan's Harvest
1970 · Cutter Murdock, Director, Writer
Ride the Tiger
1970
Strangers at Sunrise
1969 · Grant Merrick
Warkill
1968 · Col. John Hannegan
Bomb at 10:10
1967 · Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet
Hostile Guns
1967 · Gid McCool
Hallucination Generation
1966 · Eric, Special Effects
Battle of the Bulge
1965 · Sgt. Duquesne
Django the Condemned
1965 · Pat O'Brien
Hell of Borneo
1964 · John Dirkson, Director, Screenplay
Guerillas in Pink Lace
1964 · Murphy, Director, Producer
Samar
1962 · Dr. John David Saunders, Director, Writer
The Steel Claw
1961 · Capt. John Larsen, Director, Writer
King of the Wild Stallions
1959 · Randy Burke
Watusi
1959 · Harry Quartermain
Badman's Country
1958 · Pat Garrett
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958 · Capt. Matt Sloane
Man from God's Country
1958 · Dan Beattie
Black Patch
1957 · Clay Morgan
Pawnee
1957 · Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher
Street of Sinners
1957 · John Dean
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Will Sabre
Last of the Badmen
1957 · Dan Barton
Huk!
1956 · Greg Dickson
Canyon River
1956 · Steve Patrick
Claire
1956 · Dr. Stanley Wayne
Robbers' Roost
1955 · Jim 'Tex' Wall
Seminole Uprising
1955 · Cam Elliott
Masterson of Kansas
1954 · Bat Masterson
Battle of Rogue River
1954 · Maj. Frank Archer
The Lone Gun
1954 · Cruze
Gun Belt
1953 · Billy Ringo
Fort Ti
1953 · Capt. Jed Horn
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 · Jack McCall
The Pathfinder
1952 · Pathfinder
Cripple Creek
1952 · Bret Ivers / Iverson
Indian Uprising
1952 · Capt. Chase McCloud
The Texas Rangers
1951 · Johnny Carver
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951 · Captain Renault
The Iroquois Trail
1950 · Nat Cutler / Hawkeye
Dakota Lil
1950 · Tom Horn / Steve Garrett
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 · Davy Crockett
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948 · Marshal Tom Jackson
The Girl from Manhattan
1948 · Rev. Tom Walker
Lulu Belle
1948 · George Davis
The Brasher Doubloon
1947 · Philip Marlowe
Three Little Girls in Blue
1946 · Van Damm Smith
Strange Affair
1944 · Set Decoration
Take It or Leave It
1944 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
1944 · Lt. Warren
Bomber's Moon
1943 · Capt. Jeffrey Dakin
Coney Island
1943 · Eddie Johnson
China Girl
1942 · Johnny Williams
Orchestra Wives
1942 · Bill Abbot
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Joe Dawson
Roxie Hart
1942 · Homer Howard
Cadet Girl
1941 · Tex Mallory
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941 · Lassiter
Last of the Duanes
1941 · Buck Duane
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 · Self
Accent on Love
1941 · John Worth Hyndman
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 · Lank Garrett
Jennie
1940 · Franz Schermer
Charter Pilot
1940 · Charlie Crane
Young People
1940 · Mike Shea
Hi-Yo Silver
1940 · Jim Clark
Star Dust
1940 · Ronnie
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939 · Tommy Bates
South of the Border
1939 · Bandit
Saga of Death Valley
1939 · Henchman
The Arizona Kid
1939 · Soldier
In Old Monterey
1939 · Soldier
Wall Street Cowboy
1939 · Cowhand
In Old Caliente
1939 · Henchman
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
The Night Riders
1939 · Mob Member
Frontier Pony Express
1939 · Lieutenant Harris
Southward Ho!
1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939 · Patrolman Joe
The Mysterious Miss X
1939 · Policeman
Hawk of the Wilderness
1938 · Stunts
Army Girl
1938 · Soldier
The Lone Ranger
1938 · Jim Clark
The Purple Vigilantes
1938 · Stunts
Springtime in the Rockies
1937 · Cowhand at Dance (uncredited)
The Singing Vagabond
1935 · Stunts
Series (13)
Children's Island
1985 · The President
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Christopher Bell / Garth
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Odd Couple
1970 · Griff
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Cimarron City
1958 · Mayor Matt Rockford
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Jim Corbett, Buchanan Smith
This Is Your Life
1952 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
Studio One
1948 · Bakeland