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George Montgomery(1916-2000)

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  • Stunts
  • Director
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George Montgomery, 1952.
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Battle of Rogue River (1954)
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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. He 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 60s, 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.
BornAugust 27, 1916
DiedDecember 12, 2000(84)
BornAugust 27, 1916
DiedDecember 12, 2000(84)
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Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
Betty Grable and George Montgomery in Coney Island (1943)
Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, and George Montgomery in Coney Island (1943)
Betty Grable and George Montgomery in Coney Island (1943)
Nancy Guild and George Montgomery in The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
George Montgomery in The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
Dorothy Lamour and George Montgomery in Lulu Belle (1948)
Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)

Known for

George Montgomery, Joan O'Brien, Ziva Rodann, and Gilbert Roland in Samar (1962)
Samar
6.0
  • Dr. John David Saunders
  • 1962
Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, and George Montgomery in The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
The Brasher Doubloon
6.5
  • Philip Marlowe
  • 1947
Glenn Miller, Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Orchestra Wives (1942)
Orchestra Wives
6.8
  • Bill Abbot
  • 1942
Taina Elg and George Montgomery in Watusi (1959)
Watusi
5.5
  • Harry Quartermain
  • 1959

Credits

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Actor

  • Ransom (1988)
    Ransom
  • Dale Cummings, George Montgomery, and Jay North in Wild Wind (1985)
    Wild Wind
  • Children's Island (1985)
    Children's Island
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
  • The Daredevil (1972)
    The Daredevil
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
  • Ride the Tiger (1970)
    Ride the Tiger
  • Tippi Hedren and George Montgomery in Satan's Harvest (1970)
    Satan's Harvest
  • Strangers at Sunrise (1969)
    Strangers at Sunrise
  • George Montgomery in Warkill (1968)
    Warkill
  • Julie Gregg, George Montgomery, Liza Moreno, and Torin Thatcher in Hell of Borneo (1967)
    Hell of Borneo
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Tab Hunter, and George Montgomery in Hostile Guns (1967)
    Hostile Guns
  • Rada Djuricin, Rade Markovic, George Montgomery, and Branko Plesa in Bomb at 10:10 (1967)
    Bomb at 10:10

Stunts

  • Gene Autry in South of the Border (1939)
    South of the Border
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Jack Ingram, and Frank M. Thomas in Saga of Death Valley (1939)
    Saga of Death Valley
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers in The Arizona Kid (1939)
    The Arizona Kid
    • (uncredited)
  • John Wayne in New Frontier (1939)
    New Frontier
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Craig Reynolds in Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
    Wall Street Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
  • John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Raymond Hatton in Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
    Wyoming Outlaw
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Lynne Roberts in In Old Caliente (1939)
    In Old Caliente
    • (uncredited)
  • Richard Dix, Edward Ellis, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Ralph Morgan, and Gail Patrick in Man of Conquest (1939)
    Man of Conquest
    • (uncredited)
  • John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune in The Night Riders (1939)
    The Night Riders
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton, Bud Osborne, and Lynne Roberts in Frontier Pony Express (1939)
    Frontier Pony Express
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Lynne Roberts in Southward Ho! (1939)
    Southward Ho!
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton, and Lynne Roberts in Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
    Rough Riders' Round-up
    • (uncredited)
  • Barton MacLane in I Was a Convict (1939)
    I Was a Convict
    • (uncredited)
  • Lynne Roberts and Michael Whalen in The Mysterious Miss X (1939)
    The Mysterious Miss X
    • (uncredited)
  • Roy Rogers and Lynne Roberts in Shine on Harvest Moon (1938)
    Shine on Harvest Moon
    • (uncredited)

Director

  • Tippi Hedren and George Montgomery in Satan's Harvest (1970)
    Satan's Harvest
    • (as Douglas K. Stone)
  • Julie Gregg, George Montgomery, Liza Moreno, and Torin Thatcher in Hell of Borneo (1967)
    Hell of Borneo
  • Guerillas in Pink Lace (1964)
    Guerillas in Pink Lace
  • George Montgomery, Joan O'Brien, Ziva Rodann, and Gilbert Roland in Samar (1962)
    Samar
  • The Steel Claw (1961)
    The Steel Claw

Videos6

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:10
Official Trailer
Indian Uprising
Trailer 1:03
Indian Uprising
Cripple Creek
Trailer 1:54
Cripple Creek
Battle of Rogue River
Trailer 1:52
Battle of Rogue River
Orchestra Wives
Trailer 1:53
Orchestra Wives
Coney Island
Trailer 2:12
Coney Island

Personal details

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    • August 27, 1916
    • Brady, Montana, USA
    • December 12, 2000
    • Rancho Mirage, California, USA(heart failure)
    • Dinah ShoreDecember 5, 1943 - May 9, 1963 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Melissa Montgomery
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    (1970s) TV commercial: Pledge furniture cleaner
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies

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    An excellent craftsman, he ran a cabinet shop for over 40 years while directing and appearing in action movies. He also designed and built 11 houses for friends and family.

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