George Montgomery

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Brady, Montana, USA
    Birthday
    8/29/1916
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The Brasher Doubloon
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5.6
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6.9
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5.8
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The Sword of Monte Cristo
3.5
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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
4.9
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Springtime in the Rockies
6.5
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6
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Coney Island
5.3
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5.4
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0
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Roxie Hart
6.9
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Young People
4.6
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4
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The Steel Claw
4.7
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Gun Belt
6.3
Pawnee
Pawnee
6.4
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7
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Gun Duel In Durango
5.4
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The Girl from Manhattan
5
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Watusi
5.7
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
0
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Fort Ti
6.5
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Jack McCall, Desperado
5.3
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Canyon River
6.4
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Seminole Uprising
4.9
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The Lone Gun
5.3
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Accent on Love
6
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Masterson of Kansas
5.8
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Battle of Rogue River
5.7
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Hostile Guns
5.1
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek
5.7
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady
4.9
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Hell of Borneo
6
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8
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The Pathfinder
4
Three Little Girls in Blue
Three Little Girls in Blue
6.5
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
5
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
6
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Robbers' Roost
5.8
Samar
Samar
0
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
0
Indian Uprising
Indian Uprising
6.2
King of the Wild Stallions
King of the Wild Stallions
6
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
5.7
Last of the Badmen
Last of the Badmen
5
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Django the Condemned
2
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde
0
Huk!
Huk!
4.9
Star Dust
Star Dust
4.7
The Iroquois Trail
The Iroquois Trail
5.8
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Belle Starr's Daughter
4.4
Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley
6.2
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Wall Street Cowboy
6.5
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Last of the Duanes
6
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The Mysterious Miss X
5.3
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Rough Riders' Round-up
6
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Southward Ho!
7
Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express
4.8
The Night Riders
The Night Riders
5.6
In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente
5
The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid
5.8
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South of the Border
5
Ransom
Ransom
0
Black Patch
Black Patch
5.5
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Bomber's Moon
5.5
Man from God's Country
Man from God's Country
4.8
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Warkill
7
Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
6
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The Return of Gentleman Jim
0
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In Old Monterey
5.3
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Lulu Belle
4.6
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Riders of the Purple Sage
0
Hi-Yo Silver
Hi-Yo Silver
0
Hallucination Generation
Hallucination Generation
3.2
Army Girl
Army Girl
6
Wild Wind
Wild Wind
4.2
Badman's Country
Badman's Country
5.4
Bomb at 10:10
Bomb at 10:10
4.8
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave
5.7
Cadet Girl
Cadet Girl
0
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
4
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
0
Ride the Tiger
Ride the Tiger
0
Guerillas in Pink Lace
Guerillas in Pink Lace
5.5
Claire
Claire
0
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