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Acting
George Montgomery
Also known as: Douglas K. Stone, George Montgomery Letz, George Letz
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 29, 1916
Day of Death
December 12, 2000
Age at Death
84 years old
Place of Birth
Brady, Montana, USA
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
Ransom
Inspector Marks
1988Movie
Wild Wind
Major Nestorovic
1985Movie
Children's Island
The President
1985TV
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Christopher Bell / Garth
1974TV
Dinah!
Self
1974TV
The Daredevil
Paul Tunney
1972Movie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971TV
Satan's Harvest
Cutter Murdock
1970Movie
Ride the Tiger
1970Movie
The Odd Couple
Griff
1970TV
Satan's Harvest
Director
1970Movie
Satan's Harvest
Writer
1970Movie
Strangers at Sunrise
Grant Merrick
1969Movie
Warkill
Col. John Hannegan
1968Movie
Hostile Guns
Gid McCool
1967Movie
Bomb at 10:10
Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet
1967Movie
Hallucination Generation
Eric
1966Movie
Hallucination Generation
Special Effects
1966Movie
Battle of the Bulge
Sgt. Duquesne
1965Movie
Django the Condemned
Pat O'Brien
1965Movie
Hell of Borneo
John Dirkson
1964Movie
Guerillas in Pink Lace
Murphy
1964Movie
Hell of Borneo
Director
1964Movie
Hell of Borneo
Screenplay
1964Movie
Guerillas in Pink Lace
Director
1964Movie
Guerillas in Pink Lace
Producer
1964Movie
Samar
Dr. John David Saunders
1962Movie
Samar
Director
1962Movie
Samar
Writer
1962Movie
The Steel Claw
Capt. John Larsen
1961Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
The Steel Claw
Director
1961Movie
The Steel Claw
Writer
1961Movie
Watusi
Harry Quartermain
1959Movie
King of the Wild Stallions
Randy Burke
1959Movie
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Capt. Matt Sloane
1958Movie
Man from God's Country
Dan Beattie
1958Movie
Badman's Country
Pat Garrett
1958Movie
Cimarron City
Mayor Matt Rockford
1958TV
Pawnee
Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher
1957Movie
Street of Sinners
John Dean
1957Movie
Gun Duel in Durango
Will Sabre
1957Movie
Last of the Badmen
Dan Barton
1957Movie
Black Patch
Clay Morgan
1957Movie
Canyon River
Steve Patrick
1956Movie
Huk!
Greg Dickson
1956Movie
Claire
Dr. Stanley Wayne
1956Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956TV
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Cimarron City
1956TV
Seminole Uprising
Cam Elliott
1955Movie
Robbers' Roost
Jim 'Tex' Wall
1955Movie
The Lone Gun
Cruze
1954Movie
Masterson of Kansas
Bat Masterson
1954Movie
Battle of Rogue River
Maj. Frank Archer
1954Movie
Gun Belt
Billy Ringo
1953Movie
Fort Ti
Capt. Jed Horn
1953Movie
Jack McCall, Desperado
Jack McCall
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Jim Corbett
1953TV
Cripple Creek
Bret Ivers / Iverson
1952Movie
The Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1952Movie
Indian Uprising
Capt. Chase McCloud
1952Movie
This Is Your Life
Self
1952TV
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Captain Renault
1951Movie
The Texas Rangers
Johnny Carver
1951Movie
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett
1950Movie
Dakota Lil
Tom Horn / Steve Garrett
1950Movie
The Iroquois Trail
Nat Cutler / Hawkeye
1950Movie
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950TV
The Girl from Manhattan
Rev. Tom Walker
1948Movie
Belle Starr's Daughter
Marshal Tom Jackson
1948Movie
Lulu Belle
George Davis
1948Movie
Studio One
Bakeland
1948TV
The Brasher Doubloon
Philip Marlowe
1947Movie
Three Little Girls in Blue
Van Damm Smith
1946Movie
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944Movie
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
Lt. Warren
1944Movie
Strange Affair
Set Decoration
1944Movie
Coney Island
Eddie Johnson
1943Movie
Bomber's Moon
Capt. Jeffrey Dakin
1943Movie
Orchestra Wives
Bill Abbot
1942Movie
China Girl
Johnny Williams
1942Movie
Roxie Hart
Homer Howard
1942Movie
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Joe Dawson
1942Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
1941Movie
Accent on Love
John Worth Hyndman
1941Movie
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Lank Garrett
1941Movie
Last of the Duanes
Buck Duane
1941Movie
Riders of the Purple Sage
Lassiter
1941Movie
Cadet Girl
Tex Mallory
1941Movie
Young People
Mike Shea
1940Movie
Star Dust
Ronnie
1940Movie
Charter Pilot
Charlie Crane
1940Movie
Hi-Yo Silver
Jim Clark
1940Movie
Jennie
Franz Schermer
1940Movie
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Tommy Bates
1939Movie
Saga of Death Valley
Henchman
1939Movie
Wall Street Cowboy
Cowhand
1939Movie
The Mysterious Miss X
Policeman
1939Movie
Rough Riders' Round-up
Patrolman Joe
1939Movie
Southward Ho!
1939Movie
The Night Riders
Mob Member
1939Movie
Frontier Pony Express
Lieutenant Harris
1939Movie
In Old Caliente
Henchman
1939Movie
The Arizona Kid
Soldier
1939Movie
South of the Border
Bandit
1939Movie
In Old Monterey
Soldier
1939Movie
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939Movie
The Lone Ranger
Jim Clark
1938Movie
Army Girl
Soldier
1938Movie
Hawk of the Wilderness
Stunts
1938Movie
The Purple Vigilantes
Stunts
1938Movie
Springtime in the Rockies
Cowhand at Dance (uncredited)
1937Movie
The Singing Vagabond
Stunts
1935Movie