George Montgomery
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.
Known For
Philip Marlowe
The Brasher Doubloon
Cutter Murdock
Satan's Harvest
Sgt. Duquesne
Battle of the Bulge
Bill Abbot
Orchestra Wives
Captain Renault
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Cowhand at Dance (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
Paul Tunney
The Daredevil
Eddie Johnson
Coney Island
Johnny Williams
China Girl
Self
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Homer Howard
Roxie Hart
Mike Shea
Young People
Grant Merrick
Strangers at Sunrise
Capt. John Larsen
The Steel Claw
Billy Ringo
Gun Belt
Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher
Pawnee
John Dean
Street of Sinners
Will Sabre
Gun Duel in Durango
Rev. Tom Walker
The Girl from Manhattan
Harry Quartermain
Watusi
Self
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Capt. Jed Horn
Fort Ti
Jack McCall
Jack McCall, Desperado
Steve Patrick
Canyon River
Cam Elliott
Seminole Uprising
Cruze
The Lone Gun
John Worth Hyndman
Accent on Love
Bat Masterson
Masterson of Kansas
Maj. Frank Archer
Battle of Rogue River
Gid McCool
Hostile Guns
Bret Ivers / Iverson
Cripple Creek
Tommy Bates
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
John Dirkson
Hell of Borneo
Joe Dawson
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Pathfinder
The Pathfinder
Van Damm Smith
Three Little Girls in Blue
Tom Horn / Steve Garrett
Dakota Lil
Capt. Matt Sloane
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Jim 'Tex' Wall
Robbers' Roost
Dr. John David Saunders
Samar
Jim Clark
The Lone Ranger
Capt. Chase McCloud
Indian Uprising
Randy Burke
King of the Wild Stallions
Johnny Carver
The Texas Rangers
Dan Barton
Last of the Badmen
Pat O'Brien
El proscrito del río Colorado
Lank Garrett
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Greg Dickson
Huk!
Ronnie
Star Dust
Nat Cutler / Hawkeye
The Iroquois Trail
Marshal Tom Jackson
Belle Starr's Daughter
Henchman
Saga of Death Valley
Cowhand
Wall Street Cowboy
Buck Duane
Last of the Duanes
Policeman
The Mysterious Miss X
Patrolman Joe
Rough Riders' Round-up
Southward Ho!
Lieutenant Harris
Frontier Pony Express
Mob Member
The Night Riders
Henchman
In Old Caliente
Soldier
The Arizona Kid
Bandit
South of the Border
Inspector Marks
Ransom
Clay Morgan
Black Patch
Capt. Jeffrey Dakin
Bomber's Moon
Dan Beattie
Man from God's Country
Col. John Hannegan
Warkill
Charlie Crane
Charter Pilot
Soldier
In Old Monterey
George Davis
Lulu Belle
Lassiter
Riders of the Purple Sage
Jim Clark
Hi-Yo Silver
Eric
Hallucination Generation
Soldier
Army Girl
Major Nestorovic
Дикий ветер
Pat Garrett
Badman's Country
Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet
Bomba u 10 i 10
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Tex Mallory
Cadet Girl
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Take It or Leave It
Lt. Warren
Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure
Ride the Tiger
Murphy
Guerillas in Pink Lace
Dr. Stanley Wayne
Claire
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-08-29
Place of Birth
Brady, Montana, USA
Also Known As
Douglas K. Stone