1916-08-29 Brady, Montana, USA
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.
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Ransom | Inspector Marks | 1988-01-01 |
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Дикий ветер | Major Nestorovic | 1985-11-01 |
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self | 1979-06-05 |
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The Daredevil | Paul Tunney | 1972-01-01 |
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Ride the Tiger | 1970-01-01 | |
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Satan's Harvest | Cutter Murdock | 1970-02-01 |
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Strangers at Sunrise | Grant Merrick | 1969-08-07 |
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Warkill | Col. John Hannegan | 1968-04-30 |
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Hostile Guns | Gid McCool | 1967-07-01 |
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Bomba u 10 i 10 | Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet | 1967-07-12 |
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Hallucination Generation | Eric | 1966-12-01 |
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El proscrito del río Colorado | Pat O'Brien | 1965-01-01 |
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Battle of the Bulge | Sgt. Duquesne | 1965-12-16 |
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Guerillas in Pink Lace | Murphy | 1964-01-01 |
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Hell of Borneo | John Dirkson | 1964-01-01 |
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Samar | Dr. John David Saunders | 1962-04-11 |
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The Steel Claw | Capt. John Larsen | 1961-09-20 |
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Watusi | Harry Quartermain | 1959-03-25 |
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King of the Wild Stallions | Randy Burke | 1959-05-17 |
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Badman's Country | Pat Garrett | 1958-08-02 |
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Capt. Matt Sloane | 1958-05-14 |
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Man from God's Country | Dan Beattie | 1958-02-09 |
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Last of the Badmen | Dan Barton | 1957-02-17 |
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Gun Duel in Durango | Will Sabre | 1957-05-01 |
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Street of Sinners | John Dean | 1957-08-30 |
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Black Patch | Clay Morgan | 1957-09-15 |
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Pawnee | Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher | 1957-09-07 |
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Claire | Dr. Stanley Wayne | 1956-04-25 |
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Huk! | Greg Dickson | 1956-08-08 |
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Canyon River | Steve Patrick | 1956-08-04 |
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Robbers' Roost | Jim 'Tex' Wall | 1955-05-30 |
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Seminole Uprising | Cam Elliott | 1955-05-01 |
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Battle of Rogue River | Maj. Frank Archer | 1954-06-15 |
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The Lone Gun | Cruze | 1954-04-25 |
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Masterson of Kansas | Bat Masterson | 1954-12-01 |
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Fort Ti | Capt. Jed Horn | 1953-04-30 |
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Jack McCall, Desperado | Jack McCall | 1953-04-01 |
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Gun Belt | Billy Ringo | 1953-07-24 |
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Indian Uprising | Capt. Chase McCloud | 1952-01-02 |
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The Pathfinder | Pathfinder | 1952-12-09 |
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Cripple Creek | Bret Ivers / Iverson | 1952-06-30 |
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The Texas Rangers | Johnny Carver | 1951-06-03 |
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The Sword of Monte Cristo | Captain Renault | 1951-03-03 |
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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Davy Crockett | 1950-01-06 |
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Dakota Lil | Tom Horn / Steve Garrett | 1950-02-17 |
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The Iroquois Trail | Nat Cutler / Hawkeye | 1950-06-15 |
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Lulu Belle | George Davis | 1948-08-15 |
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Belle Starr's Daughter | Marshal Tom Jackson | 1948-11-13 |
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The Girl from Manhattan | Rev. Tom Walker | 1948-10-01 |
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The Brasher Doubloon | Philip Marlowe | 1947-02-06 |
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Three Little Girls in Blue | Van Damm Smith | 1946-09-03 |
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Take It or Leave It | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1944-07-17 |
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Troop Carrier Airplanes: Cockpit Procedure | Lt. Warren | 1944-03-13 |
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Coney Island | Eddie Johnson | 1943-06-18 |
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Bomber's Moon | Capt. Jeffrey Dakin | 1943-08-05 |
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China Girl | Johnny Williams | 1942-12-09 |
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Orchestra Wives | Bill Abbot | 1942-09-04 |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Joe Dawson | 1942-06-26 |
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Roxie Hart | Homer Howard | 1942-02-20 |
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Riders of the Purple Sage | Lassiter | 1941-10-09 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Accent on Love | John Worth Hyndman | 1941-07-11 |
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Last of the Duanes | Buck Duane | 1941-09-26 |
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Cadet Girl | Tex Mallory | 1941-11-28 |
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The Cowboy and the Blonde | Lank Garrett | 1941-05-16 |
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Charter Pilot | Charlie Crane | 1940-12-06 |
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Young People | Mike Shea | 1940-08-30 |
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Star Dust | Ronnie | 1940-04-06 |
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Hi-Yo Silver | Jim Clark | 1940-04-10 |
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S.O.S Tidal Wave | 1939-06-02 | |
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The Arizona Kid | Soldier | 1939-09-28 |
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The Mysterious Miss X | Policeman | 1939-01-10 |
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Rough Riders' Round-up | Patrolman Joe | 1939-03-13 |
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Wall Street Cowboy | Cowhand | 1939-08-06 |
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Saga of Death Valley | Henchman | 1939-11-17 |
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Tommy Bates | 1939-12-29 |
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Southward Ho! | 1939-03-19 | |
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In Old Monterey | Soldier | 1939-08-14 |
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South of the Border | Bandit | 1939-12-15 |
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In Old Caliente | Henchman | 1939-06-19 |
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Frontier Pony Express | Lieutenant Harris | 1939-04-11 |
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The Night Riders | Mob Member | 1939-04-12 |
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The Lone Ranger | Jim Clark | 1938-02-13 |
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Army Girl | Soldier | 1938-08-11 |
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Springtime in the Rockies | Cowhand at Dance (uncredited) | 1937-11-13 |
