Robert Montgomery
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1904-05-21
- Died
- 1981-09-27
- Place of birth
- Fishkill Landing [now Beacon], New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Montgomery · Comdr. Robert Montgomery U.S.N.R. · Robert Montgomery Comdr. U.S.N.R. · Henry Montgomery Jr.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.; May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery.
Montgomery settled in New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. He established a stage career, and became popular enough to turn down an offer to appear opposite Vilma Bánky in the film This Is Heaven (1929). Sharing a stage with George Cukor gave him an entry to Hollywood and a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he debuted in So This Is College (also 1929).
Montgomery initially played exclusively in comedy roles, but portrayed a character in his first drama film in The Big House (1930). MGM was initially reluctant to assign him in such a role, until "his earnestness, and his convincing arguments, with demonstrations of how he would play the character" won him the assignment. From The Big House on, he was in constant demand. Appearing as Greta Garbo's romantic interest in Inspiration (1930) started him toward stardom with a rush. Norma Shearer chose him to star opposite her in The Divorcee (1930), Strangers May Kiss (1931), and Private Lives (1931), which led him to stardom.
In another challenging role, Montgomery played a psychopath in the chiller Night Must Fall (1937), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination.
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (82)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
June Bride
1948
as Carey Jackson
They Were Expendable
1945
as Lt. John Brickley
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as David
Fugitive Lovers
1934
as Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as James Crocker, Jr.
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Malcolm 'Mal' Niles
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
1938
as John O'Hara
Inspiration
1931
as André Montell
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Joe Pendleton
War Nurse
1930
as Wally O'Brien
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Larry Belmont
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Phillip Marlowe
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Tony Jardine
Going Hollywood
1933
as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Narration (American scenes)
Night Flight
1933
as Auguste Pellerin
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Unfinished Business
1941
as Tommy Duncan
The Big House
1930
as Kent Marlowe
Rage in Heaven
1941
as Philip Monrell
Riptide
1934
as Tommie L. Trent
Free and Easy
1930
as Larry
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Robert Kilmount
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Private Lives
1931
as Elyot Chase
Untamed
1929
as Andy McAllister
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Bob Graham
Fast and Loose
1939
as Joel Sloane
The First Hundred Years
1938
as David Conway
Ride the Pink Horse
1947
as Lucky Gagin
Your Witness
1950
as Adam Heyward
Hide-Out
1934
as Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
The Single Standard
1929
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Dillon 'Dill" Todd
Trouble for Two
1936
as Prince Florizel
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Lord Arthur Dilling
The Man in Possession
1931
as Raymond Dabney
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Nicholas Revel
Letty Lynton
1932
as Hale Darrow
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Collier Laing
So This Is College
1929
as Biff
Faithless
1932
as William 'Bill' Wade
Made on Broadway
1933
as Jeff
Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
The Sins of the Children
1930
as Nick Higginson
Another Language
1933
as Victor Hallam
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Night Must Fall
1937
as Danny
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
No More Ladies
1935
as Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
Busman's Honeymoon
1940
as Lord Peter Wimsey
Lovers Courageous
1932
as Willie Smith
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Freddy Matthews
The Saxon Charm
1948
as Matt Saxon
Shipmates
1931
as John Paul Jones
The Divorcee
1930
as Don
The Easiest Way
1931
as Jack Madison
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Richard 'Dickie' Kurt
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015
as Self (archive footage)
When Ladies Meet
1933
as Jimmie
The Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932
as Max Clement
Strangers May Kiss
1931
as Steve
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Benjamin Herries
Love in the Rough
1930
as Kelly
Their Own Desire
1929
as John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
Petticoat Fever
1936
as Dascom Dinsmore
Three Live Ghosts
1929
as William Foster
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
About Robert Montgomery
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.; May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery. Montgomery settled in New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. He established a stage career, and became popular enough to turn down an offer to appear opposite Vilma Bánky in the film This Is Heaven (1929). Sharing a stage with George Cukor gave him an entry to Hollywood and a contract with Me… With 86 credits spanning from 1929 to 2015, Robert Montgomery has appeared in 82 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Complicated Women (2003) — as Self (archive footage)
- June Bride (1948) — as Carey Jackson
- They Were Expendable (1945) — as Lt. John Brickley
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — as David
- Fugitive Lovers (1934) — as Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
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