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
Inspiration
1931
as André Montell
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as David
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as James Crocker, Jr.
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Malcolm 'Mal' Niles
Fugitive Lovers
1934
as Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Larry Belmont
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Joe Pendleton
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Phillip Marlowe
Yellow Jack
1938
as John O'Hara
Going Hollywood
1933
as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
War Nurse
1930
as Wally O'Brien
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Narration (American scenes)
Untamed
1929
as Andy McAllister
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Tony Jardine
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Night Flight
1933
as Auguste Pellerin
Fast and Loose
1939
as Joel Sloane
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Big House
1930
as Kent Marlowe
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Robert Kilmount
Faithless
1932
as William 'Bill' Wade
Ride the Pink Horse
1947
as Lucky Gagin
Free and Easy
1930
as Larry
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
The Single Standard
1929
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Your Witness
1950
as Adam Heyward
Riptide
1934
as Tommie L. Trent
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Lord Arthur Dilling
The First Hundred Years
1938
as David Conway
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Bob Graham
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Collier Laing
Rage in Heaven
1941
as Philip Monrell
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Letty Lynton
1932
as Hale Darrow
Made on Broadway
1933
as Jeff
Unfinished Business
1941
as Tommy Duncan
Hide-Out
1934
as Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
Private Lives
1931
as Elyot Chase
Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
Night Must Fall
1937
as Danny
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Richard 'Dickie' Kurt
Another Language
1933
as Victor Hallam
The Man in Possession
1931
as Raymond Dabney
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Freddy Matthews
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Dillon 'Dill" Todd
Lovers Courageous
1932
as Willie Smith
Busman's Honeymoon
1940
as Lord Peter Wimsey
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
The Sins of the Children
1930
as Nick Higginson
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
The Divorcee
1930
as Don
When Ladies Meet
1933
as Jimmie
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Love in the Rough
1930
as Kelly
So This Is College
1929
as Biff
The Easiest Way
1931
as Jack Madison
The Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
The Saxon Charm
1948
as Matt Saxon
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Their Own Desire
1929
as John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932
as Max Clement
No More Ladies
1935
as Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Nicholas Revel
Trouble for Two
1936
as Prince Florizel
Strangers May Kiss
1931
as Steve
Shipmates
1931
as John Paul Jones
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Benjamin Herries
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
- Inspiration (1931) — as André Montell
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
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