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)
They Were Expendable
1945
as Lt. John Brickley
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as David
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Joe Pendleton
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Phillip Marlowe
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Night Flight
1933
as Auguste Pellerin
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Private Lives
1931
as Elyot Chase
Hide-Out
1934
as Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
Ride the Pink Horse
1947
as Lucky Gagin
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Narration (American scenes)
Yellow Jack
1938
as John O'Hara
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Richard 'Dickie' Kurt
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Larry Belmont
Rage in Heaven
1941
as Philip Monrell
The First Hundred Years
1938
as David Conway
June Bride
1948
as Carey Jackson
The Easiest Way
1931
as Jack Madison
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Malcolm 'Mal' Niles
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Inspiration
1931
as André Montell
The Big House
1930
as Kent Marlowe
Riptide
1934
as Tommie L. Trent
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Robert Kilmount
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Estrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
Letty Lynton
1932
as Hale Darrow
The Saxon Charm
1948
as Matt Saxon
The Man in Possession
1931
as Raymond Dabney
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Benjamin Herries
Your Witness
1950
as Adam Heyward
War Nurse
1930
as Wally O'Brien
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937
as Lord Arthur Dilling
Hell Below
1933
as Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN
The Divorcee
1930
as Don
Their Own Desire
1929
as John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
Lovers Courageous
1932
as Willie Smith
Made on Broadway
1933
as Jeff
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as James Crocker, Jr.
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Freddy Matthews
So This Is College
1929
as Biff
The Voice of Hollywood
1930
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Dillon 'Dill" Todd
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Tony Jardine
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood
1933
as Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Night Must Fall
1937
as Danny
Fast and Loose
1939
as Joel Sloane
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935
as Self
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Fugitive Lovers
1934
as Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Unfinished Business
1941
as Tommy Duncan
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Bob Graham
Free and Easy
1930
as Larry
Untamed
1929
as Andy McAllister
Faithless
1932
as William 'Bill' Wade
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Collier Laing
No More Ladies
1935
as Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren
Another Language
1933
as Victor Hallam
Shipmates
1931
as John Paul Jones
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
The Single Standard
1929
as Party Boy (uncredited)
Trouble for Two
1936
as Prince Florizel
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934
as Nicholas Revel
Strangers May Kiss
1931
as Steve
But the Flesh Is Weak
1932
as Max Clement
Busman's Honeymoon
1940
as Lord Peter Wimsey
Three Live Ghosts
1929
as William Foster
When Ladies Meet
1933
as Jimmie
The Secret Land
1948
as Narrator
The Sins of the Children
1930
as Nick Higginson
Petticoat Fever
1936
as Dascom Dinsmore
Love in the Rough
1930
as Kelly
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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- They Were Expendable (1945) — as Lt. John Brickley
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) — as David
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) — as Self
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) — as Joe Pendleton
- Lady in the Lake (1946) — as Phillip Marlowe
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