George Montgomery (actor)

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George Montgomery (1960)

George Montgomery Letz (born August 29, 1916 in Brady , Montana , † December 12, 2000 in Rancho Mirage , California ) was an American film actor .

Life

Montgomery was born in Montana as the youngest son of Ukrainian immigrants. The later western actor had 14 siblings and grew up on a large ranch , where he learned to ride as a child. After school, he studied interior design . However, he only stayed at the University of Montana for a year and went to Hollywood to break into the movie business. First he got jobs as a stuntman and smaller roles in low-budget westerners from 1935 . However, he remained connected to the interior design profession throughout his life and designed houses for numerous Hollywood stars. Until 1940 he appeared as George Letz. After signing a contract with 20th Century Fox , he called himself George Montgomery. His film career has been going uphill since then, but was interrupted by his entry into World War II in 1943. In the same year he married the popular entertainer Dinah Shore , who was married until 1962 and had two children. Montgomery hit the headlines in 1963 when his housekeeper tried to murder him .

In addition to filming, Montgomery was a talented sculptor who created sculptures of his colleagues. This is how sculptures by Gene Autry , Clint Eastwood , Ronald Reagan and Randolph Scott were created . His sculpture of Dinah Shore and her children can be seen on the grounds of the Mission Hills Country Club golf course in Rancho Mirage, where the Dinah Shore golf tournament is held every year.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1939: Revenge for the Alamo (Man of Conquest)
  • 1940: Star Dust ; Director: Walter Lang
  • 1940: Young People ; Director: Allan Dwan
  • 1942: Orchestra Wives ; Directed by Archie Mayo
  • 1942: 10 lieutenants from West Point (Ten Gentlemen from West Point) ; Director: Henry Hathaway
  • 1942: Roxie Hart (Roxie Hart)
  • 1942: China Girl ; Director: Henry Hathaway
  • 1943: Coney Island ; Director: Walter Lang
  • 1947: The Brasher Doubloon ; Director: John Brahm
  • 1948: Lulu Belle (Lulu Belle)
  • 1948: Belle Starr's Daughter
  • 1950: Secret Agent in the Wild West (Dakota Lil) ; Directed by Lesley Selander
  • 1950: On the Warpath (Davy Crockett, Indian Scout) ; Director: LEW LANDERS
  • 1950: In Winnetou's footsteps (Iroquois Trail)
  • 1951: Texas Border Police (The Texas Rangers) ; Director: Phil Karlson
  • 1951: Two clean up (Cripple Creek)
  • 1952: Devil of the White Mountains (Indian Uprising)
  • 1952: The Pathfinder ; Directed by Sidney Salkow
  • 1952: The Sword of Monte Cristo
  • 1953: Fort Ti (Fort Ti) ; Directed by William Castle
  • 1953: Assault in Texas (Gun Belt)
  • 1953: The Last Trump (Jack McCall, Desperado)
  • 1954: Gangsters, Gamblers and a Sheriff (Masterson of Kansas) ; Directed by William Castle
  • 1954: Against Terror and Bandits (The Lone Gun) ; Directed by Ray Nazarro
  • 1955: Chief Black Arrow (Seminole Uprising)
  • 1955: Desperados (Robber's Roost) ; Directed by Sidney Salkow
  • 1956: Fire over Mindanao (Huk!) ; Directed by John Barnwell
  • 1956: The Canyon River
  • 1957: The attack on the Rio Morte (Pawnee) ; Director: George Waggner
  • 1957: The One-Eyed One (Black Patch) ; Director: Allen H. Miner
  • 1957: Street of Sinners
  • 1957: Dead or Alive (Last of the Badmen) ; Director: Paul Landres
  • 1957: The die is cast (Gun Duel in Durango)
  • 1958: King of the Wild Stallions
  • 1958: The devil's loose in Tombstone (Toughest Gun in Tombstone) ; Directed by Earl Bellamy
  • 1958: Men Who Die in Boots (Man from God's Country)
  • 1958: The Devil Will Take Them All (Badman's Country)
  • 1959: Watusi (Watusi) ; Director: Kurt Neumann
  • 1961: The man with the steel claw (The Steel Claw ) (also directed, co-producer and co-author)
  • 1961: The rebel of Palawan (Samar) (also director)
  • 1964: Guerrillas in Pink Lace (also director)
  • 1964: Die Hölle von Borneo ( From Hell to Borneo ) (Actor, Director, Producer, Screenplay)
  • 1965: The Final Battle (Battle of the Bulge)
  • 1965: El proscrito del Río Colorado
  • 1966: Texas Desperados (Hostile Guns)
  • 1967: ... who bleed to death in the dust (Warkill) ; Director: Ferde Grofe Junior
  • 1975: Männerwirtschaft (TV series, supporting role as Griff)
  • 1985: Eleven Little Islanders ( Children's Island , TV series)
  • 1986: Commando Wild Wind (Dikiy veter) ; Director: Aleksandar Petkovic

producer

literature

  • Gregor Hauser: Muzzle flashes: The 50 best B-Westerns of the 50s and their stars . Verlag Reinhard Marheinecke 2015, ISBN 978-3-932053-85-6 . Pp. 190-192.

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personal data
SURNAME Montgomery, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montgomery Letz, George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Brady , Montana
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 2000
Place of death Rancho Mirage , California