George Montgomery

Biography

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 t…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Christopher Bell / Garth
2. Battle of the Bulge (1965) — Sgt. Duquesne
3. The Odd Couple (1970) — Griff
4. The Brasher Doubloon (1947) — Philip Marlowe
5. Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
6. What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
7. Roxie Hart (1942) — Homer Howard
8. The Lone Gun (1954) — Cruze
9. China Girl (1942) — Johnny Williams
10. Masterson of Kansas (1954) — Bat Masterson
11. Robbers' Roost (1955) — Jim 'Tex' Wall
12. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) — Davy Crockett
13. Cripple Creek (1952) — Bret Ivers / Iverson
14. Orchestra Wives (1942) — Bill Abbot
15. Seminole Uprising (1955) — Cam Elliott
16. Wild Wind (1985) — Major Nestorovic
17. Studio One (1948) — Bakeland
18. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
19. Belle Starr's Daughter (1948) — Marshal Tom Jackson
20. The Night Riders (1939) — Mob Member
21. Coney Island (1943) — Eddie Johnson
22. Young People (1940) — Mike Shea
23. Watusi (1959) — Harry Quartermain
24. Indian Uprising (1952) — Capt. Chase McCloud
25. Black Patch (1957) — Clay Morgan
26. Man from God's Country (1958) — Dan Beattie
27. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
28. The Steel Claw (1961) — Capt. John Larsen
29. Gun Belt (1953) — Billy Ringo
30. Pawnee (1957) — Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher
31. Gun Duel in Durango (1957) — Will Sabre
32. Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) — Jack McCall
33. Hostile Guns (1967) — Gid McCool
34. The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) — Tommy Bates
35. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) — Joe Dawson
36. The Texas Rangers (1951) — Johnny Carver
37. The Mysterious Miss X (1939) — Policeman
38. Lulu Belle (1948) — George Davis
39. Badman's Country (1958) — Pat Garrett
40. Satan's Harvest (1970) — Cutter Murdock

Directed

1. The Steel Claw (1961) — Director
2. Satan's Harvest (1970) — Director
3. Hell of Borneo (1964) — Director
4. Guerillas in Pink Lace (1964) — Director
5. Samar (1962) — Director