Acting
Monte Blue
EN, EL, NL cinema · 228 credits
Born
10 January 1887
Died
18 February 1963 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Also known as G.M. Blue · Gerard Montgomery "Monte" Blue · Gerard Montgomery Blue
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Monte Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles. Blue was born as Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father was half French, half Cherokee Indian. One of five children, his father died and his mother could not raise five children alone. Along with another brother, they both admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. This did not stop him working his way through to Purdue University. When growing up, Blue built up his physique to become a football player (he grew to six feet three inches tall). He not only played football, but he was also a fireman, railroad worker, coal miner, cowpuncher, ranch hand, circus rider, lumberjack, and finally, a day laborer at the studios of D. W. Griffith. He had no theatrical experience when he came to the screen. In his first movie, The Birth of a Nation (1915), he was a stuntman and an extra in the movie. In his next movie, he starred in another small part in the movie, Intolerance (1916). Gradually moving to supporting roles for both D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, Blue earned his breakthrough role as Danton in Orphans of the Storm, starring sisters, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Then he rose to stardom as a rugged romantic lead along with top leading actresses such as Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer. His most prolific female screen partner was Marie Prevost with whom he made several films in the mid 20s at Warner Brothers. Blue's finest silent screen performance was as the alcoholic doctor who finds paradise in MGM's White Shadows in the South Seas (1928). Blue became one of the few silent stars to survive the talkie revolution. However, he lost his investments in the stock market crash of 1929. He rebuilt his career as a character actor, working until his retirement in 1954. One of his more memorable roles was the sheriff in Key Largo. He divorced his first wife in 1923 and married Tova Jansen in 1924. He had two children, Barbara Ann and Richard Monte. During the later part of his life, Monte Blue was an active Mason and the advance man for the Hamid-Morton Shrine Circus; while on business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had a heart attack because of complications from influenza, dying at age 76. Monte Blue has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6286 Hollywood Blvd. Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Blue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Apache
as Geronimo
The Last Posse
as Uncle Will
Ride, Vaquero!
as Bartender (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
as Lone Eagle
Hangman's Knot
as Maxwell
Trail of the Arrow
as (archive footage)
Three Desperate Men
as Marshal Pete Coleman
Warpath
as First Emigrant
Gold Raiders
as John Sawyer
Snake River Desperadoes
as Jim Haverly
The Sea Hornet
as Lt. Drake
Backfire
as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
This Side of the Law
as The Sheriff
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Rice - Curry's Partner
The Iroquois Trail
as Chief Sagamore
Montana
as Charlie Penrose (uncredited)
Flaxy Martin
as Joe, Detective
Homicide
as George, Sheriff
Colorado Territory
as U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
The Younger Brothers
as Deputy Joe
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Chief Hunter
South of St. Louis
as Capt. Jeffrey
The Big Wheel
as Deacon Jones
The Blonde Bandit
as Police Chief Ramsey
The Fountainhead
as Gas Station Executive (uncredited)
Key Largo
as Sheriff Ben Wade
Johnny Belinda
as Ben (uncredited)
Silver River
as 'Buck' Chevigee
Two Guys from Texas
as Pete Nash
Adventures of Don Juan
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Possessed
as Norris
Life with Father
as The Policeman
Cheyenne
as Timberline
Bells of San Fernando
as Governor Don Sebastian Fernando
Humoresque
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Stallion Road
as Horse Rancher (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Businessman with Hunter
Shadow of a Woman
as Mike, Police Lieutenant
Cinderella Jones
as Jailer
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Broadcast Director (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
So You Want to Play the Horses
as The Colonel (uncredited)
The Man I Love
as Cop (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as The Chef (uncredited)
San Antonio
as Cleve Andrews
Danger Signal
as Policeman in Car
Frontier Days
as Ned-U.S. Marshal
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Abdul Dhris
Trial by Trigger
as Brewster (uncredited)
The Conspirators
as Jennings (uncredited)
Passage to Marseille
as Second Mate (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
as Jean
Truck Busters
as Scrappy O'Brien
Casablanca
as American (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Bartender in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Seaman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
as Jens Petersen
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Man in Audience (Uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
as Matthews, the undertaker (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Dan Morton
Secret Enemies
as Hugo Mehl
My Favorite Blonde
as Policeman at Union Hall (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Gambler in "Lucky Guy"
North to the Klondike
as John Burke
Klondike Fury
as Flight Dispatcher
I Married a Witch
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman
Road to Morocco
as Kasim's Aide (uncredited)
Treat 'Em Rough
1942
Treat 'Em Rough
as Police Captain
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Sheriff Jordan
King of the Texas Rangers
as Capt. Tom King Sr.
The Great Train Robbery
as The Super
Sunset in Wyoming
as Jim Hayes
Riders of Death Valley
as Rance Davis
Law of the Timber
as Hodge Mason
The Great Man's Lady
as Man #2, Hoyt City
New York Town
as McAuliffe (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
as Colonel
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Ben Mott
Young Bill Hickok
as Marshal Evans
Mystery Sea Raider
as Captain Norberg
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Pablo Slide Along
Road to Singapore
as High Priest (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Barlow
Frontier Pony Express
as Cherokee
Juarez
as Lerdo de Tajada
Union Pacific
as Indian (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
as Train Passenger
Port of Hate
as Hammond
Geronimo
as Interpreter
Our Leading Citizen
as Frank
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Mr. Cameron
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Yellow Weasel
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Sheriff Walker
The Mysterious Rider
as Cap Folsom
Rebellious Daughters
as Charlie, alias Clint Houston
Illegal Traffic
as Captain Moran
Cocoanut Grove
as Undetermined Role
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Passenger (uncredited)
Touchdown, Army
as Pilot (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz
as Officer
Born to the West
as Bart Hammond
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
as Joe Stafford
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Indian Jim
Secret Agent X-9
as Baron Michael Karsten
Amateur Crook
as Crone
Sky Racket
as Benjamin Arnold
Souls at Sea
as Mate
Hell Town
as Bart Hammond
Thunder Trail
as Jeff Graves
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Duval, aka Chief Tavibo
Song of the Gringo
as Sheriff
Treachery Rides the Range
as Colonel Drummond
Desert Gold
as Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon
Prison Shadows
as Bert McNamee
Mary of Scotland
as Messenger
A Million to One
as John Kent Sr.
Sharad of Atlantis
as Unga Khan
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Hamzulla Khan
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Guerd Larey
Nevada
as Clem Dillon
The Test
as Pepite La Joie
On Probation
as Al Murray
'G' Men
as Fingerprint Expert
Social Error
as Dean Carter
Trails of the Wild
as RCMP Larry Doyle
Wagon Wheels
as Kenneth Murdock
Student Tour
as Jeff Kane
The Last Round-up
as Jack Kells
Come On, Marines!
as Lt. Allen
Buffalo Stampede
as Smiley
The Intruder
as John Brandt
Her Forgotten Past
as Donald Thorne
Officer Thirteen
as Tom Burke
The Stoker
as Dick Martin
The Flood
as David Bruce
Those Who Dance
as Dan Hogan
Isle of Escape
as Dave Wade
Tiger Rose
as Devlin
Skin Deep
as Joe Daley
The Show of Shows
as Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
No Defense
as Monte Collins
From Headquarters
as Happy Smith
White Shadows in the South Seas
as Dr. Matthew Lloyd
Conquest
as Donald Overton
Across the Atlantic
as Hugh Clayton
The Black Diamond Express
as Dan Foster
One-Round Hogan
as Robert Emmet Hogan
Brass Knuckles
as Zac Harrison
Bitter Apples
as John Wyncote
The Bush Leaguer
as Buchanan 'Specs' White
Wolf's Clothing
as Barry Baline
The Brute
as Martin 'Easy-Going' Sondes
So This Is Paris
as Dr. Paul Giraud
Other Women's Husbands
as Dick Lambert
Across the Pacific
as Monte
The Man Upstairs
as Geoffrey West
The Limited Mail
as Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson
Kiss Me Again
as Gaston Fleury
Red Hot Tires
as Al Jones
Hogan's Alley
1925
Hogan's Alley
as Lefty O'Brien
Recompense
as Peter Graham
The Marriage Circle
as Dr. Franz Braun
Mademoiselle Midnight
as Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
How to Educate a Wife
as Ernest Todd
Daughters of Pleasure
as Kent Merrill
The Dark Swan
as Lewis Dike
Revelation
as Paul Granville
Being Respectable
as Charles Carpenter
The Lover of Camille
as Jean Gaspard Deburau
Loving Lies
as Captain Dan stover
Her Marriage Vow
as Bob Hilton
Main Street
as Dr. Will Kennicott
Lucretia Lombard
as Stephen Winship
Defying Destiny
1923
Defying Destiny
as Jack Fenton
The Purple Highway
as Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
Brass
as Philip Baldwin
My Old Kentucky Home
as Richard Goodloe
Broadway Rose
as Tom Darcy
Peacock Alley
as Elmer Harmon
A Perfect Crime
as Wally Griggs
The Affairs of Anatol
as Abner Elliott
Orphans of the Storm
as Danton
Moonlight and Honeysuckle
as Ted Musgrove
A Broken Doll
as Tommy Dawes
The Kentuckians
1921
The Kentuckians
as Boone Stallard
The Jucklins
as Bill Hawes
The 13th Commandment
as Bayard Kip
Something to Think About
as Jim Dirk
A Cumberland Romance
as Sherd Raines
Too Much Johnson
as Billy Lounsberry
Romance and Arabella
as Harry Atteridge
Everywoman
as Love
Told in the Hills
as Kalitan
Pettigrew's Girl
as Pvt. William Pettigrew
In Mizzoura
as Sam Fowler
Rustling a Bride
as Nick McCredie
Riders of the Night
as 'The Killer' Jed
The Squaw Man
as Happy
Hands Up
Actor
100% American
as Mayme's Army boyfriend
M'Liss
as Mexican Joe Dominguez
Johanna Enlists
as Pvt. Vibbard
The Goddess of Lost Lake
as (uncredited)
The Only Road
as Pedro Lupo
Till I Come Back to You
as American Doughboy
The Red, Red Heart
as Billy Porter
The Man from Painted Post
as Slim Carter
Jim Bludso
1917
Jim Bludso
as Joe Bowers
Hands Up!
as Dan Tracy
Betsy's Burglar
as Victor Gilpin
Wild and Woolly
as One of Wild Bill's Men (Uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Strike Leader, Second Assistant Director
The Devil's Needle
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Matrimaniac
as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Ghosts
as Bohemian
Martyrs of the Alamo
as Defender of the Alamo
The Birth of a Nation
as (uncredited), Assistant Director, Stunts
The Noon Hour
1915
The Noon Hour
as Ada's Brother