Monte Blue
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 10, 1887
- Died
- February 18, 1963 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Rawhide
TV
26 Men
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep
Apache
Movie · as Geronimo
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
Movie · as Sheriff
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TV · 1 ep
The Last Posse
Movie · as Uncle Will
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
Movie · as Lone Eagle
Hangman's Knot
Movie · as Maxwell
Trail of the Arrow
Movie · as (archive footage)
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. & Mrs. North
TV · 1 ep
Three Desperate Men
Movie · as Marshal Pete Coleman
Warpath
Movie · as First Emigrant
Gold Raiders
Movie · as John Sawyer
Snake River Desperadoes
Movie · as Jim Haverly
The Sea Hornet
Movie · as Lt. Drake
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 2 eps
Backfire
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
This Side of the Law
Movie · as The Sheriff
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Movie · as Rice - Curry's Partner
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · as Chief Sagamore
Montana
Movie · as Charlie Penrose (uncredited)
Flaxy Martin
Movie · as Joe, Detective
Homicide
Movie · as George, Sheriff
Colorado Territory
Movie · as U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
The Younger Brothers
Movie · as Deputy Joe
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Chief Hunter
South of St. Louis
Movie · as Capt. Jeffrey
The Big Wheel
Movie · as Deacon Jones
The Blonde Bandit
Movie · as Police Chief Ramsey
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Gas Station Executive (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Sheriff Stanton · 1 ep
Key Largo
Movie · as Sheriff Ben Wade
Johnny Belinda
Movie · as Ben (uncredited)
Silver River
Movie · as 'Buck' Chevigee
Two Guys from Texas
Movie · as Pete Nash
Adventures of Don Juan
Movie · as Turnkey (uncredited)
Possessed
Movie · as Norris
Life with Father
Movie · as The Policeman
Cheyenne
Movie · as Timberline
Bells of San Fernando
Movie · as Governor Don Sebastian Fernando
Humoresque
Movie · as Moving Man (uncredited)
Stallion Road
Movie · as Horse Rancher (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
Movie · as Businessman with Hunter
Shadow of a Woman
Movie · as Mike, Police Lieutenant
Cinderella Jones
Movie · as Jailer
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie · as Broadcast Director (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Movie · as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
Movie · as The Colonel (uncredited)
The Man I Love
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie · as The Chef (uncredited)
San Antonio
Movie · as Cleve Andrews
Danger Signal
Movie · as Policeman in Car
Frontier Days
Movie · as Ned-U.S. Marshal
The Mask of Dimitrios
Movie · as Abdul Dhris
Trial by Trigger
Movie · as Brewster (uncredited)
The Conspirators
Movie · as Jennings (uncredited)
Passage to Marseille
Movie · as Second Mate (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
Movie · as Jean
Truck Busters
Movie · as Scrappy O'Brien
Casablanca
Movie · as American (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Bartender in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Movie · as Seaman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
Movie · as Jens Petersen
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Heckler (uncredited)
The Hard Way
Movie · as Man in Audience (Uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
Movie · as Matthews, the undertaker (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Movie · as Dan Morton
Secret Enemies
Movie · as Hugo Mehl
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Policeman at Union Hall (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Movie · as Gambler in "Lucky Guy"
North to the Klondike
Movie · as John Burke
Klondike Fury
Movie · as Flight Dispatcher
I Married a Witch
Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Policeman
Road to Morocco
Movie · as Kasim's Aide (uncredited)
Treat 'Em Rough
Movie · as Police Captain
Bad Man of Deadwood
Movie · as Sheriff Jordan
King of the Texas Rangers
Movie · as Capt. Tom King Sr.
The Great Train Robbery
Movie · as The Super
Sunset in Wyoming
Movie · as Jim Hayes
Riders of Death Valley
Movie · as Rance Davis
Law of the Timber
Movie · as Hodge Mason
The Great Man's Lady
Movie · as Man #2, Hoyt City
New York Town
Movie · as McAuliffe (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
Movie · as Colonel
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Movie · as Ben Mott
Young Bill Hickok
Movie · as Marshal Evans
Mystery Sea Raider
Movie · as Captain Norberg
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Movie · as Pablo Slide Along
North West Mounted Police
Movie · as Indian
Road to Singapore
Movie · as High Priest (uncredited)
Dodge City
Movie · as Barlow
Frontier Pony Express
Movie · as Cherokee
Juarez
Movie · as Lerdo de Tajada
Union Pacific
Movie · as Indian (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
Movie · as Train Passenger
Port of Hate
Movie · as Hammond
Geronimo
Movie · as Interpreter
Our Leading Citizen
Movie · as Frank
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Movie · as Mr. Cameron
Hawk of the Wilderness
Movie · as Yellow Weasel
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Movie · as Sheriff Walker
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Cap Folsom
Rebellious Daughters
Movie · as Charlie, alias Clint Houston
Illegal Traffic
Movie · as Captain Moran
Cocoanut Grove
Movie · as Undetermined Role
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Movie · as Passenger (uncredited)
Touchdown, Army
Movie · as Pilot (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz
Movie · as Officer
Born to the West
Movie · as Bart Hammond
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Movie · as Joe Stafford
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Movie · as Indian Jim
Secret Agent X-9
Movie · as Baron Michael Karsten
Amateur Crook
Movie · as Crone
Sky Racket
Movie · as Benjamin Arnold
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Mate
Hell Town
Movie · as Bart Hammond
Thunder Trail
Movie · as Jeff Graves
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Movie · as Duval, aka Chief Tavibo
Song of the Gringo
Movie · as Sheriff
Treachery Rides the Range
Movie · as Colonel Drummond
Desert Gold
Movie · as Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon
Prison Shadows
Movie · as Bert McNamee
Mary of Scotland
Movie · as Messenger
A Million to One
Movie · as John Kent Sr.
Sharad of Atlantis
Movie · as Unga Khan
Undersea Kingdom
TV · as Unga Khan · 12 eps
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Movie · as Hamzulla Khan
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Movie · as Guerd Larey
Nevada
Movie · as Clem Dillon
The Test
Movie · as Pepite La Joie
On Probation
Movie · as Al Murray
'G' Men
Movie · as Fingerprint Expert
Social Error
Movie · as Dean Carter
Trails of the Wild
Movie · as RCMP Larry Doyle
Wagon Wheels
Movie · as Kenneth Murdock
Student Tour
Movie · as Jeff Kane
The Last Round-up
Movie · as Jack Kells
Come On, Marines!
Movie · as Lt. Allen
Buffalo Stampede
Movie · as Smiley
The Intruder
Movie · as John Brandt
Her Forgotten Past
Movie · as Donald Thorne
Officer Thirteen
Movie · as Tom Burke
The Stoker
Movie · as Dick Martin
The Flood
Movie · as David Bruce
Those Who Dance
Movie · as Dan Hogan
Isle of Escape
Movie · as Dave Wade
Tiger Rose
Movie · as Devlin
Skin Deep
Movie · as Joe Daley
The Show of Shows
Movie · as Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
The Greyhound Limited
Movie · as Monte
No Defense
Movie · as Monte Collins
From Headquarters
Movie · as Happy Smith
White Shadows in the South Seas
Movie · as Dr. Matthew Lloyd
Conquest
Movie · as Donald Overton
Across the Atlantic
Movie · as Hugh Clayton
Life in Hollywood No. 4
Movie
The Black Diamond Express
Movie · as Dan Foster
One-Round Hogan
Movie · as Robert Emmet Hogan
Brass Knuckles
Movie · as Zac Harrison
Bitter Apples
Movie · as John Wyncote
The Bush Leaguer
Movie · as Buchanan 'Specs' White
Wolf's Clothing
Movie · as Barry Baline
The Brute
Movie · as Martin 'Easy-Going' Sondes
So This Is Paris
Movie · as Dr. Paul Giraud
Other Women's Husbands
Movie · as Dick Lambert
Across the Pacific
Movie · as Monte
The Man Upstairs
Movie · as Geoffrey West
Kiss Me Again
Movie · as Gaston Fleury
The Limited Mail
Movie · as Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson
Red Hot Tires
Movie · as Al Jones
Hogan's Alley
Movie · as Lefty O'Brien
Recompense
Movie · as Peter Graham
The Marriage Circle
Movie · as Dr. Franz Braun
Mademoiselle Midnight
Movie · as Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
How to Educate a Wife
Movie · as Ernest Todd
Daughters of Pleasure
Movie · as Kent Merrill
The Dark Swan
Movie · as Lewis Dike
Revelation
Movie · as Paul Granville
Being Respectable
Movie · as Charles Carpenter
The Lover of Camille
Movie · as Jean Gaspard Deburau
Loving Lies
Movie · as Captain Dan stover
Her Marriage Vow
Movie · as Bob Hilton
Main Street
Movie · as Dr. Will Kennicott
Lucretia Lombard
Movie · as Stephen Winship
Defying Destiny
Movie · as Jack Fenton
The Purple Highway
Movie · as Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
Brass
Movie · as Philip Baldwin
My Old Kentucky Home
Movie · as Richard Goodloe
Broadway Rose
Movie · as Tom Darcy
Peacock Alley
Movie · as Elmer Harmon
A Perfect Crime
Movie · as Wally Griggs
The Affairs of Anatol
Movie · as Abner Elliott
Orphans of the Storm
Movie · as Danton
Moonlight and Honeysuckle
Movie · as Ted Musgrove
A Broken Doll
Movie · as Tommy Dawes
The Kentuckians
Movie · as Boone Stallard
The Jucklins
Movie · as Bill Hawes
The 13th Commandment
Movie · as Bayard Kip
Something to Think About
Movie · as Jim Dirk
A Cumberland Romance
Movie · as Sherd Raines
Too Much Johnson
Movie · as Billy Lounsberry
Romance and Arabella
Movie · as Harry Atteridge
Everywoman
Movie · as Love
Told in the Hills
Movie · as Kalitan
Pettigrew's Girl
Movie · as Pvt. William Pettigrew
In Mizzoura
Movie · as Sam Fowler
Rustling a Bride
Movie · as Nick McCredie
Riders of the Night
Movie · as 'The Killer' Jed
The Squaw Man
Movie · as Happy
The Romance of Tarzan
Movie · as Juan
Hands Up
Movie
100% American
Movie · as Mayme's Army boyfriend
M'Liss
Movie · as Mexican Joe Dominguez
Johanna Enlists
Movie · as Pvt. Vibbard
The Goddess of Lost Lake
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Only Road
Movie · as Pedro Lupo
Till I Come Back to You
Movie · as American Doughboy
The Red, Red Heart
Movie · as Billy Porter
The Man from Painted Post
Movie · as Slim Carter
Jim Bludso
Movie · as Joe Bowers
Hands Up!
Movie · as Dan Tracy
Betsy's Burglar
Movie · as Victor Gilpin
Wild and Woolly
Movie · as One of Wild Bill's Men (Uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie · as The Strike Leader
The Vagabond Prince
Movie · as Peasant
The Devil's Needle
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
The Matrimaniac
Movie · as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Microscope Mystery
Movie · as Jud
Ghosts
Movie · as Bohemian
Martyrs of the Alamo
Movie · as Defender of the Alamo
The Birth of a Nation
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Noon Hour
Movie · as Ada's Brother