Cast
Monte Blue
Acting
Cast
Monte Blue
Known for
Acting
Born
1887-01-10
From
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Died
1963-02-18
Also known as G.M. Blue, Gerard Montgomery "Monte" Blue, Gerard Montgomery Blue
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.
Casablanca
as American (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
as U.S. Marshal (uncredited)
'G' Men
as Fingerprint Expert
Apache
as Geronimo
The Birth of a Nation
as (uncredited)
Warpath
as First Emigrant
The Fountainhead
as Gas Station Executive (uncredited)
Juarez
as Lerdo de Tajada
Ride, Vaquero!
as Bartender (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
as Indian
Adventures of Don Juan
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Stallion Road
as Horse Rancher (uncredited)
Cocoanut Grove
as Undetermined Role
Northern Pursuit
as Jean
Key Largo
as Sheriff Ben Wade
Possessed
as Norris
Dodge City
as Barlow
I Married a Witch
as Doorman (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as The Strike Leader
Brass
as Philip Baldwin
The Intruder
as John Brandt
Ghosts
as Bohemian
Backfire
as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
Revelation
as Paul Granville
Silver River
as 'Buck' Chevigee
The Stoker
as Dick Martin
Touchdown, Army
as Pilot (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as Indian (uncredited)
Student Tour
as Jeff Kane
Action in the North Atlantic
as Seaman (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
as Ben (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Gambler in "Lucky Guy"
M'Liss
as Mexican Joe Dominguez
On Probation
as Al Murray
Being Respectable
as Charles Carpenter
Social Error
as Dean Carter
Life with Father
as The Policeman
The Show of Shows
as Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
Road to Morocco
as Kasim's Aide (uncredited)
Buffalo Stampede
as Smiley
Across the Pacific
as Dan Morton
Broadway Rose
as Tom Darcy
Sharad of Atlantis
as Unga Khan
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Abdul Dhris
Cheyenne
as Timberline
San Antonio
as Cleve Andrews
Never Say Goodbye
as Policeman (uncredited)
Geronimo
as Interpreter
Rebellious Daughters
as Charlie, alias Clint Houston
Humoresque
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
as Maxwell
Hell Town
as Bart Hammond
The Last Posse
as Uncle Will
The Sea Hornet
as Lt. Drake
The Hard Way
as Man in Audience (Uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Hamzulla Khan
The Man I Love
as Cop (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
as Chief Sagamore
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Bartender in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Businessman with Hunter
Hands Up
Road to Singapore
as High Priest (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
New York Town
as McAuliffe (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
as Colonel
Edge of Darkness
as Jens Petersen
South of St. Louis
as Capt. Jeffrey
Treachery Rides the Range
as Colonel Drummond
The Big Wheel
as Deacon Jones
The Great Train Robbery
as The Super
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Pablo Slide Along
Truck Busters
as Scrappy O'Brien
Homicide
as George, Sheriff
Mary of Scotland
as Messenger
Sunset in Wyoming
as Jim Hayes
The 13th Commandment
as Bayard Kip
The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Passenger (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
as Policeman at Union Hall (uncredited)
Song of the Gringo
as Sheriff
Riders of Death Valley
as Rance Davis
Skin Deep
as Joe Daley
The Great Man's Lady
as Man #2, Hoyt City
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as The Chef (uncredited)
Two Guys from Texas
as Pete Nash
Orphans of the Storm
as Danton
This Side of the Law
as The Sheriff
Her Forgotten Past
as Donald Thorne
Days of Jesse James
as Train Passenger
Secret Enemies
as Hugo Mehl
Danger Signal
as Policeman in Car
White Shadows in the South Seas
as Dr. Matthew Lloyd
Peacock Alley
as Elmer Harmon
No Defense
as Monte Collins
Betsy's Burglar
as Victor Gilpin
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Duval, aka Chief Tavibo
Born to the West
as Bart Hammond
The Marriage Circle
as Dr. Franz Braun
North to the Klondike
as John Burke
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Broadcast Director (uncredited)
Flaxy Martin
as Joe, Detective
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Mr. Cameron
Frontier Pony Express
as Cherokee
Souls at Sea
as Mate
Johanna Enlists
as Pvt. Vibbard
Young Bill Hickok
as Marshal Evans
Three Desperate Men
as Marshal Pete Coleman
The Younger Brothers
as Deputy Joe
Moonlight and Honeysuckle
as Ted Musgrove
Mademoiselle Midnight
as Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
King of Alcatraz
as Officer
The Matrimaniac
as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
From Headquarters
as Happy Smith
A Million to One
as John Kent Sr.
Red Hot Tires
as Al Jones
Everywoman
as Love
Main Street
as Dr. Will Kennicott
Wild and Woolly
as One of Wild Bill's Men (Uncredited)
A Perfect Crime
as Wally Griggs
Loving Lies
as Captain Dan stover
Officer Thirteen
as Tom Burke
The Affairs of Anatol
as Abner Elliott
The Mysterious Rider
as Cap Folsom
The Vagabond Prince
as Peasant
The Man from Painted Post
as Slim Carter
Across the Atlantic
as Hugh Clayton
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Sheriff Jordan
The Goddess of Lost Lake
as (uncredited)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Indian Jim
Secret Agent X-9
as Baron Michael Karsten
So This Is Paris
as Dr. Paul Giraud
Rose of Cimarron
as Lone Eagle
Tiger Rose
as Devlin
Amateur Crook
as Crone
Shadow of a Woman
as Mike, Police Lieutenant
Come On, Marines!
as Lt. Allen
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Yellow Weasel
100% American
as Mayme's Army boyfriend
Nevada
as Clem Dillon
Desert Gold
as Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon
Cinderella Jones
as Jailer
The Flood
as David Bruce
Jim Bludso
as Joe Bowers
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Bit Role
King of the Texas Rangers
as Capt. Tom King Sr.
The Only Road
as Pedro Lupo
The Romance of Tarzan
as Juan
Across the Pacific
as Monte
Trial by Trigger
as Brewster (uncredited)
Sky Racket
as Benjamin Arnold
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
as Joe Stafford
Martyrs of the Alamo
as Defender of the Alamo
Klondike Fury
as Flight Dispatcher
The Red, Red Heart
as Billy Porter
Wolf's Clothing
as Barry Baline
The Last Round-up
as Jack Kells
The Test
as Pepite La Joie
Our Leading Citizen
as Frank
Trail of the Arrow
as (archive footage)
Snake River Desperadoes
as Jim Haverly
So You Want to Play the Horses
as The Colonel (uncredited)
Bells of San Fernando
as Governor Don Sebastian Fernando
Rustling a Bride
as Nick McCredie
The Microscope Mystery
as Jud
Trails of the Wild
as RCMP Larry Doyle
The Devil's Needle
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
as Matthews, the undertaker (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Guerd Larey
Illegal Traffic
as Captain Moran
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
as Chief Hunter
A Broken Doll
as Tommy Dawes
Romance and Arabella
as Harry Atteridge
The Blonde Bandit
as Police Chief Ramsey
The Black Diamond Express
as Dan Foster
Defying Destiny
as Jack Fenton
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as Sheriff Walker
Brass Knuckles
as Zac Harrison
The Brute
as Martin 'Easy-Going' Sondes
Frontier Days
as Ned-U.S. Marshal
The Man Upstairs
as Geoffrey West
Recompense
as Peter Graham
My Old Kentucky Home
as Richard Goodloe
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush
as Sheriff
Something to Think About
as Jim Dirk
Those Who Dance
as Dan Hogan
The Greyhound Limited
as Monte
How to Educate a Wife
as Ernest Todd
Daughters of Pleasure
as Kent Merrill
The Remarkable Andrew
as Policeman
Treat 'Em Rough
as Police Captain
Hogan's Alley
as Lefty O'Brien
Too Much Johnson
as Billy Lounsberry
Wagon Wheels
as Kenneth Murdock
Conquest
as Donald Overton
The Jucklins
as Bill Hawes
One-Round Hogan
as Robert Emmet Hogan
Kiss Me Again
as Gaston Fleury
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Rice - Curry's Partner
Law of the Timber
as Hodge Mason
Isle of Escape
as Dave Wade
Hands Up!
as Dan Tracy
Life in Hollywood No. 4
Till I Come Back to You
as American Doughboy
Port of Hate
as Hammond
The Dark Swan
as Lewis Dike
Pettigrew's Girl
as Pvt. William Pettigrew
Gold Raiders
as John Sawyer
Other Women's Husbands
as Dick Lambert
The Limited Mail
as Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson
Mystery Sea Raider
as Captain Norberg
Her Marriage Vow
as Bob Hilton
Riders of the Night
as 'The Killer' Jed
In Mizzoura
as Sam Fowler
The Squaw Man
as Happy
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
as Ben Mott
The Purple Highway
as Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
Lucretia Lombard
as Stephen Winship
The Bush Leaguer
as Buchanan 'Specs' White
A Cumberland Romance
as Sherd Raines
Prison Shadows
as Bert McNamee
Bitter Apples
as John Wyncote
Told in the Hills
as Kalitan
The Lover of Camille
as Jean Gaspard Deburau
The Kentuckians
as Boone Stallard
The Noon Hour
as Ada's Brother