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Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Acting January 10, 1887 (76 years old) February 18, 1963 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.

Movies 228

Casablanca 8.1

Casablanca

as American (uncredited)

1943
The Birth of a Nation 5.9

The Birth of a Nation

as (uncredited)

1915
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

as The Strike Leader

1916
Key Largo 7.5

Key Largo

as Sheriff Ben Wade

1948
I Married a Witch 6.9

I Married a Witch

as Doorman (uncredited)

1942
The Fountainhead 6.8

The Fountainhead

as Gas Station Executive (uncredited)

1949
Action in the North Atlantic 7.1

Action in the North Atlantic

as Seaman (uncredited)

1943
Dodge City 6.9

Dodge City

as Barlow

1939
Union Pacific 6.7

Union Pacific

as Indian (uncredited)

1939
The Mask of Dimitrios 7.1

The Mask of Dimitrios

as Abdul Dhris

1944
Juarez 6.5

Juarez

as Lerdo de Tajada

1939
Adventures of Don Juan 6.8

Adventures of Don Juan

as Turnkey (uncredited)

1948
Apache 6.1

Apache

as Geronimo

1954
Edge of Darkness 6.4

Edge of Darkness

as Jens Petersen

1943
Orphans of the Storm 6.8

Orphans of the Storm

as Danton

1921
North West Mounted Police 6.4

North West Mounted Police

as Indian

1940
Thank Your Lucky Stars 6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Bartender in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

1943
Possessed 6.9

Possessed

as Norris

1947
Road to Morocco 6.9

Road to Morocco

as Kasim's Aide (uncredited)

1942
Ride, Vaquero! 6.1

Ride, Vaquero!

as Bartender (uncredited)

1953
Northern Pursuit 6.2

Northern Pursuit

as Jean

1943
Broadway Rose 9.0

Broadway Rose

as Tom Darcy

1922
Passage to Marseille 6.7

Passage to Marseille

as Second Mate (uncredited)

1944
Johnny Belinda 6.9

Johnny Belinda

as Ben (uncredited)

1948
Colorado Territory 7.0

Colorado Territory

as U.S. Marshal (uncredited)

1949
Skin Deep 3.3

Skin Deep

as Joe Daley

1929
Silver River 6.1

Silver River

as 'Buck' Chevigee

1948
'G' Men 6.6

'G' Men

as Fingerprint Expert

1935
The Man I Love 6.1

The Man I Love

as Cop (uncredited)

1946
The Great Man's Lady 6.3

The Great Man's Lady

as Man #2, Hoyt City

1941
Gentleman Jim 7.2

Gentleman Jim

as Gambler in "Lucky Guy"

1942
The Hard Way 6.5

The Hard Way

as Man in Audience (Uncredited)

1943
Life with Father 6.7

Life with Father

as The Policeman

1947
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 6.6

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as Hamzulla Khan

1935
Humoresque 7.0

Humoresque

as Moving Man (uncredited)

1947
Bad Man of Deadwood 5.3

Bad Man of Deadwood

as Sheriff Jordan

1941
Homicide 5.7

Homicide

as George, Sheriff

1949
Warpath 6.0

Warpath

as First Emigrant

1951
Riders of Death Valley 6.8

Riders of Death Valley

as Rance Davis

1941
Mission to Moscow 5.7

Mission to Moscow

as Heckler (uncredited)

1943
Across the Pacific 6.6

Across the Pacific

as Dan Morton

1942
Backfire 5.9

Backfire

as Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)

1950
Rose of Cimarron 5.6

Rose of Cimarron

as Lone Eagle

1952
So You Want to Play the Horses 6.5

So You Want to Play the Horses

as The Colonel (uncredited)

1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee 5.0

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as Broadcast Director (uncredited)

1946
Port of Hate 6.2

Port of Hate

as Hammond

1939
So This Is Paris 6.5

So This Is Paris

as Dr. Paul Giraud

1926
The Horn Blows at Midnight 5.9

The Horn Blows at Midnight

as The Chef (uncredited)

1945
The Texas Rangers Ride Again 5.6

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Pablo Slide Along

1940
The Iroquois Trail 6.6

The Iroquois Trail

as Chief Sagamore

1950
The Show of Shows 6.6

The Show of Shows

as Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)

1929
South of St. Louis 5.8

South of St. Louis

as Capt. Jeffrey

1949
North to the Klondike 7.1

North to the Klondike

as John Burke

1942
The Affairs of Anatol 5.9

The Affairs of Anatol

as Abner Elliott

1921
Sharad of Atlantis 4.4

Sharad of Atlantis

as Unga Khan

1936
Two Guys from Texas 8.0

Two Guys from Texas

as Pete Nash

1948
No Defense 10.0

No Defense

as Monte Collins

1929
The Outcasts of Poker Flat 6.3

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

as Indian Jim

1937
My Favorite Blonde 6.5

My Favorite Blonde

as Policeman at Union Hall (uncredited)

1942
Touchdown, Army 7.5

Touchdown, Army

as Pilot (uncredited)

1938
The Unfaithful 5.9

The Unfaithful

as Businessman with Hunter

1947
The Big Wheel 5.7

The Big Wheel

as Deacon Jones

1949
Never Say Goodbye 6.3

Never Say Goodbye

as Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Danger Signal 6.0

Danger Signal

as Policeman in Car

1945
This Side of the Law 4.8

This Side of the Law

as The Sheriff

1950
The Jucklins 8.0

The Jucklins

as Bill Hawes

1921
Montana 5.6

Montana

as Charlie Penrose (uncredited)

1950
The Blonde Bandit 6.2

The Blonde Bandit

as Police Chief Ramsey

1949
Shadow of a Woman 4.5

Shadow of a Woman

as Mike, Police Lieutenant

1946
Hawk of the Wilderness 7.0

Hawk of the Wilderness

as Yellow Weasel

1938
San Antonio 6.1

San Antonio

as Cleve Andrews

1945
Being Respectable 9.0

Being Respectable

as Charles Carpenter

1924
Born to the West 4.9

Born to the West

as Bart Hammond

1937
Law of the Timber 7.0

Law of the Timber

as Hodge Mason

1941
The Big Broadcast of 1938 6.2

The Big Broadcast of 1938

as Passenger (uncredited)

1938
Hangman's Knot 6.5

Hangman's Knot

as Maxwell

1952
Road to Singapore 6.4

Road to Singapore

as High Priest (uncredited)

1940
Student Tour 6.7

Student Tour

as Jeff Kane

1934
Mary of Scotland 6.2

Mary of Scotland

as Messenger

1936
Other Women's Husbands 8.0

Other Women's Husbands

as Dick Lambert

1926
The Romance of Tarzan 6.0

The Romance of Tarzan

as Juan

1918
The Time, The Place and The Girl 5.7

The Time, The Place and The Girl

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

1946
Souls at Sea 6.5

Souls at Sea

as Mate

1937
King of the Texas Rangers 7.0

King of the Texas Rangers

as Capt. Tom King Sr.

1941
Song of the Gringo 6.0

Song of the Gringo

as Sheriff

1936
Tom Sawyer, Detective 6.3

Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Sheriff Walker

1938
Secret Agent X-9 7.2

Secret Agent X-9

as Baron Michael Karsten

1937
Days of Jesse James 5.1

Days of Jesse James

as Train Passenger

1939
Thunder Trail 8.0

Thunder Trail

as Jeff Graves

1937
Tiger Rose 7.0

Tiger Rose

as Devlin

1929
Defying Destiny 6.7

Defying Destiny

as Jack Fenton

1923
The Marriage Circle 6.4

The Marriage Circle

as Dr. Franz Braun

1924
White Shadows in the South Seas 6.7

White Shadows in the South Seas

as Dr. Matthew Lloyd

1928
The Last Posse 6.3

The Last Posse

as Uncle Will

1953
The Hidden Hand 6.5

The Hidden Hand

as Matthews, the undertaker (uncredited)

1942
Officer Thirteen 6.6

Officer Thirteen

as Tom Burke

1932
Trails of the Wild 8.0

Trails of the Wild

as RCMP Larry Doyle

1935
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 9.0

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Mr. Cameron

1938
The Conspirators 6.3

The Conspirators

as Jennings (uncredited)

1944
Hell Town

Hell Town

as Bart Hammond

1937
Treachery Rides the Range 4.0

Treachery Rides the Range

as Colonel Drummond

1936
Buffalo Stampede 4.1

Buffalo Stampede

as Smiley

1933
Geronimo 5.3

Geronimo

as Interpreter

1939
Ranger of Cherokee Strip 10.0

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

as Chief Hunter

1949
Pacific Blackout 6.6

Pacific Blackout

as Colonel

1941
Treat 'Em Rough 8.0

Treat 'Em Rough

as Police Captain

1942
Martyrs of the Alamo 5.2

Martyrs of the Alamo

as Defender of the Alamo

1915
The Goddess of Lost Lake

The Goddess of Lost Lake

as (uncredited)

1918
Wanderer of the Wasteland 6.0

Wanderer of the Wasteland

as Guerd Larey

1935
Cheyenne 7.0

Cheyenne

as Timberline

1947
Recompense 8.0

Recompense

as Peter Graham

1925
The Red, Red Heart

The Red, Red Heart

as Billy Porter

1918
Bitter Apples 7.5

Bitter Apples

as John Wyncote

1927
Scattergood Pulls the Strings 7.0

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

as Ben Mott

1941
The Flood 10.0

The Flood

as David Bruce

1931
How to Educate a Wife 9.0

How to Educate a Wife

as Ernest Todd

1924
The Lover of Camille 10.0

The Lover of Camille

as Jean Gaspard Deburau

1924
The Sea Hornet 6.0

The Sea Hornet

as Lt. Drake

1951
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush 7.0

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

as Sheriff

1954
The Dark Swan 8.0

The Dark Swan

as Lewis Dike

1924
Wolf's Clothing 10.0

Wolf's Clothing

as Barry Baline

1927
A Million to One 5.0

A Million to One

as John Kent Sr.

1936
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm 5.8

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

as Joe Stafford

1937
The Intruder 4.6

The Intruder

as John Brandt

1933
The Remarkable Andrew 7.4

The Remarkable Andrew

as Policeman

1942
The Great Train Robbery 7.8

The Great Train Robbery

as The Super

1941
Riders of the Night 7.0

Riders of the Night

as 'The Killer' Jed

1918
The Greyhound Limited 8.0

The Greyhound Limited

as Monte

1929
Illegal Traffic 6.6

Illegal Traffic

as Captain Moran

1938
The Matrimaniac 6.5

The Matrimaniac

as Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1916
Snake River Desperadoes 4.9

Snake River Desperadoes

as Jim Haverly

1951
100% American 7.0

100% American

as Mayme's Army boyfriend

1918
Told in the Hills 7.0

Told in the Hills

as Kalitan

1919
The 13th Commandment 9.0

The 13th Commandment

as Bayard Kip

1920
Pettigrew's Girl 8.0

Pettigrew's Girl

as Pvt. William Pettigrew

1919
The Last Round-up 8.0

The Last Round-up

as Jack Kells

1934
Trial by Trigger 5.7

Trial by Trigger

as Brewster (uncredited)

1944
Those Who Dance 6.2

Those Who Dance

as Dan Hogan

1930
Moonlight and Honeysuckle 7.0

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

as Ted Musgrove

1921
Main Street 6.0

Main Street

as Dr. Will Kennicott

1923
Our Leading Citizen 8.0

Our Leading Citizen

as Frank

1939
Stallion Road 7.5

Stallion Road

as Horse Rancher (uncredited)

1947
In Mizzoura 8.0

In Mizzoura

as Sam Fowler

1919
Bells of San Fernando 4.6

Bells of San Fernando

as Governor Don Sebastian Fernando

1947
Truck Busters 7.0

Truck Busters

as Scrappy O'Brien

1943
Sky Racket 3.9

Sky Racket

as Benjamin Arnold

1937
Life in Hollywood No. 4 10.0

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927
Cocoanut Grove 9.0

Cocoanut Grove

as Undetermined Role

1938
Nevada 4.8

Nevada

as Clem Dillon

1935
So You Want to Hold Your Husband 9.0

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

as Rice - Curry's Partner

1950
Till I Come Back to You 5.7

Till I Come Back to You

as American Doughboy

1918
The Black Diamond Express 9.0

The Black Diamond Express

as Dan Foster

1927
Gold Raiders 6.6

Gold Raiders

as John Sawyer

1951
Secret Enemies 5.8

Secret Enemies

as Hugo Mehl

1942
Frontier Days 6.0

Frontier Days

as Ned-U.S. Marshal

1945
Trail of the Arrow 9.0

Trail of the Arrow

as (archive footage)

1952
Mystery Sea Raider 6.0

Mystery Sea Raider

as Captain Norberg

1940
Hands Up 7.0

Hands Up

1918
Desert Gold 5.7

Desert Gold

as Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon

1936
Wild and Woolly 6.3

Wild and Woolly

as One of Wild Bill's Men (Uncredited)

1917
Ghosts 4.5

Ghosts

as Bohemian

1915
Wagon Wheels 5.1

Wagon Wheels

as Kenneth Murdock

1934
Flaxy Martin 5.7

Flaxy Martin

as Joe, Detective

1949
Something to Think About 6.7

Something to Think About

as Jim Dirk

1920
Loving Lies 9.0

Loving Lies

as Captain Dan stover

1924
New York Town 8.5

New York Town

as McAuliffe (uncredited)

1941
The Younger Brothers 7.5

The Younger Brothers

as Deputy Joe

1949
Frontier Pony Express 5.0

Frontier Pony Express

as Cherokee

1939
Cinderella Jones 3.8

Cinderella Jones

as Jailer

1946
Revelation 9.0

Revelation

as Paul Granville

1924
Young Bill Hickok 5.4

Young Bill Hickok

as Marshal Evans

1940
My Old Kentucky Home 9.0

My Old Kentucky Home

as Richard Goodloe

1922
Red Hot Tires 7.0

Red Hot Tires

as Al Jones

1925
A Cumberland Romance 8.0

A Cumberland Romance

as Sherd Raines

1920
The Test 4.3

The Test

as Pepite La Joie

1935
Rebellious Daughters 6.0

Rebellious Daughters

as Charlie, alias Clint Houston

1938
Mademoiselle Midnight 5.7

Mademoiselle Midnight

as Owen Burke / Jerry Brent

1924
The Devil's Needle 6.4

The Devil's Needle

as Bartender (uncredited)

1916
Social Error 7.5

Social Error

as Dean Carter

1935
Lucretia Lombard 7.0

Lucretia Lombard

as Stephen Winship

1923
Klondike Fury 5.1

Klondike Fury

as Flight Dispatcher

1942
Her Forgotten Past 7.5

Her Forgotten Past

as Donald Thorne

1933
Romance and Arabella 9.0

Romance and Arabella

as Harry Atteridge

1919
From Headquarters 8.0

From Headquarters

as Happy Smith

1929
M'Liss 5.7

M'Liss

as Mexican Joe Dominguez

1918
Isle of Escape 6.5

Isle of Escape

as Dave Wade

1930
Sunset in Wyoming 7.0

Sunset in Wyoming

as Jim Hayes

1941
The Man Upstairs 8.0

The Man Upstairs

as Geoffrey West

1926
Johanna Enlists 6.0

Johanna Enlists

as Pvt. Vibbard

1918
Prison Shadows 5.2

Prison Shadows

as Bert McNamee

1936
Brass Knuckles 10.0

Brass Knuckles

as Zac Harrison

1927
King of Alcatraz 6.0

King of Alcatraz

as Officer

1938
A Perfect Crime 8.0

A Perfect Crime

as Wally Griggs

1921
Amateur Crook 5.0

Amateur Crook

as Crone

1937
The Mysterious Rider 7.3

The Mysterious Rider

as Cap Folsom

1938
Across the Pacific 5.0

Across the Pacific

as Monte

1926
A Broken Doll 9.0

A Broken Doll

as Tommy Dawes

1921
Three Desperate Men 5.4

Three Desperate Men

as Marshal Pete Coleman

1951
The Purple Highway 10.0

The Purple Highway

as Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig

1923
The Man from Painted Post 4.8

The Man from Painted Post

as Slim Carter

1917
The Limited Mail 10.0

The Limited Mail

as Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson

1925
One-Round Hogan 10.0

One-Round Hogan

as Robert Emmet Hogan

1927
Come On, Marines! 5.6

Come On, Marines!

as Lt. Allen

1934
The Squaw Man 5.8

The Squaw Man

as Happy

1918
Brass 5.0

Brass

as Philip Baldwin

1923
Kiss Me Again 7.0

Kiss Me Again

as Gaston Fleury

1925
Peacock Alley 10.0

Peacock Alley

as Elmer Harmon

1922
Rustling a Bride 7.0

Rustling a Bride

as Nick McCredie

1919
Conquest 8.0

Conquest

as Donald Overton

1928
Everywoman 8.0

Everywoman

as Love

1919
The Only Road

The Only Road

as Pedro Lupo

1918
The Stoker 7.0

The Stoker

as Dick Martin

1932
The Noon Hour

The Noon Hour

as Ada's Brother

1915
Betsy's Burglar

Betsy's Burglar

as Victor Gilpin

1917
Across the Atlantic 9.0

Across the Atlantic

as Hugh Clayton

1928
Too Much Johnson 9.0

Too Much Johnson

as Billy Lounsberry

1919
The Vagabond Prince

The Vagabond Prince

as Peasant

1916
Daughters of Pleasure 8.0

Daughters of Pleasure

as Kent Merrill

1924
The Bush Leaguer 10.0

The Bush Leaguer

as Buchanan 'Specs' White

1927
Jim Bludso

Jim Bludso

as Joe Bowers

1917
Ride, Ranger, Ride 5.2

Ride, Ranger, Ride

as Duval, aka Chief Tavibo

1936
Her Marriage Vow 10.0

Her Marriage Vow

as Bob Hilton

1924
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

as Dan Tracy

1917
On Probation 10.0

On Probation

as Al Murray

1935
The Microscope Mystery

The Microscope Mystery

as Jud

1916
The Kentuckians 9.0

The Kentuckians

as Boone Stallard

1921
The Brute 9.0

The Brute

as Martin 'Easy-Going' Sondes

1927
Hogan's Alley 10.0

Hogan's Alley

as Lefty O'Brien

1925

TV Shows 10

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