Monte 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.

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Hangman's Knot 1952Film als Maxwell

Johnny Belinda 1948Film als Ben (uncredited)

I Married a Witch 1942Film als Doorman (uncredited)

Juarez 1939Film als Lerdo de Tajada

Apache 1954Film als Geronimo

Desert Gold 1936Film als Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon

Key Largo 1948Film als Sheriff Ben Wade

Life with Father 1947Film +1 als The Policeman

The Fountainhead 1949Film als Gas Station Executive (uncredited)

Cheyenne 1947Film als Timberline

The Mask of Dimitrios 1944Film als Abdul Dhris

Ride, Vaquero! 1953Film als Bartender (uncredited)

Edge of Darkness 1943Film als Jens Petersen

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935Film als Hamzulla Khan

Colorado Territory 1949Film als U.S. Marshal (uncredited)

Across the Pacific 1942Film als Dan Morton

Road to Morocco 1942Film als Kasim's Aide (uncredited)

San Antonio 1945Film als Cleve Andrews

Gentleman Jim 1942Film als Gambler in "Lucky Guy"

'G' Men 1935Film als Fingerprint Expert

South of St. Louis 1949Film als Capt. Jeffrey

Sharad of Atlantis 1936Film als Unga Khan

Born to the West 1937Film als Bart Hammond

Northern Pursuit 1943Film als Jean

Montana 1950Film als Charlie Penrose (uncredited)

Silver River 1948Film als 'Buck' Chevigee

Warpath 1951Film als First Emigrant

Never Say Goodbye 1946Film als Policeman (uncredited)

Road to Singapore 1940Film als High Priest (uncredited)

Het spoor der verschrikking 1937Film als Jeff Graves

Snelheidsduivels 1949Film +1 als Deacon Jones

Texas Rangers Ride Again, The 1940Film als Pablo Slide Along

Hell Town 1937Film als Bart Hammond

Backfire 1950Film als Det. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)

The Horn Blows at Midnight 1945Film als The Chef (uncredited)

Orphans of the Storm 1921Film als Danton

The Affairs of Anatol 1921Film als Abner Elliott

Divide and Conquer 1943Film als Bit Role

Buffalo Stampede 1933Film als Smiley

Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946Film als Broadcast Director (uncredited)

Possessed 1947Film als Norris

So This Is Paris 1926Film als Dr. Paul Giraud

Song of the Gringo 1936Film als Sheriff

Bad Man of Deadwood 1941Film als Sheriff Jordan

Bells of San Fernando 1947Film als Governor Don Sebastian Fernando

The Romance of Tarzan 1918Film als Juan

White Shadows in the South Seas 1928Film als Dr. Matthew Lloyd

De groote Karavaan 1934Film als Kenneth Murdock

Frontier Pony Express 1939Film als Cherokee

Amateur Crook 1937Film als Crone

Martyrs of the Alamo 1915Film als Defender of the Alamo

The Last Posse 1953Film als Uncle Will

Sunset in Wyoming 1941Film als Jim Hayes

Mystery Sea Raider 1940Film als Captain Norberg

Trial by Trigger 1944Film als Brewster (uncredited)

The Marriage Circle 1924Film als Dr. Franz Braun

Cinderella Jones 1946Film als Jailer

Gold Raiders 1951Film als John Sawyer

Snake River Desperadoes 1951Film als Jim Haverly