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Monte Blue

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1887-01-10

Birth Place

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'G' Men

'G' Men

1935

6.5

Movie
100% American

100% American

1918

5.5

Movie
poster

26 Men

1957

4.2

TV
A Broken Doll

A Broken Doll

1921

0.0

Movie
A Million to One

A Million to One

1936

3.0

Movie
A Perfect Crime

A Perfect Crime

1921

0.0

Movie
Across the Atlantic

Across the Atlantic

1928

0.0

Movie
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1942

6.5

Movie
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1926

4.5

Movie
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

7.0

Movie
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

1954

0.0

Movie
Amateur Crook

Amateur Crook

1937

1.0

Movie
Apache

Apache

1954

6.1

Movie
Backfire

Backfire

1950

5.8

Movie
Bad Man of Deadwood

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

4.4

Movie
Being Respectable

Being Respectable

1924

0.0

Movie
Bells of San Fernando

Bells of San Fernando

1947

4.0

Movie
Betsy's Burglar

Betsy's Burglar

1917

0.0

Movie
Bitter Apples

Bitter Apples

1927

0.0

Movie
Born to the West

Born to the West

1937

4.8

Movie
Brass

Brass

1923

3.0

Movie
Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles

1927

0.0

Movie
Broadway Rose

Broadway Rose

1922

0.0

Movie
Casablanca

Casablanca

1943

8.2

Movie
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1947

6.8

Movie
Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

3.3

Movie
Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

1938

0.0

Movie
Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

6.8

Movie
Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!

1934

5.0

Movie
Conquest

Conquest

1928

0.0

Movie
Danger Signal

Danger Signal

1945

5.8

Movie
Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure

1924

0.0

Movie
Days of Jesse James

Days of Jesse James

1939

5.5

Movie
Defying Destiny

Defying Destiny

1923

5.5

Movie
Desert Gold

Desert Gold

1936

5.4

Movie
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

6.9

Movie
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

1943

6.1

Movie
Everywoman

Everywoman

1919

0.0

Movie
Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin

1949

5.7

Movie
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1929

0.0

Movie
Frontier Days

Frontier Days

1945

4.0

Movie
Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express

1939

4.8

Movie
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

7.2

Movie
Geronimo

Geronimo

1939

5.0

Movie
Ghosts

Ghosts

1915

4.5

Movie
Gold Raiders

Gold Raiders

1951

5.5

Movie
Hands Up

Hands Up

1918

0.0

Movie
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

1917

0.0

Movie
Hangman's Knot

Hangman's Knot

1952

6.3

Movie
Hawk of the Wilderness

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938

7.0

Movie
Her Forgotten Past

Her Forgotten Past

1933

6.0

Movie
Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley

1925

0.0

Movie
Homicide

Homicide

1949

5.3

Movie
How to Educate a Wife

How to Educate a Wife

1924

0.0

Movie
Humoresque

Humoresque

1947

7.1

Movie
I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

6.8

Movie
Illegal Traffic

Illegal Traffic

1938

6.7

Movie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

7.0

Movie
Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

1930

6.0

Movie
Jim Bludso

Jim Bludso

1917

0.0

Movie
Johanna Enlists

Johanna Enlists

1918

5.8

Movie
Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1948

6.8

Movie
Juarez

Juarez

1939

6.5

Movie
Key Largo

Key Largo

1948

7.5

Movie
King of Alcatraz

King of Alcatraz

1938

5.7

Movie
King of the Texas Rangers

King of the Texas Rangers

1941

6.0

Movie
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1925

0.0

Movie
Klondike Fury

Klondike Fury

1942

3.9

Movie
Law of the Timber

Law of the Timber

1941

0.0

Movie
Life in Hollywood No. 4

Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927

0.0

Movie
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

6.5

Movie
Loving Lies

Loving Lies

1924

0.0

Movie
Lucretia Lombard

Lucretia Lombard

1923

5.0

Movie
M'Liss

M'Liss

1918

5.8

Movie
Mademoiselle Midnight

Mademoiselle Midnight

1924

5.8

Movie
Main Street

Main Street

1923

3.0

Movie
Martyrs of the Alamo

Martyrs of the Alamo

1915

5.2

Movie
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

6.3

Movie
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

5.2

Movie
Moonlight and Honeysuckle

Moonlight and Honeysuckle

1921

0.0

Movie
poster

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

4.8

TV
My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

6.4

Movie
My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home

1922

0.0

Movie
Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

3.0

Movie
Nevada

Nevada

1935

3.0

Movie
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1946

6.1

Movie
New York Town

New York Town

1941

10.0

Movie
No Defense

No Defense

1929

0.0

Movie
North to the Klondike

North to the Klondike

1942

6.8

Movie
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

6.3

Movie
Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

1943

5.9

Movie
Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen

1932

6.2

Movie
On Probation

On Probation

1935

0.0

Movie
One-Round Hogan

One-Round Hogan

1927

0.0

Movie
Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm

1921

6.8

Movie
Other Women's Husbands

Other Women's Husbands

1926

0.0

Movie
Our Leading Citizen

Our Leading Citizen

1939

0.0

Movie
Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

1941

6.3

Movie
Peacock Alley

Peacock Alley

1922

0.0

Movie
Port of Hate

Port of Hate

1939

5.7

Movie
Possessed

Possessed

1947

6.9

Movie
Prison Shadows

Prison Shadows

1936

4.9

Movie
Ranger of Cherokee Strip

Ranger of Cherokee Strip

1949

0.0

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
Rebellious Daughters

Rebellious Daughters

1938

5.0

Movie
Recompense

Recompense

1925

0.0

Movie
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires

1925

0.0

Movie
Revelation

Revelation

1924

0.0

Movie
Ride, Ranger, Ride

Ride, Ranger, Ride

1936

4.7

Movie
Riders of Death Valley

Riders of Death Valley

1941

6.5

Movie
Riders of the Night

Riders of the Night

1918

7.0

Movie
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

6.9

Movie
Road to Singapore

Road to Singapore

1940

6.5

Movie
Romance and Arabella

Romance and Arabella

1919

0.0

Movie
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

1937

4.3

Movie
Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron

1952

5.0

Movie
San Antonio

San Antonio

1945

5.7

Movie
Scattergood Pulls the Strings

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941

0.0

Movie
Secret Agent X-9

Secret Agent X-9

1937

6.7

Movie
Secret Enemies

Secret Enemies

1942

5.2

Movie
Shadow of a Woman

Shadow of a Woman

1946

4.2

Movie
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

4.4

Movie
Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

5.5

Movie
Silver River

Silver River

1948

5.9

Movie
Skin Deep

Skin Deep

1929

1.0

Movie
Sky Racket

Sky Racket

1937

3.3

Movie
Snake River Desperadoes

Snake River Desperadoes

1951

3.8

Movie
So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

1926

6.6

Movie
So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950

0.0

Movie
So You Want to Play the Horses

So You Want to Play the Horses

1946

6.0

Movie
Social Error

Social Error

1935

5.0

Movie
Something to Think About

Something to Think About

1920

6.5

Movie
Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo

1936

4.7

Movie
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

5.9

Movie
South of St. Louis

South of St. Louis

1949

5.6

Movie
Stallion Road

Stallion Road

1947

5.0

Movie
Student Tour

Student Tour

1934

5.0

Movie
Sunset in Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming

1941

0.0

Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

6.1

Movie
The 13th Commandment

The 13th Commandment

1920

0.0

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

3.7

TV
poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

1954

6.9

TV
poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

4.5

TV
The Affairs of Anatol

The Affairs of Anatol

1921

5.6

Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1938

The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

6.0

Movie
The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel

1949

5.8

Movie
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915

6.0

Movie
The Black Diamond Express

The Black Diamond Express

1927

0.0

Movie
The Blonde Bandit

The Blonde Bandit

1949

5.8

Movie
The Dark Swan

The Dark Swan

1924

0.0

Movie
The Devil's Needle

The Devil's Needle

1916

6.5

Movie
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

6.8

Movie
The Goddess of Lost Lake

The Goddess of Lost Lake

1918

0.0

Movie
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938

0.0

Movie
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941

6.3

Movie
The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

1941

7.5

Movie
The Greyhound Limited

The Greyhound Limited

1929

0.0

Movie
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

6.6

Movie
The Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand

1942

6.2

Movie
The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

5.8

Movie
The Intruder

The Intruder

1933

4.2

Movie
The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

1950

5.8

Movie
The Kentuckians

The Kentuckians

1921

0.0

Movie
The Last Posse

The Last Posse

1953

6.0

Movie
The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up

1934

0.0

Movie
poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

6.7

TV
The Limited Mail

The Limited Mail

1925

0.0

Movie
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

6.6

Movie
poster

The Lone Ranger

1949

6.8

TV
The Lover of Camille

The Lover of Camille

1924

0.0

Movie
The Man from Painted Post

The Man from Painted Post

1917

4.8

Movie
The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs

1926

0.0

Movie
The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle

1924

6.4

Movie
The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

7.0

Movie
The Matrimaniac

The Matrimaniac

1916

6.5

Movie
The Microscope Mystery

The Microscope Mystery

1916

0.0

Movie
The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1938

6.0

Movie
The Only Road

The Only Road

1918

0.0

Movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

6.0

Movie
The Purple Highway

The Purple Highway

1923

0.0

Movie
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

8.2

Movie
The Romance of Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan

1918

6.0

Movie
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

5.0

Movie
The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man

1918

5.8

Movie
The Stoker

The Stoker

1932

0.0

Movie
The Test

The Test

1935

3.2

Movie
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

5.5

Movie
The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd

1933

3.8

Movie
The Time, The Place and The Girl

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

5.4

Movie
The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

1947

6.0

Movie
The Vagabond Prince

The Vagabond Prince

1916

0.0

Movie
The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers

1949

5.0

Movie
poster

This Is Your Life

1952

6.6

TV
This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law

1950

4.8

Movie
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

1930

6.0

Movie
Three Desperate Men

Three Desperate Men

1951

5.5

Movie
Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose

1929

0.0

Movie
Till I Come Back to You

Till I Come Back to You

1918

5.7

Movie
Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

5.2

Movie
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson

1919

0.0

Movie
Touchdown, Army

Touchdown, Army

1938

0.0

Movie
Trail of the Arrow

Trail of the Arrow

1952

0.0

Movie
Trails of the Wild

Trails of the Wild

1935

0.0

Movie
Treachery Rides the Range

Treachery Rides the Range

1936

1.0

Movie
Trial by Trigger

Trial by Trigger

1944

2.0

Movie
Truck Busters

Truck Busters

1943

6.0

Movie
Two Guys from Milwaukee

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

4.8

Movie
Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas

1948

6.0

Movie
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939

6.5

Movie
Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels

1934

5.1

Movie
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

5.0

Movie
Warpath

Warpath

1951

5.8

Movie
White Shadows in the South Seas

White Shadows in the South Seas

1928

6.6

Movie
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943

6.8

Movie
Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1917

6.3

Movie
Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

1940

4.3

Movie