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Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr. on May 21, 1904 in Beacon, New York) was a prolific American actor, director, and producer whose career spanned the silent‑era stage to post‑war television. He began his professional life on Broadway, impressing critics with a confident, agreeable demeanor that later helped him secure a contract with Metro‑Goldwyn‑Mayer in 1929, where his debut in So This Is College marked the start of a meteoric rise. Although initially cast in light comedies, Montgomery quickly demonstrated dramatic range with a breakthrough performance as the weak‑willed prisoner Kent in the seminal prison drama The Big House (1930), a role he won after persuasive arguments to studio executives. His versatility led to memorable parts opposite Greta Garbo in Inspiration (1930) and Norma Shearer in The Divorcee (1930), establishing him as a leading man of the early sound era. The actor’s most acclaimed dramatic work came with Night Must Fall (1937), where his portrayal of a psychopathic murderer earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, a distinction he repeated for his heartfelt turn as boxer‑pilot Joe Pendleton in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). Beyond the screen, Montgomery served bravely in World War II, first driving ambulances for the American Field Service during the Dunkirk evacuation and later enlisting in the United States Navy, rising to lieutenant commander and seeing action at the Normandy invasion. After the war he returned to Hollywood, directing innovative film‑noir projects such as Lady in the Lake (1947), notable for its subjective camera technique that kept the star off‑screen for most of the picture. He also hosted the Academy Awards in 1948 and created the successful NBC anthology series Robert Montgomery Presents (1950‑1957), earning an Emmy for its pioneering format. A two‑time president of the Screen Actors Guild, a respected media consultant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and a decorated veteran of the Navy, Montgomery left an indelible legacy that bridged classic cinema, early television, and public service.
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Given Name: Henry Montgomery Jr.
Born: Beacon, New York, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: May 21, 1904
Occupations: actor, director, producer
Years Active: 1924-1960
Children: 3
Spouses: Elizabeth Bryan Allen, Elizabeth Grant Harkness
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Movies Featuring Robert Montgomery
The Big House
They Were Expendable
Lusitanian Illusion
Complicated Women
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Letty Lynton
Busman’s Honeymoon
Vanessa: Her Love Story
The Easiest Way
Estrellados
Faithless
The Sins of the Children
Untamed
Once More, My Darling
Made on Broadway
But the Flesh Is Weak
Fugitive Lovers
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
The Saxon Charm
The Single Standard
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Love in the Rough
Your Witness
Shipmates
War Nurse
Fast and Loose
Ever Since Eve
The Man in Possession
Hide-Out
Free and Easy
From the Ends of the Earth
Ride the Pink Horse
Riptide
Private Lives
Starlit Days at the Lido
Inspiration
Piccadilly Jim
Yellow Jack
Their Own Desire
Lovers Courageous
The Earl of Chicago
Live, Love and Learn
Our Blushing Brides
Hollywood Handicap
No More Ladies
Hollywood Goes to Town
Petticoat Fever
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Forsaking All Others
Unfinished Business
The Secret Land
Breakdowns of 1949
Strangers May Kiss
Night Must Fall
Three Loves Has Nancy
Hell Below
Trouble for Two
Blondie of the Follies
When Ladies Meet
Going Hollywood
So This Is College
The First Hundred Years
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
June Bride
Rage in Heaven
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Romance of Celluloid
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Lady in the Lake
Career Timeline
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1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Joe Pendleton
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
David
Unfinished Business
Tommy Duncan
Rage in Heaven
Philip Monrell
1940
Busman’s Honeymoon
Lord Peter Wimsey
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
The Earl of Chicago
Robert Kilmount
1938
Yellow Jack
John O'Hara
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
Three Loves Has Nancy
Malcolm 'Mal' Niles
The First Hundred Years
David Conway
1937
Ever Since Eve
Freddy Matthews
Live, Love and Learn
Bob Graham
Night Must Fall
Danny
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Lord Arthur Dilling
The Romance of Celluloid
Self
1936
Piccadilly Jim
James Crocker, Jr.
Petticoat Fever
Dascom Dinsmore
Trouble for Two
Prince Florizel
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Benjamin Herries
Starlit Days at the Lido
Self
No More Ladies
Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren
1934
Fugitive Lovers
Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Hide-Out
Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
Riptide
Tommie L. Trent
Forsaking All Others
Dillon 'Dill" Todd
1933
Made on Broadway
Jeff
Hell Below
Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN
When Ladies Meet
Jimmie
Going Hollywood
Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
1932
Letty Lynton
Hale Darrow
Faithless
William 'Bill' Wade
But the Flesh Is Weak
Max Clement
Lovers Courageous
Willie Smith
Blondie of the Follies
Larry Belmont
1931
The Easiest Way
Jack Madison
Shipmates
John Paul Jones
The Man in Possession
Raymond Dabney
Private Lives
Elyot Chase
Inspiration
André Montell
Strangers May Kiss
Steve
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