George Montgomery was boxing champion at the University of Montana, where he majored in architecture and interior design. Dropping out a year later, he decided to take up boxing more seriously, and moved to California, where he was coached by ex-heavyweight world champion James J. Jeffries. While in Hollywood, he came to the attention of the studios (not least, because he was an expert rider) and was hired as a stuntman in 1935. After doing this for four years, George was offered a contract at 20th Century Fox in 1939, but found himself largely confined to leads in B-westerns. He did not secure a part in anything even remotely like a prestige picture, until his co-starring role in Roxie Hart (1942), opposite Ginger Rogers. Next, in Orchestra Wives (1942), he played the perfunctory love interest for Ann Rutherford -- though both, inevitably, ended up playing second trombone to Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.In 1947, George got his first serious break, being cast as Raymond Chandlers private eye Philip Marlowe, in The Brasher Doubloon (1947). Reviewers, however, compared his performance unfavourably with that of Humphrey Bogart and found the film pallid overall. So it was back to the saddle for George. Unable to shake his image as a cowboy actor, he starred in scores of films with titles like Belle Starrs Daughter (1948), Dakota Lil (1950), Jack McCall Desperado (1953) and Masterson of Kansas (1954) at Columbia, and for producer Edward Small at United Artists. When not cleaning up the Wild West with his six-shooter, he branched out into adventure films set in exotic locales (notably as Harry Quartermain in Watusi (1959)). During the 60s, he also wrote, directed and starred in several long-forgotten, low-budget wartime potboilers made in the Philippines.At the height of his popularity, George attracted as much publicity for his acting, as for his liaisons with glamorous stars, like Ginger Rogers, Hedy Lamarr (to whom he was briefly engaged) and singer Dinah Shore (whom he married in 1943). After his retirement from the film business, he devoted himself to his love of painting, furniture-making and sculpting bronze busts, including one of his close friend Ronald Reagan.
Philip Marlowe
Película 1947
Cutter Murdock
Película 1970
Sgt. Duquesne
Película 1965
Bill Abbot
Película 1942
Davy Crockett
Película 1950
Cowhand at Dance (uncredited)
Película 1937
Paul Tunney
Película 1972
Eddie Johnson
Película 1943
Johnny Williams
Película 1942
Self
Película 1979
Homer Howard
Película 1942
Grant Merrick
Película 1969
Capt. John Larsen
Película 1961
Paul 'Pale Arrow' Fletcher
Película 1957
John Dean
Película 1957
Will Sabre
Película 1957
Rev. Tom Walker
Película 1948
Harry Quartermain
Película 1959
Self
Película 1941
Capt. Jed Horn
Película 1953
Jack McCall
Película 1953
Cam Elliott
Película 1955
Cruze
Película 1954
John Worth Hyndman
Película 1941
Bat Masterson
Película 1954
Maj. Frank Archer
Película 1954
Gid McCool
Película 1967
Bret Ivers / Iverson
Película 1952
John Dirkson
Película 1964
Pathfinder
Película 1952
Van Damm Smith
Película 1946
Tom Horn / Steve Garrett
Película 1950
Capt. Matt Sloane
Película 1958
Dr. John David Saunders
Película 1962
Jim Clark
Película 1938
Capt. Chase McCloud
Película 1952
Randy Burke
Película 1959
Dan Barton
Película 1957
Pat O'Brien
Película 1965
Lank Garrett
Película 1941
Greg Dickson
Película 1956
Ronnie
Película 1940
Marshal Tom Jackson
Película 1948
Henchman
Película 1939
Cowhand
Película 1939
Buck Duane
Película 1941
Policeman
Película 1939
Patrolman Joe
Película 1939
Película 1939
Mob Member
Película 1939
Lieutenant Harris
Película 1939
Henchman
Película 1939
Bandit
Película 1939
Inspector Marks
Película 1988
Capt. Jeffrey Dakin
Película 1943
Dan Beattie
Película 1958
Col. John Hannegan
Película 1968
Charlie Crane
Película 1940
Jim Corbett
Película 1955
Soldier
Película 1939
Lassiter
Película 1941
Jim Clark
Película 1940
Eric
Película 1966
Soldier
Película 1938
Major Nestorovic
Película 1985
Pat Garrett
Película 1958
Steve Corbett / Stiv Korbet
Película 1967
Película 1939
Tex Mallory
Película 1941
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Película 1944
Lt. Warren
Película 1944
Película 1970
Murphy
Película 1964
Dr. Stanley Wayne
Película 1956
Tv 1971
Bakeland
Tv 1948
Self
Tv 1952
Self
Tv 1956
Self - Cimarron City
Tv 1956
Self
Tv 1961
The President
Tv 1985
Christopher Bell / Garth
Tv 1974
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950