Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Date of Birth:

Jan 10, 1887

Place of Birth:

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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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.

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filmography:

Martyrs of the Alamo Martyrs of the Alamo

1915

Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

1954

The Greyhound Limited The Greyhound Limited

1929

No Defense No Defense

1929

The Birth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation

1915

The Great Man's Lady The Great Man's Lady

1942

Silver River Silver River

1948

Betsy's Burglar Betsy's Burglar

1917

Hands Up! Hands Up!

1917

Stallion Road Stallion Road

1947

The Matrimaniac The Matrimaniac

1916

Isle of Escape Isle of Escape

1930

New York Town New York Town

1941

King of Alcatraz King of Alcatraz

1938

Brass Brass

1923

Action in the North Atlantic Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Two Guys from Texas Two Guys from Texas

1948

Edge of Darkness Edge of Darkness

1943

The Purple Highway The Purple Highway

1923

Bitter Apples Bitter Apples

1927

Pacific Blackout Pacific Blackout

1941

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Touchdown, Army Touchdown, Army

1938

From Headquarters From Headquarters

1929

The Devil's Needle The Devil's Needle

1916

The Blonde Bandit The Blonde Bandit

1949

The Big Broadcast of 1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938

Road to Singapore Road to Singapore

1940

The Goddess of Lost Lake The Goddess of Lost Lake

1918

So You Want to Hold Your Husband So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950

The Big Wheel The Big Wheel

1949

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916

Law of the Timber Law of the Timber

1941

Sharad of Atlantis Sharad of Atlantis

1936

The Texas Rangers Ride Again The Texas Rangers Ride Again

1940

Snake River Desperadoes Snake River Desperadoes

1951

Two Guys from Milwaukee Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

Geronimo Geronimo

1939

Our Leading Citizen Our Leading Citizen

1939

The Vagabond Prince The Vagabond Prince

1916

I Married a Witch I Married a Witch

1942

The Dark Swan The Dark Swan

1924

The Iroquois Trail The Iroquois Trail

1950

The Sea Hornet The Sea Hornet

1951

Klondike Fury Klondike Fury

1942

The Time, The Place and The Girl The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

Show of Shows Show of Shows

1929

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye

1946

Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow

1943

The Unfaithful The Unfaithful

1947

Life in Hollywood No. 4 Life in Hollywood No. 4

1927

Tiger Rose Tiger Rose

1929

A Perfect Crime A Perfect Crime

1921

Trial by Trigger Trial by Trigger

1944

The Romance of Tarzan The Romance of Tarzan

1918

Cheyenne Cheyenne

1947

Rose of Cimarron Rose of Cimarron

1952

Main Street Main Street

1923

Riders of the Night Riders of the Night

1918

My Old Kentucky Home My Old Kentucky Home

1922

The Squaw Man The Squaw Man

1918

Hands Up Hands Up

1918

Northern Pursuit Northern Pursuit

1943

Three Desperate Men Three Desperate Men

1951

The 13th Commandment The 13th Commandment

1920

Humoresque Humoresque

1947

South of St. Louis South of St. Louis

1949

Jim Bludso Jim Bludso

1917

Ghosts Ghosts

1915

Illegal Traffic Illegal Traffic

1938

Colorado Territory Colorado Territory

1949

The Black Diamond Express The Black Diamond Express

1927

Warpath Warpath

1951

Her Forgotten Past Her Forgotten Past

1933

The Hidden Hand The Hidden Hand

1942

Across the Atlantic Across the Atlantic

1928

Being Respectable Being Respectable

1924

Revelation Revelation

1924

The Lover of Camille The Lover of Camille

1924

Scattergood Pulls the Strings Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941

The Fountainhead The Fountainhead

1949

Peacock Alley Peacock Alley

1922

Recompense Recompense

1925

Frontier Days Frontier Days

1945

Danger Signal Danger Signal

1945

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1926

So You Want to Play the Horses So You Want to Play the Horses

1946

A Broken Doll A Broken Doll

1921

Road to Morocco Road to Morocco

1942

Till I Come Back to You Till I Come Back to You

1918

Everywoman Everywoman

1919

Wild and Woolly Wild and Woolly

1917

The Man Upstairs The Man Upstairs

1926

Romance and Arabella Romance and Arabella

1919

The Microscope Mystery The Microscope Mystery

1916

The Only Road The Only Road

1918

The Hard Way The Hard Way

1943

Too Much Johnson Too Much Johnson

1919

Loving Lies Loving Lies

1924

North to the Klondike North to the Klondike

1942

Riders of Death Valley Riders of Death Valley

1941

Officer Thirteen Officer Thirteen

1932

The Thundering Herd The Thundering Herd

1933

Secret Enemies Secret Enemies

1942

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943

The Test The Test

1935

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

1937

Come On, Marines! Come On, Marines!

1934

Nevada Nevada

1935

The Younger Brothers The Younger Brothers

1949

Bells of San Fernando Bells of San Fernando

1947

Treachery Rides the Range Treachery Rides the Range

1936

Ranger of Cherokee Strip Ranger of Cherokee Strip

1949

Secret Agent X-9 Secret Agent X-9

1937

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1938

Gold Raiders Gold Raiders

1951

Amateur Crook Amateur Crook

1937

On Probation On Probation

1935

Hawk of the Wilderness Hawk of the Wilderness

1938

Mystery Sea Raider Mystery Sea Raider

1940

Prison Shadows Prison Shadows

1936

The Stoker The Stoker

1932

Desert Gold Desert Gold

1936

The Outcasts of Poker Flat The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

The Intruder The Intruder

1933

Wagon Wheels Wagon Wheels

1934

Wanderer of the Wasteland Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

Shadow of a Woman Shadow of a Woman

1946

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

This Side of the Law This Side of the Law

1950

Bad Man of Deadwood Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Apache Apache

1954

Life with Father Life with Father

1947

Possessed Possessed

1947

Ride, Ranger, Ride Ride, Ranger, Ride

1936

Backfire Backfire

1950

The Mask of Dimitrios The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

Flaxy Martin Flaxy Martin

1949

Homicide Homicide

1949

The Affairs of Anatol The Affairs of Anatol

1921

Trails of the Wild Trails of the Wild

1935

The Marriage Circle The Marriage Circle

1924

Truck Busters Truck Busters

1943

Born to the West Born to the West

1937

Hangman's Knot Hangman's Knot

1952

Song of the Gringo Song of the Gringo

1936

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1942

White Shadows in the South Seas White Shadows in the South Seas

1928

Young Bill Hickok Young Bill Hickok

1940

King of the Texas Rangers King of the Texas Rangers

1941

Lucretia Lombard Lucretia Lombard

1923

Frontier Pony Express Frontier Pony Express

1939

Cinderella Jones Cinderella Jones

1946

Union Pacific Union Pacific

1939

Juarez Juarez

1939

Days of Jesse James Days of Jesse James

1939

'G' Men 'G' Men

1935

Cocoanut Grove Cocoanut Grove

1938

Mary of Scotland Mary of Scotland

1936

The Horn Blows at Midnight The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

Broadway Rose Broadway Rose

1922

Moonlight and Honeysuckle Moonlight and Honeysuckle

1921

Johnny Belinda Johnny Belinda

1948

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

Those Who Dance Those Who Dance

1930

Sunset in Wyoming Sunset in Wyoming

1941

San Antonio San Antonio

1945

Something to Think About Something to Think About

1920

Social Error Social Error

1935

The Great Train Robbery The Great Train Robbery

1941

Trail of the Arrow Trail of the Arrow

1952

Johanna Enlists Johanna Enlists

1918

Port of Hate Port of Hate

1939

A Million to One A Million to One

1936

Hogan's Alley Hogan's Alley

1925

Other Women's Husbands Other Women's Husbands

1926

The Mysterious Rider The Mysterious Rider

1938

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Rebellious Daughters Rebellious Daughters

1938

The Last Posse The Last Posse

1953

Casablanca Casablanca

1943

Conquest Conquest

1928

Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

Sky Racket Sky Racket

1937

Student Tour Student Tour

1934

Souls at Sea Souls at Sea

1937

The Last Round-up The Last Round-up

1934

Mademoiselle Midnight Mademoiselle Midnight

1924

Orphans of the Storm Orphans of the Storm

1921

Red Hot Tires Red Hot Tires

1925

The Limited Mail The Limited Mail

1925

Defying Destiny Defying Destiny

1923

Kiss Me Again Kiss Me Again

1925

How to Educate a Wife How to Educate a Wife

1924

Daughters of Pleasure Daughters of Pleasure

1924

100% American 100% American

1918

M'Liss M'Liss

1918

So This Is Paris So This Is Paris

1926

The Man from Painted Post The Man from Painted Post

1917

Key Largo Key Largo

1948

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