Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Date of Birth:

Mar 15, 1880

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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Montagu Love (15 March 1880 – 17 May 1943), also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor.

Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was the son of Harry Love (b. 1852) and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad (b. 1856); his father was listed as accountant on the 1881 English Census. Educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist and military correspondent with his first important job as a London newspaper cartoonist. Love honed basic stage talents in London, and in 1913 sailed to the Canada and crossed the border into the United States in November with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's Grumpy.

Usually Love was cast in heartless villain roles. In the 1920s, he played with Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik, opposite John Barrymore in Don Juan, and appeared with Lillian Gish in 1928's The Wind. He also portrayed 'Colonel Ibbetson' in Forever (1921), the silent film version of Peter Ibbetson. Love was one of the more successful villains in silent films.

One of Love's first sound films was the part-talkie The Mysterious Island co-starring Lionel Barrymore. In 1937, he played Henry VIII in the first talking film version of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, with Errol Flynn. Love played the bigoted Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Flynn, too. However, he also played gruff authoritarian figures, such as Monsieur Cavaignac, who, contrary to history, demands the resignation of those responsible for the Dreyfus coverup, in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), as well as Don Alejandro de la Vega, whose son appears to be a fop but is actually Zorro, in the 1940 version of The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power.

In 1941, he played a doctor in Shining Victory, which also starred James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Donald Crisp. In 1939's Gunga Din, it is Montagu Love who reads the final stanza of Rudyard Kipling's original poem over the body of the slain Din.

Love's last film to be released, Devotion, was released three years after his death aged 63 in 1943. He was interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His last acting stint was on Wings Over the Pacific (1943).

filmography:

One in a Million One in a Million

1937

Forever Forever

1921

The Dormant Power The Dormant Power

1917

The Tender Hour The Tender Hour

1927

The Silver Lining The Silver Lining

1932

Brooding Eyes Brooding Eyes

1926

Reno Reno

1930

The Buccaneer The Buccaneer

1938

The Devil's Skipper The Devil's Skipper

1928

Hollywood Extra Girl Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

The Voice Within The Voice Within

1929

Her Private Life Her Private Life

1929

A Most Immoral Lady A Most Immoral Lady

1929

Private Affairs Private Affairs

1940

The Case of Becky The Case of Becky

1921

The Suicide Club The Suicide Club

1914

A Son of the Sahara A Son of the Sahara

1924

Rose of the Golden West Rose of the Golden West

1927

The Beauty Shop The Beauty Shop

1922

Don Juan Don Juan

1926

Northwest Passage Northwest Passage

1940

At Twelve Midnight At Twelve Midnight

1933

The Mad Marriage The Mad Marriage

1925

Double Cross Roads Double Cross Roads

1930

All This, and Heaven Too All This, and Heaven Too

1940

A Notorious Affair A Notorious Affair

1930

A Dispatch from Reuters A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

Forever and a Day Forever and a Day

1943

Character Studies Character Studies

1928

Love's Redemption Love's Redemption

1921

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair

1932

Love Bound Love Bound

1932

Stowaway Stowaway

1932

The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island

1929

The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island

1929

Midstream Midstream

1929

What's Wrong with the Women? What's Wrong with the Women?

1922

The Expectant Father The Expectant Father

1934

The Scarlet Oath The Scarlet Oath

1916

Stolen Orders Stolen Orders

1918

Roulette Roulette

1924

The Cabaret The Cabaret

1918

Torpedo of Doom Torpedo of Doom

1966

The Desert's Price The Desert's Price

1925

The Haunted House The Haunted House

1928

Yankee Pluck Yankee Pluck

1917

Forget-Me-Not Forget-Me-Not

1917

Hands Up! Hands Up!

1926

The Hawk's Nest The Hawk's Nest

1928

The Men She Married The Men She Married

1916

The Greater Will The Greater Will

1915

The Cross Bearer The Cross Bearer

1918

Rasputin, the Black Monk Rasputin, the Black Monk

1917

The Volunteer The Volunteer

1917

The Gilded Cage The Gilded Cage

1916

The Ancient Highway The Ancient Highway

1925

The Riding Tornado The Riding Tornado

1932

Tennessee Johnson Tennessee Johnson

1942

Sinners in Heaven Sinners in Heaven

1924

Secrets of Paris Secrets of Paris

1922

Jesse James Jesse James

1927

The Life of Emile Zola The Life of Emile Zola

1937

A Broadway Saint A Broadway Saint

1919

Restless Wives Restless Wives

1924

Silks and Saddles Silks and Saddles

1929

Out of the Storm Out of the Storm

1926

The Silent Lover The Silent Lover

1926

The Dancer's Peril The Dancer's Peril

1917

The Brand of Satan The Brand of Satan

1917

The World and His Wife The World and His Wife

1920

Hearts in Exile Hearts in Exile

1915

The Awakening The Awakening

1917

The Cat Creeps The Cat Creeps

1930

The Noose The Noose

1928

If I Were King If I Were King

1938

Rulers of the Sea Rulers of the Sea

1939

His Double Life His Double Life

1933

Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay

1941

Outward Bound Outward Bound

1930

Wings Over the Pacific Wings Over the Pacific

1943

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

The Divine Lady The Divine Lady

1928

Limehouse Blues Limehouse Blues

1934

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

Out of Singapore Out of Singapore

1932

London by Night London by Night

1937

Love Comes Along Love Comes Along

1930

The Midnight Lady The Midnight Lady

1932

Charming Sinners Charming Sinners

1929

Back Pay Back Pay

1930

We Are Not Alone We Are Not Alone

1939

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

The Son of the Sheik The Son of the Sheik

1926

Lady for a Night Lady for a Night

1942

The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

1937

Tovarich Tovarich

1937

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk

1940

The Wind The Wind

1928

Gunga Din Gunga Din

1939

The Devil and Miss Jones The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

The Prisoner of Zenda The Prisoner of Zenda

1937

North West Mounted Police North West Mounted Police

1940

Devotion Devotion

1946

The Lone Wolf Strikes The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

Bulldog Drummond Bulldog Drummond

1929

Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London

1936

A Damsel in Distress A Damsel in Distress

1937

The Son of Monte Cristo The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton

1931

Parnell Parnell

1937

Champagne Charlie Champagne Charlie

1936

Frankie and Johnnie Frankie and Johnnie

1936

Menace Menace

1934

The White Angel The White Angel

1936

The Constant Nymph The Constant Nymph

1943

The King of Kings The King of Kings

1927

Our Film Stars Our Film Stars

1919

Juarez Juarez

1939

The Crusades The Crusades

1935

A Woman's Way A Woman's Way

1916

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1938

Adventure's End Adventure's End

1937

Husband and Wife Husband and Wife

1916

The Hidden Scar The Hidden Scar

1916

The Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

Professor Beware Professor Beware

1938

Through the Toils Through the Toils

1919

The Mark of Zorro The Mark of Zorro

1940

Kismet Kismet

1930

Inside the Lines Inside the Lines

1930

The Last Warning The Last Warning

1928

Sutter's Gold Sutter's Gold

1936

The Fighting Devil Dogs The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938

Shining Victory Shining Victory

1941

Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty

1939

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

The Eternal City The Eternal City

1923

Sing, Baby, Sing Sing, Baby, Sing

1936

Reunion Reunion

1936

Hi, Gaucho! Hi, Gaucho!

1935

Good Time Charley Good Time Charley

1927

Clive of India Clive of India

1935

The Night of Love The Night of Love

1927

Synthetic Sin Synthetic Sin

1929

The Adventures of Robin Hood The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

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