Robert Montgomery
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.; May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery. Montgomery settled in New York City to try his hand at writing and acting. He established a stage career, and became popular enough to turn down an offer to appear opposite Vilma Bánky in the film This Is Heaven (1929). Sharing a stage with George Cukor gave him an entry to Hollywood and a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he debuted in So This Is College (also 1929). Montgomery initially played exclusively in comedy roles, but portrayed a character in his first drama film in The Big House (1930). MGM was initially reluctant to assign him in such a role, until "his earnestness, and his convincing arguments, with demonstrations of how he would play the character" won him the assignment. From The Big House on, he was in constant demand. Appearing as Greta Garbo's romantic interest in Inspiration (1930) started him toward stardom with a rush. Norma Shearer chose him to star opposite her in The Divorcee (1930), Strangers May Kiss (1931), and Private Lives (1931), which led him to stardom. In another challenging role, Montgomery played a psychopath in the chiller Night Must Fall (1937), for which he received an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. After World War II broke out in Europe in September, 1939, and while the United States was still officially neutral, Montgomery enlisted in London for American field service and drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk evacuation. He then returned to Hollywood and addressed a massive rally on the MGM lot for the American Red Cross in July 1940. Montgomery returned to playing light comedy roles, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) with Carole Lombard. He continued his search for dramatic roles. For his role as Joe Pendleton, a boxer and pilot in Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), Montgomery was nominated for an Oscar a second time. After the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, he joined the United States Navy, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander, and served on the USS Barton (DD-722) which was part of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. In 1945, Montgomery returned to Hollywood, making his uncredited directing debut with They Were Expendable, where he directed some of the PT boat scenes when director John Ford was unable to work for health reasons. Montgomery's first credited film as director and his final film for MGM was the film noir Lady in the Lake (1947), in which he also starred, which received mixed reviews. Adapted from Raymond Chandler's detective novel and sanitized for the censorship of the day, the film is unusual because it was filmed entirely from Marlowe's vantage point. Montgomery only appeared on camera a few times, three times in a mirror reflection. Active in Republican politics and concerned about communist influence in the entertainment industry, Montgomery was a friendly witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Montgomery has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies at 6440 Hollywood Boulevard, and another for television at 1631 Vine Street.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Film • 2015
jako Self (archive footage)
Fantasia Lusitana
Film • 2010
jako Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Film • 2006
jako Self (archive footage)
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Film • 2004
jako Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Film • 2003
jako Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Film • 1996
jako Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film • 1976
jako (archive footage)
To jest rozrywka!
Film • 1974
jako (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film • 1972
jako Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
Serial • 1962
jako Self
The Gallant Hours
Film • 1960
jako Narration (American scenes)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Serial • 1950
jako Self
Your Witness
Film • 1950
jako Adam Heyward
What's My Line?
Serial • 1950
jako Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Serial • 1950
jako Self - Host
Breakdowns of 1949
Film • 1949
jako Self
Once More, My Darling
Film • 1949
jako Collier Laing
June Bride
Film • 1948
jako Carey Jackson
The Secret Land
Film • 1948
jako Narrator
The Saxon Charm
Film • 1948
jako Matt Saxon
Ride the Pink Horse
Film • 1947
jako Lucky Gagin
Lady in the Lake
Film • 1946
jako Phillip Marlowe
Ci których przewidziano na straty
Film • 1945
jako Lt. John Brickley
Unfinished Business
Film • 1941
jako Tommy Duncan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Film • 1941
jako Joe Pendleton
Rage in Heaven
Film • 1941
jako Philip Monrell
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Film • 1941
jako David
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Film • 1940
jako Self
Busman's Honeymoon
Film • 1940
jako Lord Peter Wimsey
The Earl of Chicago
Film • 1940
jako Robert Kilmount
From the Ends of the Earth
Film • 1939
jako Self
Fast and Loose
Film • 1939
jako Joel Sloane
Three Loves Has Nancy
Film • 1938
jako Malcolm 'Mal' Niles
Hollywood Goes to Town
Film • 1938
jako Self
Hollywood Handicap
Film • 1938
jako Himself
Yellow Jack
Film • 1938
jako John O'Hara
The First Hundred Years
Film • 1938
jako David Conway
Live, Love and Learn
Film • 1937
jako Bob Graham
The Romance of Celluloid
Film • 1937
jako Self
Ever Since Eve
Film • 1937
jako Freddy Matthews
Noc musi zapaść
Film • 1937
jako Danny
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Film • 1937
jako Lord Arthur Dilling
Piccadilly Jim
Film • 1936
jako James Crocker, Jr.
Trouble for Two
Film • 1936
jako Prince Florizel
Petticoat Fever
Film • 1936
jako Dascom Dinsmore
Starlit Days at the Lido
Film • 1935
jako Self
No More Ladies
Film • 1935
jako Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Film • 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Film • 1935
jako Benjamin Herries
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Film • 1935
jako Richard 'Dickie' Kurt
Forsaking All Others
Film • 1934
jako Dillon 'Dill" Todd
Hide-Out
Film • 1934
jako Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson
Riptide
Film • 1934
jako Tommie L. Trent
The Mystery of Mr. X
Film • 1934
jako Nicholas Revel
Fugitive Lovers
Film • 1934
jako Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine
Going Hollywood
Film • 1933
jako Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Night Flight
Film • 1933
jako Auguste Pellerin
Another Language
Film • 1933
jako Victor Hallam
When Ladies Meet
Film • 1933
jako Jimmie
Hell Below
Film • 1933
jako Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN
Made on Broadway
Film • 1933
jako Jeff
Faithless
Film • 1932
jako William 'Bill' Wade
Blondie of the Follies
Film • 1932
jako Larry Belmont
Letty Lynton
Film • 1932
jako Hale Darrow
But the Flesh Is Weak
Film • 1932
jako Max Clement
Lovers Courageous
Film • 1932
jako Willie Smith
Private Lives
Film • 1931
jako Elyot Chase
The Man in Possession
Film • 1931
jako Raymond Dabney
Shipmates
Film • 1931
jako John Paul Jones
Strangers May Kiss
Film • 1931
jako Steve
The Easiest Way
Film • 1931
jako Jack Madison
Inspiration
Film • 1931
jako André Montell
Wojenna pielęgniarka
Film • 1930
jako Wally O'Brien
Love in the Rough
Film • 1930
jako Kelly
The Voice of Hollywood
Film • 1930
Panny młode w rumieńcach
Film • 1930
jako Tony Jardine
Estrellados
Film • 1930
jako Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
Grzechy naszych dzieci
Film • 1930
jako Nick Higginson
Szary dom
Film • 1930
jako Kent Marlowe
Rozwódka
Film • 1930
jako Don
Impresario
Film • 1930
jako Larry
Their Own Desire
Film • 1929
jako John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
Untamed
Film • 1929
jako Andy McAllister
So This Is College
Film • 1929
jako Biff
Three Live Ghosts
Film • 1929
jako William Foster
The Single Standard
Film • 1929
jako Party Boy (uncredited)