76 years (Jan 10, 1887 – Feb 18, 1963)

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

210 Movies

1 TV Shows

Monte Blue

Known for

Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson

One-Round Hogan

Robert Emmet Hogan

After decades in the business, Monte Blue is the kind of actor who has kept working through several turns of the industry. There is 'Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages' as well. The first screen credit dates from 1915. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape. 'Key Largo' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career.

Known for

Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson

One-Round Hogan

Robert Emmet Hogan

Movies

⭐ 7.5

Plays Sheriff Ben Wade

Key Largo

1948

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

⭐ 7.1

Plays The Strike Leader

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Plays Fingerprint Expert

Plays Mayme's Army boyfriend

Plays Lerdo de Tajada

North West Mounted Police

Plays Gambler in "Lucky Guy"

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944

⭐ 6.2

Plays 'Buck' Chevigee

North to the Klondike

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Plays Man #2, Hoyt City

Plays Businessman with Hunter

Snake River Desperadoes

Frontier Pony Express

1939

⭐ 5.6

Plays Pablo Slide Along

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

⭐ 6.7

Plays Dr. Matthew Lloyd

White Shadows in the South Seas

Plays Dr. Franz Braun

TV Shows

Plays Sheriff Stanton

The Lone Ranger

1949

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Snake River Desperadoes

Jim Haverly

★ 4.9

1951

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Monte Blue still alive?

Monte Blue passed away on February 18, 1963 at age 76.

What are the most famous roles of Monte Blue?

Monte Blue is best known for roles in Casablanca, The Birth of a Nation, Key Largo.

How many movies has Monte Blue been in?

Over a 48-year career (since 1915), Monte Blue has appeared in 210 movies and 1 TV shows.

What was Monte Blue's first movie?

The career of Monte Blue began with The Birth of a Nation (1915).

What is Monte Blue's most recent movie or series?

Monte Blue's most recent release is Rawhide, which premiered on January 9, 1959.

What TV shows has Monte Blue appeared in?

On television, Monte Blue has appeared in Rawhide, The Lone Ranger, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.

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.Monte Blue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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