Monte Blue

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

225

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-01-10

Day of death

1963-02-18 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Monte Blue

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Monte Blue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Key Largo

    Key Largo

  • The Bush Leaguer

    The Bush Leaguer

  • Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

  • Apache

    Apache

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • The Hidden Hand

    The Hidden Hand

  • King of the Texas Rangers

    King of the Texas Rangers

  • My Old Kentucky Home

    My Old Kentucky Home

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

  • Trial by Trigger

    Trial by Trigger

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • Daughters of Pleasure

    Daughters of Pleasure

  • Riders of the Night

    Riders of the Night

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • Told in the Hills

    Told in the Hills

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Buffalo Stampede

    Buffalo Stampede

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Secret Enemies

    Secret Enemies

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Officer Thirteen

    Officer Thirteen

  • The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • The Romance of Tarzan

    The Romance of Tarzan

  • Stallion Road

    Stallion Road

  • The Lover of Camille

    The Lover of Camille

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    Wanderer of the Wasteland

  • Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

  • The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

  • So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Loving Lies

    Loving Lies

  • Revelation

    Revelation

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip

    Ranger of Cherokee Strip

  • The Marriage Circle

    The Marriage Circle

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • The Dark Swan

    The Dark Swan

  • Pacific Blackout

    Pacific Blackout

  • The Matrimaniac

    The Matrimaniac

  • San Antonio

    San Antonio

  • The Big Broadcast of 1938

    The Big Broadcast of 1938

  • Sharad of Atlantis

    Sharad of Atlantis

  • Hands Up

    Hands Up

  • The Test

    The Test

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Cinderella Jones

    Cinderella Jones

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • Northern Pursuit

    Northern Pursuit

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Betsy's Burglar

    Betsy's Burglar

  • So This Is Paris

    So This Is Paris

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Brass Knuckles

    Brass Knuckles

  • Sky Racket

    Sky Racket

  • Ghosts

    Ghosts

  • Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Mystery Sea Raider

    Mystery Sea Raider

  • Hands Up!

    Hands Up!

  • Rebellious Daughters

    Rebellious Daughters

  • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Bells of San Fernando

    Bells of San Fernando

  • Scattergood Pulls the Strings

    Scattergood Pulls the Strings

  • Road to Singapore

    Road to Singapore

  • The Vagabond Prince

    The Vagabond Prince

  • The Limited Mail

    The Limited Mail

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • The Purple Highway

    The Purple Highway

  • Law of the Timber

    Law of the Timber

  • Hawk of the Wilderness

    Hawk of the Wilderness

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

  • Martyrs of the Alamo

    Martyrs of the Alamo

  • The Younger Brothers

    The Younger Brothers

  • Those Who Dance

    Those Who Dance

  • Till I Come Back to You

    Till I Come Back to You

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • Backfire

    Backfire

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Colorado Territory

    Colorado Territory

  • Mary of Scotland

    Mary of Scotland

  • The Kentuckians

    The Kentuckians

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    The Texas Rangers Ride Again

  • Flaxy Martin

    Flaxy Martin

  • The Only Road

    The Only Road

  • Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

    Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

  • Juarez

    Juarez

  • Truck Busters

    Truck Busters

  • Frontier Pony Express

    Frontier Pony Express

  • Peacock Alley

    Peacock Alley

  • Being Respectable

    Being Respectable

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Two Guys from Texas

    Two Guys from Texas

  • The Man Upstairs

    The Man Upstairs

  • Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson

  • Secret Agent X-9

    Secret Agent X-9

  • Across the Atlantic

    Across the Atlantic

  • Port of Hate

    Port of Hate

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Touchdown, Army

    Touchdown, Army

  • The Last Round-up

    The Last Round-up

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • This Side of the Law

    This Side of the Law

  • Come On, Marines!

    Come On, Marines!

  • One-Round Hogan

    One-Round Hogan

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • Sunset in Wyoming

    Sunset in Wyoming

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

  • Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

  • Snake River Desperadoes

    Snake River Desperadoes

  • Lucretia Lombard

    Lucretia Lombard

  • A Million to One

    A Million to One

  • Brass

    Brass

  • Student Tour

    Student Tour

  • Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

  • Desert Gold

    Desert Gold

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • How to Educate a Wife

    How to Educate a Wife

  • The 13th Commandment

    The 13th Commandment

  • Moonlight and Honeysuckle

    Moonlight and Honeysuckle

  • Skin Deep

    Skin Deep

  • The Devil's Needle

    The Devil's Needle

  • Her Marriage Vow

    Her Marriage Vow

  • The Sea Hornet

    The Sea Hornet

  • Trails of the Wild

    Trails of the Wild

  • Isle of Escape

    Isle of Escape

  • So You Want to Play the Horses

    So You Want to Play the Horses

  • Frontier Days

    Frontier Days

  • Trail of the Arrow

    Trail of the Arrow

  • My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

  • North to the Klondike

    North to the Klondike

  • The Last Posse

    The Last Posse

  • The Big Wheel

    The Big Wheel

  • Geronimo

    Geronimo

  • Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

  • Jim Bludso

    Jim Bludso

  • From Headquarters

    From Headquarters

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Romance and Arabella

    Romance and Arabella

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

    Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

  • The Stoker

    The Stoker

  • Young Bill Hickok

    Young Bill Hickok

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

  • Orphans of the Storm

    Orphans of the Storm

  • White Shadows in the South Seas

    White Shadows in the South Seas

  • Other Women's Husbands

    Other Women's Husbands

  • Hogan's Alley

    Hogan's Alley

  • Recompense

    Recompense

  • A Perfect Crime

    A Perfect Crime

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    The Horn Blows at Midnight

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

  • Ride, Ranger, Ride

    Ride, Ranger, Ride

  • The Time, The Place and The Girl

    The Time, The Place and The Girl

  • Treachery Rides the Range

    Treachery Rides the Range

  • Hangman's Knot

    Hangman's Knot

  • Song of the Gringo

    Song of the Gringo

  • Wagon Wheels

    Wagon Wheels

  • Defying Destiny

    Defying Destiny

  • The Goddess of Lost Lake

    The Goddess of Lost Lake

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Amateur Crook

    Amateur Crook

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

  • The Affairs of Anatol

    The Affairs of Anatol

  • Something to Think About

    Something to Think About

  • Her Forgotten Past

    Her Forgotten Past

  • 100% American

    100% American

  • Mademoiselle Midnight

    Mademoiselle Midnight

  • Gold Raiders

    Gold Raiders

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • Klondike Fury

    Klondike Fury

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Broadway Rose

    Broadway Rose

  • Shadow of a Woman

    Shadow of a Woman

  • On Probation

    On Probation

  • The Noon Hour

    The Noon Hour

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • No Defense

    No Defense

  • The Man from Painted Post

    The Man from Painted Post

  • A Broken Doll

    A Broken Doll

  • The Blonde Bandit

    The Blonde Bandit

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • Social Error

    Social Error

  • Everywoman

    Everywoman

  • Wolf's Clothing

    Wolf's Clothing

  • Prison Shadows

    Prison Shadows

  • The Greyhound Limited

    The Greyhound Limited

  • The Brute

    The Brute

  • Life in Hollywood No. 4

    Life in Hollywood No. 4

  • The Microscope Mystery

    The Microscope Mystery