Monte Blue

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

228

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

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • From Headquarters

    From Headquarters

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • The Matrimaniac

    The Matrimaniac

  • Loving Lies

    Loving Lies

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

  • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Jucklins

    The Jucklins

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Sharad of Atlantis

    Sharad of Atlantis

  • The Time, The Place and The Girl

    The Time, The Place and The Girl

  • Brass Knuckles

    Brass Knuckles

  • Peacock Alley

    Peacock Alley

  • Revelation

    Revelation

  • Across the Atlantic

    Across the Atlantic

  • Skin Deep

    Skin Deep

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • The Stoker

    The Stoker

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Student Tour

    Student Tour

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Ghosts

    Ghosts

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Apache

    Apache

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • The Big Broadcast of 1938

    The Big Broadcast of 1938

  • Desert Gold

    Desert Gold

  • Rebellious Daughters

    Rebellious Daughters

  • San Antonio

    San Antonio

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Frontier Days

    Frontier Days

  • 26 Men

    26 Men

  • Stallion Road

    Stallion Road

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • Hands Up

    Hands Up

  • Brass

    Brass

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Juarez

    Juarez

  • The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

  • Flaxy Martin

    Flaxy Martin

  • Broadway Rose

    Broadway Rose

  • A Million to One

    A Million to One

  • Backfire

    Backfire

  • Officer Thirteen

    Officer Thirteen

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

  • Truck Busters

    Truck Busters

  • Cinderella Jones

    Cinderella Jones

  • Northern Pursuit

    Northern Pursuit

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • The Texas Rangers Ride Again

    The Texas Rangers Ride Again

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

  • Pacific Blackout

    Pacific Blackout

  • Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

  • Colorado Territory

    Colorado Territory

  • Sky Racket

    Sky Racket

  • Being Respectable

    Being Respectable

  • How to Educate a Wife

    How to Educate a Wife

  • Life with Father

    Life with Father

  • Lucretia Lombard

    Lucretia Lombard

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • The Devil's Needle

    The Devil's Needle

  • Life in Hollywood No. 4

    Life in Hollywood No. 4

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Road to Singapore

    Road to Singapore

  • The Great Man's Lady

    The Great Man's Lady

  • Geronimo

    Geronimo

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight

    The Horn Blows at Midnight

  • The Mask of Dimitrios

    The Mask of Dimitrios

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • So This Is Paris

    So This Is Paris

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Scattergood Pulls the Strings

    Scattergood Pulls the Strings

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • White Shadows in the South Seas

    White Shadows in the South Seas

  • Riders of the Night

    Riders of the Night

  • The Man from Painted Post

    The Man from Painted Post

  • Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

  • Buffalo Stampede

    Buffalo Stampede

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • Recompense

    Recompense

  • The Test

    The Test

  • Betsy's Burglar

    Betsy's Burglar

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Till I Come Back to You

    Till I Come Back to You

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

  • The Only Road

    The Only Road

  • The Great Train Robbery

    The Great Train Robbery

  • King of the Texas Rangers

    King of the Texas Rangers

  • The Younger Brothers

    The Younger Brothers

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • This Side of the Law

    This Side of the Law

  • Two Guys from Texas

    Two Guys from Texas

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • The Romance of Tarzan

    The Romance of Tarzan

  • Touchdown, Army

    Touchdown, Army

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

    Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

  • Martyrs of the Alamo

    Martyrs of the Alamo

  • Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

    Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    Wanderer of the Wasteland

  • The Black Diamond Express

    The Black Diamond Express

  • Key Largo

    Key Largo

  • The Sea Hornet

    The Sea Hornet

  • So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

  • Secret Agent X-9

    Secret Agent X-9

  • Orphans of the Storm

    Orphans of the Storm

  • Hands Up!

    Hands Up!

  • Snake River Desperadoes

    Snake River Desperadoes

  • The Lover of Camille

    The Lover of Camille

  • The Last Posse

    The Last Posse

  • Two Guys from Milwaukee

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

  • Law of the Timber

    Law of the Timber

  • The Limited Mail

    The Limited Mail

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

  • Trial by Trigger

    Trial by Trigger

  • Hawk of the Wilderness

    Hawk of the Wilderness

  • Our Leading Citizen

    Our Leading Citizen

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • New York Town

    New York Town

  • The Last Round-up

    The Last Round-up

  • Isle of Escape

    Isle of Escape

  • Bells of San Fernando

    Bells of San Fernando

  • Those Who Dance

    Those Who Dance

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • One-Round Hogan

    One-Round Hogan

  • Rose of Cimarron

    Rose of Cimarron

  • Union Pacific

    Union Pacific

  • The Purple Highway

    The Purple Highway

  • The Big Wheel

    The Big Wheel

  • Young Bill Hickok

    Young Bill Hickok

  • Mystery Sea Raider

    Mystery Sea Raider

  • Told in the Hills

    Told in the Hills

  • Too Much Johnson

    Too Much Johnson

  • Come On, Marines!

    Come On, Marines!

  • The 13th Commandment

    The 13th Commandment

  • The Hidden Hand

    The Hidden Hand

  • Kiss Me Again

    Kiss Me Again

  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip

    Ranger of Cherokee Strip

  • Something to Think About

    Something to Think About

  • Frontier Pony Express

    Frontier Pony Express

  • Conquest

    Conquest

  • The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

  • Romance and Arabella

    Romance and Arabella

  • Mary of Scotland

    Mary of Scotland

  • Her Marriage Vow

    Her Marriage Vow

  • Edge of Darkness

    Edge of Darkness

  • The Man Upstairs

    The Man Upstairs

  • Ride, Ranger, Ride

    Ride, Ranger, Ride

  • Port of Hate

    Port of Hate

  • My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

  • Sunset in Wyoming

    Sunset in Wyoming

  • The Greyhound Limited

    The Greyhound Limited

  • The Vagabond Prince

    The Vagabond Prince

  • Daughters of Pleasure

    Daughters of Pleasure

  • Ride, Vaquero!

    Ride, Vaquero!

  • Treachery Rides the Range

    Treachery Rides the Range

  • Hogan's Alley

    Hogan's Alley

  • So You Want to Play the Horses

    So You Want to Play the Horses

  • A Cumberland Romance

    A Cumberland Romance

  • The Goddess of Lost Lake

    The Goddess of Lost Lake

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • A Perfect Crime

    A Perfect Crime

  • Trails of the Wild

    Trails of the Wild

  • North to the Klondike

    North to the Klondike

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Wagon Wheels

    Wagon Wheels

  • Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

  • Her Forgotten Past

    Her Forgotten Past

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Moonlight and Honeysuckle

    Moonlight and Honeysuckle

  • Shadow of a Woman

    Shadow of a Woman

  • Amateur Crook

    Amateur Crook

  • Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • The Marriage Circle

    The Marriage Circle

  • Hangman's Knot

    Hangman's Knot

  • Red Hot Tires

    Red Hot Tires

  • Riders of Death Valley

    Riders of Death Valley

  • Klondike Fury

    Klondike Fury

  • Gold Raiders

    Gold Raiders

  • Defying Destiny

    Defying Destiny

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • The Affairs of Anatol

    The Affairs of Anatol

  • Secret Enemies

    Secret Enemies

  • The Blonde Bandit

    The Blonde Bandit

  • Prison Shadows

    Prison Shadows

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Tiger Rose

    Tiger Rose

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Song of the Gringo

    Song of the Gringo

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Trail of the Arrow

    Trail of the Arrow

  • Wolf's Clothing

    Wolf's Clothing

  • Three Desperate Men

    Three Desperate Men

  • The Bush Leaguer

    The Bush Leaguer

  • The Microscope Mystery

    The Microscope Mystery

  • Jim Bludso

    Jim Bludso

  • Illegal Traffic

    Illegal Traffic

  • Mademoiselle Midnight

    Mademoiselle Midnight

  • On Probation

    On Probation

  • A Broken Doll

    A Broken Doll

  • My Old Kentucky Home

    My Old Kentucky Home

  • Social Error

    Social Error

  • The Dark Swan

    The Dark Swan

  • Other Women's Husbands

    Other Women's Husbands

  • 100% American

    100% American

  • Everywoman

    Everywoman

  • No Defense

    No Defense

  • The Brute

    The Brute

  • The Noon Hour

    The Noon Hour

  • Pettigrew's Girl

    Pettigrew's Girl

  • The Kentuckians

    The Kentuckians