Montagu Love

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

166

Gender

Male

Birthday

1880-03-15

Day of death

1943-05-17 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Montagu Love

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).

Known For

  • The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

    The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

  • Hi, Gaucho!

    Hi, Gaucho!

  • Limehouse Blues

    Limehouse Blues

  • The Crusades

    The Crusades

  • The Wind

    The Wind

  • The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph

  • Roulette

    Roulette

  • The Noose

    The Noose

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • Synthetic Sin

    Synthetic Sin

  • Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

  • Stolen Orders

    Stolen Orders

  • Juarez

    Juarez

  • Devotion

    Devotion

  • Midstream

    Midstream

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Tovarich

    Tovarich

  • Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Back Pay

    Back Pay

  • Menace

    Menace

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • Bulldog Drummond

    Bulldog Drummond

  • Outward Bound

    Outward Bound

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Shining Victory

    Shining Victory

  • Broken Ties

    Broken Ties

  • The Volunteer

    The Volunteer

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • The Mark of Zorro

    The Mark of Zorro

  • Love Bound

    Love Bound

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Hands Up!

    Hands Up!

  • A Damsel in Distress

    A Damsel in Distress

  • The Mysterious Island

    The Mysterious Island

  • The Mysterious Island

    The Mysterious Island

  • The Son of Monte Cristo

    The Son of Monte Cristo

  • Reunion

    Reunion

  • Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton

  • The King of Kings

    The King of Kings

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • A Dispatch from Reuters

    A Dispatch from Reuters

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • Clive of India

    Clive of India

  • If I Were King

    If I Were King

  • The Son of the Sheik

    The Son of the Sheik

  • Our Film Stars

    Our Film Stars

  • The Life of Emile Zola

    The Life of Emile Zola

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Lloyd's of London

    Lloyd's of London

  • Adventure's End

    Adventure's End

  • Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

  • The Prisoner of Zenda

    The Prisoner of Zenda

  • The Haunted House

    The Haunted House

  • Torpedo of Doom

    Torpedo of Doom

  • Secrets of Paris

    Secrets of Paris

  • Rulers of the Sea

    Rulers of the Sea

  • Gunga Din

    Gunga Din

  • The Divine Lady

    The Divine Lady

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

  • Hudson's Bay

    Hudson's Bay

  • The White Angel

    The White Angel

  • Inside the Lines

    Inside the Lines

  • The Tender Hour

    The Tender Hour

  • Charming Sinners

    Charming Sinners

  • Love Comes Along

    Love Comes Along

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

  • Rose of the Golden West

    Rose of the Golden West

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • Three Green Eyes

    Three Green Eyes

  • The Voice Within

    The Voice Within

  • All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

  • The Hawk's Nest

    The Hawk's Nest

  • The Riding Tornado

    The Riding Tornado

  • The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

  • One in a Million

    One in a Million

  • A Notorious Affair

    A Notorious Affair

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

  • Rasputin, the Black Monk

    Rasputin, the Black Monk

  • The Eternal City

    The Eternal City

  • Double Cross Roads

    Double Cross Roads

  • Love's Redemption

    Love's Redemption

  • The Haunted Ship

    The Haunted Ship

  • The Riddle: Woman

    The Riddle: Woman

  • The Night of Love

    The Night of Love

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • The Fighting Devil Dogs

    The Fighting Devil Dogs

  • Week End Husbands

    Week End Husbands

  • Her Private Life

    Her Private Life

  • Hearts in Exile

    Hearts in Exile

  • We Are Not Alone

    We Are Not Alone

  • Good Time Charley

    Good Time Charley

  • The Steel King

    The Steel King

  • At Twelve Midnight

    At Twelve Midnight

  • The Devil's Skipper

    The Devil's Skipper

  • Forget-Me-Not

    Forget-Me-Not

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

  • One Hour of Love

    One Hour of Love

  • A Broadway Saint

    A Broadway Saint

  • The Midnight Lady

    The Midnight Lady

  • The Cat Creeps

    The Cat Creeps

  • The Silent Lover

    The Silent Lover

  • Stowaway

    Stowaway

  • The World and His Wife

    The World and His Wife

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Out of Singapore

    Out of Singapore

  • The Hidden Scar

    The Hidden Scar

  • Yankee Pluck

    Yankee Pluck

  • The Place of Honeymoons

    The Place of Honeymoons

  • The Leopardess

    The Leopardess

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • The Brand of Satan

    The Brand of Satan

  • The Grouch

    The Grouch

  • The Dormant Power

    The Dormant Power

  • A Woman's Way

    A Woman's Way

  • The Good for Nothing

    The Good for Nothing

  • A Royal Family

    A Royal Family

  • London by Night

    London by Night

  • A Most Immoral Lady

    A Most Immoral Lady

  • The Beauty Shop

    The Beauty Shop

  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  • Out of the Storm

    Out of the Storm

  • The Scarlet Oath

    The Scarlet Oath

  • The Mad Marriage

    The Mad Marriage

  • Silks and Saddles

    Silks and Saddles

  • Hollywood Extra Girl

    Hollywood Extra Girl

  • The Cabaret

    The Cabaret

  • The Silver Lining

    The Silver Lining

  • What's Wrong with the Women?

    What's Wrong with the Women?

  • Sing, Baby, Sing

    Sing, Baby, Sing

  • Sinners in Heaven

    Sinners in Heaven

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Wings Over the Pacific

    Wings Over the Pacific

  • Restless Wives

    Restless Wives

  • A Son of the Sahara

    A Son of the Sahara

  • The Dancer's Peril

    The Dancer's Peril

  • His Double Life

    His Double Life

  • Husband and Wife

    Husband and Wife

  • The Cross Bearer

    The Cross Bearer

  • Frankie and Johnnie

    Frankie and Johnnie

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Who's Cheating?

    Who's Cheating?

  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

  • The Gilded Cage

    The Gilded Cage

  • Brooding Eyes

    Brooding Eyes

  • The Desert's Price

    The Desert's Price

  • The Ancient Highway

    The Ancient Highway

  • The Expectant Father

    The Expectant Father

  • The Devil's Toy

    The Devil's Toy

  • The Hand Invisible

    The Hand Invisible

  • Jesse James

    Jesse James

  • The Rough Neck

    The Rough Neck

  • Through the Toils

    Through the Toils

  • Man's Plaything

    Man's Plaything

  • The Greater Will

    The Greater Will

  • The Men She Married

    The Men She Married

  • Character Studies

    Character Studies

  • Love of Women

    Love of Women

  • The Case of Becky

    The Case of Becky

  • The Face in the Moonlight

    The Face in the Moonlight