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Robert Montgomery was an American film and television actor, director, and producer. He was also the father of actress Elizabeth Montgomery. He began his acting career on the stage, but was soon hired by MGM. Initially assigned roles in comedies, he soon proved he was able to handle dramatic ones as well. During World War II, he drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk evacuation. When the United States entered the war on December 8, 1941, he enlisted in the Navy, and was present at the invasion at Normandy. After the war, he returned to Hollywood, where he worked in both films and, later, in television.
Birth Name
Henry Montgomery Jr.
Born
Saturday, 21 May 1904
Died
Sunday, 27 September 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Reagans | Self | 2020 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Reagan | Self | 2011 |
| Lusitania Illusion | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
| Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self - At the premiere / Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Self | 1998 |
| Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| The Reagans | Self | 2020 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Reagan | Self | 2011 |
| Lusitania Illusion | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2010 |
| Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood | (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Checking Out: Grand Hotel | Self - At the premiere / Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream | Self | 1998 |
| Ingrid Bergman Remembered | Self (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Hollywood on Trial | Self | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clip from 'Private Lives' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Free and Easy' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self - film clips / Self (archive footage) | 1972 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest | 1961 |
| The Gallant Hours | Narrator: American Sequences / Narration (American scenes) | 1960 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Navy Log | Self - Host | 1955 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Eye Witness | Adam Heyward | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Self - Host / Tom Holding / Julian English / Jay Gatsby / Don Birnam / Cleves Barwick / Narrator / Mr. Ward / Monroe Stahr / Lucky Gagin / Dr. Andrew Manson / Alan Squier | 1950 |
| Once More, My Darling | Collier 'Collie' Laing / Collier Laing | 1949 |
| June Bride | Carey Jackson | 1948 |
| The Saxon Charm | Matt Saxon | 1948 |
| The Secret Land | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1948 |
| Ride the Pink Horse | Lucky Gagin | 1947 |
| Lady in the Lake | Phillip Marlowe | 1946 |
| They Were Expendable | Lt. John Brickley | 1945 |
| Some of the Best | Kent in The Big House | 1944 |
| Unfinished Business | Tommy Duncan | 1941 |
| Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Joe Pendleton | 1941 |
| Rage in Heaven | Philip Monrell | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | David | 1941 |
| The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940 |
| Haunted Honeymoon | Lord Peter Wimsey | 1940 |
| The Earl of Chicago | Robert Kilmount / 'Silky' Kilmount | 1940 |
| From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939 |
| Fast and Loose | Joel Sloane | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | John O'Hara (edited from 'Yellow Jack') | 1939 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy | Malcolm 'Mal' Niles | 1938 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938 |
| Hollywood Handicap | Robert Montgomery / Himself | 1938 |
| Yellow Jack | John O'Hara | 1938 |
| The First Hundred Years | David Conway | 1938 |
| Live, Love and Learn | Bob Graham | 1937 |
| The Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1937 |
| Ever Since Eve | Freddy Matthews | 1937 |
| Night Must Fall | Danny | 1937 |
| The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Lord Arthur Dilling | 1937 |
| Piccadilly Jim | James Crocker, Jr. | 1936 |
| Trouble for Two | Florizel / Prince Florizel | 1936 |
| Petticoat Fever | Dascom Dinsmore | 1936 |
| Starlit Days at the Lido | Self | 1935 |
| No More Ladies | Sherry Warren / Sheridan 'Sherry' Warren | 1935 |
| Vanessa, Her Love Story | Benjamin Herries / Benjamin 'Benjie' Herries | 1935 |
| Biography of a Bachelor Girl | Richard 'Dickie' Kurt | 1935 |
| Forsaking All Others | Dillon 'Dill' Todd / Dillon 'Dill" Todd | 1934 |
| Hide-Out | Jonathan 'Lucky' Wilson | 1934 |
| Riptide | Tommie Trent / Tommie L. Trent | 1934 |
| The Mystery of Mr. X | Nicholas 'Nick' Revel / Revel | 1934 |
| This Side of Heaven | Actor in Film Clip (edited from 'Another Language') | 1934 |
| Fugitive Lovers | Paul Porter, aka Stephen Blaine | 1934 |
| Going Hollywood | Himself - Premiere Clip (archive footage) / Robert Montgomery - Premiere Clip | 1933 |
| Night Flight | Auguste Pellerin | 1933 |
| Another Language | Victor Hallam / Victor | 1933 |
| When Ladies Meet | Jimmie Lee / Jimmie | 1933 |
| Made on Broadway | Jeff Bidwell / Jeff | 1933 |
| Hell Below | Lieut. Thomas Knowlton USN | 1933 |
| Faithless | William 'Bill' Wade | 1932 |
| Blondie of the Follies | Larry Belmont | 1932 |
| Letty Lynton | Jerry Darrow / Hale Darrow | 1932 |
| -But the Flesh Is Weak | Max Clement | 1932 |
| Lovers Courageous | Willie Smith | 1932 |
| Private Lives | Elyot Chase | 1931 |
| The Man in Possession | Raymond Dabney | 1931 |
| Shipmates | Jonesey / John Paul Jones | 1931 |
| Strangers May Kiss | Steve | 1931 |
| The Easiest Way | Jack Madison | 1931 |
| Inspiration | André Montell | 1931 |
| War Nurse | Wally / Wally O'Brien | 1930 |
| Love in the Rough | Kelly / Jack Kelly | 1930 |
| Our Blushing Brides | Tony Jardine | 1930 |
| Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere) | 1930 |
| The Sins of the Children | Nick Higginson | 1930 |
| The Big House | Kent Marlowe / Kent | 1930 |
| The Divorcee | Don | 1930 |
| Free and Easy | Larry / Larry Mitchell | 1930 |
| Their Own Desire | Jack / John 'Jack' Douglas Cheever | 1929 |
| Untamed | Andy McAllister | 1929 |
| So This Is College | Biff | 1929 |
| Three Live Ghosts | William Foster | 1929 |
| The Single Standard | Party Boy | 1929 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Gallant Hours | 1960 |
| Eye Witness | 1950 |
| Once More, My Darling | 1949 |
| Ride the Pink Horse | 1947 |
| Lady in the Lake | 1946 |
| They Were Expendable | 1945 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Gallant Hours | 1960 |
| Eye Witness | 1953 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
