Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1887-01-10
Deathday: 1963-02-18 (76 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

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Movies 211

TV Shows 9

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26 Men (1957)

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

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Apache

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The Last Posse

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Hangman's Knot

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Trail of the Arrow

Trail of the Arrow (1952)

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Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)

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This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life (1952)

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Sheriff Hollister / Sheriff
Sky King

Sky King (1952)

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Lone Eagle
Rose of Cimarron

Rose of Cimarron (1952)

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First Emigrant
Warpath

Warpath (1951)

Movie
Lt. Drake
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet (1951)

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John Sawyer
Gold Raiders

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Snake River Desperadoes

Snake River Desperadoes (1951)

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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)

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Three Desperate Men

Three Desperate Men (1951)

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Rice - Curry's Partner
So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

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The Sheriff
This Side of the Law

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Chief Sagamore
The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail (1950)

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Backfire

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Police Chief Ramsey
The Blonde Bandit

The Blonde Bandit (1949)

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Chief Hunter
Ranger of Cherokee Strip

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The Big Wheel

The Big Wheel (1949)

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Sheriff Stanton
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger (1949)

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The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead (1949)

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US Marshal (uncredited)
Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory (1949)

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Deputy Joe
The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers (1949)

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Sheriff George
Homicide

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South of St. Louis

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Flaxy Martin

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Johnny Belinda

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Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas (1948)

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Key Largo

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'Buck' Chevigee
Silver River

Silver River (1948)

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The Policeman
Life with Father

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Businessman with Hunter
The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful (1947)

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Timberline
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1947)

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Norris - lake house caretaker
Possessed

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Horse Rancher (uncredited)
Stallion Road

Stallion Road (1947)

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Governor Don Sebastian Fernando
Bells of San Fernando

Bells of San Fernando (1947)

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Moving Man (uncredited)
Humoresque

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Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Time, The Place and The Girl

The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)

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Policeman (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye

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The Colonel
So You Want to Play the Horses

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Shadow of a Woman

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Two Guys from Milwaukee

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Cinderella Jones

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San Antonio

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Ned-U.S. Marshal
Frontier Days

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Policeman in Car
Danger Signal

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The Mask of Dimitrios

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Trial by Trigger

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Northern Pursuit

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Action in the North Atlantic

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Mission to Moscow

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Truck Busters

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Casablanca

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The Hard Way

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Gentleman Jim

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Road to Morocco

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The Hidden Hand

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The Great Man's Lady

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My Favorite Blonde

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The Remarkable Andrew

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Pacific Blackout

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Law of the Timber

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New York Town

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King of the Texas Rangers

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Mystery Sea Raider

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North West Mounted Police

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Road to Singapore

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Days of Jesse James

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Geronimo

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Our Leading Citizen

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Port of Hate

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Lerdo de Tajada
Juarez

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Union Pacific

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Frontier Pony Express

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Dodge City

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Hawk of the Wilderness

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Illegal Traffic

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King of Alcatraz

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The Mysterious Rider

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Touchdown, Army

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Rebellious Daughters

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The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

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Cocoanut Grove

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The Big Broadcast of 1938

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Personality Parade

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Amateur Crook

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Sky Racket

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Souls at Sea

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Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm

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Indian Jim
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

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Baron Michael Karsten
Secret Agent X-9

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John Kent, Sr.
A Million to One

A Million to One (1936)

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Ride, Ranger, Ride

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Sheriff
Song of the Gringo

Song of the Gringo (1936)

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Messenger
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland (1936)

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Bert McNamee
Prison Shadows

Prison Shadows (1936)

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Unga Khan
Sharad of Atlantis

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Colonel Drummond
Treachery Rides the Range

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Chetley 'Chet' Kasedon
Desert Gold

Desert Gold (1936)

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Clem Dillon
Nevada

Nevada (1935)

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Guerd Larey
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)

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Mountie Larry Doyle
Trails of the Wild

Trails of the Wild (1935)

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Pepite Le Joie
The Test

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Fingerprint Expert
'G' Men

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Dean Carter
Social Error

Social Error (1935)

Movie
Al Murray
On Probation

On Probation (1935)

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Hamzulla Khan
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

Movie
Jeff Kane
Student Tour

Student Tour (1934)

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Kenneth Murdock
Wagon Wheels

Wagon Wheels (1934)

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Jack Kells
The Last Round-up

The Last Round-up (1934)

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Lt. Allen
Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines! (1934)

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Donald Thorne
Her Forgotten Past

Her Forgotten Past (1933)

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John Brandt
The Intruder

The Intruder (1933)

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Smiley
The Thundering Herd

The Thundering Herd (1933)

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Tom Burke
Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen (1932)

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Dick Martin
The Stoker

The Stoker (1932)

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David Bruce
The Flood

The Flood (1931)

Movie
Dan Hogan
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance (1930)

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Dave Wade
Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape (1930)

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Devlin
Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose (1929)

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Condemned Man (segment 'Rifle Execution') (uncredited)
Show of Shows

Show of Shows (1929)

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Joe Daley
Skin Deep

Skin Deep (1929)

Movie
Captain 'Happy' Smith
From Headquarters

From Headquarters (1929)

Movie
Monte Collins
No Defense

No Defense (1929)

Movie
Monte
The Greyhound Limited

The Greyhound Limited (1929)

Movie
Donald Overton
Conquest

Conquest (1928)

Movie
Dr. Matthew Lloyd
White Shadows in the South Seas

White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)

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Hugh Clayton
Across the Atlantic

Across the Atlantic (1928)

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Zac Harrison
Brass Knuckles

Brass Knuckles (1927)

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Robert Emmett Hogan
One-Round Hogan

One-Round Hogan (1927)

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Self
Life in Hollywood No. 4

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Buchanan 'Specs' White
The Bush Leaguer

The Bush Leaguer (1927)

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Dan Foster
The Black Diamond Express

The Black Diamond Express (1927)

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John Wyncote
Bitter Apples

Bitter Apples (1927)

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Martin 'Easy-Going' Sondes
The Brute

The Brute (1927)

Movie
Barry Baline
Wolf's Clothing

Wolf's Clothing (1927)

Movie
Monte
Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific (1926)

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Dr. Paul Giraud
So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris (1926)

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Dick Lambert
Other Women's Husbands

Other Women's Husbands (1926)

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Geoffrey West
The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs (1926)

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Lefty O'Brien
Hogan's Alley

Hogan's Alley (1925)

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Al Jones
Red Hot Tires

Red Hot Tires (1925)

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Bob Wilson / Bob Snobson
The Limited Mail

The Limited Mail (1925)

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Gaston Fleury
Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again (1925)

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Peter Graham
Recompense

Recompense (1925)

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Lewis Dike
The Dark Swan

The Dark Swan (1924)

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Jean Gaspard Deburau
The Lover of Camille

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Bob Hilton
Her Marriage Vow

Her Marriage Vow (1924)

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Charles Carpenter
Being Respectable

Being Respectable (1924)

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Paul Granville
Revelation

Revelation (1924)

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Kent Merrill
Daughters of Pleasure

Daughters of Pleasure (1924)

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Ernest Todd
How to Educate a Wife

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Owen Burke / Jerry Brent
Mademoiselle Midnight

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Dr. Franz Braun
The Marriage Circle

The Marriage Circle (1924)

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Captain Dan stover
Loving Lies

Loving Lies (1924)

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Stephen Winship
Lucretia Lombard

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Jack Fenton
Defying Destiny

Defying Destiny (1923)

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Edgar Prentice, aka Edgar Craig
The Purple Highway

The Purple Highway (1923)

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Dr. Will Kennicott
Main Street

Main Street (1923)

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Philip Baldwin
Brass

Brass (1923)

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Tom Darcy
Broadway Rose

Broadway Rose (1922)

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Richard Goodloe
My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home (1922)

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Elmer Harmon
Peacock Alley

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Orphans of the Storm

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

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Abner Elliott
The Affairs of Anatol

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Ted Musgrove
Moonlight and Honeysuckle

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Tommy Dawes
A Broken Doll

A Broken Doll (1921)

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Wally Griggs
A Perfect Crime

A Perfect Crime (1921)

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Jim Dirk
Something to Think About

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Bayard Kip
The 13th Commandment

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Everywoman

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Billy Lounsberry
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson (1919)

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Harry Atteridge
Romance and Arabella

Romance and Arabella (1919)

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Happy
The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man (1918)

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Juan
The Romance of Tarzan

The Romance of Tarzan (1918)

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'The Killer' Jed
Riders of the Night

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The Goddess of Lost Lake

The Goddess of Lost Lake (1918)

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Mayme's army boyfriend
100% American

100% American (1918)

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Pvt. Vibbard
Johanna Enlists

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American Doughboy
Till I Come Back to You

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Hands Up

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Pedro Lupo
The Only Road

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Mexican Joe Dominguez
M'Liss

M'Liss (1918)

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Slim Carter
The Man from Painted Post

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One of Wild Bill's Men (Uncredited)
Wild and Woolly

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Dan Tracy
Hands Up!

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Victor Gilpin
Betsy's Burglar

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Joe Bowers
Jim Bludso

Jim Bludso (1917)

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Assistant Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Matrimaniac

The Matrimaniac (1916)

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Jud
The Microscope Mystery

The Microscope Mystery (1916)

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Peasant
The Vagabond Prince

The Vagabond Prince (1916)

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The Strike Leader / Second Assistant Director
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

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Bartender (uncredited)
The Devil's Needle

The Devil's Needle (1916)

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Defender of the Alamo
Martyrs of the Alamo

Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)

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Bohemian
Ghosts

Ghosts (1915)

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The Birth of a Nation

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1887-01-10

Deathday
1963-02-18 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Indianapolis, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
G.M. Blue, Gerard Montgomery "Monte" Blue, Gerard Montgomery Blue

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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