Walter Harry "Monte" MontagueKatchmer, George A. (2002).
A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses
'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 264. ."United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W94Z-LMZM : Fri Mar 08 22:27:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Walter Harry Montague, 10 February 1919. (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was an American film actor and stuntman.Baxter, John (1974).
Stunt; The Story of the Great Movie Stunt Men
'. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. p. 153. . He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954.

Early life

Born in

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and raised in

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,"United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM8X-M4V : Fri Nov 08 01:19:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Oliver H Montague and Nannie Montague, 1900. Montague was one of four children born to Nannie Davis and Oliver H. Montague."California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC4-8YN : 26 November 2014), Walter H Montague, 06 Apr 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento."Obituaries: Walter H. Montague"
''The Los Angeles Times''. April 9, 1959. pt. III, p. 10. Retrieved December 1, 2024. A circus tumbler at age seven, Montague was eventually recognized as among "filmdom's most noted circus clowns", as well as "one of the best screen comedians in the profession." The years preceding his 1920 screen debut featured stints with Ringling Brothers, Hagenbech and Wallace, Barnum and Bailey, Al G. Barnes, Sells Floto, and Cooper and Lentz.

Personal life and death

On February 13, 1923, Montague married Mary Margaret Basolo. They had one child, Mary Louise Montague, who worked briefly as a child actress in films during the 1920s, appearing at least once—billed alternately as "Baby Montague" or "Monte Mongtague Jr."—alongside her father, in 1927's '' The Rambling Ranger''.Munden, Kenneth White (9719).
The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930, Part 1
'. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 632. . Montague died in 1959 at age 67, in

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, survived by his wife, his mother, his daughter, and all three siblings.

Partial filmography

* '' Elmo the Fearless'' (1920) * '' The Flaming Disc'' (1920) * '' A Western Demon'' (1922) * '' The Three Buckaroos'' (1922) * '' Peaceful Peters'' (1922) * '' The Great Circus Mystery'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Scarlet Streak'' (1925) * '' The Radio Detective'' (1926) * '' The Mystery Club'' (1926) * '' The Wild Horse Stampede'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Range Courage'' (1927) * '' Rough and Ready'' (1927) * '' Blake of Scotland Yard'' (1927) * '' The Noose'' (1928) * '' Clearing the Trail'' (1928) * '' The Price of Fear'' (1928) * '' The Danger Rider'' (1928) * '' King of the Rodeo'' (1929) * '' The Diamond Master'' (1929) * '' The Tip Off'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Courtin' Wildcats'' (1929) * '' Trigger Tricks'' (1930) * '' The Lonesome Trail'' (1930) * '' The Spell of the Circus'' (1931) * '' The Hawk'' (1931) * '' Finger Prints'' (1931) * '' Heroes of the Flames'' (1931) * '' Quick Trigger Lee'' (1931) * '' Trapped'' (1931) * '' The Shadow of the Eagle'' (1932) * '' Texas Cyclone'' (1932) * '' Impatient Maiden'' (1932) * '' The Vanishing Shadow'' (1934) * '' The Red Rider'' (1934) * '' Rocky Rhodes'' (1934) * '' Song of the Saddle'' (1936) * '' Treachery Rides the Range'' (1936) * '' Tarzan Escapes'' (1936) * '' Guns of the Pecos'' (1937) * '' Riders of the Black Hills'' (1938) * '' Pals of the Saddle'' (1938) * '' The Renegade Ranger'' (1938) * '' Code of the Streets'' (1939) * '' Racketeers of the Range'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Arizona Legion'' (1939) * '' The Rookie Cop'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Young Bill Hickok'' (1940) * '' The Apache Kid'' (1941) * '' Man from Cheyenne'' (1942) * '' The Cyclone Kid'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Thundering Hoofs'' (1942) * '' Rustlers'' (1949) * '' The Pecos Pistol'' (1949) * '' The Last Musketeer'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953)

References

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