Ray Montgomery (actor) explained

Ray Montgomery
Birth Date:	27 May 1922
Death Place:	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Years Active:	1941–1990
Occupation:	Actor

Ray Montgomery (May 27, 1922 – June 4, 1998) was an American actor.^[1]

Biography

Academics

He graduated from Los Angeles High School in June 1940.^[2] Upon graduation from high school, he studied journalism at the University of Southern California.^[3] He was the winner of the 1940 national declamation finals in the National Forensic League Tournament at Terre Haute, Indiana,^[4]

Military career

Montgomery was in a cadet in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps while at the University of Southern California.^[5] He served in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve during World War II.^[6] He served from October 1942 to August 1945.

Radio

When he was 18 and still in college, Montgomery played Noel Chandler in the soap opera Dear John.^[3]

Television

Montgomery had the role of Professor Howard Ogden in the syndicated children's adventure series Ramar of the Jungle in 1952–1953. Ogden was a colleague of the main character, Dr. Tom Reynolds (called "Ramar" by the natives).^[7] He starred in the pilot of The West Point Story, a syndicated program about cadets at the United States Military Academy,^[8] and appeared in the premiere episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, October 2, 1955.^[9] In 1955 Montgomery appeared as Morton Scott in the TV western Cheyenne in the episode titled "Julesburg." In 1960, he portrayed a police officer in The Tom Ewell Show episode "The Safety Lesson."

Post-acting career

In 1957, Montgomery left acting to join Ad-Staff Inc., a "Hollywood firm specializing in creation and production of jingles and other radio and tv spots," as the TV coordinator for the firm's Canada Dry account in the West.^[10]

Family

Montgomery was married to actress Jean Trent,^[11] a "beautiful Universal starlet."^[12]

Selected filmography

• You're in the Army Now (1941) – Soldier (uncredited)
• All Through the Night (1942) – Reporter (uncredited)
• Captains of the Clouds (1942) – Aircraftsman Hodges (uncredited)
• Bullet Scars (1942) – News Photographer at Shootout (uncredited)
• The Male Animal (1942) – Student (uncredited)
• Murder in the Big House (1942) – Young Reporter (uncredited)
• Larceny, Inc. (1942) – Second Customer (uncredited)
• Wings for the Eagle (1942) – Young Man Talking to Jake (uncredited)
• The Gay Sisters (1942) – Joe, Records Clerk (uncredited)
• The Hard Way (1943) – Johnny Gilpin (uncredited)
• Air Force (1943) – Assistant Radio Operator
• Action in the North Atlantic (1943) – Aherne (scenes deleted)
• Murder on the Waterfront (1943) – Forceful Sailor (uncredited)
• Deception (1946) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• The Unfaithful (1947) – Ray, Hunter's Assistant (uncredited)
• Dark Passage (1947) – Theatre Usher in Trailer (uncredited)
• The Unsuspected (1947) – Reporter (uncredited)
• That Hagen Girl (1947) – Jimmy / Romeo, College Student in Play (uncredited)
• To the Victor (1948) – Soldier (uncredited)
• Silver River (1948) – Young Man (uncredited)
• Wallflower (1948) – Chester aka Chet (uncredited)
• Romance on the High Seas (1948) – Michael's Assistant (uncredited)
• The Big Punch (1948) – Man Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
• Embraceable You (1948) – Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
• Johnny Belinda (1948) – Tim Moore (uncredited)
• Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948) – Tommy, Auto Park Attendant (uncredited)
• June Bride (1948) – Jim Mitchell
• Fighter Squadron (1948) – Corporal Walsh (uncredited)
• Whiplash (1948) – Press Man (uncredited)
• One Sunday Afternoon (1948) – Young Man in Park (uncredited)
• John Loves Mary (1949) – Elevator Operator / Trailer Host (uncredited)
• South of St. Louis (1949) – Soldier (uncredited)
• A Kiss in the Dark (1949) – Chet Hale (uncredited)
• The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) – Miss Brooks' Dancing Escort (uncredited)
• It's a Great Feeling (1949) – Raoul Walsh's Assistant (uncredited)
• Task Force (1949) – Pilot
• White Heat (1949) – Ernie (uncredited)
• The House Across the Street (1949) – Reporter (uncredited)
• The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949) – Lab Assistant (uncredited)
• Backfire (1950) – Attendant (uncredited)
• Tomahawk (1950) – Blair Streeter (uncredited)
• Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) – Reporter (uncredited)
• People Will Talk (1951) – Doctor (uncredited)
• Love Nest (1951) – Mr. Gray (uncredited)
• Starlift (1951) – Captain Nelson, Pilot (uncredited)
• The Las Vegas Story (1952) – Desk Clerk
• Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) – Osborne (uncredited)
• Diplomatic Courier (1952) – Co-Pilot (uncredited)
• Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) – Lieutenant Everty (uncredited)
• One Minute to Zero (1952) – (uncredited)
• Monkey Business (1952) as Policeman (uncredited)
• Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) as Maine Non-Commissioned Officer, Major's Aide (uncredited)
• The I Don't Care Girl (1953) as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Column South (1953) – Trooper Keit (uncredited)
• Pickup on South Street (1953) – Ray, FBI Agent (uncredited)
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) – Peters, Olympic Team (uncredited)
• Bandits of the West (1953) – Steve Edrington
• Sabre Jet (1953) – Major James Daniel
• Ramar of the Jungle (1953–1954, TV Series) – Professor Howard Ogden
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Revenge") - Man in Gray Suit
• Sincerely Yours (1955) – Mr. Neff (scenes deleted)
• Hilda Crane (1956) – Hilda's Acquaintance on Train (uncredited)
• Between Heaven and Hell (1956) – Medic (uncredited)
• Three Brave Men (1956) – Sanford (uncredited)
• Bombers B-52 (1957) – Barnes
• Kiss Them for Me (1957) – Lieutenant (junior grade) (uncredited)
• Peyton Place (1957) – Naval Officer (uncredited)
• In Love and War (1958) – Lieutenant (uncredited)
• A Private's Affair (1959) – Captain Hickman
• The FBI Story (1959) – Driver (uncredited)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 6 Episode 6: "Pen Pal") - Doctor
• Cash McCall (1960) – Reporter (uncredited)
• Rawhide (1960) – Lieutenant Howard
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 18: "The Woman Who Wanted to Live") - Fred the Gas Station Attendant
• House of Women (1962) – Mr. Everett (uncredited)
• Critic's Choice (1963) – Actor in 'Week End' (uncredited)
• A Gathering of Eagles (1963) – Captain Line (uncredited)
• Wagon Train (1963) – George
• Kisses for My President (1964) – Reporter (uncredited)
• Brainstorm (1965) – Charlie, Gate Guard (uncredited)
• The Silencers (1966) – Agent 'C' (uncredited)
• Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966) – Staff Officer (uncredited)
• A Guide for the Married Man (1967) – Party Guest #5
• Madigan (1968) – Detective O'Mara

External links

• • Ray Montgomery at Turner Classic Movies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ray Montgomery . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200016/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/50186/Ray-Montgomery/biography . dead . April 2, 2015 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Bruce Eder . 2015 . August 21, 2014.
2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/617348781/ "Opportunity Knocked Again"
3. Say Hello to .... Radio and Television Mirror. January 1941. 15. 3. 38. March 17, 2015.
4. News: Star Sparkles. March 17, 2015. Movie-Radio Guide. November 9, 1940. 17.
5. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Guide/1941/Movie-Radio-Guide-1941-10-25.pdf "Salute to"
6. News: 'Air Force' Actor in Merchant Marine. Cumberland Evening Times . Cumberland Evening Times. March 22, 1943. 7. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2015.
7. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. . P. 683.
8. News: Ziv Peddling 'West Point'. March 17, 2015. Billboard. March 31, 1956. 7.
9. News: Alfred Hitchcock Presents. March 17, 2015. Broadcasting. October 10, 1955. 12.
10. News: Program Services. March 17, 2015. Broadcasting. October 21, 1957. 122.
11. News: Screen Gossip. March 17, 2015. Toledo Blade. October 27, 1942.
12. News: Carries On For Hubby. The Havre Daily News . The Havre Daily News. July 13, 1945. 3. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2015.