Nationality American Years active 1941-1990 Role Actor | Occupation Actor Name Ray Montgomery | |
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Born May 27, 1922 ( 1922-05-27 ) Los Angeles, California Died June 4, 1998, Santa Barbara, California, United States Movies Air Force, The Resurrection of Bronch, Action in the North Atlantic Similar People Howard Hawks, Jean Negulesco, Raoul Walsh, Lloyd Bacon, Joseph Pevney |
Ray Montgomery (May 27, 1922 – June 4, 1998) was an American actor.
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Academics
The winner of the 1940 national declamation finals in the National Forensic League Tournament at Terre Haute, Indiana, Montgomery studied journalism at the University of Southern California.
Military career
Montgomery served in the Naval Reserve Merchant Marine during World War II.
Radio
When he was 18 and still in college, Montgomery played Noel Chandler in the soap opera Dear John.
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). He starred in the pilot of The West Point Story, a syndicated program about cadets at the United States Military Academy, and appeared in the premiere episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, October 2, 1955.
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.
Family
Montgomery was married to Jean Trent, a "beautiful Universal starlet."