Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Acting
Born 1880-03-15 - Died 1943-05-17Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Montagu Love (15 March 1880 – 17 May 1943), also known as Montague Love, was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Born Harry Montague Love in Portsmouth, Hampshire, he was the son of Harry Love (b. 1852) and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad (b. 1856); his father was listed as accountant on the 1881 English Census. Educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist and military correspondent with his first important job as a London newspaper cartoonist. Love honed basic stage talents in London, and in 1913 sailed to the Canada and crossed the border into the United States in November with a road-company production of Cyril Maude's Grumpy. Usually Love was cast in heartless villain roles. In the 1920s, he played with Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik, opposite John Barrymore in Don Juan, and appeared with Lillian Gish in 1928's The Wind. He also portrayed 'Colonel Ibbetson' in Forever (1921), the silent film version of Peter Ibbetson. Love was one of the more successful villains in silent films. One of Love's first sound films was the part-talkie The Mysterious Island co-starring Lionel Barrymore. In 1937, he played Henry VIII in the first talking film version of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, with Errol Flynn. Love played the bigoted Bishop of the Black Canons in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Flynn, too. However, he also played gruff authoritarian figures, such as Monsieur Cavaignac, who, contrary to history, demands the resignation of those responsible for the Dreyfus coverup, in The Life of Emile Zola (1937), as well as Don Alejandro de la Vega, whose son appears to be a fop but is actually Zorro, in the 1940 version of The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power. In 1941, he played a doctor in Shining Victory, which also starred James Stephenson, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Donald Crisp. In 1939's Gunga Din, it is Montagu Love who reads the final stanza of Rudyard Kipling's original poem over the body of the slain Din. Love's last film to be released, Devotion, was released three years after his death aged 63 in 1943. He was interred at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. His last acting stint was on Wings Over the Pacific (1943).

Movies (171)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938Movie7.5
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

1937Movie7.5
The Constant Nymph
6.3

The Constant Nymph

1943Movie6.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.1

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939Movie7.1
Northwest Passage
6.6

Northwest Passage

1940Movie6.6
Lloyd's of London
7.3

Lloyd's of London

1936Movie7.3
The Mark of Zorro
7.1

The Mark of Zorro

1940Movie7.1
The Sea Hawk
7.2

The Sea Hawk

1940Movie7.2
Sutter's Gold
7.0

Sutter's Gold

1936Movie7.0
Private Affairs
7.0

Private Affairs

1940Movie7.0
The Prince and the Pauper
6.8

The Prince and the Pauper

1937Movie6.8
Don Juan
6.6

Don Juan

1926Movie6.6
Gunga Din
6.5

Gunga Din

1939Movie6.5
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
6.8

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935Movie6.8
North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940Movie6.4
Charming Sinners
7.5

Charming Sinners

1929Movie7.5
The Hawk's Nest
10.0

The Hawk's Nest

1928Movie10.0
The Crusades
6.4

The Crusades

1935Movie6.4
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940Movie6.5
Vanity Fair
4.7

Vanity Fair

1932Movie4.7
Juarez
6.5

Juarez

1939Movie6.5
Love Bound
4.0

Love Bound

1932Movie4.0
If I Were King
7.1

If I Were King

1938Movie7.1
Hudson's Bay
6.1

Hudson's Bay

1940Movie6.1
Forever and a Day
7.5

Forever and a Day

1943Movie7.5
The Wind
7.3

The Wind

1928Movie7.3
The White Angel
7.2

The White Angel

1936Movie7.2
Jesse James
7.0

Jesse James

1927Movie7.0
The Son of the Sheik
6.1

The Son of the Sheik

1926Movie6.1
Clive of India
5.1

Clive of India

1935Movie5.1
All This, and Heaven Too
7.2

All This, and Heaven Too

1940Movie7.2
Stowaway
6.5

Stowaway

1932Movie6.5
The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

The Life of Emile Zola

1937Movie6.7
Parnell
4.6

Parnell

1937Movie4.6
Outward Bound
6.0

Outward Bound

1930Movie6.0
Champagne Charlie
5.4

Champagne Charlie

1936Movie5.4
The Son of Monte Cristo
6.2

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940Movie6.2
The Devil and Miss Jones
7.6

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941Movie7.6
Tennessee Johnson
6.7

Tennessee Johnson

1942Movie6.7
The Country Doctor
6.5

The Country Doctor

1936Movie6.5
Shining Victory
6.1

Shining Victory

1941Movie6.1
Roulette
8.0

Roulette

1924Movie8.0
Kidnapped
6.0

Kidnapped

1938Movie6.0
The Grouch
9.0

The Grouch

1918Movie9.0
Reno
10.0

Reno

1930Movie10.0
Devotion
5.9

Devotion

1946Movie5.9
The King of Kings
6.4

The King of Kings

1927Movie6.4
The Fighting Devil Dogs
6.8

The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938Movie6.8
The Riding Tornado
7.0

The Riding Tornado

1932Movie7.0
Alexander Hamilton
4.4

Alexander Hamilton

1931Movie4.4
The Awakening

The Awakening

1917Movie
The Mysterious Island
5.6

The Mysterious Island

1929Movie5.6
Rulers of the Sea
6.7

Rulers of the Sea

1939Movie6.7
The Midnight Lady
6.5

The Midnight Lady

1932Movie6.5
The Leopardess
8.0

The Leopardess

1923Movie8.0
A Dispatch from Reuters
6.3

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940Movie6.3
Tovarich
6.4

Tovarich

1937Movie6.4
Hollywood Extra Girl
7.5

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935Movie7.5
Yankee Pluck

Yankee Pluck

1917Movie
Reunion
7.0

Reunion

1936Movie7.0
The Buccaneer
6.4

The Buccaneer

1938Movie6.4
The Haunted House
7.0

The Haunted House

1928Movie7.0
At Twelve Midnight
5.7

At Twelve Midnight

1933Movie5.7
Shams of Society
7.0

Shams of Society

1921Movie7.0
Hi, Gaucho!
8.3

Hi, Gaucho!

1935Movie8.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942Movie6.5
Synthetic Sin
10.0

Synthetic Sin

1929Movie10.0
The Steel King
7.0

The Steel King

1919Movie7.0
Our Film Stars
7.5

Our Film Stars

1919Movie7.5
Professor Beware
6.0

Professor Beware

1938Movie6.0
The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940Movie6.8
One in a Million
7.0

One in a Million

1937Movie7.0
The Volunteer

The Volunteer

1917Movie
Week End Husbands
9.0

Week End Husbands

1924Movie9.0
The Face in the Moonlight

The Face in the Moonlight

1915Movie
The World and His Wife
9.0

The World and His Wife

1920Movie9.0
The Last Warning
6.7

The Last Warning

1928Movie6.7
We Are Not Alone
6.9

We Are Not Alone

1939Movie6.9
His Double Life
6.5

His Double Life

1933Movie6.5
Brooding Eyes
10.0

Brooding Eyes

1926Movie10.0
The Devil's Toy

The Devil's Toy

1916Movie
Her Private Life
3.0

Her Private Life

1929Movie3.0
A Damsel in Distress
6.5

A Damsel in Distress

1937Movie6.5
Wings Over the Pacific
5.7

Wings Over the Pacific

1943Movie5.7
The Cross Bearer

The Cross Bearer

1918Movie
The Gilded Cage

The Gilded Cage

1916Movie
The Remarkable Andrew
7.4

The Remarkable Andrew

1942Movie7.4
Inside the Lines
5.5

Inside the Lines

1930Movie5.5
Out of the Storm
10.0

Out of the Storm

1926Movie10.0
Midstream
10.0

Midstream

1929Movie10.0
Hands Up!
5.6

Hands Up!

1926Movie5.6
The Lion and the Lamb
7.0

The Lion and the Lamb

1931Movie7.0
Love's Redemption
10.0

Love's Redemption

1921Movie10.0
Frankie and Johnnie
6.5

Frankie and Johnnie

1936Movie6.5
The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

1914Movie
The Place of Honeymoons
7.0

The Place of Honeymoons

1920Movie7.0
The Divine Lady
5.3

The Divine Lady

1928Movie5.3
London by Night
6.1

London by Night

1937Movie6.1
Menace
6.4

Menace

1934Movie6.4
Who's Cheating?
7.0

Who's Cheating?

1924Movie7.0
A Notorious Affair
4.5

A Notorious Affair

1930Movie4.5
The Cat Creeps
7.0

The Cat Creeps

1930Movie7.0
Lady for a Night
5.5

Lady for a Night

1942Movie5.5
One Hour of Love
9.0

One Hour of Love

1927Movie9.0
The Social Highwayman
8.0

The Social Highwayman

1926Movie8.0
Sinners in Heaven
8.0

Sinners in Heaven

1924Movie8.0
Restless Wives
9.0

Restless Wives

1924Movie9.0
Torpedo of Doom
10.0

Torpedo of Doom

1966Movie10.0
The Rough Neck
10.0

The Rough Neck

1919Movie10.0
Back Pay
4.9

Back Pay

1930Movie4.9
Rose of the Golden West
9.0

Rose of the Golden West

1927Movie9.0
Sons of Liberty
6.3

Sons of Liberty

1939Movie6.3
The Brand of Satan

The Brand of Satan

1917Movie
The Tender Hour
10.0

The Tender Hour

1927Movie10.0
Adventure's End
5.5

Adventure's End

1937Movie5.5
Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936Movie6.0
Limehouse Blues
4.4

Limehouse Blues

1934Movie4.4
Good Time Charley
8.0

Good Time Charley

1927Movie8.0
The Silent Lover
8.0

The Silent Lover

1926Movie8.0
Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

1916Movie
Out of Singapore
5.0

Out of Singapore

1932Movie5.0
The Dormant Power

The Dormant Power

1917Movie
The Night of Love
7.0

The Night of Love

1927Movie7.0
The Beauty Shop
8.0

The Beauty Shop

1922Movie8.0
The Ancient Highway
6.5

The Ancient Highway

1925Movie6.5
The Quickening Flame
10.0

The Quickening Flame

1919Movie10.0
Silks and Saddles
10.0

Silks and Saddles

1929Movie10.0
The Greater Will

The Greater Will

1915Movie
What's Wrong with the Women?
8.0

What's Wrong with the Women?

1922Movie8.0
A Broadway Saint

A Broadway Saint

1919Movie
The Scarlet Oath

The Scarlet Oath

1916Movie
The Eternal City
7.5

The Eternal City

1923Movie7.5
Bulldog Drummond
6.5

Bulldog Drummond

1929Movie6.5
Double Cross Roads
9.0

Double Cross Roads

1930Movie9.0
The Devil's Skipper
10.0

The Devil's Skipper

1928Movie10.0
The Haunted Ship
8.0

The Haunted Ship

1927Movie8.0
Love Comes Along
7.0

Love Comes Along

1930Movie7.0
Kismet
4.0

Kismet

1930Movie4.0
Stolen Orders

Stolen Orders

1918Movie
The Silver Lining
7.0

The Silver Lining

1932Movie7.0
The Hand Invisible
8.0

The Hand Invisible

1919Movie8.0
Bought and Paid For

Bought and Paid For

1916Movie
The Dancer's Peril

The Dancer's Peril

1917Movie
The Noose
7.7

The Noose

1928Movie7.7
The Challenge

The Challenge

1916Movie
Through the Toils
7.5

Through the Toils

1919Movie7.5
Forever
8.0

Forever

1921Movie8.0
The Desert's Price
9.0

The Desert's Price

1925Movie9.0
The Riddle: Woman
8.0

The Riddle: Woman

1920Movie8.0
The Voice Within
8.0

The Voice Within

1929Movie8.0
Hearts in Exile
3.5

Hearts in Exile

1915Movie3.5
Rasputin, the Black Monk

Rasputin, the Black Monk

1917Movie
A Woman's Way

A Woman's Way

1916Movie
A Most Immoral Lady
3.3

A Most Immoral Lady

1929Movie3.3
Man's Plaything
7.0

Man's Plaything

1920Movie7.0
Secrets of Paris
9.0

Secrets of Paris

1922Movie9.0
The Cabaret
8.0

The Cabaret

1918Movie8.0
Three Green Eyes
8.0

Three Green Eyes

1919Movie8.0
Forget-Me-Not

Forget-Me-Not

1917Movie
The Men She Married

The Men She Married

1916Movie
The Hidden Scar

The Hidden Scar

1916Movie
Husband and Wife
1.0

Husband and Wife

1916Movie1.0
The Mad Marriage
10.0

The Mad Marriage

1925Movie10.0
A Son of the Sahara
7.5

A Son of the Sahara

1924Movie7.5
Love of Women
7.0

Love of Women

1924Movie7.0
The Good for Nothing

The Good for Nothing

1917Movie
The Case of Becky
7.0

The Case of Becky

1921Movie7.0
A Royal Family

A Royal Family

1915Movie
Broken Ties
7.0

Broken Ties

1918Movie7.0
The Expectant Father

The Expectant Father

1934Movie
Character Studies

Character Studies

1928Movie