Ray Montgomery (actor)

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

Ray Montgomery
Born(1922-05-27)May 27, 1922
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1998(1998-06-04) (aged 76)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1990
SpouseJean Trent

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 Jean Trent,[11] a "beautiful Universal starlet."[12]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Bruce Eder (2015). "Ray Montgomery". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. "Opportunity Knocked Again", The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, volume 168, number 27,180, November 9, 1940, Magazine Section, page 7. (subscription required)
  3. "Say Hello to ..." (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 15 (3): 38. January 1941. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. "Star Sparkles" (PDF). Movie-Radio Guide. November 9, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. "Salute to", Movie-Radio Guide, Triangle Publications, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, volume XI, number 3, October 25-31, 1941, page 38.
  6. "'Air Force' Actor in Merchant Marine". Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland Evening Times. March 22, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television. Penguin Books USA, Inc. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8. P. 683.
  8. "Ziv Peddling 'West Point'" (PDF). Billboard. March 31, 1956. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  9. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". Broadcasting. October 10, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  10. "Program Services". Broadcasting. October 21, 1957. p. 122. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  11. "Screen Gossip". No. October 27, 1942. Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  12. "Carries On For Hubby". The Havre Daily News. The Havre Daily News. July 13, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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