Lee Montague


Biography

Actor Lee Montague was widely known for his presence on the silver screen. Early on in his acting career, Montague landed roles in various films, including "The Camp on Blood Island" (1958), the action flick "The Silent Enemy" (1959) with Laurence Harvey and the Stanley Baker mystery adaptation "Chance Meeting" (1959). He also appeared in the Dirk Bogarde drama "The Singer Not the Son...

Biography

Actor Lee Montague was widely known for his presence on the silver screen. Early on in his acting career, Montague landed roles in various films, including "The Camp on Blood Island" (1958), the action flick "The Silent Enemy" (1959) with Laurence Harvey and the Stanley Baker mystery adaptation "Chance Meeting" (1959). He also appeared in the Dirk Bogarde drama "The Singer Not the Song" (1961), the Anthony Quinn adaptation "The Savage Innocents" (1961) and the dramatic adaptation "Billy Budd" (1962) with Terence Stamp. His film career continued throughout the seventies in productions like "Eagle in a Cage" (1972), the Graham Faulkner biopic drama "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" (1972) and the biopic "Mahler" (1974) with Robert Powell. He also appeared in the Sophia Loren drama "Brass Target" (1978). During the latter half of his career, he continued to act in "Silver Dream Racer" (1980), "Red Monarch" (1983) and "Lady Jane" (1986) with Helena Bonham Carter. He also appeared in "Madame Sousatzka" (1988). He also was featured in the TV movie "Pope John Paul II" (CBS, 1983-84). Montague more recently appeared in "Jekyll & Hyde" (ABC, 1989-1990).

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Moulin Rouge (1952) -- (Movie Clip) The Smell Of Paint Moderately frustrated painter Toulouse-Lautrec (Jose Ferrer) meets colleagues Anquetin, Seurat and Gauzi (Jean Landler, Christopher Lee, Robert Le Fort) at a Paris cafe, then his enthusiastic semi-agent Maurice (Lee Montague), in John Huston’s Moulin Rouge, 1952.
Moulin Rouge (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Drink Cognac Already several minutes into director John Huston’s opening, at club Moulin Rouge, Paris, 1890, our first look at Jose Ferrer as painter Toulouse-Lautrec, visited by a waitress (Jill Bennett), his friend Maurice (Lee Montague) and warring dancers Katherine Kath and Muriel Smith in Moulin Rouge, 1952.
How I Won The War -- (Movie Clip) My First Command In training, Transom (Lee Montague) drilling the troop (Ronald Lacey, John Lennon et al), Col. Grapple (reciting), then Goodbody (Michael Crawford) counseling Clapper (Roy Kinnear), in Richard Lester's How I Won The War, 1967.
How I Won The War -- (Movie Clip) Used To Be A Fascist En route to build an advance cricket pitch in North Africa, Goodbody (Michael Crawford) supporting nutty Col. Grapple (Michael Hordern), Gripweed (John Lennon) and company cutting up, in Richard Lester's How I Won The War, 1967.
How I Won The War -- (Movie Clip) Noblest Of Games Early narration by Lt. Goodbody (Michael Crawford), introducing Transom (Lee Monntague), Juniper (Jack MacGowran), Gripweed (Beatle John Lennon) then Col. Grapple (Michael Hordern) in Richard Lester's How I Won The War, 1967.

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