Ray Montgomery (actor)
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Ray Montgomery | |
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.jpg) Montgomery in Gruen Guild Playhouse (1951) | |
| Born | May 27, 1922 |
| Died | June 4, 1998 (aged 76) |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Memorial Park, Kern County, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–1990 |
| Spouse | |
Ray Montgomery (May 27, 1922 – June 4, 1998) was an American actor.[1]
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]
Montgomery was in a cadet in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps while at the University of Southern California.[5] He was in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve during World War II, serving from October 1942 to August 1945.[6]
Career
When he was 18 and still in college, Montgomery played Noel Chandler in the soap opera Dear John.[3] 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]
Personal life and death
Montgomery was married to actress Jean Trent,[11] a "beautiful Universal starlet."[12] He died in 1998 at the age of 76 in Santa Barbara, California and was buried with his wife in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Kern County, California.[13]
