Bull Montana

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-05-15 (63 years old)

Deathday

1950-01-24

Place of Birth

Voghera, Lombardy, Italy

Bull Montana

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Montagna (born Luigi Montagna, May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler and actor. Montagna was born on May 16, 1887 in Voghera, Italy and came to the United States as a child. He became a professional wrestler under the name of Bull Montana. He gravitated to films in 1917, appearing first in several of the vehicles of his close pal Douglas Fairbanks. In 1919 he appeared as a gruesome villain in Maurice Tourneur's masterpiece Victory alongside Lon Chaney. Numbered among his many friends was Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky, boxer,...

Acting

1925

The Lost World

as Ape Man

1922

1919

1920

1928

Good Morning, Judge

as First Crook

1921

Crazy to Marry

as Dago Red (a crook)

1918

The Border Legion

as Red Pierce

1929

1927

Many Scrappy Returns

as Zozo's Husband

1929

Loud Soup

as Convict

1935

Palooka from Paducah

as Bullfrog Kraus

1926

The Skyrocket

as Film Comedian

1923

Hollywood

as Bull Montana

1922

The Three Must-Get-Theres

as Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo

1935

Never Too Late

as Monte, an escaped convict

1923

Held to Answer

as 'Red' Lizard

1928

1928

Limousine Love

as The Chauffer

1918

He Comes Up Smiling

as Baron Bean

1920

Go and Get It

as The Gorilla

1926

1924

The Fire Patrol

as Fireman

1917

Down to Earth

as Wild Man

1919

When the Clouds Roll By

as The Nightmare

1919

Victory

as Pedro

1926

On the Front Page

as Private Secretary

1918

Johanna Enlists

as Brakeman (uncredited)

1921

One Wild Week

as Red Mike

1924

Painted People

as Ed Decker

1919

His Majesty, the American

as Undetermined Role

1924

Hello, 'Frisco

as Bull Montana

1927

The Sting of Stings

as Bull Montana

1937

Big City

as Bull Montana

1921

Hard Luck

as Virginia's Husband

1919

Brass Buttons

as Jake the Priest

1925

Dick Turpin

as Bully Boy

1966

Spaceship to the Unknown

as Monkey-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

1921

1929

Glorifying the American Girl

as Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited)

1917

Wild and Woolly

as Bartender (Uncredited)

1925

No Father to Guide Him

as Wanted Kidnapper in Photo (uncredited)

1924

Laughing at Danger

as Killer Murphy

1917

Snap Judgment

as Bull Montana

1919

Cowardice Court

as Flash Morton

1926

Vanishing Millions

as The Gorilla

1918

Fair Enough

as 'Happy' Flanigan

Production

1990

Venere Paura

as Original Music Composer

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