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Monte Hale

Monte Hale

Actor

Born June 8, 1919 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA

Died March 29, 2009

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Monte Hale (born Samuel Buren Ely) was an American B-Western film star and country musician. Sometimes reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, he was actually born in Ada, Oklahoma but grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, attending Washington Grade School and Shawnee High School. (Texas birthplace reportedly sounded better for the movies). After working as a laborer at various jobs in Ada and Enid OK Herod Ely settled in Shawnee and became an evangelist with the Church of God. His oldest son, Buren, was known to use his musical talent during his father's services. The boy had gathered pecans and picked cotton to earn money to buy his first guitar. Soon he was singing and playing the guitar wherever he could find an audience. His parents had divorced and both had remarried with youngest brother Bobby going with his mother. In 1934, 16-year-old Buren left home as many boys did during the Depressions. He headed for Houston and found work playing his music. From there he went to Albuquerque working on a radio station. A man there convinced him to head to California but all he was able to do there was scratch together a small band and play at a winter resort dude ranch. After four years he returned to with the Texas Vaudeville and local rodeo shows. During World War II he got a job as a replacement guitarist with the Stars Over Texas Bond Drive joining several Republic Pictures celebrities and staff. This introduced him to western stars like Chill Wills and convinced Phil Isley to recommended him to Herbert Yates, head of Republic Pictures. Yates agreed to "test" him but he must fund his own trip. Some friends gave him $200 and he flew to Los Angeles.

It was 1944 and he signed with the company for seven years and changed his name from Buren Ely to "Monte Hale". He soon starred in his first major role in Home on the Range. He appeared in some of the first westerns filmed in color and was given use of Roy Rogers' musical sidekicks, the "Sons of the Pioneers" for one of his movies. He was often cast as a young cowboy with cameos by Don Barry, Allen Lane and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Hale then played more traditional Western heroes in films set in the late 19th century. By 1947 the formula was set with Paul Hurst joining the series as Hale's sidekick and Riders of the Purple Sage providing the music. At this point he ceased playing the character named for himself.

Hale was also a recording star and appeared in a series of Western comics published by Fawcett Comics. Beginning in 1948 Hale had his own title with more than 50 issues. In fact, his comic book stardom lasted longer than his film stardom. Republic began cutting back on the Western genre moving to television. He finished his Republic contract with an appearance in the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans movies Trail of Robin Hood with fellow Republic stars Rex Allen and Rocky Lane.

Hale made many public appearances at rodeos and other Western shows. He played a villain role in the 1954's Yukon Vengeance. His last movie appearance was in Giant in 1956, where part of his job was to teach James Dean to use a lariat. He appeared in a few television roles and movies up until 1966. On November 12, 2004, for his work in movies, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also instrumental in the foundation of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West.

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16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2010Self - In Memoriam

Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen Documentary2007Self

Return to 'Giant' Poster

Return to 'Giant' Documentary2003Self

Gene Autry, Melody of the West Documentary1994Self

Music of the West: A Tribute to America's Singing Cowboys TV Special1993Self

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self

The Nashville Palace Poster

The Nashville Palace TV Series1981Self

America 2-Night Poster

America 2-Night TV Series1978Self

It's Showtime Poster

It's Showtime Documentary1976Self

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Poster

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Feature Film1976

D-Day on Mars Poster

D-Day on Mars TV Movie1966Harvey

The Chase Poster

The Chase Feature Film1966Dental Delegate

Honey West Poster

Honey West TV Series1965Sheriff Johnson

The Texan Poster

The Texan TV Series1958Loomis

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957Sergeant Bergman

Giant Feature Film1956Bale Clinch

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Bank Teller

Yukon Vengeance Poster

Yukon Vengeance Feature Film1954Jim Barclay

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Poster

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV Series1951Doyle Fetcher

The Missourians Poster

The Missourians Feature Film1950Marshal Bill Blades

The Old Frontier Poster

The Old Frontier Feature Film1950Marshal Barney Regan

The Vanishing Westerner Poster

The Vanishing Westerner Feature Film1950Chris Adams

Trail of Robin Hood Poster

Trail of Robin Hood Feature Film1950Monte Hale

Law of the Golden West Poster

Law of the Golden West Feature Film1949Bill Cody

Outcasts of the Trail Poster

Outcasts of the Trail Feature Film1949Pat Garrett

Pioneer Marshal Poster

Pioneer Marshal Feature Film1949Marshal Ed Sherwood Posing as Ted Post

Prince of the Plains Poster

Prince of the Plains Feature Film1949Bat Masterson

Ranger of Cherokee Strip Poster

Ranger of Cherokee Strip Feature Film1949Ranger Steve Howard

San Antone Ambush Poster

San Antone Ambush Feature Film1949Lieutenant Ross Kincaid

South of Rio Poster

South of Rio Feature Film1949Jeff Lanning

California Firebrand Poster

California Firebrand Feature Film1948Monte Hale

Son of God's Country Poster

Son of God's Country Feature Film1948U.S. Marshal Monte Hale

The Timber Trail Poster

The Timber Trail Feature Film1948Monte Hale

Along the Oregon Trail Poster

Along the Oregon Trail Feature Film1947Monte Hale

Last Frontier Uprising Poster

Last Frontier Uprising Feature Film1947Monte Hale

Under Colorado Skies Poster

Under Colorado Skies Feature Film1947Monte Hale

California Gold Rush Poster

California Gold Rush Feature Film1946Pete

Home on the Range Poster

Home on the Range Feature Film1946Monte Hale

Man from Rainbow Valley Poster

Man from Rainbow Valley Feature Film1946Monte Hale

Out California Way Poster

Out California Way Feature Film1946Monte Hale

Sun Valley Cyclone Poster

Sun Valley Cyclone Feature Film1946Jeff

The Phantom Rider Poster

The Phantom Rider Feature Film1946Cowboy Cass [Ch. 1]

Bandits of the Badlands Poster

Bandits of the Badlands Feature Film1945Dr. Steve Carson

Colorado Pioneers Poster

Colorado Pioneers Feature Film1945Cowhand That Quits

Oregon Trail Poster

Oregon Trail Feature Film1945Train Passenger

Rough Riders of Cheyenne Poster

Rough Riders of Cheyenne Feature Film1945Ward Tuttle

Steppin' in Society Poster

Steppin' in Society Feature Film1945

The Purple Monster Strikes Poster

The Purple Monster Strikes Feature Film1945Dr. Harvey [Chs. 13-14]

The Topeka Terror Poster

The Topeka Terror Feature Film1945Settler

The Big Bonanza Poster

The Big Bonanza Feature Film1944Saloon singer

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Gene Autry: White Hat, Silver Screen Documentary2007

Return to 'Giant' Poster

Return to 'Giant' Documentary2003

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