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Monty Woolley

Acting

Born August 17, 1888 · New York City, New York, USA

Died May 6, 1963

Also known as Edgar Montillion Wooley · The Beard · Edgar Montillion "Monty" Woolley

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Biography

Edgar Montilion "Monty" Woolley (August 17, 1888 – May 6, 1963) was an American actor. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his role in the 1939 stage play The Man Who Came to Dinner and its 1942 film adaptation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Monty Woolley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1945 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1943 · nominated

Filmography13 titles

Honeymoon in Bali

1939as Parker (uncredited)

Midnight

1939as The Judge

Three Comrades

1938as Dr. Jaffe

The Bishop's Wife

1947as Professor Wutheridge

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Sheridan Whiteside

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Molly and Me

1945as John Graham

As Young as You Feel

1951as John R. Hodges

Nothing Sacred

1937as Dr. Oswald Vunch (uncredited)

Night and Day

1946as Monty Woolley

Kismet

1955as Omar

The Girl of the Golden West

1938as Governor