Bull Montana

Personal Info

Birthday

May 15, 1887

Day of Death

1950-01-24

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Voghera, Lombardy, Italy

Also Known As

Luigi Montagna

Lewis Montagna

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.

Known For

Hollywood

The Lost World

Held to Answer

Glorifying the American Girl

Spaceship to the Unknown

The Three Must-Get-Theres

Dick Turpin

The Son of the Sheik

Filmography

1966
Spaceship to the Unknown
as Monkey-Man (archive footage) (uncredited)
1937
Big City
as Bull Montana
1935
Never Too Late
as Monte, an escaped convict
Palooka from Paducah
as Bullfrog Kraus
1929
Tiger Rose
as Joe
Glorifying the American Girl
as Customer Requesting "Baby Face" (uncredited)
Loud Soup
as Convict
1928
How to Handle Women
as The Turk
Good Morning, Judge
as First Crook
Limousine Love
as The Chauffer
1927
The Sting of Stings
as Bull Montana
Many Scrappy Returns
as Zozo's Husband
1926
On the Front Page
as Private Secretary
The Son of the Sheik
as Mountebank
The Skyrocket
as Film Comedian
Vanishing Millions
as The Gorilla
1925
No Father to Guide Him
as Wanted Kidnapper in Photo (uncredited)
The Lost World
as Ape Man
Dick Turpin
as Bully Boy
1924
Laughing at Danger
as Killer Murphy
Hello, 'Frisco
as Bull Montana
The Fire Patrol
as Fireman
Painted People
as Ed Decker
1923
Held to Answer
as 'Red' Lizard
Hollywood
as Bull Montana
1922
The Three Must-Get-Theres
as Li'l Cardinal Richie-Loo
Gay and Devilish
as Tony
1921
The Foolish Age
as Bubbs
Crazy to Marry
as Dago Red (a crook)
One Wild Week
as Red Mike
Hard Luck
as Virginia's Husband
1920
Go and Get It
as The Gorilla
Treasure Island
as Morgan
1919
When the Clouds Roll By
as The Nightmare
Victory
as Pedro
His Majesty, the American
as Undetermined Role
Cowardice Court
as Flash Morton
Brass Buttons
as Jake the Priest
The Unpardonable Sin
as The Brute
1918
Fair Enough
as 'Happy' Flanigan
Johanna Enlists
as Brakeman (uncredited)
He Comes Up Smiling
as Baron Bean
The Border Legion
as Red Pierce
1917
Snap Judgment
as Bull Montana
Down to Earth
as Wild Man
Wild and Woolly
as Bartender (Uncredited)