--- name: "Montagu Love" canonical: "https://film.one/person/montagu-love" roles: [] born: "15 March 1880" died: "17 May 1943" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T00:05:08.107277+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Montagu Love Actor. Born 15 March 1880 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. Died 17 May 1943. ## Details - **Born:** 15 March 1880, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK - **Died:** 17 May 1943 - **Active:** 1937–1940 - **Also known as:** Harry Montague Love, Montague Love - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 80 (2), 1940s 64 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, History 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4m across 1 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagu_Love, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960510, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002311/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/92907 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*The Adventures of Robin Hood*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) (90) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Montagu Love, also credited as Montague Love or Harry Montague Love, was an English actor and illustrator. He began his career as a newspaper illustrator and military correspondent in London before moving into stage work. His Broadway debut came in 1913, and he appeared in numerous silent films in the 1920s, frequently cast as villains. In sound films Love played supporting roles including Henry VIII in *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), the Bishop of the Black Canons in *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Monsieur Cavaignac in *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Don Alejandro Vega in *The Mark of Zorro* (1940), and Colonel Weed in *Gunga Din* (1939). He also appeared in *The Sea Hawk* (1940) and *The Devil and Miss Jones* (1941). Love died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1943. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), Fi1m 64, as Marechal Sebastiani — [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) - *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Fi1m 90, as Bishop of the Black Canons — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) - *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Fi1m 70, as M. Cavaignac — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md) ## Complete filmography (170) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Torpedo of Doom* (1966), as Col. White - *Devotion* (1946), as Rev. Brontë - *Wings Over the Pacific* (1943), as Jim Butler - *The Constant Nymph* (1943), as Albert Sanger - *Forever and a Day* (1943), as Sir John Bunn - *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), as Chief Justice Chase - *Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror* (1942), as General Jerome Lawford - *The Remarkable Andrew* (1942), as General George Washington - *Lady for a Night* (1942), as Judge - *Shining Victory* (1941), as Dr. Blake - *The Devil and Miss Jones* (1941), as Harrison - *Hudson's Bay* (1940), as Governor D'Argenson - *The Son of Monte Cristo* (1940), as Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff - *The Mark of Zorro* (1940), as Don Alejandro Vega - *North West Mounted Police* (1940), as Inspector Cabot - *A Dispatch from Reuters* (1940), as Delane - *The Sea Hawk* (1940), as King Philip II - *All This, and Heaven Too* (1940), as Marechal Sebastiani — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/all-this-and-heaven-too.md) - *Private Affairs* (1940), as Noble Bullerton - *Northwest Passage* (1940), as Wiseman Clagett - *Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet* (1940), as Professor Hartmann - *The Lone Wolf Strikes* (1940), as Emil Gorlick - *We Are Not Alone* (1939), as Major Millman - *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Malcolm Grant - *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1939), as Spanish Ambassador - *Juarez* (1939), as Jose de Montares - *Sons of Liberty* (1939), as George Washington - *Gunga Din* (1939), as Colonel Weed - *If I Were King* (1938), as General Dudon - *Professor Beware* (1938), as Professor Schmutz - *Kidnapped* (1938), as Colonel Whitehead - *The Fighting Devil Dogs* (1938), as General White - *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), as Bishop of the Black Canons — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) - *The Buccaneer* (1938), as Admiral Cockburn - *Tovarich* (1937), as M. Courtois - *Adventure's End* (1937), as Capt. Abner Drew - *A Damsel in Distress* (1937), as Lord Marshmorton - *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), as M. Cavaignac — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md) - *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937), as Detchard - *London by Night* (1937), as Sir Arthur Herrick - *Parnell* (1937), as William Ewart Gladstone - *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), as Henry VIII - *One in a Million* (1937), as Ratoffsky - *Lloyd's of London* (1936), as Hawkins - *Reunion* (1936), as Sir Basil Crawford - *Sing, Baby, Sing* (1936), as Robert Wilson - *The White Angel* (1936), as Mr. Bullock - *Champagne Charlie* (1936), as Ivan Suchine - *Frankie and Johnnie* (1936), as Colonel Brand - *The Country Doctor* (1936), as Sir Basil Crawford - *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Capt. Kettleson - *The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo* (1935), as Director - *Hi, Gaucho!* (1935), as Hillario Bolario - *Hollywood Extra Girl* (1935), as Crusades Actor (uncredited) - *The Crusades* (1935), as The Blacksmith - *Clive of India* (1935), as Governor Pigot - *Limehouse Blues* (1934), as Pug Talbot - *Menace* (1934), as Police Inspector - *The Expectant Father* (1934), Actor - *His Double Life* (1933), as Duncan Farrel - *At Twelve Midnight* (1933), as Captain James alias The Fox - *Out of Singapore* (1932), as Capt. Scar Murray - *The Midnight Lady* (1932), as Harvey Austin - *The Riding Tornado* (1932), as Walt Corson - *The Silver Lining* (1932), as Michael Moore - *Vanity Fair* (1932), as Marquis of Steyne - *Love Bound* (1932), as John Randolph - *Stowaway* (1932), as Groder - *Alexander Hamilton* (1931), as Thomas Jefferson - *The Lion and the Lamb* (1931), as Professor Tottie - *The Cat Creeps* (1930), as Hendricks - *Kismet* (1930), as The Jailer - *Reno* (1930), as Alexander W. Brett - *Outward Bound* (1930), as Mr. Lingley - *Inside the Lines* (1930), as Governor of Gibraltar - *Back Pay* (1930), as Charles Wheeler - *A Notorious Affair* (1930), as Sir Thomas Hanley - *Double Cross Roads* (1930), as Gene Dyke - *Love Comes Along* (1930), as Sangredo - *The Mysterious Island* (1929), as Mikhail, Falon - *A Most Immoral Lady* (1929), as John Williams - *Her Private Life* (1929), as Sir Bruce Haden - *Charming Sinners* (1929), as George Whitley - *Midstream* (1929), as Dr. Nelson - *Bulldog Drummond* (1929), as Peterson - *The Voice Within* (1929), Actor - *Silks and Saddles* (1929), as Walter Sinclair - *Synthetic Sin* (1929), as Brandy Mulane - *The Divine Lady* (1928), as Capt. Hardy - *The Last Warning* (1928), as Arthur McHugh - *The Haunted House* (1928), as Mad Doctor - *The Wind* (1928), as Roddy - *The Hawk's Nest* (1928), as Dan Daugherty - *Character Studies* (1928), Actor - *The Devil's Skipper* (1928), as First Mate - *The Noose* (1928), as Buck Gordon - *The Haunted Ship* (1927), as Captain Simon Gant - *Good Time Charley* (1927), as John Hartwell - *Jesse James* (1927), as Frederick Mimms - *Rose of the Golden West* (1927), as Gen. Vallero - *The Tender Hour* (1927), as Grand Duke Sergei - *The King of Kings* (1927), as Roman Centurion - *The Night of Love* (1927), as Duke de la Garda - *One Hour of Love* (1927), as J.W. McKay - *The Silent Lover* (1926), as Ben Achmed - *The Son of the Sheik* (1926), as Ghabah - *Don Juan* (1926), as Count Giano Donati - *The Social Highwayman* (1926), as Ducket Nelson - *Out of the Storm* (1926), as Timothy Keith - *Brooding Eyes* (1926), as Pat Callaghan - *Hands Up!* (1926), as Capt. Edward Logan - *The Desert's Price* (1925), as Jim Martin - *The Ancient Highway* (1925), as Ivan Hurd - *The Mad Marriage* (1925), Actor - *Sinners in Heaven* (1924), as Native Chief - *Love of Women* (1924), as Bronson Gibbs - *A Son of the Sahara* (1924), as Sultan Cassim Ammeh / Colonel Barbier - *Who's Cheating?* (1924), as Harrison Fields - *Week End Husbands* (1924), as Thomas Mowry - *Roulette* (1924), as Dan Carrington - *Restless Wives* (1924), as Hugo Cady - *The Eternal City* (1923), as Minghelli - *The Leopardess* (1923), as Scott Quaigg - *Secrets of Paris* (1922), as The Schoolmaster - *What's Wrong with the Women?* (1922), as Arthur Belden - *The Beauty Shop* (1922), as Maldonado - *Love's Redemption* (1921), as Frederick Kent - *Forever* (1921), as Colonel Ibbetson - *The Case of Becky* (1921), as Prof. Balzamo - *Shams of Society* (1921), as Herbert Porter - *The Place of Honeymoons* (1920), as Edward Courtlandt - *The Riddle: Woman* (1920), as Larz Olrik - *The World and His Wife* (1920), as Don Julian - *Man's Plaything* (1920), as Pelton Vab Teel - *The Steel King* (1919), as John Blake - *Our Film Stars* (1919), Actor - *A Broadway Saint* (1919), as Dick Vernon - *Through the Toils* (1919), as Noel Graham / Lewis Moffat - *Three Green Eyes* (1919), as Allen Granat - *The Quickening Flame* (1919), as John Steele - *The Hand Invisible* (1919), as Rodney Graham - *The Rough Neck* (1919), as John Masters - *The Grouch* (1918), as Donald Graham - *The Cabaret* (1918), as Jaffrey Darrel - *Stolen Orders* (1918), as John Le Page - *The Cross Bearer* (1918), as Cardinal Mercier - *Broken Ties* (1918), as John Fleming - *The Good for Nothing* (1917), Actor - *The Awakening* (1917), as Jacques Revilly - *The Dormant Power* (1917), Actor - *Rasputin, the Black Monk* (1917), as Gregory Novik / Rasputin - *The Brand of Satan* (1917), as Jacques Cordet - *Yankee Pluck* (1917), as Baron Wootchi - *Forget-Me-Not* (1917), as Gabriel Barrato / Benedetto Barrato - *The Dancer's Peril* (1917), as Michael Pavloff - *The Challenge* (1916), as Quarrier - *The Men She Married* (1916), as Jerry Trainor - *Bought and Paid For* (1916), as Robert Stafford - *The Scarlet Oath* (1916), as Nicholas Savaroff - *The Hidden Scar* (1916), as Henry Dalton - *The Gilded Cage* (1916), as Baron Stefano - *Friday the 13th* (1916), as Count Varneloff - *Husband and Wife* (1916), as Patrick Alliston - *A Woman's Way* (1916), as Oliver Whitney - *The Devil's Toy* (1916), as Wilfred Barsley - *The Greater Will* (1915), as Stuart Watson - *A Royal Family* (1915), as Crown Prince of Kurland - *The Face in the Moonlight* (1915), Actor - *Hearts in Exile* (1915), Actor - *The Suicide Club* (1914), as Prince Florizel ## Gallery - ![Montagu Love](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-bfcd19abdf35.jpg) Montagu Love — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Montagu_Love.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Montagu Love, silent film actor Subjects (LCTGM): actors (1926)](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-866694ff7749.jpg) Montagu Love, silent film actor Subjects (LCTGM): actors (1926) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Montagu_Love%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_5374%29.jpg/1280px-Montagu_Love%2C_silent_film_actor_%28SAYRE_5374%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Reno Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actresses, actors (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-9c797127ceae.jpg) Reno Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actresses, actors (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Reno_%28SAYRE_15381%29.jpg/1280px-Reno_%28SAYRE_15381%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Montagu Love](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-65f1b7048b8e.jpg) Montagu Love — Image via TMDB - ![Montagu Love](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-d5a5aa6d261e.jpg) Montagu Love — Image via TMDB - ![Montagu Love](https://film.one/media/person/1229901/gallery-46ff4fb854c7.jpg) Montagu Love — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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