Montie Montana

Montie Montana (born Owen Harlen Mickel; June 21, 1910 – May 20, 1998)[1] was a rodeo trick rider and trick roper, actor, stuntman and cowboy inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994.[2]

"Monte Montana" redirects here. For the mountain, see Monte Montana.

Lobby card for The Circle of Death (1935) with Tove Linden and Montie Montana

Biography

Montana was born in Wolf Point, Montana, in 1910. He was a perennial participant in the Tournament of Roses Parade until his death in Los Angeles, California, in 1998.[3] Television viewers know him from more than 60 appearances, waving to the crowd from his silver saddle. He can be seen as a contestant on the May 7, 1959 television broadcast of You Bet Your Life, along with his horse Rex.[4]

Montana would go to elementary schools and perform with Rex. He was at Camellia Avenue Elementary School in North Hollywood, California, in 1959, and he would talk about the rubber horseshoes Rex would be fitted with so Rex would not slip on the asphalt playground while Montie was riding Rex. He performed rope tricks on and off of Rex, and would pass out photos of him and Rex to the students at the end of his show.

In 1996, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[5] He was buried at the Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1932The Saddle BusterRodeo PerformerUncredited
1934Stand Up and Cheer!Rope SpinnerUncredited
1935The Circle of DeathLittle Buffalo, alias Jim Little
1935Border VengeanceMontie Montana, Trick RiderUncredited
1935Melody TrailRodeo RiderUncredited
1936Comin' Round the MountainRoperUncredited
1936Gun Smoke
1939The Kid from TexasTrick RiderUncredited
1943Riders of the DeadlineRanger Kelton
1944Take It BigShow PerformerUncredited
1944Man from FriscoMontanaUncredited
1949Down Dakota WaySheriff Holbrook
1952The Story of Will RogersTrick Roping Double for Will Rogers Jr.Uncredited
1954The Boy from OklahomaRoperUncredited
1960The RiflemanStage Driver
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceCowboy on Pinto PonyUncredited
1963HudCowboyUncredited
1964Cheyenne AutumnTrooperUncredited
1968Arizona BushwhackersStage Driver
1972The Young Rounders(final film role)

Honors

References
  1. "Inductees". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
  2. "Montie Montana - Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame". Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Montie Montana". Great Falls Tribune. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  4. "Montie Montana, dead at 87". May 26, 1998.
  5. "Palm Springs Walk of Stars". PalmSprings.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  6. Amy Oakes (May 27, 1998). "Montie Montana Given Cowboy Send-Off". Los Angeles Times.
  7. "Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  8. "Montie Montana". Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame. pendletonhalloffame.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  9. "Montie Montana | Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame". erhof.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  10. "Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Inductees". Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  11. "2015 Inductee Biographies - Montie Montana". Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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