Personal Info
Monte Hale
Acting
Biography
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 pecan…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Return to 'Giant'
as Self
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
The Chase
as Dental Delegate (uncredited)
Giant
as Bale Clinch
Yukon Vengeance
as Jim Barclay
The Missourians
as Marshal Bill Blades
The Old Frontier
as Barney Regan
Trail of Robin Hood
as Monte Hale
The Vanishing Westerner
as Chris Adams
