Biography
Monty Banks was a short, stocky but somehow debonair Italian-born comic actor, later also writer and director. In the US from 1914, he first appeared on stage in musical comedy and cabaret. By 1917 he was working as a dancer in New York's Dominguez Cafe. After this he turned to films, acting and doing stunt work at Keystone, Universal and for Al Christie. Changing his name from Mario Bianchi to Monty Banks may have been prompted by Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as a passing reference to his playing '"montebanks". By 1919 Banks had moved to Vitagraph to play a villain in The Grocery Clerk (1919), foi...
Details
Born
July 14, 1897
Died
January 7, 1950
Age at Death
52
Birthplace
Cesena, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Also Known As
Montague 'Monty' Banks, Montague Banks, Mario Bianchi, Frenchie Bianchi, Монти Бенкс
Career Stats
Total Credits
126
As Actor
69
As Director
40
As Writer
10
As Producer
6
Avg Rating
6.3/10
Highest Rated
Frequent Collaborators (1)
William Blaisdell
Actor · 3 films together