| Lee Montgomery | |
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| Born | November 11, 1961 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Lee Montgomery (born Lee Harcourt Montgomery, November 11, 1961, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a child actor in the 1970s, best known for his role as a lonely little boy who befriends a pack of killer rats in the film, Ben (1972).
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Brother of actresses Belinda Montgomery and Tannis G. Montgomery, Montgomery began his career as a model before venturing into the acting business. He made his debut in the Disney film The Million Dollar Duck 1971, before landing a starring role in Ben (1972), the sequel to Willard (1971). He made appearances on television series such as Mod Squad, Columbo, Kojak, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He also acted in an infamous incest-themed film by George C. Scott called The Savage is Loose, and in a cult horror film with Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Bette Davis called Burnt Offerings.
In the 1980s, he made more cameo appearances such as CHiPs, Family Ties and Dallas, and he made a transition to adult roles in films such as Split Image (1982) with Peter Fonda, Night Shadows (1984) with Wings Hauser, and Into the Fire (1988) co-starring Susan Anspach. One of his best known later roles was his portrayal of Jeff Malene in the teen comedy Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, and Shannen Doherty.
Montgomery also did an after-school special called Hear Me Cry (1984) (TV) with Robert MacNaughton of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The story revolves around two students with nothing in common beyond a mutual suicide fantasy.
Since more or less of dropping out of the limelight, Montgomery pursued his other interests, such as music related projects, where he composed the soundtrack for the film Trigon: The Legend of Pelgidium (2000).