Monte Rawlins(1907-1988)
- Actor
- Stunts
Monte Rawlins was born Dean Spencer in Yakima, Washington. His job as
an aerial "barnstormer" in the 1930s landed him some aerial stuntwork
in a few films. His big break came when he got the starring role in
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom (1939), but the film, an independent effort, didn't have major studio
backing and wound up being distributed via the states-rights system.
After a few more small roles, Rawlins joined the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II. He stayed in the Marine Reserves after the war
ended and was called up for service during the Korean conflict. In
civilian life he had given up acting and took up a career in the sound
recording field, first at Monogram Pictures and then at Walt Disney
Studios. After retiring from Disney he moved to Hawaii, where he died
in 1988.
