8.3
Movie
Acting
Adolphe Menjou
- Born
- Died
- (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 145 titles
Biography
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both silent films and talkies. He appeared in such films as Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris, where he played the lead role; Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory with Kirk Douglas; Ernst Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle; The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino; Morocco with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper; and A Star Is Born with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Front Page in 1931.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Signature work
Known For
8.3
Movie
7.2
Movie
A Star Is Born
6.9
Movie
Pollyanna
6.7
Movie
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.5
Movie
Morocco
6.2
Movie
A Farewell to Arms
7.1
Movie
Stage Door
6.4
Movie
The Front Page
6.7
Movie
The Sniper
6.8
Movie
State of the Union
5.9
Movie
The Sheik
7.1
Movie
You Were Never Lovelier
6.2
Movie
Morning Glory
6.4
Movie
Gold Diggers of 1935
6.8
Movie
The Tall Target
6.3
Movie
The Marriage Circle
6.5
Movie
Forbidden
6.1
Movie
Across the Wide Missouri
Acting credits 144
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Pollyanna Film | Mr. Pendergast |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson TV | Fitch (1 ep) |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman Film | Frederick W. Sutton |
| 1958 | Target (US) TV | (39 ep) |
| 1957 | Paths of Glory Film | Gen. George Broulard |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1957 | The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown Film | Arthur Martin |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy Film | J. B. Merlin |
| 1956 | The Ambassador's Daughter Film | Senator Jonathan Carwright |
| 1955 | Timberjack Film | 'Sweetwater' Tilton |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Man on a Tightrope Film | Fesker |
| 1953 | Your Favorite Story TV | Host (63 ep) |
| 1952 | The Sniper Film | Frank Kafka |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri Film | Pierre |
| 1951 | The Tall Target Film | Caleb Jeffers |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady Film | Gregg |
| 1950 | What's My Line? TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1949 | Dancing in the Dark Film | Melville Crossman |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours Film | Thomas Hutchins |
| 1948 | State of the Union Film | Jim Conover |
| 1947 | The Hucksters Film | Mr. Kimberly |
| 1947 | Mr. District Attorney Film | Craig Warren |
| 1947 | I'll Be Yours Film | J. Conrad Nelson |
| 1946 | The Bachelor's Daughters Film | Alexander Moody |
| 1946 | Heartbeat Film | Ambassador |
| 1945 | Man Alive Film | Kismet |
| 1944 | Step Lively Film | Wagner |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady Film | Tom Moran |
| 1943 | Hi Diddle Diddle Film | Hector Phyffe |
| 1942 | You Were Never Lovelier Film | Eduardo Acuña |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 Film | |
| 1942 | Syncopation Film | George Latimer |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart Film | Billy Flynn |
| 1941 | Father Takes a Wife Film | Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior |
| 1941 | Road Show Film | Col. Carleton Carroway |
| 1940 | A Bill of Divorcement Film | Hilary Fairfield |
| 1940 | Turnabout Film | Phil Manning |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong Film | Stacey Delmore |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter Film | Deakon Maxwell |
| 1939 | Golden Boy Film | Tom Moody |
| 1939 | King of the Turf Film | Jim Mason |
| 1938 | Thanks for Everything Film | J. B. Harcourt |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction Film | John Mannering |
| 1938 | The Goldwyn Follies Film | Oliver Merlin |
| 1937 | Stage Door Film | Anthony Powell |
| 1937 | One Hundred Men and a Girl Film | John Cardwell |
| 1937 | Café Metropole Film | Monsieur Victor |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born Film | Oliver Niles |
| 1937 | One in a Million Film | Tad Spencer |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know Film | J. Hugh Ramsey |
| 1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing Film | Bruce Farraday |
| 1936 | The Milky Way Film | Gabby Sloan |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier Film | Professor Eduardo de Vinci |
| 1935 | Gold Diggers of 1935 Film | Nicolai Nicoleff |
| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum Film | Bailey Walsh |
| 1934 | The Human Side Film | Gregory Sheldon |
| 1934 | The Great Flirtation Film | Stephan Karpath |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | The Silent Barrier Film | Producer |