ACTOR
Adolphe Menjou
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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…
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- Born
- Feb 18, 1890
- Died
- Oct 29, 1963
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
AP
A Parisian RomanceJulianai
1916
Manhattan MadnessCountry Club Patron (uncredited)
1916
Nearly a KingBaron
1916
The Blue Envelope MysteryBit Part (uncredited)
1916
The Crucial TestCount Nicolai
1916
The Devil at His ElbowWilfred Carleton
1916
The Habit of HappinessSociety Man (uncredited)
1916
The Reward of PatiencePaul Dunstan
1916
The MothTeddy Marbridge / The Husband
1917
The Valentine GirlJoe Winder
1917
The Silent BarrierProducer
1920
QueenieCount Michael
1921
The Faith HealerDr. Littlefield
1921
The SheikDr. Raoul de St. Hubert
1921
The Three MusketeersLouis XIII
1921
Through the Back DoorJames Brewster
1921
Arabian LoveCaptain Fortine (uncredited)
1922
ClarenceHubert Stein
1922
Head Over HeelsSterling
1922
Is Matrimony a Failure?Dudley King
1922
Pink GodsLouis Barney
1922
Singed WingsBliss Gordon
1922
The Eternal FlameDuc de Langeais
1922
The Fast MailCal Baldwin
1922
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FatePierre Revel
1923
Bella DonnaMr. Chepstow
1923
Rupert of HentzauCount Rischenheim
1923
The Spanish DancerDon Salluste
1923
The World's ApplauseRobert Townsend
1923
Broadway After DarkRalph Norton
1924
Broken BarriersTommy Kemp
1924
Forbidden ParadiseChancellor
1924
Open All NightEdmund Durverne
1924
Shadows of ParisGeorges de Croy
1924
Sinners in SilkArthur Merrill
1924
The Fast SetErnest Steel
1924
The Marriage CheatBob Canfield
1924
The Marriage CircleProfessor Josef Stock
1924
A Kiss in the DarkWalter Grenham
1925
Are Parents People?Mr. Hazlitt
1925
The King On Main StreetSerge IV
1925
The SwanAlbert von Kersten-Rodenfels
1925
A Social CelebrityMax Haber
1926
Fascinating YouthAdolphe Menjou
1926
The Ace of Cads
1926
The Grand Duchess and the WaiterAlbert Durant
1926
The Sorrows of SatanPrince Lucio de Rimanez
1926
A Gentleman of ParisMarquis de Marignan
1927
Blonde or BrunetteHenri Martel
1927
Evening ClothesLucien d'Artois
1927
SerenadeFranz Rossi
1927SF
Service for LadiesAlbert Leroux
1927AN
A Night of Mystery
1928
His Private LifeGeorges St. Germain
1928
His Tiger LadyHenri
1928
The Circus: PremiereSelf
1928
Fashions in LovePaul de Remy
1929
Marquis PreferredMarquis d'Argenville
1929BL
Bold Love
1930
MoroccoMonsieur La Bessiere
1930
My Kid of a FatherJérôme Rocheville
1930
Mysterious Mr. ParkesCourtenay Parkes
1930
New MoonGovernor Boris Brusiloff
1930
Friends and LoversCaptain Geoffrey Roberts
1931LU
Let Us Be GayBob Brown
1931
Men Call It LoveTony
1931
The Easiest WayWilliam Brockton
1931
The Front PageWalter Burns
1931
The Great LoverPaurel
1931
We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf
1931
A Farewell to ArmsMajor Rinaldi
1932
Bachelor's AffairsAndrew Hoyt
1932
Diamond Cut DiamondDan McQueen
1932
ForbiddenRobert Grover
1932
PrestigeCapt. Remy Bandoin
1932
The Night Club LadyPolice Commissioner Thatcher Colt
1932
Two White ArmsMaj. Carey Liston
1932
Convention CityT.R. (Ted) Kent
1933
Morning GloryLouis Easton
1933
The Circus Queen MurderThatcher Colt
1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?Adolphe Ballou
1933
Easy to LoveJohn
1934
Journal of a CrimePaul Mollet
1934
Little Miss MarkerSorrowful Jones
1934
The Great FlirtationStephan Karpath
1934
The Human SideGregory Sheldon
1934
The Mighty BarnumBailey Walsh
1934
The Trumpet BlowsPancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
1934
Broadway GondolierProfessor Eduardo de Vinci
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935Nicolai Nicoleff
1935
Sing, Baby, SingBruce Farraday
1936
The Milky WayGabby Sloan
1936
Wives Never KnowJ. Hugh Ramsey
1936
A Star Is BornOliver Niles
1937
Café MetropoleMonsieur Victor
1937
One Hundred Men and a GirlJohn Cardwell
1937
One in a MillionTad Spencer
1937
Stage DoorAnthony Powell
1937
Letter of IntroductionJohn Mannering
1938
Thanks for EverythingJ. B. Harcourt
1938
The Goldwyn FolliesOliver Merlin
1938
Golden BoyTom Moody
1939
King of the TurfJim Mason
1939
That's Right – You're WrongStacey Delmore
1939
The Housekeeper's DaughterDeakon Maxwell
1939
A Bill of DivorcementHilary Fairfield
1940
TurnaboutPhil Manning
1940
Father Takes a WifeFrederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
1941
Road ShowCol. Carleton Carroway
1941
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Roxie HartBilly Flynn
1942
SyncopationGeorge Latimer
1942
You Were Never LovelierEduardo Acuña
1942
Hi Diddle DiddleHector Phyffe
1943
Sweet Rosie O'GradyTom Moran
1943
Step LivelyWagner
1944
Man AliveKismet
1945
HeartbeatAmbassador
1946
The Bachelor's DaughtersAlexander Moody
1946
I'll Be YoursJ. Conrad Nelson
1947
Mr. District AttorneyCraig Warren
1947
The HuckstersMr. Kimberly
1947
State of the UnionJim Conover
1948
Dancing in the DarkMelville Crossman
1949
My Dream Is YoursThomas Hutchins
1949
To Please a LadyGregg
1950
Across the Wide MissouriPierre
1951
The Tall TargetCaleb Jeffers
1951
The SniperFrank Kafka
1952
Man on a TightropeFesker
1953
Timberjack'Sweetwater' Tilton
1955
Bundle of JoyJ. B. Merlin
1956
The Ambassador's DaughterSenator Jonathan Carwright
1956
Paths of GloryGen. George Broulard
1957
The Fuzzy Pink NightgownArthur Martin
1957
I Married a WomanFrederick W. Sutton
1958
PollyannaMr. Pendergast
1960
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972Television
What's My Line?Self · 2 eps
1950YF
Your Favorite StoryHost · 63 eps
1953TG
The George Gobel ShowSelf · 1 eps
1954
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 1 eps
1957T(
Target (US)39 eps
1958
The DuPont Show with June AllysonFitch · 1 eps
1959
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 1 eps
1962Photos
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