Adolphe Menjou

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Adolphe Menjou

Acting February 18, 1890

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Paths of Glory

Paths of Glory

8.3 1957 Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5 1957 TV Show
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

7.2 1937 Movie
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

7.0 1960 Movie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

6.8 1959 TV Show
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

6.7 1923 Movie
Morocco

Morocco

6.4 1930 Movie
A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms

6.1 1932 Movie
Stage Door

Stage Door

7.1 1937 Movie
The Sniper

The Sniper

6.7 1952 Movie

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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 Fredric March, and was nominated for an Academy Award for The Front Page in 1931. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1972
    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1962
    The Merv Griffin Show

    TV show Self

  3. 1960
    Pollyanna

    Movie Mr. Pendergast

  4. 1959
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    TV show Fitch

  5. 1958
    I Married a Woman

    Movie Frederick W. Sutton

  6. 1958
    Target (US)

    TV show

  7. 1957
    Paths of Glory

    Movie Gen. George Broulard

  8. 1957
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    TV show Self

  9. 1957
    The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

    Movie Arthur Martin

  10. 1956
    Bundle of Joy

    Movie J. B. Merlin

  11. 1956
    The Ambassador's Daughter

    Movie Senator Jonathan Carwright

  12. 1955
    Timberjack

    Movie 'Sweetwater' Tilton

  13. 1954
    The George Gobel Show

    TV show Self

  14. 1953
    Man on a Tightrope

    Movie Fesker

  15. 1953
    Your Favorite Story

    TV show Host

  16. 1952
    The Sniper

    Movie Frank Kafka

More credits
  1. 1951
    Across the Wide Missouri

    Movie Pierre

  2. 1951
    The Tall Target

    Movie Caleb Jeffers

  3. 1950
    To Please a Lady

    Movie Gregg

  4. 1950
    What's My Line?

    TV show Self

  5. 1949
    Dancing in the Dark

    Movie Melville Crossman

  6. 1949
    My Dream Is Yours

    Movie Thomas Hutchins

  7. 1948
    State of the Union

    Movie Jim Conover

  8. 1947
    The Hucksters

    Movie Mr. Kimberly

  9. 1947
    Mr. District Attorney

    Movie Craig Warren

  10. 1947
    I'll Be Yours

    Movie J. Conrad Nelson

  11. 1946
    The Bachelor's Daughters

    Movie Alexander Moody

  12. 1946
    Heartbeat

    Movie Ambassador

  13. 1945
    Man Alive

    Movie Kismet

  14. 1944
    Step Lively

    Movie Wagner

  15. 1943
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Movie Tom Moran

  16. 1943
    Hi Diddle Diddle

    Movie Hector Phyffe

  17. 1942
    You Were Never Lovelier

    Movie Eduardo Acuña

  18. 1942
    Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Movie

  19. 1942
    Syncopation

    Movie George Latimer

  20. 1942
    Roxie Hart

    Movie Billy Flynn

  21. 1941
    Father Takes a Wife

    Movie Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior

  22. 1941
    Road Show

    Movie Col. Carleton Carroway

  23. 1940
    A Bill of Divorcement

    Movie Hilary Fairfield

  24. 1940
    Turnabout

    Movie Phil Manning