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Adolphe Menjou

Acting

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou is an actor born on February 18, 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on October 29, 1963, aged 73. He is known for Paths of Glory, A Star Is Born and Pollyanna. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
February 18, 1890
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
October 29, 1963
Also known as
Adolphe Jean Menjou · Adolph Menjou · Адольф Менжу

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]

Filmography

  1. 1960Pollyannaas Mr. Pendergast
  2. 1958I Married a Womanas Frederick W. Sutton
  3. 1957Paths of Gloryas Gen. George Broulard
  4. 1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgownas Arthur Martin
  5. 1956Bundle of Joyas J. B. Merlin
  6. 1956The Ambassador's Daughteras Senator Jonathan Carwright
  7. 1955Timberjackas 'Sweetwater' Tilton
  8. 1953Man on a Tightropeas Fesker
  9. 1952The Sniperas Frank Kafka
  10. 1951Across the Wide Missourias Pierre
  11. 1951The Tall Targetas Caleb Jeffers
  12. 1950To Please a Ladyas Gregg
  13. 1950What's My Line?as Self · 2 episodes
  14. 1949My Dream Is Yoursas Thomas Hutchins
  15. 1948State of the Unionas Jim Conover
  16. 1947The Huckstersas Mr. Kimberly
  17. 1947Mr. District Attorneyas Craig Warren
  18. 1946Heartbeatas Ambassador
  19. 1945Man Aliveas Kismet
  20. 1944Step Livelyas Wagner
  21. 1943Sweet Rosie O'Gradyas Tom Moran
  22. 1943Hi Diddle Diddleas Hector Phyffe
  23. 1942You Were Never Lovelieras Eduardo Acuña
  24. 1942Syncopationas George Latimer
  25. 1942Roxie Hartas Billy Flynn
  26. 1941Father Takes a Wifeas Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
  27. 1941Road Showas Col. Carleton Carroway
  28. 1940A Bill of Divorcementas Hilary Fairfield
  29. 1940Turnaboutas Phil Manning
  30. 1939Golden Boyas Tom Moody
  31. 1938Letter of Introductionas John Mannering
  32. 1938The Goldwyn Folliesas Oliver Merlin
  33. 1937Stage Dooras Anthony Powell
  34. 1937One Hundred Men and a Girlas John Cardwell
  35. 1937Café Metropoleas Monsieur Victor
  36. 1937A Star Is Bornas Oliver Niles
  37. 1937One in a Millionas Tad Spencer
  38. 1936Sing, Baby, Singas Bruce Farraday
  39. 1936The Milky Wayas Gabby Sloan
  40. 1935Broadway Gondolieras Professor Eduardo de Vinci
  41. 1935Gold Diggers of 1935as Nicolai Nicoleff
  42. 1934Little Miss Markeras Sorrowful Jones
  43. 1934Journal of a Crimeas Paul Mollet
  44. 1934Easy to Loveas John
  45. 1933Morning Gloryas Louis Easton
  46. 1933The Circus Queen Murderas Thatcher Colt
  47. 1932A Farewell to Armsas Major Rinaldi
  48. 1932Forbiddenas Robert Grover
  49. 1931Friends and Loversas Captain Geoffrey Roberts
  50. 1931The Front Pageas Walter Burns
  51. 1931The Easiest Wayas William Brockton
  52. 1930Moroccoas Monsieur La Bessiere
  53. 1926The Sorrows of Satanas Prince Lucio de Rimanez
  54. 1924The Marriage Circleas Professor Josef Stock
  55. 1924Forbidden Paradiseas Chancellor
  56. 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fateas Pierre Revel
  57. 1921The Sheikas Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
  58. 1921The Three Musketeersas Louis XIII
  59. 1921Through the Back Dooras James Brewster
  60. 1916Manhattan Madnessas Country Club Patron (uncredited)