Adolphe Menjou

Known for

Acting

Life

1890 – 1963 (aged 73)

Born in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Credits

137 acting credits

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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

Paths of Glory

25 Oct 1957

A Star Is Born

20 Apr 1937

Pollyanna

19 May 1960

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

01 Oct 1923

Morocco

14 Nov 1930

A Farewell to Arms

08 Dec 1932

Stage Door

08 Oct 1937

The Front Page

04 Apr 1931

Filmography

1960

Pollyannaas Mr. Pendergast

1959

The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Fitch1 episode

1958

I Married a Womanas Frederick W. Sutton
Target (US)39 episodes

1957

Paths of Gloryas Gen. George Broulard
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgownas Arthur Martin

1956

Bundle of Joyas J. B. Merlin
The Ambassador's Daughteras Senator Jonathan Carwright

1955

Timberjackas 'Sweetwater' Tilton

1953

Man on a Tightropeas Fesker
Your Favorite Storyas Host63 episodes

1952

The Sniperas Frank Kafka

1951

Across the Wide Missourias Pierre
The Tall Targetas Caleb Jeffers

1950

To Please a Ladyas Gregg

1949

Dancing in the Darkas Melville Crossman
My Dream Is Yoursas Thomas Hutchins

1948

State of the Unionas Jim Conover

1947

The Huckstersas Mr. Kimberly
Mr. District Attorneyas Craig Warren
I'll Be Yoursas J. Conrad Nelson

1941

Father Takes a Wifeas Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
Road Showas Col. Carleton Carroway

1940

A Bill of Divorcementas Hilary Fairfield
Turnaboutas Phil Manning

1939

That's Right – You're Wrongas Stacey Delmore
The Housekeeper's Daughteras Deakon Maxwell
Golden Boyas Tom Moody
King of the Turfas Jim Mason

1938

Thanks for Everythingas J. B. Harcourt
Letter of Introductionas John Mannering
The Goldwyn Folliesas Oliver Merlin

1937

Stage Dooras Anthony Powell
One Hundred Men and a Girlas John Cardwell
Café Metropoleas Monsieur Victor
A Star Is Bornas Oliver Niles
One in a Millionas Tad Spencer

1936

Wives Never Knowas J. Hugh Ramsey
Sing, Baby, Singas Bruce Farraday
The Milky Wayas Gabby Sloan

1935

Broadway Gondolieras Professor Eduardo de Vinci
Gold Diggers of 1935as Nicolai Nicoleff

1934

The Mighty Barnumas Bailey Walsh
The Human Sideas Gregory Sheldon
The Great Flirtationas Stephan Karpath
Little Miss Markeras Sorrowful Jones
The Trumpet Blowsas Pancho Montes
Journal of a Crimeas Paul Mollet
Easy to Loveas John

1933

Convention Cityas T.R. (Ted) Kent
The Worst Woman in Paris?as Adolphe Ballou
Morning Gloryas Louis Easton
The Circus Queen Murderas Thatcher Colt

1932

A Farewell to Armsas Major Rinaldi
The Night Club Ladyas Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
Diamond Cut Diamondas Dan McQueen
Bachelor's Affairsas Andrew Hoyt
Two White Armsas Maj. Carey Liston
Prestigeas Capt. Remy Bandoin
Forbiddenas Robert Grover

1931

Friends and Loversas Captain Geoffrey Roberts
The Great Loveras Paurel
Let Us Be Gayas Bob Brown
The Front Pageas Walter Burns
Men Call It Loveas Tony
The Easiest Wayas William Brockton

1930

New Moonas Governor Boris Brusiloff
Moroccoas Monsieur La Bessiere
Mysterious Mr. Parkesas Courtenay Parkes
Bold Love
My Kid of a Fatheras Jérôme Rocheville

1929

Fashions in Loveas Paul de Remy
Marquis Preferredas Marquis d'Argenville

1928

His Private Lifeas Georges St. Germain
His Tiger Ladyas Henri
A Night of Mystery

1927

Serenadeas Franz Rossi
A Gentleman of Parisas Marquis de Marignan
Service for Ladiesas Albert Leroux
Evening Clothesas Lucien d'Artois
Blonde or Brunetteas Henri Martel

1926

The Sorrows of Satanas Prince Lucio de Rimanez
The Ace of Cads
A Social Celebrityas Max Haber
Fascinating Youthas Adolphe Menjou
The Grand Duchess and the Waiteras Albert Durant

1925

The King On Main Streetas Serge IV
Are Parents People?as Mr. Hazlitt
A Kiss in the Darkas Walter Grenham
The Swanas Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels

1924

The Fast Setas Ernest Steel
Open All Nightas Edmund Durverne
Sinners in Silkas Arthur Merrill
Broken Barriersas Tommy Kemp
Broadway After Darkas Ralph Norton
The Marriage Cheatas Bob Canfield
Shadows of Parisas Georges de Croy
The Marriage Circleas Professor Josef Stock
Forbidden Paradiseas Chancellor

1923

The Spanish Danceras Don Salluste
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fateas Pierre Revel
Rupert of Hentzauas Count Rischenheim
Bella Donnaas Mr. Chepstow
The World's Applauseas Robert Townsend

1922

Singed Wingsas Bliss Gordon
Clarenceas Hubert Stein
Pink Godsas Louis Barney
The Eternal Flameas Duc de Langeais
The Fast Mailas Cal Baldwin
Head Over Heelsas Sterling
Is Matrimony a Failure?as Dudley King
Arabian Loveas Captain Fortine (uncredited)

1921

The Sheikas Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Queenieas Count Michael
The Three Musketeersas Louis XIII
Through the Back Dooras James Brewster
The Faith Healeras Dr. Littlefield

1917

The Mothas Teddy Marbridge
The Valentine Girlas Joe Winder

1916

The Blue Envelope Mysteryas Bit Part (uncredited)
Manhattan Madnessas Country Club Patron (uncredited)
The Reward of Patienceas Paul Dunstan
The Devil at His Elbowas Wilfred Carleton
The Crucial Testas Count Nicolai
The Habit of Happinessas Society Man (uncredited)
Nearly a Kingas Baron
A Parisian Romanceas Julianai