Adolphe Menjou

Acting

Adolphe Menjou

Born February 18, 1890Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA144 credits

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]

Known For

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie

1972

The Merv Griffin Show
6.2

The Merv Griffin Show

TV

1962

Pollyanna
7.0

Pollyanna

Movie

1960

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV

1959

I Married a Woman
5.8

I Married a Woman

Movie

1958

Target (US)

TV

1958

Filmography

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
Pollyanna
1960Pollyannaas Mr. PendergastMovie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959The DuPont Show with June Allysonas FitchTV
I Married a Woman
1958I Married a Womanas Frederick W. SuttonMovie
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1958Target (US)TV
Paths of Glory
1957Paths of Gloryas Gen. George BroulardMovie
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1957Tonight Starring Jack Paaras SelfTV
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgownas Arthur MartinMovie
Bundle of Joy
1956Bundle of Joyas J. B. MerlinMovie
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956The Ambassador's Daughteras Senator Jonathan CarwrightMovie
Timberjack
1955Timberjackas 'Sweetwater' TiltonMovie
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1954The George Gobel Showas SelfTV
Man on a Tightrope
1953Man on a Tightropeas FeskerMovie
Y
1953Your Favorite Storyas HostTV
The Sniper
1952The Sniperas Frank KafkaMovie
Across the Wide Missouri
1951Across the Wide Missourias PierreMovie
The Tall Target
1951The Tall Targetas Caleb JeffersMovie
To Please a Lady
1950To Please a Ladyas GreggMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
Dancing in the Dark
1949Dancing in the Darkas Melville CrossmanMovie
My Dream Is Yours
1949My Dream Is Yoursas Thomas HutchinsMovie
State of the Union
1948State of the Unionas Jim ConoverMovie
The Hucksters
1947The Huckstersas Mr. KimberlyMovie
Mr. District Attorney
1947Mr. District Attorneyas Craig WarrenMovie
I'll Be Yours
1947I'll Be Yoursas J. Conrad NelsonMovie
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946The Bachelor's Daughtersas Alexander MoodyMovie
Heartbeat
1946Heartbeatas AmbassadorMovie
Man Alive
1945Man Aliveas KismetMovie
Step Lively
1944Step Livelyas WagnerMovie
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943Sweet Rosie O'Gradyas Tom MoranMovie
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943Hi Diddle Diddleas Hector PhyffeMovie
You Were Never Lovelier
1942You Were Never Lovelieras Eduardo AcuñaMovie
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Movie
Syncopation
1942Syncopationas George LatimerMovie
Roxie Hart
1942Roxie Hartas Billy FlynnMovie
Father Takes a Wife
1941Father Takes a Wifeas Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne SeniorMovie
Road Show
1941Road Showas Col. Carleton CarrowayMovie
A Bill of Divorcement
1940A Bill of Divorcementas Hilary FairfieldMovie
Turnabout
1940Turnaboutas Phil ManningMovie
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939That's Right – You're Wrongas Stacey DelmoreMovie
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939The Housekeeper's Daughteras Deakon MaxwellMovie
Golden Boy
1939Golden Boyas Tom MoodyMovie
King of the Turf
1939King of the Turfas Jim MasonMovie
Thanks for Everything
1938Thanks for Everythingas J. B. HarcourtMovie
Letter of Introduction
1938Letter of Introductionas John ManneringMovie
The Goldwyn Follies
1938The Goldwyn Folliesas Oliver MerlinMovie
Stage Door
1937Stage Dooras Anthony PowellMovie
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937One Hundred Men and a Girlas John CardwellMovie
Café Metropole
1937Café Metropoleas Monsieur VictorMovie
A Star Is Born
1937A Star Is Bornas Oliver NilesMovie
One in a Million
1937One in a Millionas Tad SpencerMovie
Wives Never Know
1936Wives Never Knowas J. Hugh RamseyMovie
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936Sing, Baby, Singas Bruce FarradayMovie
The Milky Way
1936The Milky Wayas Gabby SloanMovie
Broadway Gondolier
1935Broadway Gondolieras Professor Eduardo de VinciMovie
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935Gold Diggers of 1935as Nicolai NicoleffMovie
The Mighty Barnum
1934The Mighty Barnumas Bailey WalshMovie
The Human Side
1934The Human Sideas Gregory SheldonMovie
The Great Flirtation
1934The Great Flirtationas Stephan KarpathMovie
Little Miss Marker
1934Little Miss Markeras Sorrowful JonesMovie
The Trumpet Blows
1934The Trumpet Blowsas Pancho Montes / Pancho GomezMovie
Journal of a Crime
1934Journal of a Crimeas Paul MolletMovie
Easy to Love
1934Easy to Loveas JohnMovie
Convention City
1933Convention Cityas T.R. (Ted) KentMovie
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933The Worst Woman in Paris?as Adolphe BallouMovie
Morning Glory
1933Morning Gloryas Louis EastonMovie
The Circus Queen Murder
1933The Circus Queen Murderas Thatcher ColtMovie
A Farewell to Arms
1932A Farewell to Armsas Major RinaldiMovie
The Night Club Lady
1932The Night Club Ladyas Police Commissioner Thatcher ColtMovie
Diamond Cut Diamond
1932Diamond Cut Diamondas Dan McQueenMovie
Bachelor's Affairs
1932Bachelor's Affairsas Andrew HoytMovie
Two White Arms
1932Two White Armsas Maj. Carey ListonMovie
Prestige
1932Prestigeas Capt. Remy BandoinMovie
Forbidden
1932Forbiddenas Robert GroverMovie
Friends and Lovers
1931Friends and Loversas Captain Geoffrey RobertsMovie
The Great Lover
1931The Great Loveras PaurelMovie
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931We’re Switching to Hollywoodas SelfMovie
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1931Let Us Be Gayas Bob BrownMovie
The Front Page
1931The Front Pageas Walter BurnsMovie
Men Call It Love
1931Men Call It Loveas TonyMovie
The Easiest Way
1931The Easiest Wayas William BrocktonMovie
New Moon
1930New Moonas Governor Boris BrusiloffMovie
Morocco
1930Moroccoas Monsieur La BessiereMovie
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930Mysterious Mr. Parkesas Courtenay ParkesMovie
B
1930Bold LoveMovie
My Kid of a Father
1930My Kid of a Fatheras Jérôme RochevilleMovie
Fashions in Love
1929Fashions in Loveas Paul de RemyMovie
Marquis Preferred
1929Marquis Preferredas Marquis d'ArgenvilleMovie
His Private Life
1928His Private Lifeas Georges St. GermainMovie
His Tiger Lady
1928His Tiger Ladyas HenriMovie
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1928A Night of MysteryMovie
The Circus: Premiere
1928The Circus: Premiereas SelfMovie
Serenade
1927Serenadeas Franz RossiMovie
A Gentleman of Paris
1927A Gentleman of Parisas Marquis de MarignanMovie
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1927Service for Ladiesas Albert LerouxMovie
Evening Clothes
1927Evening Clothesas Lucien d'ArtoisMovie
Blonde or Brunette
1927Blonde or Brunetteas Henri MartelMovie
The Sorrows of Satan
1926The Sorrows of Satanas Prince Lucio de RimanezMovie
The Ace of Cads
1926The Ace of CadsMovie
A Social Celebrity
1926A Social Celebrityas Max HaberMovie
Fascinating Youth
1926Fascinating Youthas Adolphe MenjouMovie
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926The Grand Duchess and the Waiteras Albert DurantMovie
The King On Main Street
1925The King On Main Streetas The KingMovie
Are Parents People?
1925Are Parents People?as Mr. HazlittMovie
A Kiss in the Dark
1925A Kiss in the Darkas Walter GrenhamMovie
The Swan
1925The Swanas Albert von Kersten-RodenfelsMovie
The Fast Set
1924The Fast Setas Ernest SteelMovie
Open All Night
1924Open All Nightas Edmund DurverneMovie
Sinners in Silk
1924Sinners in Silkas Arthur MerrillMovie
Broken Barriers
1924Broken Barriersas Tommy KempMovie
Broadway After Dark
1924Broadway After Darkas Ralph NortonMovie
The Marriage Cheat
1924The Marriage Cheatas Bob CanfieldMovie
Shadows of Paris
1924Shadows of Parisas Georges de CroyMovie
The Marriage Circle
1924The Marriage Circleas Professor Josef StockMovie
Forbidden Paradise
1924Forbidden Paradiseas ChancellorMovie
The Spanish Dancer
1923The Spanish Danceras Don SallusteMovie
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fateas Pierre RevelMovie
Rupert of Hentzau
1923Rupert of Hentzauas Count RischenheimMovie
Bella Donna
1923Bella Donnaas Mr. ChepstowMovie
The World's Applause
1923The World's Applauseas Robert TownsendMovie
Singed Wings
1922Singed Wingsas Bliss GordonMovie
Clarence
1922Clarenceas Hubert SteinMovie
Pink Gods
1922Pink Godsas Louis BarneyMovie
The Eternal Flame
1922The Eternal Flameas Duc de LangeaisMovie
The Fast Mail
1922The Fast Mailas Cal BaldwinMovie
Head Over Heels
1922Head Over Heelsas SterlingMovie
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922Is Matrimony a Failure?as Dudley KingMovie
Arabian Love
1922Arabian Loveas Captain Fortine (uncredited)Movie
The Sheik
1921The Sheikas Dr. Raoul de St. HubertMovie
Queenie
1921Queenieas Count MichaelMovie
The Three Musketeers
1921The Three Musketeersas Louis XIIIMovie
Through the Back Door
1921Through the Back Dooras James BrewsterMovie
The Faith Healer
1921The Faith Healeras Dr. LittlefieldMovie
The Moth
1917The Mothas Teddy Marbridge / The HusbandMovie
The Valentine Girl
1917The Valentine Girlas Joe WinderMovie
The Blue Envelope Mystery
1916The Blue Envelope Mysteryas Bit Part (uncredited)Movie
Manhattan Madness
1916Manhattan Madnessas Country Club Patron (uncredited)Movie
The Reward of Patience
1916The Reward of Patienceas Paul DunstanMovie
The Devil at His Elbow
1916The Devil at His Elbowas Wilfred CarletonMovie
The Crucial Test
1916The Crucial Testas Count NicolaiMovie
The Habit of Happiness
1916The Habit of Happinessas Society Man (uncredited)Movie
Nearly a King
1916Nearly a Kingas BaronMovie
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1916A Parisian Romanceas JulianaiMovie