Person
Adolphe Menjou
Acting · 1890–1963 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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]
Known for
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
The George Gobel Show
Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Fitch
Paths of Glory
Gen. George Broulard
Your Favorite Story
Host
A Farewell to Arms
Major Rinaldi
Morocco
Monsieur La Bessiere
Manhattan Madness
Country Club Patron (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1960PollyannaMr. Pendergast
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonFitch
- 1958I Married a WomanFrederick W. Sutton
- 1958Target (US)
- 1957Paths of GloryGen. George Broulard
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownArthur Martin
- 1956Bundle of JoyJ. B. Merlin
- 1956The Ambassador's DaughterSenator Jonathan Carwright
- 1955Timberjack'Sweetwater' Tilton
- 1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
- 1953Man on a TightropeFesker
- 1953Your Favorite StoryHost
- 1952The SniperFrank Kafka
- 1951Across the Wide MissouriPierre
- 1951The Tall TargetCaleb Jeffers
- 1950To Please a LadyGregg
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949Dancing in the DarkMelville Crossman
- 1949My Dream Is YoursThomas Hutchins
- 1948State of the UnionJim Conover
- 1947The HuckstersMr. Kimberly
- 1947Mr. District AttorneyCraig Warren
- 1947I'll Be YoursJ. Conrad Nelson
- 1946The Bachelor's DaughtersAlexander Moody
- 1946HeartbeatAmbassador
- 1945Man AliveKismet
- 1944Step LivelyWagner
- 1943Sweet Rosie O'GradyTom Moran
- 1943Hi Diddle DiddleHector Phyffe
- 1942You Were Never LovelierEduardo Acuña
- 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- 1942SyncopationGeorge Latimer
- 1942Roxie HartBilly Flynn
- 1941Father Takes a WifeFrederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
- 1941Road ShowCol. Carleton Carroway
- 1940A Bill of DivorcementHilary Fairfield
- 1940TurnaboutPhil Manning
- 1939That's Right – You're WrongStacey Delmore
- 1939The Housekeeper's DaughterDeakon Maxwell
- 1939Golden BoyTom Moody
- 1939King of the TurfJim Mason
- 1938Thanks for EverythingJ. B. Harcourt
- 1938Letter of IntroductionJohn Mannering
- 1938The Goldwyn FolliesOliver Merlin
- 1937Stage DoorAnthony Powell
- 1937One Hundred Men and a GirlJohn Cardwell
- 1937Café MetropoleMonsieur Victor
- 1937A Star Is BornOliver Niles
- 1937One in a MillionTad Spencer
- 1936Wives Never KnowJ. Hugh Ramsey
- 1936Sing, Baby, SingBruce Farraday
- 1936The Milky WayGabby Sloan
- 1935Broadway GondolierProfessor Eduardo de Vinci
- 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Nicolai Nicoleff
- 1934The Mighty BarnumBailey Walsh
- 1934The Human SideGregory Sheldon
- 1934The Great FlirtationStephan Karpath
- 1934Little Miss MarkerSorrowful Jones
- 1934The Trumpet BlowsPancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
- 1934Journal of a CrimePaul Mollet
- 1934Easy to LoveJohn
- 1933Convention CityT.R. (Ted) Kent
- 1933The Worst Woman in Paris?Adolphe Ballou
- 1933Morning GloryLouis Easton
- 1933The Circus Queen MurderThatcher Colt
- 1932A Farewell to ArmsMajor Rinaldi
- 1932The Night Club LadyPolice Commissioner Thatcher Colt
- 1932Diamond Cut DiamondDan McQueen
- 1932Bachelor's AffairsAndrew Hoyt
- 1932Two White ArmsMaj. Carey Liston
- 1932PrestigeCapt. Remy Bandoin
- 1932ForbiddenRobert Grover
- 1931Friends and LoversCaptain Geoffrey Roberts
- 1931The Great LoverPaurel
- 1931We’re Switching to HollywoodSelf
- 1931Let Us Be GayBob Brown
- 1931The Front PageWalter Burns
- 1931Men Call It LoveTony
- 1931The Easiest WayWilliam Brockton
- 1930New MoonGovernor Boris Brusiloff
- 1930MoroccoMonsieur La Bessiere
- 1930Mysterious Mr. ParkesCourtenay Parkes
- 1930Bold Love
- 1930My Kid of a FatherJérôme Rocheville
- 1929Fashions in LovePaul de Remy
- 1929Marquis PreferredMarquis d'Argenville
- 1928His Private LifeGeorges St. Germain
- 1928His Tiger LadyHenri
- 1928A Night of Mystery
- 1928The Circus: PremiereSelf
- 1927SerenadeFranz Rossi
- 1927A Gentleman of ParisMarquis de Marignan
- 1927Service for LadiesAlbert Leroux
- 1927Evening ClothesLucien d'Artois
- 1927Blonde or BrunetteHenri Martel
- 1926The Sorrows of SatanPrince Lucio de Rimanez
- 1926The Ace of Cads
- 1926A Social CelebrityMax Haber
- 1926Fascinating YouthAdolphe Menjou
- 1926The Grand Duchess and the WaiterAlbert Durant
- 1925The King On Main StreetSerge IV
- 1925Are Parents People?Mr. Hazlitt
- 1925A Kiss in the DarkWalter Grenham
- 1925The SwanAlbert von Kersten-Rodenfels
- 1924The Fast SetErnest Steel
- 1924Open All NightEdmund Durverne
- 1924Sinners in SilkArthur Merrill
- 1924Broken BarriersTommy Kemp
- 1924Broadway After DarkRalph Norton
- 1924The Marriage CheatBob Canfield
- 1924Shadows of ParisGeorges de Croy
- 1924The Marriage CircleProfessor Josef Stock
- 1924Forbidden ParadiseChancellor
- 1923The Spanish DancerDon Salluste
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FatePierre Revel
- 1923Rupert of HentzauCount Rischenheim
- 1923Bella DonnaMr. Chepstow
- 1923The World's ApplauseRobert Townsend
- 1922Singed WingsBliss Gordon
- 1922ClarenceHubert Stein
- 1922Pink GodsLouis Barney
- 1922The Eternal FlameDuc de Langeais
- 1922The Fast MailCal Baldwin
- 1922Head Over HeelsSterling
- 1922Is Matrimony a Failure?Dudley King
- 1922Arabian LoveCaptain Fortine (uncredited)
- 1921The SheikDr. Raoul de St. Hubert
- 1921QueenieCount Michael
- 1921The Three MusketeersLouis XIII
- 1921Through the Back DoorJames Brewster
- 1921The Faith HealerDr. Littlefield
- 1917The MothTeddy Marbridge / The Husband
- 1917The Valentine GirlJoe Winder
- 1916The Blue Envelope MysteryBit Part (uncredited)
- 1916Manhattan MadnessCountry Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1916The Reward of PatiencePaul Dunstan
- 1916The Devil at His ElbowWilfred Carleton
- 1916The Crucial TestCount Nicolai
- 1916The Habit of HappinessSociety Man (uncredited)
- 1916Nearly a KingBaron
- 1916A Parisian RomanceJulianai
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