Person
Melvyn Douglas
Acting · 1901–1981 · Macon, Georgia, USA
Biography
Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award–winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). In the last few years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts. Douglas appeared as "Senator Joseph Carmichael" in The Changeling in 1980 and Ghost Story in 1981 in his final completed film role.
Known for
The Fugitive
Dr. Mark Ryder
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Philco Television Playhouse
Richard Gordon
Ben Casey
Burton Strang
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Pat Konke
Studio One
Cyril Ritchard
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self
Lights Out
1949
American Playhouse
David
Filmography
- 2014Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta GarboSelf (archive footage)
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To(archive footage)
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)
- 1982The Hot TouchMax Reich
- 1982American PlayhouseDavid
- 1981Ghost StoryDr. John Jaffrey
- 1980Tell Me a RiddleDavid
- 1980The ChangelingSenator Carmichael
- 1979Being ThereBenjamin Rand
- 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanSenator Birney
- 1978The Making of a President
- 1977Intimate StrangersDonald's Father
- 1977Portrait of Grandpa DocGrandpa Doc
- 1977Weekend SpecialGrandpa Doc
- 1977Twilight's Last GleamingZachariah Guthrie
- 1976A Gift To LastOld Clement Sturgess
- 1976The TenantMonsieur Zy
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
- 1974The Lives of Benjamin FranklinStateman Benjamin Franklin
- 1974Murder or MercyDr. Paul Harelson
- 1974The Death SquadPolice Captain Earl Kreski
- 1973The Going Up of David LevGrandfather
- 1972Ghost StoryGrandpa
- 1972The CandidateJohn J. McKay
- 1972One Is a Lonely NumberJoseph Provo
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
- 1971Death Takes a HolidayJudge Earl Chapman
- 1970I Never Sang for My FatherTom Garrison
- 1970Hunters Are for KillingKeller Floran
- 1969Garbo, by Joan CrawfordSelf (archive footage)
- 1968Companions in NightmareDr. Lawrence Strelson
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightPeter Schermann
- 1967The CrucibleDeputy Governor Danforth
- 1967HotelWarren Trent
- 1966CBS PlayhousePeter Schermann
- 1965Inherit the WindHenry Drummond
- 1965Once Upon a TractorMartin
- 1965RaptureFrederick Larbaud
- 1964The Americanization of EmilyAdmiral William Jessup
- 1964The Big Parade of ComedyLeon (archive footage)
- 1964Advance to the RearCol. Claude Brackenbury
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatrePat Konke
- 1963The FugitiveDr. Mark Ryder
- 1963HudHomer Bannon
- 1962Billy BuddThe Dansker, Sailmaker
- 1961Ben CaseyBurton Strang
- 1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
- 1959Judgment at NurembergGen. Parker
- 1958Old ManSelf - Host
- 1958The Plot to Kill StalinStalin
- 1957The Greer CaseHoward Hoagland
- 1956Playhouse 90Gen. Parker
- 1955MGM ParadeSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterProfessor Arthur Barris
- 1952Hollywood Off BeatSteve Randall
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameHenry Drummond
- 1951On the LooseFrank Bradley
- 1951My Forbidden PastPaul Beaurevel
- 1950Lux Video TheatreJames Strickland
- 1950Your Show of ShowsSelf - Guest Host
- 1950What's My Line?Self
- 1949Lights Out
- 1949The Great SinnerArmand De Glasse
- 1949A Woman's SecretLuke Jordan
- 1948Studio OneCyril Ritchard
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseRichard Gordon
- 1948My Own True LoveClive Heath
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseBill Cole
- 1947The Sea of GrassBrice Chamberlain
- 1947The Guilt of Janet AmesSmithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
- 1943Three Hearts for JuliaJeff Seabrook
- 1942They All Kissed the BrideMichael 'Mike' Holmes
- 1942We Were DancingNicholas Prax
- 1941Two-Faced WomanLawrence 'Larry' Blake
- 1941Our WifeJerome 'Jerry' Marvin
- 1941A Woman's FaceDr. Gustaf Segert
- 1941That Uncertain FeelingLarry Baker
- 1940This Thing Called LoveTice Collins
- 1940Third Finger, Left HandJeff Thompson
- 1940He Stayed for BreakfastPaul Boliet
- 1940Cavalcade of the Academy AwardsSelf
- 1940Too Many HusbandsHenry Lowndes
- 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsKenny Williams
- 1939NinotchkaCount Leon d'Algout
- 1939Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1Self
- 1939Good Girls Go to ParisRonald Brooke
- 1939Tell No TalesMichael Cassidy
- 1939From the Ends of the EarthSelf
- 1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Melvyn Douglas
- 1938There's That Woman AgainWilliam 'Bill' Reardon
- 1938The Shining HourHenry Linden
- 1938That Certain AgeVincent Bullitt
- 1938Fast CompanyJoel Sloane
- 1938The Toy WifeGeorge Sartoris
- 1938There's Always a WomanWilliam H. Reardon
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsRene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
- 1937I'll Take RomanceJames Guthrie
- 1937AngelAnthony 'Tony' Halton
- 1937Captains CourageousFrank Burton Cheyne
- 1937I Met Him in ParisGeorge Potter
- 1937Women of GlamourRichard Stark
- 1936Theodora Goes WildMichael Grant
- 1936The Gorgeous HussyJohn Randolph
- 1936And So They Were MarriedStephen Blake
- 1935The Lone Wolf ReturnsMichael Lanyard
- 1935Annie OakleyJeff Hogarth
- 1935Mary Burns, FugitiveBarton Powell
- 1935She Married Her BossRichard Barclay
- 1935The People's EnemyGeorge R. 'Traps' Stuart
- 1934Dangerous CornerCharles Stanton
- 1934Woman in the DarkTony Robson
- 1933Counsellor at LawRoy Darwin
- 1933NaganaDr. Walter Tradnor
- 1933The Vampire BatKarl Brettschneider
- 1932The Old Dark HousePenderel
- 1932As You Desire MeCount Bruno Varelli
- 1932The Broken WingPhilip 'Phil' Marvin
- 1932The Wiser SexDavid Rolfe
- 1932PrestigeCapt. Andre Verlaine
- 1931Tonight or NeverJim Fletcher
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