Adolphe Menjou
Feb 18, 1890 - Oct 29, 1963 (73 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
What's My Line?
Self
Heartbeat
Ambassador
The Sniper
Frank Kafka
Morning Glory
Louis Easton
The Hucksters
Mr. Kimberly
Café Metropole
Monsieur Victor
Pollyanna
Mr. Pendergast
Golden Boy
Tom Moody
Paths of Glory
Gen. George Broulard
Journal of a Crime
Paul Mollet
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Pollyanna 1960Mr. Pendergast★ 6.9 -
Fitch★ 6.3 -
I Married a Woman 1958Frederick W. Sutton★ 5.8 -
Target (US) 1958★ NR -
Paths of Glory 1957Gen. George Broulard★ 8.3 -
Arthur Martin★ 6 -
Bundle of Joy 1956J. B. Merlin★ 6.2 -
Senator Jonathan Carwright★ 4.3 -
Timberjack 1955'Sweetwater' Tilton★ 3.2 -
Self★ 7.3
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Man on a Tightrope 1953Fesker★ 6.5 -
Your Favorite Story 1953Host★ NR
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The Sniper 1952Frank Kafka★ 6.6 -
Pierre★ 5.9 -
The Tall Target 1951Caleb Jeffers★ 6.8 -
To Please a Lady 1950Gregg★ 6.3 -
What's My Line? 1950Self★ 6.9 -
Dancing in the Dark 1949Melville Crossman★ 5 -
My Dream Is Yours 1949Thomas Hutchins★ 6.4 -
State of the Union 1948Jim Conover★ 6.6 -
The Hucksters 1947Mr. Kimberly★ 6.9 -
Craig Warren★ 6.5 -
I'll Be Yours 1947J. Conrad Nelson★ 6 -
Alexander Moody★ 6.2 -
Heartbeat 1946Ambassador★ 4.6 -
Man Alive 1945Kismet★ 5.1 -
Step Lively 1944Wagner★ 6 -
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943Tom Moran★ 6 -
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943Hector Phyffe★ 6.4 -
Eduardo Acuña★ 7.1 -
★ 6 -
Syncopation 1942George Latimer★ 6.2 -
Roxie Hart 1942Billy Flynn★ 6.9 -
Father Takes a Wife 1941Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior★ 6.1 -
Road Show 1941Col. Carleton Carroway★ 5.3 -
Hilary Fairfield★ 7 -
Turnabout 1940Phil Manning★ 5.8 -
Stacey Delmore★ 5.7 -
Deakon Maxwell★ 3.5 -
Golden Boy 1939Tom Moody★ 6.4 -
King of the Turf 1939Jim Mason★ 7 -
J. B. Harcourt★ 5 -
John Mannering★ 5.7 -
The Goldwyn Follies 1938Oliver Merlin★ 4.8 -
Stage Door 1937Anthony Powell★ 7 -
John Cardwell★ 6.4 -
Café Metropole 1937Monsieur Victor★ 7 -
A Star Is Born 1937Oliver Niles★ 7.2 -
One in a Million 1937Tad Spencer★ 6.8 -
Wives Never Know 1936J. Hugh Ramsey★ NR -
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936Bruce Farraday★ 5.7 -
The Milky Way 1936Gabby Sloan★ 6 -
Broadway Gondolier 1935Professor Eduardo de Vinci★ 5.4 -
Gold Diggers of 1935 1935Nicolai Nicoleff★ 6.4 -
The Mighty Barnum 1934Bailey Walsh★ 0.5 -
The Human Side 1934Gregory Sheldon★ NR -
The Great Flirtation 1934Stephan Karpath★ 2.3 -
Little Miss Marker 1934Sorrowful Jones★ 6.4 -
The Trumpet Blows 1934Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez★ 5 -
Journal of a Crime 1934Paul Mollet★ 5.7 -
Easy to Love 1934John★ 4.6 -
Convention City 1933T.R. (Ted) Kent★ 3 -
Adolphe Ballou★ NR -
Morning Glory 1933Louis Easton★ 6.1 -
Thatcher Colt★ 4.7 -
A Farewell to Arms 1932Major Rinaldi★ 6.1 -
The Night Club Lady 1932Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt★ 6.4 -
Diamond Cut Diamond 1932Dan McQueen★ NR -
Bachelor's Affairs 1932Andrew Hoyt★ 1 -
Two White Arms 1932Maj. Carey Liston★ NR -
Prestige 1932Capt. Remy Bandoin★ 5.5 -
Forbidden 1932Robert Grover★ 6.5 -
Friends and Lovers 1931Captain Geoffrey Roberts★ 4.4 -
The Great Lover 1931Paurel★ 5.3 -
Self★ 4.8 -
Let Us Be Gay 1931Bob Brown★ NR
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The Front Page 1931Walter Burns★ 6.5 -
Men Call It Love 1931Tony★ 4.5 -
The Easiest Way 1931William Brockton★ 5.1 -
New Moon 1930Governor Boris Brusiloff★ 4.3 -
Morocco 1930Monsieur La Bessiere★ 6.3 -
Bold Love 1930★ NR
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My Kid of a Father 1930Jérôme Rocheville★ NR -
Fashions in Love 1929Paul de Remy★ NR -
Marquis Preferred 1929Marquis d'Argenville★ NR -
His Private Life 1928Georges St. Germain★ NR -
His Tiger Lady 1928Henri★ NR -
A Night of Mystery 1928★ NR
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The Circus: Premiere 1928Self★ 5.4 -
Serenade 1927Franz Rossi★ NR -
A Gentleman of Paris 1927Marquis de Marignan★ NR -
Service for Ladies 1927Albert Leroux★ NR
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Evening Clothes 1927Lucien d'Artois★ NR -
Blonde or Brunette 1927Henri Martel★ NR -
The Sorrows of Satan 1926Prince Lucio de Rimanez★ 6.7 -
The Ace of Cads 1926★ NR -
A Social Celebrity 1926Max Haber★ NR -
Fascinating Youth 1926Adolphe Menjou★ NR -
Albert Durant★ 6 -
The King★ 6.5 -
Are Parents People? 1925Mr. Hazlitt★ NR -
A Kiss in the Dark 1925Walter Grenham★ NR -
The Swan 1925Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels★ 6 -
The Fast Set 1924Ernest Steel★ NR -
Open All Night 1924Edmund Durverne★ 7 -
Sinners in Silk 1924Arthur Merrill★ NR -
Broken Barriers 1924Tommy Kemp★ 1 -
Broadway After Dark 1924Ralph Norton★ NR -
The Marriage Cheat 1924Bob Canfield★ NR -
Shadows of Paris 1924Georges de Croy★ NR -
The Marriage Circle 1924Professor Josef Stock★ 6.3 -
Forbidden Paradise 1924Chancellor★ 5.2 -
The Spanish Dancer 1923Don Salluste★ 4 -
Pierre Revel★ 6.7 -
Rupert of Hentzau 1923Count Rischenheim★ NR -
Bella Donna 1923Mr. Chepstow★ NR -
The World's Applause 1923Robert Townsend★ NR -
Singed Wings 1922Bliss Gordon★ NR -
Clarence 1922Hubert Stein★ NR -
Pink Gods 1922Louis Barney★ NR -
The Eternal Flame 1922Duc de Langeais★ NR -
The Fast Mail 1922Cal Baldwin★ NR -
Head Over Heels 1922Sterling★ NR -
Dudley King★ NR -
The Sheik 1921Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert★ 5.9 -
The Three Musketeers 1921Louis XIII★ 6.3 -
James Brewster★ 6.1 -
The Faith Healer 1921Dr. Littlefield★ NR -
The Moth 1917Teddy Marbridge / The Husband★ 1 -
The Valentine Girl 1917Joe Winder★ NR -
Bit Part (uncredited)★ NR -
Manhattan Madness 1916Country Club Patron (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Wilfred Carleton★ NR -
The Crucial Test 1916Count Nicolai★ NR -
Society Man (uncredited)★ 5.4 -
Nearly a King 1916Baron★ NR -
A Parisian Romance 1916Julianai★ 1