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
Your Favorite Story
Host
Paths of Glory
Gen. George Broulard
The Front Page
Walter Burns
The Tall Target
Caleb Jeffers
The Sniper
Frank Kafka
A Farewell to Arms
Major Rinaldi
Stage Door
Anthony Powell
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
'A Star Is Born' (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 3.3 -
Pollyanna 1960Mr. Pendergast★ 7 -
Fitch★ 6.3 -
I Married a Woman 1958Frederick W. Sutton★ 5.8 -
Target (US) 1958★ NR
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Paths of Glory 1957Gen. George Broulard★ 8.3 -
Arthur Martin★ 6 -
Bundle of Joy 1956J. B. Merlin★ 6.4 -
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★ 6.5 -
State of the Union 1948Jim Conover★ 6.7 -
The Hucksters 1947Mr. Kimberly★ 6.9 -
Craig Warren★ 6.5 -
I'll Be Yours 1947J. Conrad Nelson★ 6 -
Alexander Moody★ 6.2 -
Heartbeat 1946Ambassador★ 4.9 -
Man Alive 1945Kismet★ 5.1 -
Step Lively 1944Wagner★ 6 -
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943Tom Moran★ 6 -
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943Hector Phyffe★ 6.8 -
Eduardo Acuña★ 7.1 -
★ 6 -
Syncopation 1942George Latimer★ 6.8 -
Roxie Hart 1942Billy Flynn★ 6.8 -
Father Takes a Wife 1941Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior★ 6.1 -
Road Show 1941Col. Carleton Carroway★ 5.8 -
Hilary Fairfield★ 7 -
Turnabout 1940Phil Manning★ 6 -
Stacey Delmore★ 5.7 -
Deakon Maxwell★ 3.5 -
Golden Boy 1939Tom Moody★ 6.5 -
King of the Turf 1939Jim Mason★ 7 -
J. B. Harcourt★ 5 -
John Mannering★ 5.9 -
The Goldwyn Follies 1938Oliver Merlin★ 4.8 -
Stage Door 1937Anthony Powell★ 7 -
John Cardwell★ 6.4 -
Café Metropole 1937Monsieur Victor★ 6.9 -
A Star Is Born 1937Oliver Niles★ 7.1 -
One in a Million 1937Tad Spencer★ 7 -
Wives Never Know 1936J. Hugh Ramsey★ NR -
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936Bruce Farraday★ 5.7 -
The Milky Way 1936Gabby Sloan★ 6.3 -
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★ 3 -
Little Miss Marker 1934Sorrowful Jones★ 6.4 -
The Trumpet Blows 1934Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez★ NR -
Journal of a Crime 1934Paul Mollet★ 5.7 -
Easy to Love 1934John★ 5.1 -
Convention City 1933T.R. (Ted) Kent★ 3.5 -
Adolphe Ballou★ NR -
Morning Glory 1933Louis Easton★ 6.1 -
Thatcher Colt★ 5 -
A Farewell to Arms 1932Major Rinaldi★ 6.1 -
The Night Club Lady 1932Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt★ 6.2 -
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★ 6.7 -
Friends and Lovers 1931Captain Geoffrey Roberts★ 5 -
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★ 5.4 -
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 -
Shadows of Paris 1924Georges de Croy★ NR -
The Marriage Circle 1924Professor Josef Stock★ 6.4 -
Forbidden Paradise 1924Chancellor★ 5.7 -
The Spanish Dancer 1923Don Salluste★ 4 -
Pierre Revel★ 6.8 -
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 -
The Sheik 1921Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert★ 5.9 -
The Three Musketeers 1921Louis XIII★ 6.4 -
James Brewster★ 6 -
The Faith Healer 1921Dr. Littlefield★ NR -
The Moth 1917Teddy Marbridge / The Husband★ 1 -
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★ NR