Adolphe Menjou
Actor
73 years (Feb 18, 1890 – Oct 29, 1963)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Across changing tastes and formats, Adolphe Menjou has stayed an American actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. 'A Star Is Born' is a second title with real reach. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. There are 129 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Among all the titles, 'Paths of Glory' is the one that reached the widest audience. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'The Front Page'.
Adolphe Menjou
Actor
Across changing tastes and formats, Adolphe Menjou has stayed an American actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. 'A Star Is Born' is a second title with real reach. Viewing habits have changed more than once since the first credit. There are 129 entries on the filmography, most of them supporting work in other people's stories. Among all the titles, 'Paths of Glory' is the one that reached the widest audience. He earned a the Academy Award nomination for 'The Front Page'.
127 Movies
Plays Gen. George Broulard
Paths of Glory
1957
Plays Pierre Revel
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
Plays Oliver Niles
A Star Is Born
1937
Plays Frank Kafka
The Sniper
1952
Plays Monsieur La Bessiere
Morocco
1930
Plays Mr. Pendergast
Pollyanna
1960
Plays Major Rinaldi
A Farewell to Arms
1932
Plays Billy Flynn
Roxie Hart
1942
Plays Robert Grover
Forbidden
1932
Plays Eduardo Acuña
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
Plays Thomas Hutchins
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Plays Pierre
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
Plays Fesker
Man on a Tightrope
1953
Plays Anthony Powell
Stage Door
1937
Plays T.R. (Ted) Kent
Convention City
1933
Plays Louis Easton
Morning Glory
1933
Plays Caleb Jeffers
The Tall Target
1951
Plays Gabby Sloan
The Milky Way
1936
Plays John Cardwell
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
Plays Tom Moody
Golden Boy
1939
Plays Gregg
To Please a Lady
1950
Plays Jim Conover
State of the Union
1948
Plays Wagner
Step Lively
1944
Plays J. B. Merlin
Bundle of Joy
1956
Plays Governor Boris Brusiloff
New Moon
1930
Plays Capt. Remy Bandoin
Prestige
1932
Plays Monsieur Victor
Café Metropole
1937
Plays Tony
Men Call It Love
1931
Plays Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
The Sheik
1921
Plays Sorrowful Jones
Little Miss Marker
1934
Plays Senator Jonathan Carwright
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
Plays Alexander Moody
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
Plays Melville Crossman
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Plays Prince Lucio de Rimanez
The Sorrows of Satan
1926
Plays Tom Moran
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
Plays Walter Burns
The Front Page
1931
Plays Kismet
Man Alive
1945
Plays Nicolai Nicoleff
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
Plays James Brewster
Through the Back Door
1921
Plays George Latimer
Syncopation
1942
Plays Craig Warren
Mr. District Attorney
1947
Plays Stacey Delmore
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Plays Mr. Kimberly
The Hucksters
1947
Plays Serge IV
The King On Main Street
1925
Plays Arthur Martin
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
Plays Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
The Night Club Lady
1932
Plays Paul Mollet
Journal of a Crime
1934
Plays Chancellor
Forbidden Paradise
1924
Plays Ambassador
Heartbeat
1946
Plays Phil Manning
Turnabout
1940
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Pollyanna
Mr. Pendergast
1960
I Married a Woman
Frederick W. Sutton
1958
Paths of Glory
Gen. George Broulard
1957
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Arthur Martin
1957
Bundle of Joy
J. B. Merlin
1956
The Ambassador's Daughter
Senator Jonathan Carwright
1956
Timberjack
'Sweetwater' Tilton
1955
Man on a Tightrope
Fesker
1953
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Adolphe Menjou still alive?
Adolphe Menjou passed away on October 29, 1963 at age 73.
What are the most famous roles of Adolphe Menjou?
Adolphe Menjou is best known for roles in Paths of Glory, A Star Is Born, Pollyanna.
How many movies has Adolphe Menjou been in?
Over a 47-year career (since 1916), Adolphe Menjou has appeared in 127 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Adolphe Menjou's first movie?
The career of Adolphe Menjou began with A Parisian Romance (1916).
What is Adolphe Menjou's most recent movie or series?
Adolphe Menjou's most recent release is The Merv Griffin Show, which premiered on October 1, 1962.
What TV shows has Adolphe Menjou appeared in?
On television, Adolphe Menjou has appeared in What's My Line?, The Merv Griffin Show, Tonight Starring Jack Paar, The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
Adolphe Menjou
1890-02-18 · 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.
[biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]