Adolphe Menjou
Acting
- Born:
- 1890-02-18
- Died:
- 1963-10-29
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Merv Griffin Show
Pollyanna
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
I Married a Woman
Target (US)
Paths of Glory
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Bundle of Joy
The Ambassador's Daughter
Timberjack
The George Gobel Show
Man on a Tightrope
Your Favorite Story
The Sniper
Across the Wide Missouri
The Tall Target
To Please a Lady
What's My Line?
Dancing in the Dark
My Dream Is Yours
State of the Union
The Hucksters
Mr. District Attorney
I'll Be Yours
The Bachelor's Daughters
Heartbeat
Man Alive
Step Lively
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Hi Diddle Diddle
You Were Never Lovelier
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Syncopation
Roxie Hart
Father Takes a Wife
Road Show
A Bill of Divorcement
Turnabout
That's Right – You're Wrong
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Golden Boy
King of the Turf
Thanks for Everything
Letter of Introduction
The Goldwyn Follies
Stage Door
One Hundred Men and a Girl
Café Metropole
A Star Is Born
One in a Million
Wives Never Know
Sing, Baby, Sing
The Milky Way
Broadway Gondolier
Gold Diggers of 1935
The Mighty Barnum
The Human Side
The Great Flirtation
Little Miss Marker
The Trumpet Blows
Journal of a Crime
Easy to Love
Convention City
The Worst Woman in Paris?
Morning Glory
The Circus Queen Murder
A Farewell to Arms
The Night Club Lady
Diamond Cut Diamond
Bachelor's Affairs
Two White Arms
Prestige
Forbidden
Friends and Lovers
The Great Lover
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Let Us Be Gay
The Front Page
Men Call It Love
The Easiest Way
New Moon
Morocco
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Bold Love
My Kid of a Father
Fashions in Love
Marquis Preferred
His Private Life
His Tiger Lady
A Night of Mystery
The Circus: Premiere
Serenade
A Gentleman of Paris
Service for Ladies
Evening Clothes
Blonde or Brunette
The Sorrows of Satan
The Ace of Cads
A Social Celebrity
Fascinating Youth
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
The King On Main Street
Are Parents People?
A Kiss in the Dark
The Swan
The Fast Set
Open All Night
Sinners in Silk
Broken Barriers
Broadway After Dark
The Marriage Cheat
Shadows of Paris
The Marriage Circle
Forbidden Paradise
The Spanish Dancer
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Rupert of Hentzau
Bella Donna
The World's Applause
Singed Wings
Clarence
Pink Gods
The Eternal Flame
The Fast Mail
Head Over Heels
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Arabian Love
The Sheik
Queenie
The Three Musketeers
Through the Back Door
The Faith Healer
The Moth
The Valentine Girl
The Blue Envelope Mystery
Manhattan Madness
The Reward of Patience
The Devil at His Elbow
The Crucial Test
The Habit of Happiness
Nearly a King
A Parisian Romance