Adolphe Menjou

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

The Merv Griffin Show

What's My Line?

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Paths of Glory

Pollyanna

A Star Is Born

Stage Door

Morocco

All Movies (137)

• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pollyanna1960 · as Mr. Pendergast
• I Married a Woman1958 · as Frederick W. Sutton
• Paths of Glory1957 · as Gen. George Broulard
• The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown1957 · as Arthur Martin
• Bundle of Joy1956 · as J. B. Merlin
• The Ambassador's Daughter1956 · as Senator Jonathan Carwright
• Timberjack1955 · as 'Sweetwater' Tilton
• Man on a Tightrope1953 · as Fesker
• The Sniper1952 · as Frank Kafka
• Across the Wide Missouri1951 · as Pierre
• The Tall Target1951 · as Caleb Jeffers
• To Please a Lady1950 · as Gregg
• Dancing in the Dark1949 · as Melville Crossman
• My Dream Is Yours1949 · as Thomas Hutchins
• State of the Union1948 · as Jim Conover
• The Hucksters1947 · as Mr. Kimberly
• Mr. District Attorney1947 · as Craig Warren
• I'll Be Yours1947 · as J. Conrad Nelson
• The Bachelor's Daughters1946 · as Alexander Moody
• Heartbeat1946 · as Ambassador
• Man Alive1945 · as Kismet
• Step Lively1944 · as Wagner
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943 · as Tom Moran
• Hi Diddle Diddle1943 · as Hector Phyffe
• You Were Never Lovelier1942 · as Eduardo Acuña
• Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
• Syncopation1942 · as George Latimer
• Roxie Hart1942 · as Billy Flynn
• Father Takes a Wife1941 · as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
• Road Show1941 · as Col. Carleton Carroway
• A Bill of Divorcement1940 · as Hilary Fairfield
• Turnabout1940 · as Phil Manning
• That's Right – You're Wrong1939 · as Stacey Delmore
• The Housekeeper's Daughter1939 · as Deakon Maxwell
• Golden Boy1939 · as Tom Moody
• King of the Turf1939 · as Jim Mason
• Thanks for Everything1938 · as J. B. Harcourt
• Letter of Introduction1938 · as John Mannering
• The Goldwyn Follies1938 · as Oliver Merlin
• Stage Door1937 · as Anthony Powell
• One Hundred Men and a Girl1937 · as John Cardwell
• Café Metropole1937 · as Monsieur Victor
• A Star Is Born1937 · as Oliver Niles
• One in a Million1937 · as Tad Spencer
• Wives Never Know1936 · as J. Hugh Ramsey
• Sing, Baby, Sing1936 · as Bruce Farraday
• The Milky Way1936 · as Gabby Sloan
• Broadway Gondolier1935 · as Professor Eduardo de Vinci
• Gold Diggers of 19351935 · as Nicolai Nicoleff
• The Mighty Barnum1934 · as Bailey Walsh
• The Human Side1934 · as Gregory Sheldon
• The Great Flirtation1934 · as Stephan Karpath
• Little Miss Marker1934 · as Sorrowful Jones
• The Trumpet Blows1934 · as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
• Journal of a Crime1934 · as Paul Mollet
• Easy to Love1934 · as John
• Convention City1933 · as T.R. (Ted) Kent
• The Worst Woman in Paris?1933 · as Adolphe Ballou
• Morning Glory1933 · as Louis Easton
• The Circus Queen Murder1933 · as Thatcher Colt
• A Farewell to Arms1932 · as Major Rinaldi
• The Night Club Lady1932 · as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
• Diamond Cut Diamond1932 · as Dan McQueen
• Bachelor's Affairs1932 · as Andrew Hoyt
• Two White Arms1932 · as Maj. Carey Liston
• Prestige1932 · as Capt. Remy Bandoin
• Forbidden1932 · as Robert Grover
• Friends and Lovers1931 · as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
• The Great Lover1931 · as Paurel
• We’re Switching to Hollywood1931 · as Self
• Let Us Be Gay1931 · as Bob Brown
• The Front Page1931 · as Walter Burns
• Men Call It Love1931 · as Tony
• The Easiest Way1931 · as William Brockton
• New Moon1930 · as Governor Boris Brusiloff
• Morocco1930 · as Monsieur La Bessiere
• Mysterious Mr. Parkes1930 · as Courtenay Parkes
• Bold Love1930
• My Kid of a Father1930 · as Jérôme Rocheville
• Fashions in Love1929 · as Paul de Remy
• Marquis Preferred1929 · as Marquis d'Argenville
• His Private Life1928 · as Georges St. Germain
• His Tiger Lady1928 · as Henri
• A Night of Mystery1928
• The Circus: Premiere1928 · as Self
• Serenade1927 · as Franz Rossi
• A Gentleman of Paris1927 · as Marquis de Marignan
• Service for Ladies1927 · as Albert Leroux
• Evening Clothes1927 · as Lucien d'Artois
• Blonde or Brunette1927 · as Henri Martel
• The Sorrows of Satan1926 · as Prince Lucio de Rimanez
• The Ace of Cads1926
• A Social Celebrity1926 · as Max Haber
• Fascinating Youth1926 · as Adolphe Menjou
• The Grand Duchess and the Waiter1926 · as Albert Durant
• The King On Main Street1925 · as The King
• Are Parents People?1925 · as Mr. Hazlitt
• A Kiss in the Dark1925 · as Walter Grenham
• The Swan1925 · as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
• The Fast Set1924 · as Ernest Steel
• Open All Night1924 · as Edmund Durverne
• Sinners in Silk1924 · as Arthur Merrill
• Broken Barriers1924 · as Tommy Kemp
• Broadway After Dark1924 · as Ralph Norton
• The Marriage Cheat1924 · as Bob Canfield
• Shadows of Paris1924 · as Georges de Croy
• The Marriage Circle1924 · as Professor Josef Stock
• Forbidden Paradise1924 · as Chancellor
• The Spanish Dancer1923 · as Don Salluste
• A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate1923 · as Pierre Revel
• Rupert of Hentzau1923 · as Count Rischenheim
• Bella Donna1923 · as Mr. Chepstow
• The World's Applause1923 · as Robert Townsend
• Singed Wings1922 · as Bliss Gordon
• Clarence1922 · as Hubert Stein
• Pink Gods1922 · as Louis Barney
• The Eternal Flame1922 · as Duc de Langeais
• The Fast Mail1922 · as Cal Baldwin
• Head Over Heels1922 · as Sterling
• Is Matrimony a Failure?1922 · as Dudley King
• Arabian Love1922 · as Captain Fortine (uncredited)
• The Sheik1921 · as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
• Queenie1921 · as Count Michael
• The Three Musketeers1921 · as Louis XIII
• Through the Back Door1921 · as James Brewster
• The Faith Healer1921 · as Dr. Littlefield
• The Moth1917 · as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband
• The Valentine Girl1917 · as Joe Winder
• The Blue Envelope Mystery1916 · as Bit Part (uncredited)
• Manhattan Madness1916 · as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
• The Reward of Patience1916 · as Paul Dunstan
• The Devil at His Elbow1916 · as Wilfred Carleton
• The Crucial Test1916 · as Count Nicolai
• The Habit of Happiness1916 · as Society Man (uncredited)
• Nearly a King1916 · as Baron
• A Parisian Romance1916 · as Julianai

All TV Shows (7)

• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Fitch
• Target (US)1958
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• Your Favorite Story1953 · as Host
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self