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Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Birthday: 1890-02-18 | Place of Birth: 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]

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Pollyanna

as    Mr. Pendergast

1958
I Married a Woman

as    Frederick W. Sutton

1957
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

as    Arthur Martin

1957
Paths of Glory

as    Gen. George Broulard

1956
Bundle of Joy

as    J. B. Merlin

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as    Senator Jonathan Carwright

1955
Timberjack

as    'Sweetwater' Tilton

1953
Man on a Tightrope

as    Fesker

1953
Your Favorite Story

as    Host

1952
The Sniper

as    Frank Kafka

1951
The Tall Target

as    Caleb Jeffers

1951
Across the Wide Missouri

as    Pierre

1950
To Please a Lady

as    Gregg

1949
Dancing in the Dark

as    Melville Crossman

1949
My Dream Is Yours

as    Thomas Hutchins

1948
State of the Union

as    Jim Conover

1947
Mr. District Attorney

as    Craig Warren

1947
I'll Be Yours

as    J. Conrad Nelson

1947
The Hucksters

as    Mr. Kimberly

1946
The Bachelor's Daughters

as    Alexander Moody

1946
Heartbeat

as    Ambassador

1945
Man Alive

as    Kismet

1944
Step Lively

as    Wagner

1943
Hi Diddle Diddle

as    Hector Phyffe

1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

as    Tom Moran

1942
Roxie Hart

as    Billy Flynn

1942
You Were Never Lovelier

as    Eduardo Acuña

1942
Syncopation

as    George Latimer

1941
Road Show

as    Col. Carleton Carroway

1940
A Bill of Divorcement

as    Hilary Fairfield