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

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 ⭐ 7.3

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Pollyanna

1960 ⭐ 7.0

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I Married a Woman

1958 ⭐ 6.4

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Paths of Glory

1957 ⭐ 8.3

Career timeline

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1972

⭐ 7.3

1960

Pollyanna Notable

Mr. Pendergast · 1960

⭐ 7.0

1958

I Married a Woman

Frederick W. Sutton · 1958

⭐ 6.4

1957

Paths of Glory Notable

Gen. George Broulard · 1957

⭐ 8.3

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

Arthur Martin · 1957

⭐ 6.0

1956

Bundle of Joy

J. B. Merlin · 1956

⭐ 6.4

The Ambassador's Daughter

Senator Jonathan Carwright · 1956

⭐ 4.9

1955

Timberjack

'Sweetwater' Tilton · 1955

⭐ 4.2

1953

Man on a Tightrope

Fesker · 1953

⭐ 6.6

1952

The Sniper

Frank Kafka · 1952

⭐ 6.7

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

Pierre · 1951

⭐ 6.1

The Tall Target

Caleb Jeffers · 1951

⭐ 6.9

1950

To Please a Lady

Gregg · 1950

⭐ 6.5

1949

Dancing in the Dark

Melville Crossman · 1949

⭐ 6.0

My Dream Is Yours

Thomas Hutchins · 1949

⭐ 6.5

1948

State of the Union

Jim Conover · 1948

⭐ 6.7

1947

The Hucksters Notable

Mr. Kimberly · 1947

⭐ 7.1

Mr. District Attorney

Craig Warren · 1947

⭐ 6.5

I'll Be Yours

J. Conrad Nelson · 1947

⭐ 6.2

1946

The Bachelor's Daughters

Alexander Moody · 1946

⭐ 6.5

Heartbeat

Ambassador · 1946

⭐ 5.2

1945

Man Alive

Kismet · 1945

⭐ 5.6

1944

Step Lively

Wagner · 1944

⭐ 6.7

1943

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Tom Moran · 1943

⭐ 6.6

Hi Diddle Diddle

Hector Phyffe · 1943

⭐ 6.6

1942

You Were Never Lovelier Notable

Eduardo Acuña · 1942

⭐ 7.1

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942

⭐ 6.0

Syncopation

George Latimer · 1942

⭐ 6.8

1941

Father Takes a Wife

Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Sen · 1941

⭐ 6.8

Road Show

Col. Carleton Carroway · 1941

⭐ 5.6

1940

A Bill of Divorcement Notable

Hilary Fairfield · 1940

⭐ 7.2

Turnabout

Phil Manning · 1940

⭐ 6.0

Frequently appears with

Dick Cavett

Narrator (voice)

Bud Abbott

Self (archive footage)

Constance Bennett

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Lucille Bremer

Self (archive footage)

Hayley Mills

Pollyanna

Jane Wyman

Aunt Polly

Richard Egan

Dr. Edmond Chilton

Karl Malden

Reverend Paul Ford

Nancy Olson

Nancy Furman

Full filmography

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 ⭐ 7.3

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Pollyanna

1960 ⭐ 7.0

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I Married a Woman

1958 ⭐ 6.4

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Paths of Glory

1957 ⭐ 8.3

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The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957 ⭐ 6.0

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Bundle of Joy

1956 ⭐ 6.4

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The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 ⭐ 4.9

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Timberjack

1955 ⭐ 4.2

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Man on a Tightrope

1953 ⭐ 6.6

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The Sniper

1952 ⭐ 6.7

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Across the Wide Missouri

1951 ⭐ 6.1

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The Tall Target

1951 ⭐ 6.9

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To Please a Lady

1950 ⭐ 6.5

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Dancing in the Dark

1949 ⭐ 6.0

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My Dream Is Yours

1949 ⭐ 6.5

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State of the Union

1948 ⭐ 6.7

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The Hucksters

1947 ⭐ 7.1

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Mr. District Attorney

1947 ⭐ 6.5

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I'll Be Yours

1947 ⭐ 6.2

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The Bachelor's Daughters

1946 ⭐ 6.5