Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Acting

Birthday

1890/02/18

Day of death

1963/10/29 (73 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Adolphe Jean Menjou, Adolph Menjou, Адольф Менжу

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]

Acting
Paths of Glory
8.3

(1957) Paths of Glory

as Gen. George Broulard

Pollyanna
7.0

(1960) Pollyanna

as Mr. Pendergast

My Dream Is Yours
6.5

(1949) My Dream Is Yours

as Thomas Hutchins

A Farewell to Arms
6.2

(1932) A Farewell to Arms

as Major Rinaldi

A Star Is Born
7.2

(1937) A Star Is Born

as Oliver Niles

Morning Glory
6.1

(1933) Morning Glory

as Louis Easton

The Devil at His Elbow
0.0

(1916) The Devil at His Elbow

as Wilfred Carleton

The Sniper
6.7

(1952) The Sniper

as Frank Kafka

State of the Union
6.6

(1948) State of the Union

as Jim Conover

The Tall Target
6.9

(1951) The Tall Target

as Caleb Jeffers

Across the Wide Missouri
5.9

(1951) Across the Wide Missouri

as Pierre

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7

(1923) A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as Pierre Revel

The Milky Way
6.3

(1936) The Milky Way

as Gabby Sloan

Heartbeat
4.8

(1946) Heartbeat

as Ambassador

Morocco
6.3

(1930) Morocco

as Monsieur La Bessiere

The Front Page
6.6

(1931) The Front Page

as Walter Burns

Bundle of Joy
6.4

(1956) Bundle of Joy

as J. B. Merlin

Little Miss Marker
6.5

(1934) Little Miss Marker

as Sorrowful Jones

Step Lively
6.0

(1944) Step Lively

as Wagner

You Were Never Lovelier
7.1

(1942) You Were Never Lovelier

as Eduardo Acuña

Broadway Gondolier
5.4

(1935) Broadway Gondolier

as Professor Eduardo de Vinci

Golden Boy
6.4

(1939) Golden Boy

as Tom Moody

Nearly a King
0.0

(1916) Nearly a King

as Baron

Stage Door
6.9

(1937) Stage Door

as Anthony Powell

Gold Diggers of 1935
6.4

(1935) Gold Diggers of 1935

as Nicolai Nicoleff

One Hundred Men and a Girl
6.3

(1937) One Hundred Men and a Girl

as John Cardwell

0.0

(1928) A Night of Mystery

as ---

Broken Barriers
1.0

(1924) Broken Barriers

as Tommy Kemp

Forbidden
6.7

(1932) Forbidden

as Robert Grover

The Three Musketeers
6.4

(1921) The Three Musketeers

as Louis XIII

Father Takes a Wife
6.1

(1941) Father Takes a Wife

as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior

Dancing in the Dark
5.0

(1949) Dancing in the Dark

as Melville Crossman

Hi Diddle Diddle
6.8

(1943) Hi Diddle Diddle

as Hector Phyffe

A Kiss in the Dark
0.0

(1925) A Kiss in the Dark

as Walter Grenham

Roxie Hart
6.9

(1942) Roxie Hart

as Billy Flynn

The Marriage Circle
6.4

(1924) The Marriage Circle

as Professor Josef Stock

Syncopation
6.8

(1942) Syncopation

as George Latimer

The Ambassador's Daughter
4.3

(1956) The Ambassador's Daughter

as Senator Jonathan Carwright

The Hucksters
6.9

(1947) The Hucksters

as Mr. Kimberly

Clarence
0.0

(1922) Clarence

as Hubert Stein

Letter of Introduction
5.9

(1938) Letter of Introduction

as John Mannering

A Bill of Divorcement
7.0

(1940) A Bill of Divorcement

as Hilary Fairfield

0.0

(1923) Rupert of Hentzau

as Count Rischenheim

The Mighty Barnum
0.5

(1934) The Mighty Barnum

as Bailey Walsh

Through The Back Door
6.0

(1921) Through The Back Door

as James Brewster

Man on a Tightrope
6.5

(1953) Man on a Tightrope

as Fesker

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

I Married a Woman
5.8

(1958) I Married a Woman

as Frederick W. Sutton

Are Parents People?
0.0

(1925) Are Parents People?

as Mr. Hazlitt

I'll Be Yours
6.0

(1947) I'll Be Yours

as J. Conrad Nelson

The Circus Queen Murder
5.0

(1933) The Circus Queen Murder

as Thatcher Colt

Turnabout
6.0

(1940) Turnabout

as Phil Manning

One in a Million
7.0

(1937) One in a Million

as Tad Spencer

Blonde or Brunette
0.0

(1927) Blonde or Brunette

as Henri Martel

Manhattan Madness
5.5

(1916) Manhattan Madness

as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

The Easiest Way
5.4

(1931) The Easiest Way

as William Brockton

Road Show
5.8

(1941) Road Show

as Col. Carleton Carroway

Mr. District Attorney
6.0

(1947) Mr. District Attorney

as Craig Warren

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
6.0

(1957) The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

as Arthur Martin

The Habit of Happiness
5.4

(1916) The Habit of Happiness

as Society Man (uncredited)

The Great Lover
5.3

(1931) The Great Lover

as Paurel

That's Right – You're Wrong
5.7

(1939) That's Right – You're Wrong

as Stacey Delmore

Prestige
5.5

(1931) Prestige

as Capt. Remy Bandoin

The Trumpet Blows
0.0

(1934) The Trumpet Blows

as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez

Café Metropole
6.9

(1937) Café Metropole

as Monsieur Victor

To Please a Lady
6.3

(1950) To Please a Lady

as Gregg

Easy to Love
5.1

(1934) Easy to Love

as John

Friends and Lovers
5.0

(1931) Friends and Lovers

as Captain Geoffrey Roberts

Journal of a Crime
5.7

(1934) Journal of a Crime

as Paul Mollet

The Sorrows of Satan
6.7

(1926) The Sorrows of Satan

as Prince Lucio de Rimanez

The Housekeeper's Daughter
3.5

(1939) The Housekeeper's Daughter

as Deakon Maxwell

Sing, Baby, Sing
5.6

(1936) Sing, Baby, Sing

as Bruce Farraday

The Bachelor's Daughters
6.5

(1946) The Bachelor's Daughters

as Alexander Moody

Man Alive
5.1

(1945) Man Alive

as Kismet

The Night Club Lady
6.2

(1932) The Night Club Lady

as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

Serenade
0.0

(1927) Serenade

as Franz Rossi

Convention City
3.5

(1933) Convention City

as T.R. (Ted) Kent

0.0

(1921) The Faith Healer

as Dr. Littlefield

The Spanish Dancer
4.0

(1923) The Spanish Dancer

as Don Salluste

Thanks for Everything
5.0

(1938) Thanks for Everything

as J. B. Harcourt

Men Call It Love
4.5

(1931) Men Call It Love

as Tony

The Fast Set
0.0

(1924) The Fast Set

as Ernest Steel

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as 'A Star Is Born' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
6.0

(1926) The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

as Albert Durant

New Moon
4.3

(1930) New Moon

as Governor Boris Brusiloff

The Blue Envelope Mystery
0.0

(1916) The Blue Envelope Mystery

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Forbidden Paradise
5.7

(1924) Forbidden Paradise

as Chancellor

The World's Applause
0.0

(1923) The World's Applause

as Robert Townsend

Timberjack
3.2

(1955) Timberjack

as 'Sweetwater' Tilton

Bachelor's Affairs
1.0

(1932) Bachelor's Affairs

as Andrew Hoyt

The Circus: Premiere
5.4

(1928) The Circus: Premiere

as Self

The Goldwyn Follies
4.7

(1938) The Goldwyn Follies

as Oliver Merlin

Head Over Heels
0.0

(1922) Head Over Heels

as Sterling

Sinners in Silk
0.0

(1924) Sinners in Silk

as Arthur Merrill

Broadway After Dark
0.0

(1924) Broadway After Dark

as Ralph Norton

The Swan
6.0

(1925) The Swan

as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels

The King On Main Street
6.5

(1925) The King On Main Street

as The King

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
6.0

(1943) Sweet Rosie O'Grady

as Tom Moran

0.0

(1930) Bold Love

as ---

Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
4.8

(1931) We're switching to Hollywood

as Self

Shadows of Paris
0.0

(1924) Shadows of Paris

as Georges de Croy

Bella Donna
0.0

(1923) Bella Donna

as Mr. Chepstow

0.0

(1922) Pink Gods

as Louis Barney

A Gentleman of Paris
0.0

(1927) A Gentleman of Paris

as Marquis de Marignan

0.0

(1927) Service for Ladies

as Albert Leroux

Fashions in Love
0.0

(1929) Fashions in Love

as Paul de Remy

Open All Night
7.0

(1924) Open All Night

as Edmund Durverne

The Moth
1.0

(1917) The Moth

as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband

The Eternal Flame
0.0

(1922) The Eternal Flame

as Duc de Langeais

Diamond Cut Diamond
0.0

(1932) Diamond Cut Diamond

as Dan McQueen

Two White Arms
0.0

(1932) Two White Arms

as Maj. Carey Liston

A Social Celebrity
0.0

(1926) A Social Celebrity

as Max Haber

The Sheik
5.9

(1921) The Sheik

as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

Fascinating Youth
0.0

(1926) Fascinating Youth

as Adolphe Menjou

King of the Turf
7.0

(1939) King of the Turf

as Jim Mason

The Fast Mail
0.0

(1922) The Fast Mail

as Cal Baldwin

Singed Wings
0.0

(1922) Singed Wings

as Bliss Gordon

His Tiger Lady
0.0

(1928) His Tiger Lady

as Henri

His Private Life
0.0

(1928) His Private Life

as Georges St. Germain

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
6.0

(1942) Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

as ---

Wives Never Know
0.0

(1936) Wives Never Know

as J. Hugh Ramsey

The Great Flirtation
3.0

(1934) The Great Flirtation

as Stephan Karpath

The Worst Woman in Paris?
0.0

(1933) The Worst Woman in Paris?

as Adolphe Ballou

The Human Side
0.0

(1934) The Human Side

as Gregory Sheldon

The Ace of Cads
0.0

(1926) The Ace of Cads

as ---

Evening Clothes
0.0

(1927) Evening Clothes

as Lucien d'Artois

Marquis Preferred
0.0

(1929) Marquis Preferred

as Marquis d'Argenville

Mon gosse de père
0.0

(1930) My Kid of a Father

as Jérôme Rocheville

The Crucial Test
0.0

(1916) The Crucial Test

as Count Nicolai

0.0

(1931) Let Us Be Gay

as Bob Brown

0.0

(1916) A Parisian Romance

as Julianai

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

0.0

(1958) Target (US)

as ---

0.0

(1953) Your Favorite Story

as Host

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Fitch

6.5

(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

What's My Line?
6.7

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?
6.7

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist