Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Acting

Birthday

1901/04/05

Day of death

1981/08/04 (80 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Macon, Georgia, USA

Also know as

Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg

Biography

Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award–winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). In the last few yea...Read more

Acting
Ninotchka
7.5

(1939) Ninotchka

as Count Leon d'Algout

Being There
7.6

(1979) Being There

as Benjamin Rand

Billy Budd
7.3

(1962) Billy Budd

as The Dansker, Sailmaker

The Candidate
6.5

(1972) The Candidate

as John J. McKay

Le locataire
7.6

(1976) The Tenant

as Monsieur Zy

The Old Dark House
6.7

(1932) The Old Dark House

as Penderel

Ghost Story
6.0

(1981) Ghost Story

as Dr. John Jaffrey

Hud
7.3

(1963) Hud

as Homer Bannon

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Bill Cole

A Woman's Face
6.9

(1941) A Woman's Face

as Dr. Gustaf Segert

The Changeling
7.0

(1980) The Changeling

as Senator Carmichael

The Americanization of Emily
6.7

(1964) The Americanization of Emily

as Admiral William Jessup

The Vampire Bat
5.4

(1933) The Vampire Bat

as Karl Brettschneider

That Uncertain Feeling
6.6

(1941) That Uncertain Feeling

as Larry Baker

They All Kissed the Bride
5.8

(1942) They All Kissed the Bride

as Michael 'Mike' Holmes

Annie Oakley
6.4

(1935) Annie Oakley

as Jeff Hogarth

That Certain Age
5.0

(1938) That Certain Age

as Vincent Bullitt

The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.6

(1947) The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

Angel
6.8

(1937) Angel

as Anthony 'Tony' Halton

Captains Courageous
7.4

(1937) Captains Courageous

as Frank Burton Cheyne

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9

(1979) The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Senator Birney

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Jeff Thompson

She Married Her Boss
7.0

(1935) She Married Her Boss

as Richard Barclay

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6

(1936) Theodora Goes Wild

as Michael Grant

Counsellor at Law
6.6

(1933) Counsellor at Law

as Roy Darwin

Rapture
7.0

(1965) Rapture

as Frederick Larbaud

A Woman's Secret
5.6

(1949) A Woman's Secret

as Luke Jordan

I Never Sang for My Father
6.6

(1970) I Never Sang for My Father

as Tom Garrison

One Is a Lonely Number
5.2

(1972) One Is a Lonely Number

as Joseph Provo

The People's Enemy
6.0

(1935) The People's Enemy

as George R. 'Traps' Stuart

Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.4

(1977) Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Zachariah Guthrie

My Own True Love
5.5

(1948) My Own True Love

as Clive Heath

Our Wife
5.7

(1941) Our Wife

as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

Two-Faced Woman
6.4

(1941) Two-Faced Woman

as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

The Sea of Grass
6.3

(1947) The Sea of Grass

as Brice Chamberlain

Tonight or Never
5.9

(1931) Tonight or Never

as Jim Fletcher

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Michael Cassidy

My Forbidden Past
5.7

(1951) My Forbidden Past

as Paul Beaurevel

Too Many Husbands
6.3

(1940) Too Many Husbands

as Henry Lowndes

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Burns, Fugitive
0.0

(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Barton Powell

As You Desire Me
6.2

(1932) As You Desire Me

as Count Bruno Varelli

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.2

(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy

as John Randolph

Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

(1939) Good Girls Go to Paris

as Ronald Brooke

The Shining Hour
6.6

(1938) The Shining Hour

as Henry Linden

Arsène Lupin Returns
5.8

(1938) Arsène Lupin Returns

as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

I Met Him in Paris
5.3

(1937) I Met Him in Paris

as George Potter

He Stayed for Breakfast
0.0

(1940) He Stayed for Breakfast

as Paul Boliet

The Great Sinner
6.7

(1949) The Great Sinner

as Armand De Glasse

Advance to the Rear
5.0

(1964) Advance to the Rear

as Col. Claude Brackenbury

There's Always a Woman
5.8

(1938) There's Always a Woman

as William H. Reardon

The Amazing Mr. Williams
5.8

(1939) The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Kenny Williams

Prestige
5.5

(1931) Prestige

as Capt. Andre Verlaine

I'll Take Romance
5.0

(1937) I'll Take Romance

as James Guthrie

Dangerous Corner
5.7

(1934) Dangerous Corner

as Charles Stanton

The Toy Wife
4.8

(1938) The Toy Wife

as George Sartoris

Fast Company
5.4

(1938) Fast Company

as Joel Sloane

And So They Were Married
5.8

(1936) And So They Were Married

as Stephen Blake

On the Loose
6.0

(1951) On the Loose

as Frank Bradley

Tell Me a Riddle
6.0

(1980) Tell Me a Riddle

as David

Woman in the Dark
6.1

(1934) Woman in the Dark

as Tony Robson

We Were Dancing
4.2

(1942) We Were Dancing

as Nicholas Prax

This Thing Called Love
8.0

(1940) This Thing Called Love

as Tice Collins

Death Takes a Holiday
5.2

(1971) Death Takes a Holiday

as Judge Earl Chapman

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hunters Are for Killing
4.5

(1970) Hunters Are for Killing

as Keller Floran

The Making of a President
0.0

(1978) The Making of a President

as ---

Three Hearts for Julia
6.0

(1943) Three Hearts for Julia

as Jeff Seabrook

The Lone Wolf Returns
5.9

(1935) The Lone Wolf Returns

as Michael Lanyard

Murder or Mercy
0.0

(1974) Murder or Mercy

as Dr. Paul Harelson

The Hot Touch
4.4

(1982) The Hot Touch

as Max Reich

Intimate Strangers
5.0

(1977) Intimate Strangers

as Donald's Father

Hotel
6.1

(1967) Hotel

as Warren Trent

There's That Woman Again
6.5

(1938) There's That Woman Again

as William 'Bill' Reardon

0.0

(1973) The Going Up of David Lev

as Grandfather

The Plot to Kill Stalin
0.0

(1958) The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Stalin

Old Man
0.0

(1958) Old Man

as Self - Host

The Greer Case
0.0

(1957) The Greer Case

as Howard Hoagland

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
0.0

(1967) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Peter Schermann

0.0

(1977) Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as Grandpa Doc

Women of Glamour
5.0

(1937) Women of Glamour

as Richard 'Dick' Stark

Companions in Nightmare
5.5

(1968) Companions in Nightmare

as Dr. Lawrence Strelson

Inherit the Wind
8.0

(1965) Inherit the Wind

as Henry Drummond

The Wiser Sex
6.0

(1932) The Wiser Sex

as David Rolfe

Once Upon a Tractor
5.0

(1965) Once Upon a Tractor

as Martin

The Broken Wing
5.0

(1932) The Broken Wing

as Philip 'Phil' Marvin

The Death Squad
7.0

(1974) The Death Squad

as Police Captain Earl Kreski

The Crucible
3.5

(1967) The Crucible

as Deputy Governor Danforth

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.5

(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

0.0

(1939) From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
9.0

(1990) Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.0

(1988) The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

Nagana
0.0

(1933) Nagana

as Dr. Walter Tradnor

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy

as Leon (archive footage)

6.0

(1939) Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

as Self

4.0

(1939) Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as Melvyn Douglas

Judgment at Nuremberg
0.0

(1959) Judgment at Nuremberg

as Gen. Parker

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Cyril Ritchard

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Professor Arthur Barris

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry Drummond

7.6

(1977) Weekend Special

as Grandpa Doc

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Dr. Mark Ryder

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as James Strickland

Your Show of Shows
5.5

(1950) Your Show of Shows

as Self - Guest Host

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Pat Konke

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Richard Gordon

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as Burton Strang

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as Peter Schermann

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as ---

Ghost Story
7.1

(1972) Ghost Story

as Grandpa

6.0

(1961) Kraft Mystery Theatre

as ---

7.0

(1952) Hollywood Off Beat

as Steve Randall

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Gen. Parker

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
0.0

(1974) The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as Stateman Benjamin Franklin

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Galileo Galilei

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as The Stranger

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self

Your Show of Shows
5.5

(1950) Your Show of Shows

as Self - Guest Performer

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist