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Adolphe Menjou

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Adolphe Menjou

Born February 18, 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied October 29, 1963133 films

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.

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Paths of Glory posterFirst watchPaths of Glory19578.3as Gen. George BroulardA commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.View film

Essential films

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A Star Is Born poster7.2A Star Is Born1937Pollyanna poster7.0Pollyanna1960A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate poster6.7A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate1923Stage Door poster7.2Stage Door1937Morocco poster6.4Morocco1930A Farewell to Arms poster6.1A Farewell to Arms1932The Sniper poster6.7The Sniper1952State of the Union poster6.8State of the Union1948

Filmography

133 films as actor
  1. 1960PollyannaMr. Pendergast
  2. 1958I Married a WomanFrederick W. Sutton
  3. 1957Paths of GloryGen. George Broulard
  4. 1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownArthur Martin
  5. 1956Bundle of JoyJ. B. Merlin
  6. 1956The Ambassador's DaughterSenator Jonathan Carwright
  7. 1955Timberjack'Sweetwater' Tilton
  8. 1953Man on a TightropeFesker
  9. 1952The SniperFrank Kafka
  10. 1951Across the Wide MissouriPierre
  11. 1951The Tall TargetCaleb Jeffers
  12. 1950To Please a LadyGregg
  13. 1949Dancing in the DarkMelville Crossman
  14. 1949My Dream Is YoursThomas Hutchins
  15. 1948State of the UnionJim Conover
  16. 1947The HuckstersMr. Kimberly
  17. 1947Mr. District AttorneyCraig Warren
  18. 1947I'll Be YoursJ. Conrad Nelson
  19. 1946The Bachelor's DaughtersAlexander Moody
  20. 1946HeartbeatAmbassador
  21. 1945Man AliveKismet
  22. 1944Step LivelyWagner
  23. 1943Sweet Rosie O'GradyTom Moran
  24. 1943Hi Diddle DiddleHector Phyffe
  25. 1942You Were Never LovelierEduardo Acuña
  26. 1942SyncopationGeorge Latimer
  27. 1942Roxie HartBilly Flynn
  28. 1941Father Takes a WifeFrederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
  29. 1941Road ShowCol. Carleton Carroway
  30. 1940A Bill of DivorcementHilary Fairfield
  31. 1940TurnaboutPhil Manning
  32. 1939That's Right – You're WrongStacey Delmore
  33. 1939The Housekeeper's DaughterDeakon Maxwell
  34. 1939Golden BoyTom Moody
  35. 1939King of the TurfJim Mason
  36. 1938Thanks for EverythingJ. B. Harcourt
  37. 1938Letter of IntroductionJohn Mannering
  38. 1938The Goldwyn FolliesOliver Merlin
  39. 1937Stage DoorAnthony Powell
  40. 1937One Hundred Men and a GirlJohn Cardwell
  41. 1937Café MetropoleMonsieur Victor
  42. 1937A Star Is BornOliver Niles
  43. 1937One in a MillionTad Spencer
  44. 1936Wives Never KnowJ. Hugh Ramsey
  45. 1936Sing, Baby, SingBruce Farraday
  46. 1936The Milky WayGabby Sloan
  47. 1935Broadway GondolierProfessor Eduardo de Vinci
  48. 1935Gold Diggers of 1935Nicolai Nicoleff
  49. 1934The Mighty BarnumBailey Walsh
  50. 1934The Human SideGregory Sheldon
  51. 1934The Great FlirtationStephan Karpath
  52. 1934Little Miss MarkerSorrowful Jones
  53. 1934The Trumpet BlowsPancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
  54. 1934Journal of a CrimePaul Mollet
  55. 1934Easy to LoveJohn
  56. 1933Convention CityT.R. (Ted) Kent
  57. 1933The Worst Woman in Paris?Adolphe Ballou
  58. 1933Morning GloryLouis Easton
  59. 1933The Circus Queen MurderThatcher Colt
  60. 1932A Farewell to ArmsMajor Rinaldi
  61. 1932The Night Club LadyPolice Commissioner Thatcher Colt
  62. 1932Diamond Cut DiamondDan McQueen
  63. 1932Bachelor's AffairsAndrew Hoyt
  64. 1932Two White ArmsMaj. Carey Liston
  65. 1932PrestigeCapt. Remy Bandoin
  66. 1932ForbiddenRobert Grover
  67. 1931Friends and LoversCaptain Geoffrey Roberts
  68. 1931The Great LoverPaurel
  69. 1931Let Us Be GayBob Brown
  70. 1931The Front PageWalter Burns
  71. 1931Men Call It LoveTony
  72. 1931The Easiest WayWilliam Brockton
  73. 1930New MoonGovernor Boris Brusiloff
  74. 1930MoroccoMonsieur La Bessiere
  75. 1930Mysterious Mr. ParkesCourtenay Parkes
  76. 1930Bold Love
  77. 1930My Kid of a FatherJérôme Rocheville
  78. 1929Fashions in LovePaul de Remy
  79. 1929Marquis PreferredMarquis d'Argenville
  80. 1928His Private LifeGeorges St. Germain
  81. 1928His Tiger LadyHenri
  82. 1928A Night of Mystery
  83. 1927SerenadeFranz Rossi
  84. 1927A Gentleman of ParisMarquis de Marignan
  85. 1927Service for LadiesAlbert Leroux
  86. 1927Evening ClothesLucien d'Artois
  87. 1927Blonde or BrunetteHenri Martel
  88. 1926The Sorrows of SatanPrince Lucio de Rimanez
  89. 1926The Ace of Cads
  90. 1926A Social CelebrityMax Haber
  91. 1926Fascinating YouthAdolphe Menjou
  92. 1926The Grand Duchess and the WaiterAlbert Durant
  93. 1925The King On Main StreetSerge IV
  94. 1925Are Parents People?Mr. Hazlitt
  95. 1925A Kiss in the DarkWalter Grenham
  96. 1925The SwanAlbert von Kersten-Rodenfels
  97. 1924The Fast SetErnest Steel
  98. 1924Open All NightEdmund Durverne
  99. 1924Sinners in SilkArthur Merrill
  100. 1924Broken BarriersTommy Kemp
  101. 1924Broadway After DarkRalph Norton
  102. 1924The Marriage CheatBob Canfield
  103. 1924Shadows of ParisGeorges de Croy
  104. 1924The Marriage CircleProfessor Josef Stock
  105. 1924Forbidden ParadiseChancellor
  106. 1923The Spanish DancerDon Salluste
  107. 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FatePierre Revel
  108. 1923Rupert of HentzauCount Rischenheim
  109. 1923Bella DonnaMr. Chepstow
  110. 1923The World's ApplauseRobert Townsend
  111. 1922Singed WingsBliss Gordon
  112. 1922ClarenceHubert Stein
  113. 1922Pink GodsLouis Barney
  114. 1922The Eternal FlameDuc de Langeais
  115. 1922The Fast MailCal Baldwin
  116. 1922Head Over HeelsSterling
  117. 1922Is Matrimony a Failure?Dudley King
  118. 1922Arabian LoveCaptain Fortine (uncredited)
  119. 1921The SheikDr. Raoul de St. Hubert
  120. 1921QueenieCount Michael