Adolphe Menjou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1890
- Died
- October 29, 1963
- Birthplace
- 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]
Filmography
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972
as Self (archive footage)
Pollyanna 1960
as Mr. Pendergast
I Married a Woman 1958
as Frederick W. Sutton
Paths of Glory 1957
as Gen. George Broulard
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown 1957
as Arthur Martin
Bundle of Joy 1956
as J. B. Merlin
The Ambassador's Daughter 1956
as Senator Jonathan Carwright
Timberjack 1955
as 'Sweetwater' Tilton
Man on a Tightrope 1953
as Fesker
The Sniper 1952
as Frank Kafka
Across the Wide Missouri 1951
as Pierre
The Tall Target 1951
as Caleb Jeffers
To Please a Lady 1950
as Gregg
Dancing in the Dark 1949
as Melville Crossman
My Dream Is Yours 1949
as Thomas Hutchins
State of the Union 1948
as Jim Conover
The Hucksters 1947
as Mr. Kimberly
Mr. District Attorney 1947
as Craig Warren
I'll Be Yours 1947
as J. Conrad Nelson
The Bachelor's Daughters 1946
as Alexander Moody
Heartbeat 1946
as Ambassador
Man Alive 1945
as Kismet
Step Lively 1944
as Wagner
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943
as Tom Moran
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943
as Hector Phyffe
You Were Never Lovelier 1942
as Eduardo Acuña
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942
Actor
Syncopation 1942
as George Latimer
Roxie Hart 1942
as Billy Flynn
Father Takes a Wife 1941
as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
Road Show 1941
as Col. Carleton Carroway
A Bill of Divorcement 1940
as Hilary Fairfield
Turnabout 1940
as Phil Manning
That's Right – You're Wrong 1939
as Stacey Delmore
The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939
as Deakon Maxwell
Golden Boy 1939
as Tom Moody
King of the Turf 1939
as Jim Mason
Thanks for Everything 1938
as J. B. Harcourt
Letter of Introduction 1938
as John Mannering
The Goldwyn Follies 1938
as Oliver Merlin
Stage Door 1937
as Anthony Powell
One Hundred Men and a Girl 1937
as John Cardwell
Café Metropole 1937
as Monsieur Victor
A Star Is Born 1937
as Oliver Niles
One in a Million 1937
as Tad Spencer
Wives Never Know 1936
as J. Hugh Ramsey
Sing, Baby, Sing 1936
as Bruce Farraday
The Milky Way 1936
as Gabby Sloan
Broadway Gondolier 1935
as Professor Eduardo de Vinci
Gold Diggers of 1935 1935
as Nicolai Nicoleff
The Mighty Barnum 1934
as Bailey Walsh
The Human Side 1934
as Gregory Sheldon
The Great Flirtation 1934
as Stephan Karpath
Little Miss Marker 1934
as Sorrowful Jones
The Trumpet Blows 1934
as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
Journal of a Crime 1934
as Paul Mollet
Easy to Love 1934
as John
Convention City 1933
as T.R. (Ted) Kent
The Worst Woman in Paris? 1933
as Adolphe Ballou
Morning Glory 1933
as Louis Easton
The Circus Queen Murder 1933
as Thatcher Colt
A Farewell to Arms 1932
as Major Rinaldi
The Night Club Lady 1932
as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
Diamond Cut Diamond 1932
as Dan McQueen
Bachelor's Affairs 1932
as Andrew Hoyt
Two White Arms 1932
as Maj. Carey Liston
Prestige 1932
as Capt. Remy Bandoin
Forbidden 1932
as Robert Grover
Friends and Lovers 1931
as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
The Great Lover 1931
as Paurel
We’re Switching to Hollywood 1931
as Self
- Let Us Be Gay
Let Us Be Gay 1931
as Bob Brown
The Front Page 1931
as Walter Burns
Men Call It Love 1931
as Tony
The Easiest Way 1931
as William Brockton
New Moon 1930
as Governor Boris Brusiloff
Morocco 1930
as Monsieur La Bessiere
Mysterious Mr. Parkes 1930
as Courtenay Parkes
- Bold Love
Bold Love 1930
Actor
My Kid of a Father 1930
as Jérôme Rocheville
Fashions in Love 1929
as Paul de Remy
Marquis Preferred 1929
as Marquis d'Argenville
His Private Life 1928
as Georges St. Germain
His Tiger Lady 1928
as Henri
- A Night of Mystery
A Night of Mystery 1928
as Captain Ferreol
The Circus: Premiere 1928
as Self
Serenade 1927
as Franz Rossi
A Gentleman of Paris 1927
as Marquis de Marignan
- Service for Ladies
Service for Ladies 1927
as Albert Leroux
Evening Clothes 1927
as Lucien d'Artois
Blonde or Brunette 1927
as Henri Martel
The Sorrows of Satan 1926
as Prince Lucio de Rimanez
The Ace of Cads 1926
Actor
A Social Celebrity 1926
as Max Haber
Fascinating Youth 1926
as Adolphe Menjou
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter 1926
as Albert Durant
The King On Main Street 1925
as Serge IV
Are Parents People? 1925
as Mr. Hazlitt
A Kiss in the Dark 1925
as Walter Grenham
The Swan 1925
as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
The Fast Set 1924
as Ernest Steel
Open All Night 1924
as Edmund Durverne
Sinners in Silk 1924
as Arthur Merrill
Broken Barriers 1924
as Tommy Kemp
Broadway After Dark 1924
as Ralph Norton
The Marriage Cheat 1924
as Bob Canfield
Shadows of Paris 1924
as Georges de Croy
The Marriage Circle 1924
as Professor Josef Stock
Forbidden Paradise 1924
as Chancellor
The Spanish Dancer 1923
as Don Salluste
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate 1923
as Pierre Revel
Rupert of Hentzau 1923
as Count Rischenheim
Bella Donna 1923
as Mr. Chepstow
The World's Applause 1923
as Robert Townsend
Singed Wings 1922
as Bliss Gordon
Clarence 1922
as Hubert Stein
Pink Gods 1922
as Louis Barney
The Eternal Flame 1922
as Duc de Langeais
The Fast Mail 1922
as Cal Baldwin
Is Matrimony a Failure? 1922
as Dudley King
Head Over Heels 1922
as Sterling
Arabian Love 1922
as Captain Fortine (uncredited)
The Sheik 1921
as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Queenie 1921
as Count Michael
The Three Musketeers 1921
as Louis XIII
Through the Back Door 1921
as James Brewster
The Faith Healer 1921
as Dr. Littlefield
The Silent Barrier 1920
Producer
The Moth 1917
as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband
The Valentine Girl 1917
as Joe Winder
The Blue Envelope Mystery 1916
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Manhattan Madness 1916
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
The Reward of Patience 1916
as Paul Dunstan
The Devil at His Elbow 1916
as Wilfred Carleton
The Crucial Test 1916
as Count Nicolai
The Habit of Happiness 1916
as Society Man (uncredited)
Nearly a King 1916
as Baron
- A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance 1916
as Julianai
Credits from TMDB.