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Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963)

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The words "suave" and "debonair" became synonymous with the name Adolphe Menjou in Hollywood, both on- and off-camera. The epitome of knavish, continental charm and sartorial opulence, Menjou, complete with trademark waxy black mustache, evolved into one of Hollywood's most distinguished of artists and fashion plates... See full bio »

Born:

Adolphe Jean Menjou
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Fitch
– The Secret Life of James Thurber (1961) … Fitch
 
1960 Pollyanna
Mr. Pendergast
 
1958 Target (TV series)
Dr. Morgan Spiers / General Brandon
– The Unknown (1958) … Dr. Morgan Spiers
– Taps for the General (1958) … General Brandon
 
1958 I Married a Woman
Frederick W. Sutton
 
1957 Paths of Glory
Gen. George Broulard
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Arthur Martin
 
1956 Bundle of Joy
J.B. Merlin
 
1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
Senator Jonathan Cartwright
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Elliott Harcourt
– Barrier of Silence (1955) … Dr. Elliott Harcourt
 
1955 Timberjack
'Sweetwater' Tilton
 
1953-1954 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
Captain Harrison
– Twenty-One Days (1954)
– The Turning Point (1954)
– The Bedford House Conspiracy (1954)
– The Man Trap (1954)
– Lady and the Law (1954) … Captain Harrison
See all 7 episodes »
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope
Fesker
 
1952 The Sniper
Police Lt. Frank Kafka
 
1951 Across the Wide Missouri
Pierre
 
1951 The Tall Target
Colonel Caleb Jeffers
 
1950 To Please a Lady
Gregg
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark
Melville Crossman
 
1949 My Dream Is Yours
Thomas Hutchins
 
1948 State of the Union
Jim Conover (as Adolph Menjou)
 
1947 The Hucksters
Mr. Kimberly
 
1947 Mr. District Attorney
Craig Warren
 
1947 I'll Be Yours
J. Conrad Nelson
 
1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
Alexander Moody
 
1946 Heartbeat
Ambassador
 
1945 Man Alive
Kismet
 
1944 Step Lively
Wagner
 
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Tom Moran
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
Col. Hector Phyffe
 
1942 You Were Never Lovelier
Eduardo Acuña
 
1942 Syncopation
George Latimer
 
1942 Roxie Hart
Billy Flynn
 
1941 Father Takes a Wife
Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
 
1941 Road Show
Col. Carleton Carroway
 
1940 A Bill of Divorcement
Hilary Fairfield
 
1940 Turnabout
Phil Manning
 
1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
Stacey Delmore
 
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
Deakon Maxwell
 
1939 Golden Boy
Tom Moody
 
1939 King of the Turf
Jim Mason
 
1938 Thanks for Everything
J. B. Harcourt
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
John Mannering
 
1938 The Goldwyn Follies
Oliver Merlin (as Adolph Menjou)
 
1937 Stage Door
Anthony Powell
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
John Cardwell
 
1937 Café Metropole
Monsieur Victor
 
1937 A Star Is Born
Oliver Niles
 
1936 One in a Million
Tad Spencer
 
1936 Wives Never Know
J. Hugh Ramsey
 
1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
Bruce Farraday
 
1936 The Milky Way
Gabby Sloan
 
1935 Broadway Gondolier
Professor Eduardo de Vinci
 
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
Nicoleff
 
1934 The Mighty Barnum
Bailey Walsh
 
1934 The Human Side
Gregory Sheldon
 
1934 The Great Flirtation
Stephan Karpath
 
1934 Little Miss Marker
Sorrowful Jones
 
1934 The Trumpet Blows
Pancho Montes/Pancho Gomez
 
1934 Journal of a Crime
Paul
 
1934 Easy to Love
John
 
1933 Convention City
T.R. (Ted) Kent
 
1933 The Worst Woman in Paris?
Adolphe Ballou
 
1933 Morning Glory
Louis Easton
 
1933 The Circus Queen Murder
Thatcher Colt
 
1932 A Farewell to Arms
Maj. Rinaldi
 
1932 The Night Club Lady
Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
 
1932 Blame the Woman
Dan McQueen
 
1932 Bachelor's Affairs
Andrew Hoyt
 
1932 Wives Beware
Maj. Carey Liston
 
1932 Prestige
Capt. Remy Bandoin
 
1932 Forbidden
Bob
 
1931 Friends and Lovers
Captain Geoffrey Roberts
 
1931 The Parisian
Jérome Rocheville
 
1931 The Great Lover
Paurel
 
1931 The Front Page
Walter Burns
 
1931 Men Call It Love
Tony
 
1931 The Easiest Way
William Brockton
 
1930 New Moon
Governor Boris Brusiloff
 
1930 Morocco
Monsieur La Bessiere
 
1930 L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes
Courtenay Parkes
 
1930 Amor audaz
Albert d'Arlons
 
1930 Mon gosse de père
Jérome
 
1930 Soyons gais
Bob Brown
 
1929 Fashions in Love
Paul de Remy
 
1929 Marquis Preferred
Marquis d'Argenville
 
1928 His Private Life
Georges St. Germain
 
1928 His Tiger Wife
Henri
 
1928 A Night of Mystery
Captain Ferreol
 
1927 Serenade
Franz Rossi
 
1927 A Gentleman of Paris
Marquis de Marignan
 
1927 Service for Ladies
Albert Leroux
 
1927 Evening Clothes
Lucien d'Artois
 
1927 Blonde or Brunette
Henri Martel
 
1926 The Sorrows of Satan
Prince Lucio de Rimanez
 
1926 The Ace of Cads
Chappel Maturin
 
1926 A Social Celebrity
Max Haber
 
1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
Albert Durant
 
1925 The King on Main Street
King Serge IV of Molvania
 
1925 Lost: A Wife
Tony Hamilton
 
1925 Are Parents People?
Mr. Hazlitt
 
1925 A Kiss in the Dark
Walter Grenham
 
1925 The Swan
Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
 
1924 Forbidden Paradise
Chancellor
 
1924 The Fast Set
Ernest Steel
 
1924 Open All Night
Edmund Durverne
 
1924 Sinners in Silk
Arthur Merrill
 
1924 Broken Barriers
Tommy Kemp
 
1924 For Sale
Joseph Hudley
 
1924 Broadway After Dark
Ralph Norton
 
1924 The Marriage Cheat
Bob Canfield
 
1924 Shadows of Paris
Georges de Croy, His Secretary
 
1924 The Marriage Circle
Professor Josef Stock
 
1923 The Spanish Dancer
Don Salluste
 
1923 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Pierre Revel
 
1923 Rupert of Hentzau
Count Rischenheim
 
1923 Bella Donna
Mr. Chepstow
 
1923 The World's Applause
Robert Townsend
 
1922 Singed Wings
Bliss Gordon
 
1922 Clarence
Hubert Stein
 
1922 Pink Gods
Louis Barney
 
1922 The Eternal Flame
Duc de Langeais
 
1922 The Fast Mail
Cal Baldwin
 
1922 Head Over Heels
Sterling
 
1922 Is Matrimony a Failure?
Dudley King
 
1922 Arabian Love
Captain Fortine (uncredited)
 
1921 The Sheik
Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
 
1921 Queenie
Count Michael
 
1921 The Three Musketeers
Louis XIII
 
1921 Courage
Bruce Ferguson
 
1921 Through the Back Door
James Brewster
 
1921 The Faith Healer
Dr. Littlefield
 
1920 What Happened to Rosa
Reporter Friend of Dr. Drew (uncredited)
 
1917 The Moth
The Husband
 
1917 An Even Break
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1917 The Amazons (uncredited)
 
1917 Wild and Woolly ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1917 The Valentine Girl
Joe Winder
 
1916 The Blue Envelope Mystery
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1916 The Kiss
Pennington
 
1916 The Scarlet Runner
Bit Part
 
1916 The Reward of Patience
Paul Dunstan
 
1916 Manhattan Madness
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1916 The Devil at His Elbow
Wilfred Carleton
 
1916 The Crucial Test
Count Nicolai
 
1916 The Habit of Happiness
Society Man (uncredited)
 
1916 The Price of Happiness
Howard Neal
 
1916 Nearly a King
Baron
 
1916 A Parisian Romance
Julianai
 
1914 The Man Behind the Door
Ringmaster (uncredited)
 
1914/II The Acid Test (short)
Extra (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1941 Father Takes a Wife ("Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter ("Bridal Chorus Here Comes the Bride" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1939 Golden Boy (performer: "We're in the Money Now")
 
1936 One in a Million (performer: "We're Back in Circulation Again" 1936)
 
1931 The Great Lover (performer: "Là ci darem la mano" 1787 - uncredited, "Ich liebe Dich" 1864 - uncredited, "Waltz Song" 1867 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
1962 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.54 (1962) … Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 June 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1956-1959 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.33 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1956) … Himself (as Adolph Menjou)
 
1958 Target (TV series)
Himself - Host / Harry Owens
– The Jewel Thief (1958) … Himself - Host
– Counterfeit Coin (1958) … Himself - Host
– Money Go Round (1958) … Himself - Host
– Lost Identity (1958) … Himself - Host
– The Thirteenth Juror (1958) … Himself - Host
See all 36 episodes »
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.50 (1958) … Himself
 
1951-1957 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 12 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 11 November 1951 (1951) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1956 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Myrna Loy (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1955) … Himself
 
1953-1955 Your Favorite Story (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Narrator / …
– The Adoption (1955) … Himself - Host
– Thicker Than Water (1954) … Himself - Host
– The Lost Years (1954) … Himself - Host
– The Unknown (1954) … Himself - Host
– The Crime (1954) … Himself - Host
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1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1940 Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself - Rose Bowl Parade Spectator
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-13 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Himself
 
1926 Fascinating Youth
Himself - Adolphe Menjou
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (documentary)
Himself - Before HUAC (uncredited)
 
1993 Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (TV documentary)
Col. Carleton Carroway
 
1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1983 Zelig
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clip from 'Star Is Born' (uncredited)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Adolph Menjou

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Personal Quote:

The [Marlon Brando] school are grabbers, not lovers. If it wasn't that the script says they get the girl, they wouldn't. See more »

Trivia:

Possessed enviable art and coin collections during his lifetime. See more »

Trademark:

Waxy black mustache and impeccable taste in clothes See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius