Melvyn Douglas

Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards »

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Being There Benjamin Rand

(1979)

Hud Homer Bannon

(1963)

Ninotchka Leon

(1939)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Bill Cole

(1948)

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Actor (114 credits)

1981 Ghost Story
John Jaffrey

1981 The Hot Touch
Max Reich

1980 Tell Me a Riddle
David

1980 The Changeling
Senator Carmichael

1979 Being There
Benjamin Rand

1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Senator Birney

1977 Intimate Strangers (TV Movie)
Donald's Father

1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series short)
Grandpa Doc

- Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977) ... Grandpa Doc

1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
Zachariah Guthrie

1976 The Tenant
Monsieur Zy

1974-1975 The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (TV Mini Series)
Benjamin Franklin

- The Statesman (1975) ... Benjamin Franklin

- The Ambassador (1974) ... Benjamin Franklin (as an old man)

1974 Murder or Mercy (TV Movie)
Dr. Paul Harelson - accused of his terminally-ill wife mercy killing

1974 The Death Squad (TV Movie)
Police Captain Earl Kreski

1973 The Going Up of David Lev (TV Movie)
Grandfather

1972 Circle of Fear (TV Series)
Grandpa

- House of Evil (1972) ... Grandpa

1972 The Candidate
John J. McKay

1972 One is a Lonely Number
Joseph Provo

1971 Death Takes a Holiday (TV Movie)
Judge Earl Chapman

1970 I Never Sang for My Father
Tom Garrison

1970 NET Playhouse (TV Series)

- Trail of Tears (1970)

1970 Hunters Are for Killing (TV Movie)
Keller Floran

1969 The Choice (TV Movie)

1968 Companions in Nightmare (TV Movie)
Dr. Lawrence Strelson - a psychiatrist

1959-1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Spofford / Griffith P. Hastings

- Episode #21.20 (1968) ... Spofford

- Episode #13.7 (1959) ... Griffith P. Hastings

1967 CBS Playhouse (TV Series)
Peter Schermann

- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) ... Peter Schermann

1967 The Crucible (TV Movie)
Governor Danforth

1967 Hotel
Warren Trent

1966 Lamp at Midnight (TV Movie)
Galileo Galilei

1966 The Fugitive (TV Series)
Dr. Mark Ryder

- The 2130 (1966) ... Dr. Mark Ryder

1965 Inherit the Wind (TV Movie)
Henry Drummond

1965 Once Upon a Tractor (Short)
Martin

1965 Rapture
Frederick Larbaud

1964 The Americanization of Emily
Admiral William Jessup

1964 Advance to the Rear
Col. Claude Brackenbury

1964 A Very Close Family (TV Movie)
Father

1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Pat Konke

- A Killing at Sundial (1963) ... Pat Konke

1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series)

- The Image Merchants (1963)

1963 Hud
Homer Bannon

1963 Ben Casey (TV Series)
Burton Strang

- Rage Against the Dying Light (1963) ... Burton Strang

1962 Billy Budd
The Dansker - Sailmaker

1960 Our American Heritage (TV Series)
Mark Twain

- Shadow of a Soldier (1960) ... Mark Twain

1960 Sunday Showcase (TV Series)
Mark Twain

- Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier (1960) ... Mark Twain

1959 Frontier Justice (TV Series)
Host

- Black Is for Grief (1959) ... Host

- A Time to Live (1959) ... Host

- Shadow of a Dead Man (1959) ... Host

- No Man Living (1959) ... Host

- Fugitive (1959) ... Host

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1957-1959 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Gen. Parker / Ansel Gibbs / Stalin / ...

- Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) ... Gen. Parker

- The Return of Ansel Gibbs (1958) ... Ansel Gibbs

- The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) ... Stalin

- The Greer Case (1957) ... Howard Hoagland

1957-1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
Dr. Victor Payson / Census Taker / Narrator

- Second Chance (1958) ... Dr. Victor Payson

- The Hill Wife (1957) ... Census Taker / Narrator

1957 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Professor Arthur Barris

- Love Came Late (1957) ... Professor Arthur Barris

1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series)
Ira Sterling

- The Legacy (1957) ... Ira Sterling

1955-1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV Series)
Jim Conway / Charles Turner

- Man on a Tiger (1956) ... Jim Conway

- Thunder in Washington (1955) ... Charles Turner

1955 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)

- The Chess Game (1955)

1955 Windows (TV Series)

- Arcade (1955)

1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
George Manners

- Letters Marked Personal (1955) ... George Manners

1952 Steve Randall (TV Series)
Steve Randall

- The Witness (1952) ... Steve Randall

- The Trial (1952) ... Steve Randall

- The Unlucky Three (1952) ... Steve Randall

- Walk a Lonely Street (1952) ... Steve Randall

- Anniversary Gift (1952) ... Steve Randall

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1952 Lights Out (TV Series)

- Private--Keep Out (1952)

1952 Studio One (TV Series)
Stefan Brand

- Letter from an Unknown Woman (1952) ... Stefan Brand

1952 Betty Crocker Star Matinee (TV Series)

- Open Storage (1952)

1952 Celanese Theatre (TV Series)
Archduke Rudolph von Hapsburg

- Reunion in Vienna (1952) ... Archduke Rudolph von Hapsburg

1951 On the Loose
Frank Bradley

1951 My Forbidden Past
Paul Beaurevel

1951 Starlight Theatre (TV Series)

- Relatively Speaking (1951)

1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
Martin Luther Cooper / Eugene Morgan

- Mrs. January and Mr. Ex (1950) ... Martin Luther Cooper

- The Magnificent Ambersons (1950) ... Eugene Morgan

1950 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
James Strickland

- To Thine Own Self (1950) ... James Strickland

1949 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
The Stranger / Richard Gordon

- The Strange Christmas Dinner (1949) ... The Stranger

- The Five Lives of Richard Gordon (1949) ... Richard Gordon

1949 The Great Sinner
Armand de Glasse

1949 A Woman's Secret
Luke Jordan

1948 My Own True Love
Clive Heath

1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Bill Cole

1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

1947 The Sea of Grass
Brice Chamberlain

1943 Three Hearts for Julia
Jeff Seabrook

1942 They All Kissed the Bride
Michael Holmes

1942 We Were Dancing
Nikki Prax

1941 Two-Faced Woman
Larry Blake

1941 Our Wife
Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

1941 A Woman's Face
Dr. Gustaf Segert

1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Larry Baker

1940 This Thing Called Love
Tice Collins

1940 Third Finger, Left Hand
Jeff Thompson

1940 He Stayed for Breakfast
Paul Boliet

1940 Too Many Husbands
Henry Lowndes

1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
Police Lieutenant Kenny Williams

1939 Ninotchka
Leon

1939 Good Girls Go to Paris
Ronald Brooke

1939 Tell No Tales
Michael Cassidy

1938 There's That Woman Again
William 'Bill' Reardon

1938 The Shining Hour
Henry Linden

1938 That Certain Age
Vincent Bullitt

1938 Fast Company
Joel Sloane

1938 The Toy Wife
George Sartoris

1938 There's Always a Woman
William 'Bill' Reardon

1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
Rene Farrand

1937 I'll Take Romance
James Guthrie

1937 Angel
Anthony Halton

1937 I Met Him in Paris
George Potter

1937 Captains Courageous
Mr. Cheyne

1937 Women of Glamour
Richard 'Dick' Stark

1936 Theodora Goes Wild
Michael Grant

1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
John Randolph

1936 And So They Were Married
Stephen Blake

1935 The Lone Wolf Returns
Michael Lanyard

1935 Annie Oakley
Jeff Hogarth

1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Barton Powell

1935 She Married Her Boss
Richard Barclay

1935 People's Enemy
George R. 'Traps' Stuart

1934 Woman in the Dark
Tony Robson

1934 Dangerous Corner
Charles Stanton

1933 Counsellor at Law
Roy Darwin

1933 Nagana
Dr. Walter Tradnor

1933 The Vampire Bat
Karl Brettschneider

1932 The Old Dark House
Penderel

1932 As You Desire Me
Count Bruno Varelli

1932 The Broken Wing
Philip 'Phil' Marvin

1932 The Wiser Sex
David Rolfe

1931 Prestige
Capt. Andre Verlaine

1931 Tonight or Never
Jim Fletcher

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Soundtrack (7 credits)

1942 We Were Dancing ("The Wedding March" (1843), uncredited)

1940 Third Finger, Left Hand (performer: "The Riddle" (1940) - uncredited)

1938 Arsène Lupin Returns (performer: "Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Opus 9" (1830-1) - uncredited)

1937 Angel (performer: "Angel" (1937) - uncredited)

1936 Theodora Goes Wild ("Pop! Goes the Weasel", "The Farmer in the Dell", "Be Still My Heart" (1936), uncredited) / (performer: "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933), "Three Blind Mice" - uncredited)

1936 And So They Were Married (performer: "In the Gloaming" (1877) - uncredited)

1932 The Old Dark House ("Oh! Mr. Porter", "Here Comes the Bride", uncredited) / (performer: "Singin' in the Rain" (1929) - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 credit)

1979 The Man You Loved to Hate (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (26 credits)

1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee & Presenter

1970 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #3.25 (1970) ... Self - Guest

1968-1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 15 October 1970 (1970) ... Self - Guest

- Episode #1.8 (1968) ... Self - Guest

1969 Project Twenty (TV Series documentary)
Narrator

- Meet George Washington (1969) ... Narrator

1955-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self - Audience Bow / Self

- Spanky & Our Gang, Richard Pryor, Patti Page, Joel Grey, Stiller & Meara, David Frye, The Kim Sisters, Topo Gigio (1967) ... Self - Audience Bow

- Episode #9.4 (1955) ... Self

1965 The 17th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Accepting Emmy Award for Alfred Lunt

1964 Inside the Movie Kingdom - 1964 (TV Special documentary)
Self

1960 Gala Adlai on Broadway (TV Special)
Self - Performer

1960 Land of Promise (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Narrator

1960 The 14th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

1959 The Mike Wallace Interview (TV Series)
Self - Actor

- Episode #3.23 (1959) ... Self - Actor

1958 The Garry Moore Show (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Garry Moore presents The LOOK Magazine Awards (1958) ... Self - Guest

1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Old Man (1958) ... Self - Host

1953-1957 The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series)
Self / Self - Actor

- Episode #8.7 (1957) ... Self

- Episode #8.6 (1957) ... Self

- Episode #4.18 (1953) ... Self

- Episode #4.14 (1953) ... Self

- Episode #4.10 (1953) ... Self - Actor

1951-1957 What's My Line? (TV Series)
Self - Guest Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest

- Mamie Van Doren (1957) ... Self - Guest Panelist

- Melvyn Douglas (1951) ... Self - Mystery Guest

1953 Your Big Moment (TV Series)
Self - Host

- Episode dated 2 June 1953 (1953) ... Self - Host

- Episode dated 26 May 1953 (1953) ... Self - Host

- Episode dated 19 May 1953 (1953) ... Self - Host

1952 I've Got a Secret (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Melvyn Douglas (1952) ... Self - Guest

1952 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Self - Contestant

- Melvyn Douglas (1952) ... Self - Contestant

1951 Footlights and Kleiglights (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.143 (1951) ... Self

1951 Showtime, U.S.A. (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.34 (1951) ... Self

1950 Your Show of Shows (TV Series)
Self - Guest Performer / Self - Guest Host

- Episode #2.14 (1950) ... Self - Guest Performer

- Guest Host: Melvyn Douglas (1950) ... Self - Guest Host

1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Documentary short)
Self

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (Documentary short)
Self

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Melvyn Douglas

1938 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 4 (Documentary short)
Self

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Archive footage (24 credits)

2020 The Year of Living Locked Up

2016 You Must Remember This (Podcast Series)
Self - Actor in Political Ad for Helen

- 79: The Blacklist Part 9: She: Richard Nixon + Helen Gahagan Douglas (2016) ... Self - Actor in Political Ad for Helen

2012 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (TV Movie documentary)
John J. McKay

2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (TV Series documentary)
Leon

- In the Shadow of Fear (2011) ... Leon

2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV Mini Series documentary)
Roger Penderel

- Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010) ... Roger Penderel (uncredited)

2009 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary)
Penderel

- The Old Dark House (2009) ... Penderel

2008 Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence (TV Series)
Homer Bannon

- Richard Gere (2008) ... Homer Bannon

2008 How the West Was Lost (TV Movie documentary)
Homer Bannon (uncredited)

2008 The Naked Archaeologist (TV Series documentary)
Brettschneider

- The Legacy of King Solomon: Part 2 (2008) ... Brettschneider

2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Garbo (Documentary)
Leon (uncredited)

2000 The Unknown Peter Sellers (TV Movie documentary)

1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1986 Horrible Horror (Video)
Karl Brettschneider

1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Benjamin Rand (uncredited)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Leon

1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV Movie documentary)
Self - film clips (uncredited)

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (Documentary)
Leon

1956 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Leon / Mr. Cheyne

- Episode #1.29 (1956) ... Mr. Cheyne

- Episode #1.26 (1956)

- Episode #1.31 (1956) ... Leon

- Episode #1.30 (1956) ... Leon (uncredited)

1951 The Cinematographer (Documentary short)
Self - film clip (uncredited)

1939 From the Ends of the Earth (Documentary short)
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

He acted in Edward Mabley's play, "Glad Tidings," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine with Signe Hasso in the cast. See more »

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1 Print Biography | 7 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

an old man

Height:

6' 1¼" (1.86 m)

Spouse:

Helen Gahagan (her death) (2 children) | See more »

Parents:

Edouard Gregory Hesselberg | Lena Priscilla (Shackelford) Hesselberg

Relatives:

Illeana Douglas (grandchild)

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Don't make excuses and don't talk about it. Do it. See more »

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He was the brother of George Douglas. See more »

Trademark:

He often played smooth characters with a strong sense of humor

Star Sign:

Aries

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