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Adolphe Menjou

Character Actor | * 02/18/1890 († 73, 10/29/1963) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor, whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920's, known for his debonair and sophisticated screen presence. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Front Page (1931). He played prominent roles in The Sheik (1921), A Woman of Paris (1923), The Marriage Circle (1924), Morocco (1930), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Morning Glory (1933), and the original A Star Is Born (1937). Mainly a supporting actor after the 1940s, he played a prominent role as the antagonist of Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory"> ()
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Adolphe Menjou was an American actor, his screen career spanning both silent films (with credited roles from 1916 onward) and talkies. Among the many well-known films Menjou had prominent roles in are The Sheik, A Woman of Paris, Morocco, A Farewell to Arms, A Star Is Born, Stage Door, Paths of Glory, and Pollyanna. Menjou was nominated for a Best Lead Actor Academy Award for 1931's The Front Page.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the ...

The Front Page

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1931 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and bef ...

A Star Is Born

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1937 | 3.6/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Albert Durant, a young millionaire, poses as a waiter in order to woo an exiled and financially hard up Grand Duchess. She finds him impertinent and clumsy, but also quite fascinating. She takes him i ...

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

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1926 | 3.0/5 | 1h 10min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916. ...

Paths of Glory

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1957 | 4.1/5 | 1h 28min
Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Adolphe Menjou

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Adolphe Menjou as Actor(126)

as (archive footage)1965 The Love Goddesses
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as 'A Star Is Born' (archive footage) (uncredited)1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Mr. Pendergast1960 Pollyanna
as Frederick W. Sutton1958 I Married a Woman
as Arthur Martin1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
as Gen. George Broulard1957 Paths of Glory
as Senator Jonathan Carwright1956 The Ambassador's Daughter
as J. B. Merlin1956 Bundle of Joy
as 'Sweetwater' Tilton1955 Timberjack
as Fesker1953 Man on a Tightrope
as Frank Kafka1952 The Sniper
as Pierre1951 Across the Wide Missouri
as Caleb Jeffers1951 The Tall Target
as Gregg1950 To Please a Lady
as Thomas Hutchins1949 My Dream Is Yours
as Melville Crossman1949 Dancing in the Dark
as Jim Conover1948 State of the Union
as J. Conrad Nelson1947 I'll Be Yours
as Mr. Kimberly1947 The Hucksters
as Craig Warren1947 Mr. District Attorney
as Ambassador1946 Heartbeat
as Alexander Moody1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
as Kismet1945 Man Alive
as Wagner1944 Step Lively
as Hector Phyffe1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
as Tom Moran1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Eduardo Acuña1942 You Were Never Lovelier
as Billy Flynn1942 Roxie Hart
as George Latimer1942 Syncopation
as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior1941 Father Takes a Wife
as Col. Carleton Carroway1941 Road Show
as Phil Manning1940 Turnabout
as Hilary Fairfield1940 A Bill of Divorcement
as Jim Mason1939 King of the Turf
as Tom Moody1939 Golden Boy
as Deakon Maxwell1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Stacey Delmore1939 That's Right - You're Wrong
as John Mannering1938 Letter of Introduction
as Oliver Merlin1938 The Goldwyn Follies
as J. B. Harcourt1938 Thanks for Everything
as Monsieur Victor1937 Café Metropole
as Tad Spencer1937 One in a Million
as Anthony Powell1937 Stage Door
as John Cardwell1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Oliver Niles1937 A Star Is Born
as Gabby Sloan1936 The Milky Way
as Bruce Farraday1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
as J. Hugh Ramsey1936 Wives Never Know
as Nicolai Nicoleff1935 Gold Diggers of 1935
as Professor Eduardo de Vinci1935 Broadway Gondolier
as Bailey Walsh1934 The Mighty Barnum
as Sorrowful Jones1934 Little Miss Marker
as John1934 Easy to Love
as Gregory Sheldon1934 The Human Side
as Paul Mollet1934 Journal of a Crime
as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez1934 The Trumpet Blows
as Stephan Karpath1934 The Great Flirtation
as Adolphe Ballou1933 The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Thatcher Colt1933 The Circus Queen Murder
as T.R. (Ted) Kent1933 Convention City
as Louis Easton1933 Morning Glory
as Major Rinaldi1932 A Farewell to Arms
as Bob1932 Forbidden
as Andrew Hoyt1932 Bachelor's Affairs
as Maj. Carey Liston1932 Two White Arms
as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt1932 The Night Club Lady
as Dan McQueen1932 Diamond Cut Diamond
as Tony1931 Men Call It Love
as Walter Burns1931 The Front Page
as himself1931 We're switching to Hollywood
as Captain Geoffrey Roberts1931 Friends and Lovers
as Paurel1931 The Great Lover
as Capt. Remy Bandoin1931 Prestige
as Bob Brown1931 Let Us Be Gay
as William 'Will' Brockton1931 The Easiest Way
as Jérôme Rocheville1930 My Kid of a Father
1930 Bold Love
as Governor Boris Brusiloff1930 New Moon
as Monsieur La Bessiere1930 Morocco
as Marquis d'Argenville1929 Marquis Preferred
as Paul de Remy1929 Fashions in Love
as himself1928 The Circus: Premiere
as Henri1928 His Tiger Lady
as Georges St. Germain1928 His Private Life
as Henri Martel1927 Blonde or Brunette
as Marquis de Marignan1927 A Gentleman of Paris
as Lucien d'Artois1927 Evening Clothes
as Franz Rossi1927 Serenade
as Albert Leroux1927 Service for Ladies
as Albert Durant1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
as himself1926 Fascinating Youth
as Max Haber1926 A Social Celebrity
as Prince Lucio de Rimanez1926 The Sorrows of Satan
1926 The Ace of Cads
as Walter Grenham1925 A Kiss in the Dark
as Mr. Hazlitt1925 Are Parents People?
as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels1925 The Swan
as The King1925 The King On Main Street
as Chancellor1924 Forbidden Paradise
as Arthur Merrill1924 Sinners in Silk
as Ralph Norton1924 Broadway After Dark
as Edmund Durverne1924 Open All Night
as Professor Josef Stock1924 The Marriage Circle
as Tommy Kemp1924 Broken Barriers
as Georges de Croy1924 Shadows of Paris
as Mr. Chepstow1923 Bella Donna
as Don Salluste1923 The Spanish Dancer
as Pierre Revel1923 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Robert Townsend1923 The World's Applause
as Bliss Gordon1922 Singed Wings
as Duc de Langeais1922 The Eternal Flame
as Sterling1922 Head Over Heels
as Hubert Stein1922 Clarence
as Cal Baldwin1922 The Fast Mail
as Dr. Littlefield1921 The Faith Healer
as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert1921 The Sheik
as Louis XIII1921 The Three Musketeers
as James Brewster1921 Through The Back Door
as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband1917 The Moth
as Wilfred Carleton1916 The Devil at His Elbow
as Baron1916 Nearly a King
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)1916 Manhattan Madness
as Count Nicolai1916 The Crucial Test
as Bit Part (uncredited)1916 The Blue Envelope Mystery
as Society Man (uncredited)1916 The Habit of Happiness

TV Shows/Series with Adolphe Menjou as Actor(5)

as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Fitch1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Host1953 Your Favorite Story
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?

Born: Tuesday, 02/18 1890 (February) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 10/29 1963 (October) in Beverly Hills (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, Culver Academies
Spouses (current/former): Kathryn Carver, Verree Teasdale
Other names for Adolphe Menjou (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Adolphe Jean Menjou"
"Adolph Menjou"
"Адольф Менжу"
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Pola Negri (6x, Actress)
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Harold Rosson (6x, Crew)
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Darrell Silvera (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6433, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2025