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Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Birthday: 1890-02-18 | Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Pollyanna

as    Mr. Pendergast

1958
I Married a Woman

as    Frederick W. Sutton

1957
Paths of Glory

as    Gen. George Broulard

1956
Bundle of Joy

as    J. B. Merlin

1956
The Ambassador's Daughter

as    Senator Jonathan Carwright

1955
Timberjack

as    'Sweetwater' Tilton

1953
Man on a Tightrope

as    Fesker

1953
Your Favorite Story

as    Host

1952
The Sniper

as    Frank Kafka

1951
The Tall Target

as    Caleb Jeffers

1951
Across the Wide Missouri

as    Pierre

1949
Dancing in the Dark

as    Melville Crossman

1949
My Dream Is Yours

as    Thomas Hutchins

1948
State of the Union

as    Jim Conover

1947
The Hucksters

as    Mr. Kimberly

1946
The Bachelor's Daughters

as    Alexander Moody

1946
Heartbeat

as    Ambassador

1944
Step Lively

as    Wagner

1943
Hi Diddle Diddle

as    Hector Phyffe

1942
Roxie Hart

as    Billy Flynn

1942
You Were Never Lovelier

as    Eduardo Acuña

1941
Road Show

as    Col. Carleton Carroway

1938
The Goldwyn Follies

as    Oliver Merlin

1937
Stage Door

as    Anthony Powell

1937
Café Metropole

as    Monsieur Victor

1937
A Star Is Born

as    Oliver Niles

1937
One in a Million

as    Tad Spencer

1936
Sing, Baby, Sing

as    Bruce Farraday

1936
The Milky Way

as    Gabby Sloan

1935
Broadway Gondolier

as    Professor Eduardo de Vinci