Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

1890-02-18 – 1963-10-29 (age 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory

1957

as Gen. George Broulard

Pollyanna
Pollyanna

1960

as Mr. Pendergast

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1937

as Oliver Niles

Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier

1935

as Professor Eduardo de Vinci

Stage Door
Stage Door

1937

as Anthony Powell

Morocco
Morocco

1930

as Monsieur La Bessiere

A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms

1932

as Major Rinaldi

The Sniper
The Sniper

1952

as Frank Kafka

Heartbeat
Heartbeat

1946

as Ambassador

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier

1942

as Eduardo Acuña

State of the Union
State of the Union

1948

as Jim Conover

The Tall Target
The Tall Target

1951

as Caleb Jeffers

Golden Boy
Golden Boy

1939

as Tom Moody

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart

1942

as Billy Flynn

Morning Glory
Morning Glory

1933

as Louis Easton

Across the Wide Missouri
The Front Page
The Front Page

1931

as Walter Burns

Forbidden
Forbidden

1932

as Robert Grover

Convention City
Convention City

1933

as T.R. (Ted) Kent