Adolphe Menjou

Person

Adolphe Menjou

Born 18 February 1890 Died 29 October 1963, aged 73 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1916)
44years on screen and counting
9credits in 1924, their busiest year
136dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Pollyanna poster Age: 70

Pollyanna

1960
as Mr. Pendergast
I Married a Woman poster Age: 68

I Married a Woman

1958
as Frederick W. Sutton
Paths of Glory poster Age: 67

Paths of Glory

1957
as Gen. George Broulard
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown poster Age: 67

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957
as Arthur Martin
Bundle of Joy poster Age: 66

Bundle of Joy

1956
as J. B. Merlin
The Ambassador's Daughter poster Age: 66

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956
as Senator Jonathan Carwright
Timberjack poster Age: 65

Timberjack

1955
as 'Sweetwater' Tilton
Man on a Tightrope poster Age: 63

Man on a Tightrope

1953
as Fesker
The Sniper poster Age: 62

The Sniper

1952
as Frank Kafka
Across the Wide Missouri poster Age: 61

Across the Wide Missouri

1951
as Pierre
The Tall Target poster Age: 61

The Tall Target

1951
as Caleb Jeffers
To Please a Lady poster Age: 60

To Please a Lady

1950
as Gregg
Dancing in the Dark poster Age: 59

Dancing in the Dark

1949
as Melville Crossman
My Dream Is Yours poster Age: 59

My Dream Is Yours

1949
as Thomas Hutchins
State of the Union poster Age: 58

State of the Union

1948
as Jim Conover
The Hucksters poster Age: 57

The Hucksters

1947
as Mr. Kimberly
Mr. District Attorney poster Age: 57

Mr. District Attorney

1947
as Craig Warren
I'll Be Yours poster Age: 56

I'll Be Yours

1947
as J. Conrad Nelson
The Bachelor's Daughters poster Age: 56

The Bachelor's Daughters

1946
as Alexander Moody
Heartbeat poster Age: 56

Heartbeat

1946
as Ambassador
Man Alive poster Age: 55

Man Alive

1945
as Kismet
Step Lively poster Age: 54

Step Lively

1944
as Wagner
Sweet Rosie O'Grady poster Age: 53

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943
as Tom Moran
Hi Diddle Diddle poster Age: 53

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943
as Hector Phyffe
You Were Never Lovelier poster Age: 52

You Were Never Lovelier

1942
as Eduardo Acuña
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 poster Age: 52

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

1942
Syncopation poster Age: 52

Syncopation

1942
as George Latimer
Roxie Hart poster Age: 52

Roxie Hart

1942
as Billy Flynn
Father Takes a Wife poster Age: 51

Father Takes a Wife

1941
as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior
Road Show poster Age: 51

Road Show

1941
as Col. Carleton Carroway
A Bill of Divorcement poster Age: 50

A Bill of Divorcement

1940
as Hilary Fairfield
Turnabout poster Age: 50

Turnabout

1940
as Phil Manning
That's Right – You're Wrong poster Age: 49

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939
as Stacey Delmore
The Housekeeper's Daughter poster Age: 49

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939
as Deakon Maxwell
Golden Boy poster Age: 49

Golden Boy

1939
as Tom Moody
King of the Turf poster Age: 48

King of the Turf

1939
as Jim Mason
Thanks for Everything poster Age: 48

Thanks for Everything

1938
as J. B. Harcourt
Letter of Introduction poster Age: 48

Letter of Introduction

1938
as John Mannering
The Goldwyn Follies poster Age: 47

The Goldwyn Follies

1938
as Oliver Merlin
Stage Door poster Age: 47

Stage Door

1937
as Anthony Powell
One Hundred Men and a Girl poster Age: 47

One Hundred Men and a Girl

1937
as John Cardwell
Café Metropole poster Age: 47

Café Metropole

1937
as Monsieur Victor
A Star Is Born poster Age: 47

A Star Is Born

1937
as Oliver Niles
One in a Million poster Age: 46

One in a Million

1937
as Tad Spencer
Wives Never Know poster Age: 46

Wives Never Know

1936
as J. Hugh Ramsey
Sing, Baby, Sing poster Age: 46

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936
as Bruce Farraday
The Milky Way poster Age: 45

The Milky Way

1936
as Gabby Sloan
Broadway Gondolier poster Age: 45

Broadway Gondolier

1935
as Professor Eduardo de Vinci
Gold Diggers of 1935 poster Age: 45

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935
as Nicolai Nicoleff
The Mighty Barnum poster Age: 44

The Mighty Barnum

1934
as Bailey Walsh
The Human Side poster Age: 44

The Human Side

1934
as Gregory Sheldon
The Great Flirtation poster Age: 44

The Great Flirtation

1934
as Stephan Karpath
Little Miss Marker poster Age: 44

Little Miss Marker

1934
as Sorrowful Jones
The Trumpet Blows poster Age: 44

The Trumpet Blows

1934
as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
Journal of a Crime poster Age: 44

Journal of a Crime

1934
as Paul Mollet
Easy to Love poster Age: 43

Easy to Love

1934
as John
Convention City poster Age: 43

Convention City

1933
as T.R. (Ted) Kent
The Worst Woman in Paris? poster Age: 43

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933
as Adolphe Ballou
Morning Glory poster Age: 43

Morning Glory

1933
as Louis Easton
The Circus Queen Murder poster Age: 43

The Circus Queen Murder

1933
as Thatcher Colt
A Farewell to Arms poster Age: 42

A Farewell to Arms

1932
as Major Rinaldi
The Night Club Lady poster Age: 42

The Night Club Lady

1932
as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt
Diamond Cut Diamond poster Age: 42

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932
as Dan McQueen
Bachelor's Affairs poster Age: 42

Bachelor's Affairs

1932
as Andrew Hoyt
Two White Arms poster Age: 42

Two White Arms

1932
as Maj. Carey Liston
Prestige poster Age: 41

Prestige

1932
as Capt. Remy Bandoin
Forbidden poster Age: 41

Forbidden

1932
as Robert Grover
Friends and Lovers poster Age: 41

Friends and Lovers

1931
as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
The Great Lover poster Age: 41

The Great Lover

1931
as Paurel
No poster
Age: 41

Let Us Be Gay

1931
as Bob Brown
The Front Page poster Age: 41

The Front Page

1931
as Walter Burns
Men Call It Love poster Age: 41

Men Call It Love

1931
as Tony
The Easiest Way poster Age: 40

The Easiest Way

1931
as William Brockton
New Moon poster Age: 40

New Moon

1930
as Governor Boris Brusiloff
Morocco poster Age: 40

Morocco

1930
as Monsieur La Bessiere
Mysterious Mr. Parkes poster Age: 40

Mysterious Mr. Parkes

1930
as Courtenay Parkes
No poster
Age: 40

Bold Love

1930
My Kid of a Father poster Age: 40

My Kid of a Father

1930
as Jérôme Rocheville
Fashions in Love poster Age: 39

Fashions in Love

1929
as Paul de Remy
Marquis Preferred poster Age: 38

Marquis Preferred

1929
as Marquis d'Argenville
His Private Life poster Age: 38

His Private Life

1928
as Georges St. Germain
His Tiger Lady poster Age: 38

His Tiger Lady

1928
as Henri
No poster
Age: 38

A Night of Mystery

1928
Serenade poster Age: 37

Serenade

1927
as Franz Rossi
A Gentleman of Paris poster Age: 37

A Gentleman of Paris

1927
as Marquis de Marignan
No poster
Age: 37

Service for Ladies

1927
as Albert Leroux
Evening Clothes poster Age: 37

Evening Clothes

1927
as Lucien d'Artois
Blonde or Brunette poster Age: 36

Blonde or Brunette

1927
as Henri Martel
The Sorrows of Satan poster Age: 36

The Sorrows of Satan

1926
as Prince Lucio de Rimanez
The Ace of Cads poster Age: 36

The Ace of Cads

1926
A Social Celebrity poster Age: 36

A Social Celebrity

1926
as Max Haber
Fascinating Youth poster Age: 36

Fascinating Youth

1926
as Adolphe Menjou
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter poster Age: 36

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter

1926
as Albert Durant
The King On Main Street poster Age: 35

The King On Main Street

1925
as The King
Are Parents People? poster Age: 35

Are Parents People?

1925
as Mr. Hazlitt
A Kiss in the Dark poster Age: 35

A Kiss in the Dark

1925
as Walter Grenham
The Swan poster Age: 34

The Swan

1925
as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
The Fast Set poster Age: 34

The Fast Set

1924
as Ernest Steel
Open All Night poster Age: 34

Open All Night

1924
as Edmund Durverne
Sinners in Silk poster Age: 34

Sinners in Silk

1924
as Arthur Merrill
Broken Barriers poster Age: 34

Broken Barriers

1924
as Tommy Kemp
Broadway After Dark poster Age: 34

Broadway After Dark

1924
as Ralph Norton
The Marriage Cheat poster Age: 34

The Marriage Cheat

1924
as Bob Canfield
Shadows of Paris poster Age: 34

Shadows of Paris

1924
as Georges de Croy
The Marriage Circle poster Age: 33

The Marriage Circle

1924
as Professor Josef Stock
Forbidden Paradise poster Age: 33

Forbidden Paradise

1924
as Chancellor
The Spanish Dancer poster Age: 33

The Spanish Dancer

1923
as Don Salluste
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate poster Age: 33

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923
as Pierre Revel
Rupert of Hentzau poster Age: 33

Rupert of Hentzau

1923
as Count Rischenheim
Bella Donna poster Age: 33

Bella Donna

1923
as Mr. Chepstow
The World's Applause poster Age: 32

The World's Applause

1923
as Robert Townsend
Singed Wings poster Age: 32

Singed Wings

1922
as Bliss Gordon
Clarence poster Age: 32

Clarence

1922
as Hubert Stein
Pink Gods poster Age: 32

Pink Gods

1922
as Louis Barney
The Eternal Flame poster Age: 32

The Eternal Flame

1922
as Duc de Langeais
The Fast Mail poster Age: 32

The Fast Mail

1922
as Cal Baldwin
Head Over Heels poster Age: 32

Head Over Heels

1922
as Sterling
Is Matrimony a Failure? poster Age: 32

Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922
as Dudley King
Arabian Love poster Age: 32

Arabian Love

1922
as Captain Fortine (uncredited)
The Sheik poster Age: 31

The Sheik

1921
as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
Queenie poster Age: 31

Queenie

1921
as Count Michael
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 31

The Three Musketeers

1921
as Louis XIII
Through the Back Door poster Age: 31

Through the Back Door

1921
as James Brewster
The Faith Healer poster Age: 31

The Faith Healer

1921
as Dr. Littlefield
The Moth poster Age: 27

The Moth

1917
as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband
The Valentine Girl poster Age: 27

The Valentine Girl

1917
as Joe Winder
The Blue Envelope Mystery poster Age: 26

The Blue Envelope Mystery

1916
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Manhattan Madness poster Age: 26

Manhattan Madness

1916
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
The Reward of Patience poster Age: 26

The Reward of Patience

1916
as Paul Dunstan
The Devil at His Elbow poster Age: 26

The Devil at His Elbow

1916
as Wilfred Carleton
The Crucial Test poster Age: 26

The Crucial Test

1916
as Count Nicolai
The Habit of Happiness poster Age: 26

The Habit of Happiness

1916
as Society Man (uncredited)
Nearly a King poster Age: 25

Nearly a King

1916
as Baron
No poster
Age: 25

A Parisian Romance

1916
as Julianai
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TV credits

Newest first
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster Age: 69

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959
as Fitch
No poster
Age: 67

Target (US)

1958
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