Adolphe Menjou
Acting
Born February 18, 1890 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died October 29, 1963
Also known as Adolphe Jean Menjou · Adolph Menjou · Адольф Менжу
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. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1931 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
Paths of Glory
A Star Is Born
The Hucksters
You Were Never Lovelier
Stage Door
Pollyanna
What's My Line?
Syncopation
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
State of the Union
Step Lively
Man on a Tightrope
Hi Diddle Diddle
My Dream Is Yours
Mr. District Attorney
Gold Diggers of 1935
Forbidden
The Front Page
Through the Back Door
Bundle of Joy
Morocco
The Three Musketeers
The Marriage Circle
A Farewell to Arms
Across the Wide Missouri
The Milky Way
Morning Glory
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Letter of Introduction
Sing, Baby, Sing
The Sheik
Road Show
Heartbeat
The Ambassador's Daughter