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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 [/'ædɒlf 'mɒnʒuː/] was an American actor whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920s, 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).

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1931 · nominated

Filmography34 titles

Paths of Glory

1957as Gen. George Broulard

A Star Is Born

1937as Oliver Niles

The Hucksters

1947as Mr. Kimberly

You Were Never Lovelier

1942as Eduardo Acuña

Stage Door

1937as Anthony Powell

Pollyanna

1960as Mr. Pendergast

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Panelist

Syncopation

1942as George Latimer

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923as Pierre Revel

State of the Union

1948as Jim Conover

Step Lively

1944as Wagner

Man on a Tightrope

1953as Fesker

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943as Hector Phyffe

My Dream Is Yours

1949as Thomas Hutchins

Mr. District Attorney

1947as Craig Warren

Gold Diggers of 1935

1935as Nicolai Nicoleff

Forbidden

1932as Robert Grover

The Front Page

1931as Walter Burns

Through the Back Door

1921as James Brewster

Bundle of Joy

1956as J. B. Merlin

Morocco

1930as Monsieur La Bessiere

The Three Musketeers

1921as Louis XIII

The Marriage Circle

1924as Professor Josef Stock

A Farewell to Arms

1932as Major Rinaldi

Across the Wide Missouri

1951as Pierre

The Milky Way

1936as Gabby Sloan

Morning Glory

1933as Louis Easton

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957as Arthur Martin

Letter of Introduction

1938as John Mannering

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936as Bruce Farraday

The Sheik

1921as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

Road Show

1941as Col. Carleton Carroway

Heartbeat

1946as Ambassador

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956as Senator Jonathan Carwright