
Adolphe Menjou
Department: Acting
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]
Known For

Paths of Glory
1957

Pollyanna
1960

My Dream Is Yours
1949

A Farewell to Arms
1932

A Star Is Born
1937

Morning Glory
1933

The Devil at His Elbow
1916

The Sniper
1952

State of the Union
1948

The Tall Target
1951

Across the Wide Missouri
1951

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923

The Milky Way
1936

Heartbeat
1946

Morocco
1930

The Front Page
1931

Bundle of Joy
1956

Little Miss Marker
1934

Step Lively
1944

You Were Never Lovelier
1942

Broadway Gondolier
1935

Golden Boy
1939

Nearly a King
1916

Stage Door
1937

Gold Diggers of 1935
1935

One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937

A Night of Mystery
1928

Broken Barriers
1924

Forbidden
1932

The Three Musketeers
1921

Father Takes a Wife
1941

Dancing in the Dark
1949

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943

A Kiss in the Dark
1925

Roxie Hart
1942

The Marriage Circle
1924

Syncopation
1942

The Ambassador's Daughter
1956

The Hucksters
1947

Clarence
1922

Letter of Introduction
1938

A Bill of Divorcement
1940

Rupert of Hentzau
1923

The Mighty Barnum
1934

Through the Back Door
1921

Man on a Tightrope
1953

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

I Married a Woman
1958

Are Parents People?
1925

I'll Be Yours
1947

The Circus Queen Murder
1933

Turnabout
1940

One in a Million
1937

Blonde or Brunette
1927

Manhattan Madness
1916

The Easiest Way
1931

Road Show
1941

Mr. District Attorney
1947

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957

The Habit of Happiness
1916

The Great Lover
1931

That's Right – You're Wrong
1939

Prestige
1932

The Trumpet Blows
1934

Café Metropole
1937

To Please a Lady
1950

Easy to Love
1934

Friends and Lovers
1931

Journal of a Crime
1934

The Sorrows of Satan
1926

The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939

Sing, Baby, Sing
1936

The Bachelor's Daughters
1946

Man Alive
1945

The Night Club Lady
1932

Serenade
1927

Convention City
1933

The Faith Healer
1921

The Spanish Dancer
1923

Thanks for Everything
1938

Men Call It Love
1931

The Fast Set
1924

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
1926

New Moon
1930

The Blue Envelope Mystery
1916

Forbidden Paradise
1924

The World's Applause
1923

Timberjack
1955

Bachelor's Affairs
1932

The Circus: Premiere
1928

The Goldwyn Follies
1938

Head Over Heels
1922

Sinners in Silk
1924

Broadway After Dark
1924

The Swan
1925

The King On Main Street
1925

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943

Bold Love
1930

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931

Bella Donna
1923

Shadows of Paris
1924

Pink Gods
1922

A Gentleman of Paris
1927

Service for Ladies
1927

Fashions in Love
1929

Open All Night
1924

The Moth
1917

The Eternal Flame
1922

Diamond Cut Diamond
1932

Two White Arms
1932

A Social Celebrity
1926

The Sheik
1921

Fascinating Youth
1926

King of the Turf
1939

The Fast Mail
1922

Singed Wings
1922

His Tiger Lady
1928

His Private Life
1928

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942

Wives Never Know
1936

The Great Flirtation
1934

The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933

The Human Side
1934

The Ace of Cads
1926

Evening Clothes
1927

Marquis Preferred
1929

My Kid of a Father
1930

The Crucial Test
1916

Let Us Be Gay
1931

A Parisian Romance
1916

The Valentine Girl
1917

Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922

The Marriage Cheat
1924

The Reward of Patience
1916

Arabian Love
1922

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930

Queenie
1921

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

Target (US)
1958

Your Favorite Story
1953

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

The George Gobel Show
1954

What's My Line?
1950

What's My Line?
1950