Melvyn Douglas
Born
April 5, 1901 (age 80)
Died
August 4, 1981
Birthplace
Macon, Georgia, USA

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg; April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981) was an American actor. Douglas came to prominence in the 1930s as a suave leading man, perhaps best typified by his performance in the 1939 romantic comedy Ninotchka with Greta Garbo. Douglas later played mature and fatherly characters, as in his Academy Award–winning performances in Hud (1963) and Being There (1979) and his Academy Award–nominated performance in I Never Sang for My Father (1970). In the last few years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts. Douglas appeared as "Senator Joseph Carmichael" in The Changeling in 1980 and Ghost Story in 1981 in his final completed film role.

Movies

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 ★ 9.0
(archive footage)
The Hot Touch
The Hot Touch
1982 ★ 3.8
Max Reich
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
1981 ★ 6.0
Dr. John Jaffrey
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle
1980 ★ 6.0
David
The Changeling
The Changeling
1980 ★ 7.0
Senator Carmichael
Being There
Being There
1979 ★ 7.6
Benjamin Rand
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979 ★ 5.7
Senator Birney
The Making of a President
The Making of a President
1978
Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers
1977 ★ 5.0
Donald's Father
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977 ★ 2.0
Grandpa Doc
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977 ★ 6.4
Zachariah Guthrie
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 ★ 7.6
Monsieur Zy
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 ★ 6.9
(archive footage)
Murder or Mercy
Murder or Mercy
1974
Dr. Paul Harelson
The Death Squad
The Death Squad
1974 ★ 6.6
Police Captain Earl Kreski
The Going Up of David Lev
The Going Up of David Lev
1973
Grandfather
The Candidate
The Candidate
1972 ★ 6.5
John J. McKay
One Is a Lonely Number
One Is a Lonely Number
1972 ★ 4.6
Joseph Provo
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1971 ★ 4.5
Judge Earl Chapman
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
1970 ★ 6.5
Tom Garrison
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
1970 ★ 4.5
Keller Floran
Companions in Nightmare
Companions in Nightmare
1968 ★ 4.0
Dr. Lawrence Strelson
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967
Peter Schermann
The Crucible
The Crucible
1967 ★ 2.7
Deputy Governor Danforth
Hotel
Hotel
1967 ★ 5.9
Warren Trent
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1965 ★ 8.0
Henry Drummond
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
1965 ★ 5.0
Martin
Rapture
Rapture
1965 ★ 7.0
Frederick Larbaud
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
1964 ★ 6.6
Admiral William Jessup
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 ★ 6.3
Leon (archive footage)
Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear
1964 ★ 5.0
Col. Claude Brackenbury
Hud
Hud
1963 ★ 7.3
Homer Bannon
Billy Budd
Billy Budd
1962 ★ 7.3
The Dansker, Sailmaker
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
1959
Gen. Parker
The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958
Stalin
The Greer Case
The Greer Case
1957
Howard Hoagland
On the Loose
On the Loose
1951 ★ 6.0
Frank Bradley
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951 ★ 5.5
Paul Beaurevel
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
1949 ★ 6.6
Armand De Glasse
A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret
1949 ★ 5.6
Luke Jordan
My Own True Love
My Own True Love
1948 ★ 5.5
Clive Heath
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 ★ 7.0
Bill Cole
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 ★ 6.1
Brice Chamberlain
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
1947 ★ 5.7
Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 ★ 6.0
Jeff Seabrook
They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride
1942 ★ 5.8
Michael 'Mike' Holmes
We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing
1942 ★ 3.6
Nicholas Prax
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman
1941 ★ 6.4
Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
Our Wife
Our Wife
1941 ★ 5.7
Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face
1941 ★ 6.8
Dr. Gustaf Segert
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 ★ 6.6
Larry Baker
This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
1940 ★ 8.0
Tice Collins
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 ★ 6.8
Jeff Thompson
He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
Paul Boliet
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
1940 ★ 6.3
Henry Lowndes
Ninotchka
Ninotchka
1939 ★ 7.5
Count Leon d'Algout
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 ★ 5.8
Kenny Williams
Good Girls Go to Paris
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939 ★ 7.0
Ronald Brooke
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 ★ 4.6
Michael Cassidy
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 ★ 4.0
Melvyn Douglas
There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again
1938 ★ 5.8
William 'Bill' Reardon
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
1938 ★ 6.6
Henry Linden
That Certain Age
That Certain Age
1938 ★ 5.1
Vincent Bullitt
Fast Company
Fast Company
1938 ★ 5.0
Joel Sloane
The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife
1938 ★ 4.3
George Sartoris
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
1938 ★ 5.8
William H. Reardon
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 ★ 5.8
Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance
1937 ★ 5.0
James Guthrie
Angel
Angel
1937 ★ 6.7
Anthony 'Tony' Halton
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 ★ 7.5
Frank Burton Cheyne
I Met Him in Paris
I Met Him in Paris
1937 ★ 5.3
George Potter
Women of Glamour
Women of Glamour
1937 ★ 5.0
Richard Stark
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 ★ 6.5
Michael Grant
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936 ★ 5.3
John Randolph
And So They Were Married
And So They Were Married
1936 ★ 5.8
Stephen Blake
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 ★ 5.9
Michael Lanyard
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1935 ★ 6.3
Jeff Hogarth
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Barton Powell
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
1935 ★ 7.0
Richard Barclay
The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy
1935 ★ 6.0
George R. 'Traps' Stuart
Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner
1934 ★ 5.7
Charles Stanton
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark
1934 ★ 6.0
Tony Robson
Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
1933 ★ 6.4
Roy Darwin
Nagana
Nagana
1933
Dr. Walter Tradnor
The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat
1933 ★ 5.4
Karl Brettschneider
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 ★ 6.7
Penderel
As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me
1932 ★ 6.3
Count Bruno Varelli
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing
1932 ★ 5.0
Philip 'Phil' Marvin
The Wiser Sex
The Wiser Sex
1932 ★ 6.0
David Rolfe
Prestige
Prestige
1932 ★ 5.5
Capt. Andre Verlaine
Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
1931 ★ 5.9
Jim Fletcher

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