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Overview

Date of Birth:

18 February 1890, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA more

Date of Death:

29 October 1963, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

The words "suave" and "debonair" became synonymous with the name Adolphe... more

Trivia:

Brother of actor Henri Menjou. more

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Down 15% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

DVD Playhouse--May 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 11 May 2009, 11:22 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Adolph Menjou

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The DuPont Show with June Allyson" (1959)	Fitch (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	7.2 (26)
	AKAs: The June Allyson Show 1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show with June Allyson: The Secret Life of James Thurber (#2.25)" Fitch
2.	Pollyanna (1960)	Mr. Pendergast	1960	-	7.0 (2,707)

3.	"Target" (1958)	Dr. Morgan Spiers / General Brandon (2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "Target: The Unknown (#1.29)" Dr. Morgan Spiers "Target: Taps for the General (#1.15)" General Brandon
4.	I Married a Woman (1958)	Frederick W. Sutton	1958	-	5.3 (101)

5.	Paths of Glory (1957)	Gen. George Broulard	1957	-	8.6 (39,898)

6.	The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)	Arthur Martin	1957	-	5.5 (149)

7.	Bundle of Joy (1956)	J. B. Merlin	1956	-	5.6 (299)

8.	The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)	Sen. Jonathan Cartwright	1956	-	5.6 (245)

9.	"Science Fiction Theatre" (1955)	Dr. Elliott Harcourt (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	8.4 (71)
	1 TV episode: "Science Fiction Theatre: Barrier of Silence (#1.20)" Dr. Elliott Harcourt
10.	Timberjack (1955)	'Sweetwater' Tilton	1955	-	5.2 (65)

11.	"Your Favorite Story" (1953)	Captain Harrison (5 episodes, 1953-1954)	1954	-	-
	5 TV episodes: "Your Favorite Story: The Turning Point (#2.2)" "Your Favorite Story: The Bedford House Conspiracy (#2.16)" "Your Favorite Story: The Man Trap (#2.19)" "Your Favorite Story: Lady and the Law" Captain Harrison "Your Favorite Story: Vice Versa (#1.27)"
12.	Man on a Tightrope (1953)	Fesker	1953	-	6.8 (201)

13.	The Sniper (1952)	Police Lt. Frank Kafka	1952	-	7.1 (539)

14.	Across the Wide Missouri (1951)	Pierre (French trapper)	1951	-	6.1 (564)

15.	The Tall Target (1951)	Colonel Caleb Jeffers	1951	-	7.3 (403)

16.	To Please a Lady (1950)	Gregg	1950	-	6.1 (264)
	AKAs: Red Hot Wheels (USA: reissue title)
17.	Dancing in the Dark (1949)	Melville Crossman	1949	-	5.4 (88)

18.	My Dream Is Yours (1949)	Thomas Hutchins	1949	-	6.4 (317)

19.	State of the Union (1948)	(as Adolph Menjou) Jim Conover	1948	-	7.5 (1,124)
	AKAs: The World and His Wife (UK)
20.	The Hucksters (1947)	Mr. Kimberly	1947	-	6.7 (512)

21.	Mr. District Attorney (1947)	Craig Warren	1947	-	6.6 (18)
	AKAs: District Attorney
22.	I'll Be Yours (1947)	J. Conrad Nelson	1947	-	6.7 (45)

23.	The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)	Alexander Moody	1946	-	6.5 (25)
	AKAs: Bachelor Girls (UK)
24.	Heartbeat (1946)	Ambassador	1946	-	5.9 (178)

25.	Man Alive (1945)	Kismet	1945	-	5.7 (44)

26.	Step Lively (1944)	Wagner	1944	-	5.7 (142)

27.	Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)	Thomas Moran	1943	-	6.9 (66)

28.	Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)	Col. Hector Phyffe	1943	-	7.2 (111)
	AKAs: Diamonds and Crime (USA: reissue title) Try and Find It
29.	You Were Never Lovelier (1942)	Eduardo Acuña	1942	-	7.3 (825)

30.	Syncopation (1942)	George Latimer	1942	-	6.2 (70)

31.	Roxie Hart (1942)	Billy Flynn	1942	-	7.0 (482)

32.	Father Takes a Wife (1941)	Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior	1941	-	7.7 (198)

33.	Road Show (1941)	Col. Carleton Carroway	1941	-	5.7 (230)

34.	A Bill of Divorcement (1940)	Hilary Fairfield	1940	-	5.6 (49)
	AKAs: Bill of Divorcement (UK) Never to Love (USA: reissue title)
35.	Turnabout (1940)	Phil Manning	1940	-	6.5 (223)

36.	That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)	Stacey Delmore	1939	-	6.0 (85)

37.	The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)	Deakon Maxwell	1939	-	6.1 (84)

38.	Golden Boy (1939)	Tom Moody	1939	-	6.9 (549)

39.	King of the Turf (1939)	Jim Mason	1939	-	4.7 (6)

40.	Thanks for Everything (1938)	J. B. Harcourt	1938	-	6.3 (24)

41.	Letter of Introduction (1938)	John Mannering	1938	-	6.0 (89)

42.	The Goldwyn Follies (1938)	(as Adolph Menjou) Oliver Merlin	1938	-	5.1 (185)

43.	Stage Door (1937)	Anthony Powell	1937	-	7.8 (2,747)

44.	One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)	John Cardwell	1937	-	7.0 (303)
	AKAs: 100 Men and a Girl (USA: review title)
45.	Café Metropole (1937)	Monsieur Victor Lobard	1937	-	6.7 (142)

46.	A Star Is Born (1937)	Oliver Niles	1937	-	7.8 (2,533)

47.	One in a Million (1936)	Thaddeus 'Tad' Spencer	1936	-	6.2 (91)

48.	Wives Never Know (1936)	J. Hugh Ramsey	1936	-	-

49.	Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)	Bruce Farraday	1936	-	6.6 (27)

50.	The Milky Way (1936)	Gabby Sloan (Speed's manager)	1936	-	6.8 (588)

51.	Broadway Gondolier (1935)	Professor Eduardo de Vinci	1935	-	6.8 (48)

52.	Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)	Nicolai Nicoleff	1935	-	7.6 (984)

53.	The Mighty Barnum (1934)	Bailey Walsh	1934	-	6.4 (29)

54.	The Human Side (1934)	Gregory Sheldon	1934	-	-

55.	The Great Flirtation (1934)	Stephan Karpath	1934	-	-

56.	Little Miss Marker (1934)	Sorrowful Jones	1934	-	7.0 (296)
	AKAs: The Girl in Pawn (UK)
57.	The Trumpet Blows (1934)	Pancho Montes/Pancho Gomez	1934	-	6.3 (6)
	AKAs: The Trumpet Calls (UK)
58.	Journal of a Crime (1934)	Paul Mollet	1934	-	6.0 (49)

59.	Easy to Love (1934)	John Townsend	1934	-	7.0 (63)

60.	Convention City (1933)	T.R. (Ted) Kent	1933	-	8.4 (15)

61.	The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)	Adolphe Ballou	1933	-	7.0 (20)

62.	Morning Glory (1933)	Louis (Lewis) Easton	1933	-	6.6 (834)

63.	The Circus Queen Murder (1933)	Thatcher Colt	1933	-	6.4 (90)

64.	A Farewell to Arms (1932)	Major Rinaldi	1932	-	6.6 (1,498)

65.	The Night Club Lady (1932)	Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt	1932	-	5.9 (9)

66.	Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)	Dan McQueen	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Blame the Woman (USA)
67.	Bachelor's Affairs (1932)	Andrew Hoyt	1932	-	-

68.	Two White Arms (1932)	Maj. Carey Liston	1932	-	-
	AKAs: Wives Beware (USA)
69.	Prestige (1932)	Capt. Remy Baudoin	1932	-	6.0 (80)

70.	Forbidden (1932)	Bob	1932	-	6.8 (339)

71.	Friends and Lovers (1931)	Captain Geoffrey 'Geoff' Roberts	1931	-	5.4 (132)

72.	The Great Lover (1931)	Jean Paurel	1931	-	5.6 (49)

73.	The Front Page (1931)	Walter Burns	1931	-	7.0 (624)

74.	Men Call It Love (1931)	Anthony 'Tony' Minot	1931	-	5.9 (21)

75.	The Easiest Way (1931)	William 'Will' Brockton	1931	-	6.2 (152)

76.	New Moon (1930)	Governor Boris Brusiloff	1930	-	6.6 (45)

77.	Morocco (1930)	Monsieur La Bessiere	1930	-	7.3 (1,584)

78.	L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930)	Courtenay Parkes	1930	-	-
	AKAs: Mysterious Mr. Parkes
79.	Amor audaz (1930)	Albert d'Arlons	1930	-	-

80.	Mon gosse de père (1930)	Jérome	1930	-	-

81.	Soyons gais (1930)	Bob Brown	1930	-	-

82.	The Parisian (1930)	Jérome Rocheville	1930	-	-

83.	Fashions in Love (1929)	Paul de Remy	1929	-	-

84.	Marquis Preferred (1929)	Marquis d'Argenville	1929	-	-

85.	His Private Life (1928)	Georges St. Germain	1928	-	-

86.	His Tiger Wife (1928)	Henri	1928	-	-
	AKAs: A Night of Mystery His Tiger Lady
87.	A Night of Mystery (1928/I)	Captain Ferreol	1928	-	-
	AKAs: The Code of Honour
88.	Serenade (1927)	Franz Rossi	1927	-	-

89.	A Gentleman of Paris (1927)	Marquis de Marignan	1927	-	8.5 (11)

90.	Service for Ladies (1927)	Albert Leroux	1927	-	-

91.	Evening Clothes (1927)	Lucien d'Artois	1927	-	-

92.	Blonde or Brunette (1927)	Henri Martel	1927	-	-

93.	The Sorrows of Satan (1926)	Prince Lucio de Rimanez	1926	-	6.7 (32)

94.	The Ace of Cads (1926)	Chappel Maturin	1926	-	-

95.	A Social Celebrity (1926)	Max Haber	1926	-	-

96.	Fascinating Youth (1926)	Adolphe Menjou	1926	-	-

97.	The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926)	Albert Durant	1926	-	7.6 (9)

98.	The King on Main Street (1925)	King Serge IV of Molvania	1925	-	6.6 (8)

99.	Lost: A Wife (1925)	Tony Hamilton	1925	-	-

100.	Are Parents People? (1925)	Mr. Hazlitt	1925	-	7.0 (26)

101.	A Kiss in the Dark (1925)	Walter Grenham	1925	-	-

102.	The Swan (1925)	Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels	1925	-	7.4 (13)

103.	Forbidden Paradise (1924)	Chancellor	1924	-	7.8 (36)

104.	The Fast Set (1924)	Ernest Steel	1924	-	-

105.	Open All Night (1924)	Edmund Durverne	1924	-	8.0 (59)
	AKAs: One Parisian Night (UK)
106.	Sinners in Silk (1924)	Arthur Merrill	1924	-	-

107.	Broken Barriers (1924)	Tommy Kemp	1924	-	-

108.	For Sale (1924)	Joseph Hudley	1924	-	-

109.	Broadway After Dark (1924)	Ralph Norton	1924	-	-

110.	The Marriage Cheat (1924)	Bob Canfield	1924	-	-

111.	Shadows of Paris (1924)	Georges de Croy, His Secretary	1924	-	-

112.	The Marriage Circle (1924)	Professor Josef Stock	1924	-	7.7 (320)

113.	The Spanish Dancer (1923)	Don Salluste	1923	-	6.8 (18)

114.	A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)	Pierre Revel	1923	-	7.1 (1,315)

115.	Rupert of Hentzau (1923)	Count Rischenheim	1923	-	-

116.	Bella Donna (1923)	Mr. Chepstow	1923	-	-

117.	The World's Applause (1923)	Robert Townsend	1923	-	-

118.	Singed Wings (1922)	Bliss Gordon	1922	-	-

119.	Clarence (1922)	Hubert Stein	1922	-	-

120.	Pink Gods (1922)	Louis Barney	1922	-	-

121.	The Eternal Flame (1922)	Duc de Langeais	1922	-	-

122.	The Fast Mail (1922)	Cal Baldwin	1922	-	-

123.	Head Over Heels (1922)	Sterling	1922	-	6.0 (5)

124.	Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)	Dudley King	1922	-	-

125.	Arabian Love (1922)	(uncredited) Captain Fortine	1922	-	-

126.	The Sheik (1921)	Raoul de Saint Hubert	1921	-	7.7 (1,208)

127.	Queenie (1921)	Count Michael	1921	-	-

128.	The Three Musketeers (1921)	Louis XIII	1921	-	7.0 (212)

129.	Courage (1921)	Bruce Ferguson	1921	-	-

130.	Through the Back Door (1921)	James Brewster	1921	-	7.2 (52)

131.	The Faith Healer (1921)	Dr. Littlefield	1921	-	-

132.	What Happened to Rosa (1920)	(uncredited) Reporter Friend of Dr. Drew	1920	-	7.4 (15)

133.	The Moth (1917)	The Husband	1917	-	-

134.	The Amazons (1917)	(uncredited)	1917	-	-

135.	An Even Break (1917)	(uncredited) Bit Part	1917	-	-

136.	Wild and Woolly (1917)	(uncredited) (unconfirmed)	1917	-	7.0 (262)

137.	The Valentine Girl (1917)	Joe Winder	1917	-	-

138.	The Blue Envelope Mystery (1916)	(uncredited) Bit Part	1916	-	-

139.	The Kiss (1916)	Pennington	1916	-	-

140.	The Scarlet Runner (1916)	Bit Part	1916	-	-

141.	Manhattan Madness (1916)	(uncredited) Bit Part	1916	-	6.1 (8)

142.	The Reward of Patience (1916)	Paul Dunstan	1916	-	-

143.	The Devil at His Elbow (1916)	Wilfred Carleton	1916	-	-

144.	The Crucial Test (1916)	Count Nicolai	1916	-	-

145.	The Habit of Happiness (1916)	(uncredited) Society Man	1916	-	6.0 (5)
	AKAs: Laugh and the World Laughs
146.	The Price of Happiness (1916)	Howard Neal	1916	-	-

147.	Nearly a King (1916)	Baron	1916	-	-

148.	A Parisian Romance (1916)	Julianai	1916	-	-

149.	The Man Behind the Door (1914)	(uncredited) Ringmaster	1914	-	-

150.	The Acid Test (1914/II)	(uncredited) Extra	1914	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Father Takes a Wife (1941)	("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850))	1941	-	7.7 (198)

2.	The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)	("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850) (uncredited))	1939	-	6.1 (84)

3.	Golden Boy (1939)	("We're in the Money Now")	1939	-	6.9 (549)

4.	One in a Million (1936)	(performer: "We're Back in Circulation Again" (1936))	1936	-	6.2 (91)

5.	The Great Lover (1931)	(performer: "Là ci darem la mano" (1787) (uncredited)) ("Ich liebe Dich" (1864) (uncredited), "Waltz Song" (1867) (uncredited))	1931	-	5.6 (49)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"About Faces" (1960)	Himself (1 episode, 1960)	1960	-	-
	1 TV episode: "About Faces: (1960-06-15)" Himself
2.	"The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)	Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1959)	1959	-	4.8 (8)
	AKAs: The Ford Show 2 TV episodes: "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: (#3.33)" Himself "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show: (#1.7)" (as Adolph Menjou) Himself
3.	"Target" (1958)	Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	-
	2 TV episodes: "Target: Unreasonable Doubt (#1.24)" Himself - Host "Target: Police Doctor (#1.2)" Himself - Host
4.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1951-1957)	1957	-	8.9 (268)
	2 TV episodes: "What's My Line?: (1957-05-12)" Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1951-11-11)" Mystery Guest
5.	"The George Gobel Show" (1954)	Himself (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	6.4 (15)
	1 TV episode: "The George Gobel Show: (#1.26)" Himself
6.	"Your Favorite Story" (1953)	Himself - Host / 8 characters not shown (32 episodes, 1953-1954)	1954	-	-
	32 TV episodes: "Your Favorite Story: The Crime (#3.6)" Himself - Host "Your Favorite Story: Inside Out: The Story of Bunder-Runger the Jailbird" Himself-Host "Your Favorite Story: Out of Darkness (#2.23)" Himself - Host "Your Favorite Story: A Martyr to Science (#1.3)" Himself - Host "Your Favorite Story: The Reporter Who Made Himself King (#2.11)" Himself-Host 27 episodes not shown.
7.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952)	Himself	1952	-	-

8.	Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942)	Himself	1942	-	7.4 (9)

9.	Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood (1940)	Himself (Rose Bowl Parade Spectator)	1940	-	-

10.	Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933)	(uncredited) Himself	1933	-	5.7 (10)

11.	Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931/I)	Himself	1931	-	3.3 (7)


1.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: None Without Sin (2003) Himself
2.	Classified X (1998) (TV)	Himself

3.	Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)	(uncredited) Himself (before HUAC)

4.	Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV)	Col. Carleton Carroway

5.	Citizen Cohn (1992) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself (testifies before HUAC)

6.	Zelig (1983)	(uncredited) Himself

7.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Himself

8.	Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself, film clip from 'Star Is Born'

9.	The Love Goddesses (1965)	Himself

10.	"Disneyland"
	3 TV episodes: Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) Mr. Pendergast Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) Mr. Pendergast Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) Mr. Pendergast
11.	Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)	Himself

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Stage and television actor. more

Publicity Listings:

2 Portrayals | 1 Print Biography | 15 Articles | 2 Pictorials more

Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Jealousy more

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