Adolphe Menjou
Known For
Acting
Born
1890-02-18 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1963-10-29
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]
Most Known For
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Fitch
The George Gobel Show
as Self
Forbidden
as Robert Grover
Paths of Glory
as Gen. George Broulard
Morocco
as Monsieur La Bessiere
Roxie Hart
as Billy Flynn
Bella Donna
as Mr. Chepstow
Convention City
as T.R. (Ted) Kent
Let Us Be Gay
as Bob Brown
Step Lively
as Wagner
Your Favorite Story
as Host
Bold Love
A Farewell to Arms
as Major Rinaldi
A Star Is Born
as Oliver Niles
Serenade
as Franz Rossi
Stage Door
as Anthony Powell