Melvyn Douglas
Known For
Acting
Born
1901-04-05 in Macon, Georgia, USA
Died
1981-08-04
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Fugitive
as Dr. Mark Ryder
What's My Line?
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
Studio One
as Cyril Ritchard
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Ben Casey
as Burton Strang
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Richard Gordon
The Philco Television Playhouse
as The Stranger
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Pat Konke
Ghost Story
as Grandpa
Your Show of Shows
as Self - Guest Host
Your Show of Shows
as Self - Guest Performer
MGM Parade
as Self
MGM Parade
as self
Annie Oakley
as Jeff Hogarth
Playhouse 90
as Gen. Parker
Lights Out
Lux Video Theatre
as James Strickland
Ninotchka
as Count Leon d'Algout