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Adolphe Menjou

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 18, 1890 (Died at 73)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1920 – 1963
Known Credits137 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Adolphe Menjou

Also known as:Adolphe Jean MenjouAdolph MenjouАдольф Менжу
Total Works

137

133 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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]

Signature Roles & Milestones

Paths of Glory
8.2
Paths of Glory
1957•movie
as Gen. George Broulard
A Star Is Born
7.2
A Star Is Born
1937•movie
as Oliver Niles
Pollyanna
6.9
Pollyanna
1960•movie
as Mr. Pendergast
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7
as Pierre Revel

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 137 titles featuring Adolphe Menjou

Paths of Glory
8.2
Paths of Glory
1957•movie

as Gen. George Broulard

A Star Is Born
7.2
A Star Is Born
1937•movie

as Oliver Niles

Pollyanna
6.9
Pollyanna
1960•movie

as Mr. Pendergast

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7

as Pierre Revel

Morocco
6.5
Morocco
1930•movie

as Monsieur La Bessiere

A Farewell to Arms
6.1
A Farewell to Arms
1932•movie

as Major Rinaldi

Stage Door
7.2
Stage Door
1937•movie

as Anthony Powell

The Front Page
6.4
The Front Page
1931•movie

as Walter Burns

The Sniper
6.7
The Sniper
1952•movie

as Frank Kafka

State of the Union
6.8
State of the Union
1948•movie

as Jim Conover

The Sheik
5.9
The Sheik
1921•movie

as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert

You Were Never Lovelier
7.1

as Eduardo Acuña

Morning Glory
6.2
Morning Glory
1933•movie

as Louis Easton

Gold Diggers of 1935
6.5

as Nicolai Nicoleff

The Tall Target
6.8
The Tall Target
1951•movie

as Caleb Jeffers

The Marriage Circle
6.3

as Professor Josef Stock

Forbidden
6.5
Forbidden
1932•movie

as Robert Grover

Across the Wide Missouri
6.1

as Pierre

The Three Musketeers
6.4

as Louis XIII

Golden Boy
6.5
Golden Boy
1939•movie

as Tom Moody

Man on a Tightrope
6.6
Man on a Tightrope
1953•movie

as Fesker

One Hundred Men and a Girl
6.4

as John Cardwell

What's My Line?
7.0
2 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Roxie Hart
7.0
Roxie Hart
1942•movie

as Billy Flynn

Little Miss Marker
6.5
Little Miss Marker
1934•movie

as Sorrowful Jones

My Dream Is Yours
6.4
My Dream Is Yours
1949•movie

as Thomas Hutchins

The Milky Way
6.1
The Milky Way
1936•movie

as Gabby Sloan

The Hucksters
7.0
The Hucksters
1947•movie

as Mr. Kimberly

Bundle of Joy
6.4
Bundle of Joy
1956•movie

as J. B. Merlin

The Easiest Way
5.1
The Easiest Way
1931•movie

as William Brockton

Heartbeat
5.2
Heartbeat
1946•movie

as Ambassador

Hi Diddle Diddle
6.6
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943•movie

as Hector Phyffe

Turnabout
6.0
Turnabout
1940•movie

as Phil Manning

To Please a Lady
6.5
To Please a Lady
1950•movie

as Gregg

Journal of a Crime
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934•movie

as Paul Mollet

The Goldwyn Follies
5.2

as Oliver Merlin

The Sorrows of Satan
7.2

as Prince Lucio de Rimanez

Café Metropole
7.2
Café Metropole
1937•movie

as Monsieur Victor

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Letter of Introduction
6.0

as John Mannering

Road Show
5.6
Road Show
1941•movie

as Col. Carleton Carroway

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
6.0

as Arthur Martin

Through the Back Door
6.5

as James Brewster

Easy to Love
5.1
Easy to Love
1934•movie

as John

Step Lively
6.7
Step Lively
1944•movie

as Wagner

Forbidden Paradise
5.6
Forbidden Paradise
1924•movie

as Chancellor

The Ambassador's Daughter
4.9

as Senator Jonathan Carwright

The Circus Queen Murder
5.0

as Thatcher Colt

One in a Million
7.0
One in a Million
1937•movie

as Tad Spencer

Friends and Lovers
4.9
Friends and Lovers
1931•movie

as Captain Geoffrey Roberts

Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936•movie

as Bruce Farraday

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
6.5

as Tom Moran

I Married a Woman
6.4
I Married a Woman
1958•movie

as Frederick W. Sutton

Broadway Gondolier
6.0
Broadway Gondolier
1935•movie

as Professor Eduardo de Vinci

Father Takes a Wife
6.8

as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior

Syncopation
6.8
Syncopation
1942•movie

as George Latimer

A Bill of Divorcement
6.3

as Hilary Fairfield

Manhattan Madness
5.5
Manhattan Madness
1916•movie

as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney
6.5

as Craig Warren

Man Alive
5.6
Man Alive
1945•movie

as Kismet

Timberjack
4.2
Timberjack
1955•movie

as 'Sweetwater' Tilton

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5
1 eps

as Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

I'll Be Yours
6.2
I'll Be Yours
1947•movie

as J. Conrad Nelson

The Habit of Happiness
5.4

as Society Man (uncredited)

The Great Lover
6.4
The Great Lover
1931•movie

as Paurel

The Housekeeper's Daughter
4.6

as Deakon Maxwell

The Night Club Lady
7.1

as Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt

Convention City
4.2
Convention City
1933•movie

as T.R. (Ted) Kent

New Moon
6.0
New Moon
1930•movie

as Governor Boris Brusiloff

The Circus: Premiere
5.4

as Self

We’re Switching to Hollywood
5.2
That's Right – You're Wrong
6.2

as Stacey Delmore

The Great Flirtation
3.5

as Stephan Karpath

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8
1 eps
Broken Barriers
3.7
Broken Barriers
1924•movie

as Tommy Kemp

Dancing in the Dark
6.0

as Melville Crossman

Prestige
7.0
Prestige
1932•movie

as Capt. Remy Bandoin

The Bachelor's Daughters
6.5

as Alexander Moody

The Spanish Dancer
5.0
The Spanish Dancer
1923•movie

as Don Salluste

Thanks for Everything
6.7

as J. B. Harcourt

Men Call It Love
6.0
Men Call It Love
1931•movie

as Tony

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
7.3

as Albert Durant

Bachelor's Affairs
3.3
Bachelor's Affairs
1932•movie

as Andrew Hoyt

The King On Main Street
7.3

as Serge IV

The Mighty Barnum
4.2
The Mighty Barnum
1934•movie

as Bailey Walsh

The Trumpet Blows
6.0
The Trumpet Blows
1934•movie

as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez

The Swan
8.0
The Swan
1925•movie

as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels

Open All Night
8.5
Open All Night
1924•movie

as Edmund Durverne

The Moth
1.0
The Moth
1917•movie

as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband

King of the Turf
7.0
King of the Turf
1939•movie

as Jim Mason

A Kiss in the Dark
8.0
A Kiss in the Dark
1925•movie

as Walter Grenham

Clarence
9.0
Clarence
1922•movie

as Hubert Stein

Rupert of Hentzau
9.0
Rupert of Hentzau
1923•movie

as Count Rischenheim

Are Parents People?
10.0

as Mr. Hazlitt

Blonde or Brunette
10.0
Blonde or Brunette
1927•movie

as Henri Martel

Serenade
8.0
Serenade
1927•movie

as Franz Rossi

The Faith Healer
9.0
The Faith Healer
1921•movie

as Dr. Littlefield

The Fast Set
10.0
The Fast Set
1924•movie

as Ernest Steel

The World's Applause
9.0

as Robert Townsend

Head Over Heels
7.0
Head Over Heels
1922•movie

as Sterling

Sinners in Silk
7.0
Sinners in Silk
1924•movie

as Arthur Merrill

Broadway After Dark
10.0

as Ralph Norton

Bella Donna
10.0
Bella Donna
1923•movie

as Mr. Chepstow

Shadows of Paris
8.0
Shadows of Paris
1924•movie

as Georges de Croy

Pink Gods
7.0
Pink Gods
1922•movie

as Louis Barney

A Gentleman of Paris
8.0

as Marquis de Marignan

Fashions in Love
7.0
Fashions in Love
1929•movie

as Paul de Remy

The Eternal Flame
10.0
The Eternal Flame
1922•movie

as Duc de Langeais

Diamond Cut Diamond
10.0

as Dan McQueen

Two White Arms
7.0
Two White Arms
1932•movie

as Maj. Carey Liston

A Social Celebrity
8.0
A Social Celebrity
1926•movie

as Max Haber

Fascinating Youth
9.0
Fascinating Youth
1926•movie

as Adolphe Menjou

The Fast Mail
7.0
The Fast Mail
1922•movie

as Cal Baldwin

Singed Wings
9.0
Singed Wings
1922•movie

as Bliss Gordon

His Tiger Lady
7.0
His Tiger Lady
1928•movie

as Henri

His Private Life
9.0
His Private Life
1928•movie

as Georges St. Germain

Wives Never Know
9.0
Wives Never Know
1936•movie

as J. Hugh Ramsey

The Worst Woman in Paris?
9.0

as Adolphe Ballou

The Human Side
9.0
The Human Side
1934•movie

as Gregory Sheldon

The Ace of Cads
10.0
The Ace of Cads
1926•movie
Evening Clothes
8.0
Evening Clothes
1927•movie

as Lucien d'Artois

Marquis Preferred
10.0
Marquis Preferred
1929•movie

as Marquis d'Argenville

My Kid of a Father
7.0
My Kid of a Father
1930•movie

as Jérôme Rocheville

Is Matrimony a Failure?
10.0

as Dudley King

The Marriage Cheat
7.0
The Marriage Cheat
1924•movie

as Bob Canfield

Arabian Love
8.0
Arabian Love
1922•movie

as Captain Fortine (uncredited)

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
10.0

as Courtenay Parkes

Queenie
10.0
Queenie
1921•movie

as Count Michael

The Devil at His Elbow

as Wilfred Carleton

Nearly a King
Nearly a King
1916•movie

as Baron

The Blue Envelope Mystery

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Crucial Test
The Crucial Test
1916•movie

as Count Nicolai

The Valentine Girl
The Valentine Girl
1917•movie

as Joe Winder

The Reward of Patience

as Paul Dunstan

The Silent Barrier
The Silent Barrier
1920•movie

Role: Producer