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Melvyn Douglas

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 5, 1901 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthMacon, Georgia, USA
Career Span1931 – 1981
Known Credits115 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Melvyn Douglas

Also known as:Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
Total Works

115

96 movies • 19 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Tenant
7.6
The Tenant
1976•movie
as Monsieur Zy
Being There
7.6
Being There
1979•movie
as Benjamin Rand
The Changeling
7.0
The Changeling
1980•movie
as Senator Carmichael
Ninotchka
7.5
Ninotchka
1939•movie
as Count Leon d'Algout

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 115 titles featuring Melvyn Douglas

The Tenant
7.6
The Tenant
1976•movie

as Monsieur Zy

Being There
7.6
Being There
1979•movie

as Benjamin Rand

The Changeling
7.0
The Changeling
1980•movie

as Senator Carmichael

Ninotchka
7.5
Ninotchka
1939•movie

as Count Leon d'Algout

Hud
7.3
Hud
1963•movie

as Homer Bannon

The Old Dark House
6.7
The Old Dark House
1932•movie

as Penderel

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

as Bill Cole

The Candidate
6.5
The Candidate
1972•movie

as John J. McKay

Captains Courageous
7.4

as Frank Burton Cheyne

Ghost Story
6.0
Ghost Story
1981•movie

as John Jaffrey

Twilight's Last Gleaming
6.5

as Zachariah Guthrie

The Americanization of Emily
6.7

as Admiral William Jessup

Billy Budd
7.3
Billy Budd
1962•movie

as The Dansker, Sailmaker

Angel
6.7
Angel
1937•movie

as Anthony 'Tony' Halton

The Vampire Bat
5.5
The Vampire Bat
1933•movie

as Karl Brettschneider

A Woman's Face
6.8
A Woman's Face
1941•movie

as Dr. Gustaf Segert

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Dr. Mark Ryder

That Uncertain Feeling
6.6

as Larry Baker

Theodora Goes Wild
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936•movie

as Michael Grant

A Woman's Secret
5.6
A Woman's Secret
1949•movie

as Luke Jordan

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

as (archive footage)

I Never Sang for My Father
6.7

as Tom Garrison

Annie Oakley
6.5
Annie Oakley
1935•movie

as Jeff Hogarth

Rapture
7.1
Rapture
1965•movie

as Frederick Larbaud

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9

as Senator Birney

Counsellor at Law
6.5
Counsellor at Law
1933•movie

as Roy Darwin

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as Brice Chamberlain

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

as Self

Two-Faced Woman
6.4
Two-Faced Woman
1941•movie

as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

Too Many Husbands
6.5
Too Many Husbands
1940•movie

as Henry Lowndes

Hotel
6.1
Hotel
1967•movie

as Warren Trent

The Great Sinner
6.8
The Great Sinner
1949•movie

as Armand De Glasse

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

The Shining Hour
6.7
The Shining Hour
1938•movie

as Henry Linden

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self - Guest

My Forbidden Past
5.5
My Forbidden Past
1951•movie

as Paul Beaurevel

There's Always a Woman
6.0

as William H. Reardon

Woman in the Dark
6.1
Woman in the Dark
1934•movie

as Tony Robson

The Guilt of Janet Ames
5.8

as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.5
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936•movie

as John Randolph

Ben Casey
5.9
1 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series

as Burton Strang

As You Desire Me
6.4
As You Desire Me
1932•movie

as Count Bruno Varelli

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

as Jeff Thompson

Advance to the Rear
5.2

as Col. Claude Brackenbury

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Cyril Ritchard

Good Girls Go to Paris
7.1

as Ronald Brooke

The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

as Kenny Williams

Fast Company
5.4
Fast Company
1938•movie

as Joel Sloane

Tonight or Never
6.2
Tonight or Never
1931•movie

as Jim Fletcher

Playhouse 90
7.5
1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956•series

as Gen. Parker

They All Kissed the Bride
5.9

as Michael 'Mike' Holmes

Ghost Story
7.4
1 eps
Ghost Story
1972•series

as Grandpa

That Certain Age
5.5
That Certain Age
1938•movie

as Vincent Bullitt

One Is a Lonely Number
5.1

as Joseph Provo

Arsène Lupin Returns
6.3

as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

I Met Him in Paris
6.1
I Met Him in Paris
1937•movie

as George Potter

The Toy Wife
5.0
The Toy Wife
1938•movie

as George Sartoris

The Lone Wolf Returns
6.1

as Michael Lanyard

The Hot Touch
4.8
The Hot Touch
1982•movie

as Max Reich

The Death Squad
6.9
The Death Squad
1974•movie

as Police Captain Earl Kreski

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Henry Drummond

ABC Weekend Specials
7.5
1 eps

as Grandpa Doc

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.6
1 eps

as Richard Gordon

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as David

Tell No Tales
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939•movie

as Michael Cassidy

And So They Were Married
6.4

as Stephen Blake

Death Takes a Holiday
4.9

as Judge Earl Chapman

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as James Strickland

We Were Dancing
4.3
We Were Dancing
1942•movie

as Nicholas Prax

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

as Leon (archive footage)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Professor Arthur Barris

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.4

as Self (archive footage)

On the Loose
6.6
On the Loose
1951•movie

as Frank Bradley

Tell Me a Riddle
6.8
Tell Me a Riddle
1980•movie

as David

This Thing Called Love
8.4

as Tice Collins

There's That Woman Again
6.2

as William 'Bill' Reardon

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
8.2

as Self (archive footage)

Lights Out
6.0
1 eps
Lights Out
1949•series
Our Wife
6.8
Our Wife
1941•movie

as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

Dangerous Corner
6.8
Dangerous Corner
1934•movie

as Charles Stanton

Companions in Nightmare
5.2

as Dr. Lawrence Strelson

The Broken Wing
6.0
The Broken Wing
1932•movie

as Philip 'Phil' Marvin

The Crucible
4.5
The Crucible
1967•movie

as Deputy Governor Danforth

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
8.5

as (archive footage)

Your Show of Shows
7.2
1 eps
Your Show of Shows
1950•series

as Self - Guest Host

Kraft Mystery Theatre
7.2
1 eps
She Married Her Boss
7.3

as Richard Barclay

Prestige
7.0
Prestige
1932•movie

as Capt. Andre Verlaine

I'll Take Romance
6.3
I'll Take Romance
1937•movie

as James Guthrie

Hunters Are for Killing
6.0

as Keller Floran

Women of Glamour
5.7
Women of Glamour
1937•movie

as Richard Stark

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3
The People's Enemy
7.0
The People's Enemy
1935•movie

as George R. 'Traps' Stuart

My Own True Love
6.2
My Own True Love
1948•movie

as Clive Heath

Three Hearts for Julia
6.5

as Jeff Seabrook

Inherit the Wind
8.0
Inherit the Wind
1965•movie

as Henry Drummond

The Wiser Sex
7.5
The Wiser Sex
1932•movie

as David Rolfe

Once Upon a Tractor
6.0

as Martin

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series

as Self

Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

as Barton Powell

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

as Paul Boliet

Murder or Mercy
10.0
Murder or Mercy
1974•movie

as Dr. Paul Harelson

Intimate Strangers
5.0
Intimate Strangers
1977•movie

as Donald's Father

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
10.0

as Peter Schermann

From the Ends of the Earth
5.0

as Self

Nagana
8.0
Nagana
1933•movie

as Dr. Walter Tradnor

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
4.0

as Melvyn Douglas

Judgment at Nuremberg
6.0

as Gen. Parker

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
3.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
9.0
4 eps

as Stateman Benjamin Franklin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Stalin

Old Man
Old Man
1958•movie

as Self - Host

The Greer Case
The Greer Case
1957•movie

as Howard Hoagland