Adolphe Menjou
Known for Acting
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]
Filmography
Paths of Glory
1957
as Gen. George Broulard
Bundle of Joy
1956
as J. B. Merlin
Morocco
1930
as Monsieur La Bessiere
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
as Eduardo Acuña
Pollyanna
1960
as Mr. Pendergast
Man on a Tightrope
1953
as Fesker
The Sheik
1921
as Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert
A Star Is Born
1937
as Oliver Niles
Bella Donna
1923
as Mr. Chepstow
The Sniper
1952
as Frank Kafka
Forbidden
1932
as Robert Grover
Golden Boy
1939
as Tom Moody
State of the Union
1948
as Jim Conover
The Great Flirtation
1934
as Stephan Karpath
Roxie Hart
1942
as Billy Flynn
The Hucksters
1947
as Mr. Kimberly
Stage Door
1937
as Anthony Powell
Bold Love
1930
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Thanks for Everything
1938
as J. B. Harcourt