Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

🎂 5th April 1901 (125 yrs) 📍 Macon, Georgia, USA

Known For

The Tenant

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.

Melvyn Douglas

Movies Featuring Melvyn Douglas

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)

as (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988)

as Self (archive footage)
The Hot Touch

The Hot Touch (1982)

as Max Reich
Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1981)

as Dr. John Jaffrey
Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle (1980)

as David
The Changeling

The Changeling (1980)

as Senator Carmichael
Being There

Being There (1979)

as Benjamin Rand
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)

as Senator Birney
The Making of a President

The Making of a President (1978)

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers (1977)

as Donald's Father
No Image

Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977)

as Grandpa Doc
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

as Zachariah Guthrie
No Image

A Gift To Last (1976)

as Old Clement Sturgess
The Tenant

The Tenant (1976)

as Monsieur Zy
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

as (archive footage)
Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy (1974)

as Dr. Paul Harelson
The Death Squad

The Death Squad (1974)

as Police Captain Earl Kreski
No Image

The Going Up of David Lev (1973)

as Grandfather
The Candidate

The Candidate (1972)

as John J. McKay
One Is a Lonely Number

One Is a Lonely Number (1972)

as Joseph Provo
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

as Self (archive footage)
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday (1971)

as Judge Earl Chapman
I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

as Tom Garrison
Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing (1970)

as Keller Floran
Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Garbo, by Joan Crawford (1969)

as Self (archive footage)
Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare (1968)

as Dr. Lawrence Strelson
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967)

as Peter Schermann
The Crucible

The Crucible (1967)

as Deputy Governor Danforth
Hotel

Hotel (1967)

as Warren Trent
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1965)

as Henry Drummond
Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor (1965)

as Martin
Rapture

Rapture (1965)

as Frederick Larbaud
The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily (1964)

as Admiral William Jessup
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

as Leon (archive footage)
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear (1964)

as Col. Claude Brackenbury
Hud

Hud (1963)

as Homer Bannon
Billy Budd

Billy Budd (1962)

as The Dansker, Sailmaker
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)

as Gen. Parker
Old Man

Old Man (1958)

as Self - Host
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958)

as Stalin
The Greer Case

The Greer Case (1957)

as Howard Hoagland
On the Loose

On the Loose (1951)

as Frank Bradley
My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past (1951)

as Paul Beaurevel
The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner (1949)

as Armand De Glasse
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret (1949)

as Luke Jordan
My Own True Love

My Own True Love (1948)

as Clive Heath
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

as Bill Cole
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass (1947)

as Brice Chamberlain
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)

as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia (1943)

as Jeff Seabrook
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride (1942)

as Michael 'Mike' Holmes
We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing (1942)

as Nicholas Prax
Two-Faced Woman

Two-Faced Woman (1941)

as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
Our Wife

Our Wife (1941)

as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face (1941)

as Dr. Gustaf Segert
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling (1941)

as Larry Baker
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love (1940)

as Tice Collins
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

as Jeff Thompson
He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast (1940)

as Paul Boliet
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)

as Self
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands (1940)

as Henry Lowndes
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

as Kenny Williams
Ninotchka

Ninotchka (1939)

as Count Leon d'Algout
No Image

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1 (1939)

as Self
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

as Ronald Brooke
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales (1939)

as Michael Cassidy
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)

as Self
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

as Melvyn Douglas
There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again (1938)

as William 'Bill' Reardon
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour (1938)

as Henry Linden
That Certain Age

That Certain Age (1938)

as Vincent Bullitt
Fast Company

Fast Company (1938)

as Joel Sloane
The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife (1938)

as George Sartoris
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman (1938)

as William H. Reardon
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance (1937)

as James Guthrie
Angel

Angel (1937)

as Anthony 'Tony' Halton
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1937)

as Frank Burton Cheyne
I Met Him in Paris

I Met Him in Paris (1937)

as George Potter
Women of Glamour

Women of Glamour (1937)

as Richard Stark
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

as Michael Grant
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

as John Randolph
And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married (1936)

as Stephen Blake
The Lone Wolf Returns

The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)

as Michael Lanyard
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (1935)

as Jeff Hogarth
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)

as Barton Powell
She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss (1935)

as Richard Barclay
The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy (1935)

as George R. 'Traps' Stuart
Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner (1934)

as Charles Stanton
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark (1934)

as Tony Robson
Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law (1933)

as Roy Darwin
Nagana

Nagana (1933)

as Dr. Walter Tradnor
The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat (1933)

as Karl Brettschneider
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House (1932)

as Penderel
As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me (1932)

as Count Bruno Varelli
The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing (1932)

as Philip 'Phil' Marvin
The Wiser Sex

The Wiser Sex (1932)

as David Rolfe
Prestige

Prestige (1932)

as Capt. Andre Verlaine
Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never (1931)

as Jim Fletcher