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Adolphe Menjou

1890–1963 · American actor

Adolphe Jean Menjou [/'ædɒlf 'mɒnʒuː/] was an American actor whose career spanned both silent films and talkies. He became a leading man during the 1920s, known for his debonair and sophisticated screen presence. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Front Page (1931).

Adolphe Menjou, in order

  1. 1914 The Acid Test (short film): acted · directed by Maurice Costello and Robert Gaillard
  2. 1914 The Man Behind the Door: acted · directed by Wally Van
  3. 1916 A Parisian Romance: acted · directed by Frederick A. Thomson
  4. 1916 Manhattan Madness: acted · directed by Allan Dwan
  5. 1916 Nearly a King: acted · directed by Frederick A. Thomson
  6. 1916 The Crucial Test: acted · directed by John Ince
  7. 1916 The Devil at His Elbow: acted · directed by Burton L. King
  8. 1916 The Habit of Happiness: acted · directed by Allan Dwan
  9. 1916 The Price of Happiness: acted · directed by Edmund Lawrence
  10. 1917 An Even Break: acted · directed by Lambert Hillyer
  11. 1917 The Valentine Girl (short film): acted · directed by J. Searle Dawley
  12. 1917 Wild and Woolly: acted · directed by John Emerson
  13. 1920 What Happened to Rosa: acted · directed by Victor Schertzinger
  14. 1921 Courage: acted · directed by Sidney Franklin
  15. 1921 The Sheik: acted · directed by George Melford
  16. 1921 The Three Musketeers: acted · directed by Fred Niblo
  17. 1921 Through the Back Door: acted · directed by Alfred Edward Green and Jack Pickford
  18. 1922 Clarence: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
  19. 1922 Head over Heels: acted · directed by Paul Bern and Victor Schertzinger
  20. 1922 Pink Gods: acted · directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws
  21. 1922 The Eternal Flame: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd
  22. 1923 A Woman of Paris: acted · directed by A. Edward Sutherland and Charlie Chaplin
  23. 1923 Bella Donna: acted · directed by George Fitzmaurice
  24. 1923 Rupert of Hentzau: acted · directed by Victor Heerman
  25. 1923 The Spanish Dancer: acted · directed by Herbert Brenon
  26. 1923 The World's Applause: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
  27. 1924 Broadway After Dark: acted · directed by Monta Bell
  28. 1924 Broken Barriers: acted · directed by Reginald Barker
  29. 1924 For Sale: acted · directed by George Archainbaud
  30. 1924 Forbidden Paradise: acted · directed by Ernst Lubitsch
  31. 1924 Open All Night: acted · directed by Paul Bern
  32. 1924 Shadows of Paris: acted · directed by Herbert Brenon
  33. 1924 Sinners in Silk: acted · directed by Hobart Henley
  34. 1924 The Fast Set: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
  35. 1924 The Marriage Circle: acted · directed by Ernst Lubitsch and James Flood
  36. 1925 A Kiss in the Dark: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  37. 1925 Are Parents People?: acted · directed by Malcolm St. Clair
  38. 1925 Lost: A Wife: acted · directed by William Churchill deMille
  39. 1925 The King on Main Street: acted · directed by Monta Bell
  40. 1925 The Swan: acted · directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
  41. 1926 A Social Celebrity: acted · directed by Malcolm St. Clair
  42. 1926 Fascinating Youth: acted · directed by Sam Wood
  43. 1926 The Ace of Cads: acted · directed by Luther Reed
  44. 1926 The Grand Duchess and the Waiter: acted · directed by Malcolm St. Clair
  45. 1926 The Sorrows of Satan: acted · directed by D. W. Griffith
  46. 1927 A Gentleman of Paris: acted · directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
  47. 1927 Blonde or Brunette: acted · directed by Richard Rosson
  48. 1927 Evening Clothes: acted · directed by Luther Reed
  49. 1927 Serenade (short film): acted · directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
  50. 1927 Service for Ladies: acted · directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
  51. 1928 His Private Life: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  52. 1928 His Tiger Wife: acted · directed by Hobart Henley
  53. 1929 Fashions in Love: acted · directed by Victor Schertzinger
  54. 1929 Marquis Preferred: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
  55. 1930 Morocco: acted · directed by Josef von Sternberg
  56. 1930 My Childish Father: acted · directed by Jean de Limur
  57. 1930 Mysterious Mr. Parkes: acted · directed by Louis J. Gasnier
  58. 1930 New Moon: acted · directed by Jack Conway
  59. 1931 Friends and Lovers: acted · directed by Victor Schertzinger
  60. 1931 Men Call It Love: acted · directed by Edgar Selwyn
  61. 1931 The Easiest Way: acted · directed by Jack Conway
  62. 1931 The Front Page: acted · directed by Lewis Milestone
  63. 1931 The Great Lover: acted · directed by Harry Beaumont
  64. 1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood: acted · directed by Frank Reicher
  65. 1932 A Farewell to Arms: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
  66. 1932 Bachelor's Affairs: acted · directed by Alfred L. Werker
  67. 1932 Diamond Cut Diamond: acted · directed by Fred Niblo and Maurice Elvey
  68. 1932 Forbidden: acted · directed by Frank Capra
  69. 1932 The Night Club Lady: acted · directed by Irving Cummings
  70. 1932 Two White Arms: acted · directed by Fred Niblo
  71. 1933 Convention City: acted · directed by Archie Mayo
  72. 1933 Morning Glory: acted · directed by Lowell Sherman
  73. 1933 The Circus Queen Murder: acted · directed by Roy William Neill
  74. 1934 Journal of a Crime: acted · directed by William Keighley
  75. 1934 Little Miss Marker: acted · directed by Alexander Hall
  76. 1934 The Great Flirtation: acted · directed by Ralph Murphy
  77. 1934 The Human Side: acted · directed by Edward Buzzell
  78. 1934 The Trumpet Blows: acted · directed by Stephen Roberts
  79. 1935 Broadway Gondolier: acted · directed by Lloyd Bacon
  80. 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935: acted · directed by Busby Berkeley
  81. 1936 One in a Million: acted · directed by Sidney Lanfield
  82. 1936 Sing, Baby, Sing: acted · directed by Sidney Lanfield
  83. 1936 The Milky Way: acted · directed by Leo McCarey and Norman Z. McLeod
  84. 1936 Wives Never Know: acted · directed by Elliott Nugent
  85. 1937 A Star Is Born: acted · directed by William A. Wellman
  86. 1937 Cafe Metropole: acted · directed by Edward H. Griffith · audiences 68%
  87. 1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl: acted · directed by Henry Koster
  88. 1937 Stage Door: acted · directed by Gregory La Cava
  89. 1938 Letter of Introduction: acted · directed by John M. Stahl
  90. 1938 Thanks for Everything: acted · directed by William A. Seiter
  91. 1938 The Goldwyn Follies: acted · directed by George Marshall
  92. 1939 Golden Boy: acted · directed by Rouben Mamoulian
  93. 1939 King of the Turf: acted · directed by Alfred Edward Green
  94. 1939 That's Right You're Wrong: acted · directed by David Butler
  95. 1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter: acted · directed by Hal Roach · streaming on fuboTV
  96. 1940 A Bill of Divorcement: acted · directed by John Farrow
  97. 1940 Turnabout: acted · directed by Hal Roach
  98. 1941 Father Takes a Wife: acted · directed by Jack Hively
  99. 1941 Road Show: acted · directed by Hal Roach
  100. 1942 Roxie Hart: acted · directed by William A. Wellman · critics 82%, audiences 60%
  101. 1942 Syncopation: acted · directed by William Dieterle
  102. 1942 You Were Never Lovelier: acted · directed by William A. Seiter
  103. 1943 Hi Diddle Diddle: acted · directed by Andrew L. Stone
  104. 1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady: acted · directed by Irving Cummings
  105. 1944 Step Lively: acted · directed by Tim Whelan
  106. 1945 Man Alive: acted · directed by Ray Enright
  107. 1946 Heartbeat: acted · directed by Sam Wood
  108. 1946 The Bachelor's Daughters: acted · directed by Andrew L. Stone
  109. 1947 I'll Be Yours: acted · directed by William A. Seiter
  110. 1947 Mr. District Attorney: acted · directed by Robert B. Sinclair
  111. 1947 The Hucksters: acted · directed by Jack Conway · critics 60%, audiences 56%
  112. 1948 State of the Union: acted · directed by Frank Capra
  113. 1949 Dancing in the Dark: acted · directed by Irving Reis
  114. 1949 My Dream Is Yours: acted · directed by Friz Freleng and Michael Curtiz
  115. 1950 To Please a Lady: acted · directed by Clarence Brown · audiences 29% · streaming on HBO Max
  116. 1951 Across the Wide Missouri: acted · directed by William A. Wellman · audiences 33% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  117. 1951 The Tall Target: acted · directed by Anthony Mann
  118. 1952 The Sniper: acted · directed by Edward Dmytryk
  119. 1953 Man on a Tightrope: acted · directed by Elia Kazan · audiences 76%
  120. 1956 Bundle of Joy: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
  121. 1956 The Ambassador's Daughter: acted · directed by Norman Krasna
  122. 1957 Paths of Glory: acted · directed by Stanley Kubrick · critics 96%, audiences 95% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
  123. 1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown: acted · directed by Norman Taurog
  124. 1958 I Married a Woman: acted · directed by Hal Kanter
  125. 1960 Pollyanna: acted · directed by David Swift
  126. 1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up: acted · directed by Ken Murray and Rudy Behlmer · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  127. 1965 The Love Goddesses: acted · directed by Saul J. Turell · audiences 69% · streaming on Criterion Channel
  128. 1983 Zelig: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 97%, audiences 88% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi