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Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Known for: Acting

Born 05/04/1901
Died 1981-08-04
Place of birth Macon, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography

The Fugitive Series ★ 7,3

The Fugitive

Dr. Mark Ryder

1963

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

Richard Gordon

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Stranger

1948

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

1950

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Pat Konke

1963

Ben Casey Series ★ 5,9

Ben Casey

Burton Strang

1961

Studio One Series ★ 5,4

Studio One

Cyril Ritchard

1948

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Lights Out Series ★ 6,0

Lights Out

1949

Playhouse 90 Series ★ 7,6

Playhouse 90

Gen. Parker

1956

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

James Strickland

1950

Ghost Story Series ★ 7,4

Ghost Story

Grandpa

1972

MGM Parade Series ★ 9,0

MGM Parade

Self

1955

MGM Parade Series ★ 9,0

MGM Parade

self

1955

Your Show of Shows Series ★ 7,3

Your Show of Shows

Self - Guest Host

1950

Your Show of Shows Series ★ 7,3

Your Show of Shows

Self - Guest Performer

1950

Series ★ 7,0

CBS Playhouse

Peter Schermann

1966

Series ★ 7,5

Weekend Special

Grandpa Doc

1977

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Henry Drummond

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Galileo Galilei

1951

Kraft Mystery Theatre Series ★ 7,3

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Professor Arthur Barris

1953

The Tenant Film ★ 7,6

The Tenant

Monsieur Zy

1976

Being There Film ★ 7,6

Being There

Benjamin Rand

1979

The Changeling Film ★ 7,0

The Changeling

Senator Carmichael

1980

Our Wife Film ★ 6,8

Our Wife

Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

1941

Ghost Story Film ★ 6,0

Ghost Story

Dr. John Jaffrey

1981

Ninotchka Film ★ 7,5

Ninotchka

Count Leon d'Algout

1939

Hud Film ★ 7,2

Hud

Homer Bannon

1963

The Candidate Film ★ 6,5

The Candidate

John J. McKay

1972

Annie Oakley Film ★ 6,5

Annie Oakley

Jeff Hogarth

1935

Prestige Film ★ 7,0

Prestige

Capt. Andre Verlaine

1932

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin Series ★ 9,0

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

Stateman Benjamin Franklin

1974

The Crucible Film ★ 4,5

The Crucible

Deputy Governor Danforth

1967

Captains Courageous Film ★ 7,4

Captains Courageous

Frank Burton Cheyne

1937

A Woman's Face Film ★ 6,8

A Woman's Face

Dr. Gustaf Segert

1941

Angel Film ★ 6,7

Angel

Anthony 'Tony' Halton

1937

Fast Company Film ★ 5,4

Fast Company

Joel Sloane

1938

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Film ★ 7,0

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Bill Cole

1948

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Film ★ 6,5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

1940

The Sea of Grass Film ★ 6,1

The Sea of Grass

Brice Chamberlain

1947

Twilight's Last Gleaming Film ★ 6,4

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Zachariah Guthrie

1977

Hotel Film ★ 6,0

Hotel

Warren Trent

1967

The Old Dark House Film ★ 6,7

The Old Dark House

Penderel

1932

Billy Budd Film ★ 7,3

Billy Budd

The Dansker, Sailmaker

1962

That's Entertainment, Part II Film ★ 7,0

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976

The Americanization of Emily Film ★ 6,7

The Americanization of Emily

Admiral William Jessup

1964

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film ★ 8,2

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988

Nagana Film ★ 8,0

Nagana

Dr. Walter Tradnor

1933

Series ★ 8,0

Hollywood Off Beat

Steve Randall

1952

Advance to the Rear Film ★ 5,2

Advance to the Rear

Col. Claude Brackenbury

1964

The Hot Touch Film ★ 4,6

The Hot Touch

Max Reich

1982

Inherit the Wind Film ★ 8,0

Inherit the Wind

Henry Drummond

1965

The Seduction of Joe Tynan Film ★ 5,9

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Senator Birney

1979

I Met Him in Paris Film ★ 6,1

I Met Him in Paris

George Potter

1937

They All Kissed the Bride Film ★ 5,9

They All Kissed the Bride

Michael 'Mike' Holmes

1942

The Great Sinner Film ★ 6,8

The Great Sinner

Armand De Glasse

1949

One Is a Lonely Number Film ★ 5,1

One Is a Lonely Number

Joseph Provo

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory Film ★ 7,3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972

The Big Parade of Comedy Film ★ 7,2

The Big Parade of Comedy

Leon (archive footage)

1964

From the Ends of the Earth Film

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Film ★ 4,0

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Melvyn Douglas

1939

That Certain Age Film ★ 5,5

That Certain Age

Vincent Bullitt

1938

A Woman's Secret Film ★ 5,6

A Woman's Secret

Luke Jordan

1949

The Shining Hour Film ★ 6,7

The Shining Hour

Henry Linden

1938

Old Man Film

Old Man

Self - Host

1958

I Never Sang for My Father Film ★ 6,7

I Never Sang for My Father

Tom Garrison

1970

Intimate Strangers Film ★ 5,0

Intimate Strangers

Donald's Father

1977

Tell No Tales Film ★ 5,4

Tell No Tales

Michael Cassidy

1939

Two-Faced Woman Film ★ 6,4

Two-Faced Woman

Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

1941

Theodora Goes Wild Film ★ 6,6

Theodora Goes Wild

Michael Grant

1936

We Were Dancing Film ★ 4,3

We Were Dancing

Nicholas Prax

1942

Third Finger, Left Hand Film ★ 7,0

Third Finger, Left Hand

Jeff Thompson

1940

The Gorgeous Hussy Film ★ 5,5

The Gorgeous Hussy

John Randolph

1936

My Own True Love Film ★ 6,3

My Own True Love

Clive Heath

1948

There's Always a Woman Film ★ 6,0

There's Always a Woman

William H. Reardon

1938

Hunters Are for Killing Film ★ 6,0

Hunters Are for Killing

Keller Floran

1970

Tonight or Never Film ★ 6,2

Tonight or Never

Jim Fletcher

1931

The Toy Wife Film ★ 5,0

The Toy Wife

George Sartoris

1938

The Plot to Kill Stalin Film

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Stalin

1958

That Uncertain Feeling Film ★ 6,6

That Uncertain Feeling

Larry Baker

1941

The Guilt of Janet Ames Film ★ 5,8

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

1947

As You Desire Me Film ★ 6,4

As You Desire Me

Count Bruno Varelli

1932

The People's Enemy Film ★ 7,0

The People's Enemy

George R. 'Traps' Stuart

1935

Women of Glamour Film ★ 5,7

Women of Glamour

Richard Stark

1937

Rapture Film ★ 7,1

Rapture

Frederick Larbaud

1965

This Thing Called Love Film ★ 8,4

This Thing Called Love

Tice Collins

1940

Good Girls Go to Paris Film ★ 7,1

Good Girls Go to Paris

Ronald Brooke

1939

Arsène Lupin Returns Film ★ 6,3

Arsène Lupin Returns

Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

1938

Companions in Nightmare Film ★ 5,3

Companions in Nightmare

Dr. Lawrence Strelson

1968

Judgment at Nuremberg Film ★ 6,0

Judgment at Nuremberg

Gen. Parker

1959

Film ★ 4,5

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

Grandpa Doc

1977

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To Film ★ 8,5

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

(archive footage)

1990

My Forbidden Past Film ★ 5,5

My Forbidden Past

Paul Beaurevel

1951

Once Upon a Tractor Film ★ 6,0

Once Upon a Tractor

Martin

1965

The Vampire Bat Film ★ 5,5

The Vampire Bat

Karl Brettschneider

1933

There's That Woman Again Film ★ 6,2

There's That Woman Again

William 'Bill' Reardon

1938

Death Takes a Holiday Film ★ 4,9

Death Takes a Holiday

Judge Earl Chapman

1971

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Film ★ 10,0

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Peter Schermann

1967

She Married Her Boss Film ★ 7,5

She Married Her Boss

Richard Barclay

1935

Too Many Husbands Film ★ 6,5

Too Many Husbands

Henry Lowndes

1940

The Greer Case Film

The Greer Case

Howard Hoagland

1957

Mary Burns, Fugitive Film ★ 9,0

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Barton Powell

1935

Counsellor at Law Film ★ 6,5

Counsellor at Law

Roy Darwin

1933

He Stayed for Breakfast Film ★ 8,0

He Stayed for Breakfast

Paul Boliet

1940

The Lone Wolf Returns Film ★ 6,1

The Lone Wolf Returns

Michael Lanyard

1935

I'll Take Romance Film ★ 6,3

I'll Take Romance

James Guthrie

1937

Tell Me a Riddle Film ★ 6,8

Tell Me a Riddle

David

1980

The Amazing Mr. Williams Film ★ 6,0

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Kenny Williams

1939

Woman in the Dark Film ★ 6,1

Woman in the Dark

Tony Robson

1934

The Death Squad Film ★ 6,9

The Death Squad

Police Captain Earl Kreski

1974

The Broken Wing Film ★ 6,0

The Broken Wing

Philip 'Phil' Marvin

1932

Dangerous Corner Film ★ 6,8

Dangerous Corner

Charles Stanton

1934

Three Hearts for Julia Film ★ 6,5

Three Hearts for Julia

Jeff Seabrook

1943

Film

A Gift To Last

Old Clement Sturgess

1976

The Making of a President Film

The Making of a President

1978

Garbo, by Joan Crawford Film ★ 6,0

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

1969

Film ★ 9,0

The Going Up of David Lev

Grandfather

1973

The Wiser Sex Film ★ 7,5

The Wiser Sex

David Rolfe

1932

On the Loose Film ★ 6,6

On the Loose

Frank Bradley

1951

Murder or Mercy Film ★ 10,0

Murder or Mercy

Dr. Paul Harelson

1974

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo Film ★ 3,0

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

2014

Film ★ 6,0

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Self

1939

And So They Were Married Film ★ 6,4

And So They Were Married

Stephen Blake

1936