Image: Wikimedia CommonsAdolphe Menjou
American actor (1890–1963)
- Born February 18, 1890
- 7 movies
Adolphe Menjou was an American actor whose career spanned silent films and talkies. A leading man of the 1920s known for his debonair, sophisticated presence, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Front Page, and played prominent roles in The Sheik, A Woman of Paris, Morocco and the original A Star Is Born. Later a supporting actor, he was the antagonist of Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory.
Adolphe Menjou appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1960. Most of that work is in comedy, drama and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Timothy Carey (2), Richard Anderson (2), Clark Gable (2).
Known for
- Paths of Glory (1957). Played the antagonist in Stanley Kubrick’s film.
- The Front Page (1931). Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- A Star Is Born (1937). A prominent role in the original version.
- State of the Union (1948). A late-1940s film role as he moved into supporting parts.
- Pollyanna (1960). A late film role in his long career.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Adolphe Menjou been in?
- Adolphe Menjou appears in Pollyanna (1960), Paths of Glory (1957), Across the Wide Missouri (1951), My Dream Is Yours (1949), State of the Union (1948), The Hucksters (1947) and Heartbeat (1946) on The Remote.
- When was Adolphe Menjou born?
- Adolphe Menjou was born on 18 February 1890.
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