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Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Acting

Born: April 5, 1901Macon, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

2014
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

(archive footage)

1990
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Self (archive footage)

1988
The Hot Touch

The Hot Touch

Max Reich

1982
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Dr. John Jaffrey

1981
Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle

David

1980
The Changeling

The Changeling

Senator Carmichael

1980
Being There

Being There

Benjamin Rand

1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Senator Birney

1979
The Making of a President

The Making of a President

1978
Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

Donald's Father

1977

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

Grandpa Doc

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Zachariah Guthrie

1977

A Gift To Last

Old Clement Sturgess

1976
The Tenant

The Tenant

Monsieur Zy

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

Dr. Paul Harelson

1974
The Death Squad

The Death Squad

Police Captain Earl Kreski

1974

The Going Up of David Lev

Grandfather

1973
The Candidate

The Candidate

John J. McKay

1972
One Is a Lonely Number

One Is a Lonely Number

Joseph Provo

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage)

1972
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

Judge Earl Chapman

1971
I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

Tom Garrison

1970
Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing

Keller Floran

1970
Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

1969
Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

Dr. Lawrence Strelson

1968
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Peter Schermann

1967
The Crucible

The Crucible

Deputy Governor Danforth

1967
Hotel

Hotel

Warren Trent

1967
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Henry Drummond

1965
Once Upon a Tractor

Once Upon a Tractor

Martin

1965
Rapture

Rapture

Frederick Larbaud

1965
The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

Admiral William Jessup

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

Leon (archive footage)

1964
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

Col. Claude Brackenbury

1964
Hud

Hud

Homer Bannon

1963
Billy Budd

Billy Budd

The Dansker, Sailmaker

1962
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

Gen. Parker

1959
Old Man

Old Man

Self - Host

1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Stalin

1958
The Greer Case

The Greer Case

Howard Hoagland

1957
On the Loose

On the Loose

Frank Bradley

1951
My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past

Paul Beaurevel

1951
The Great Sinner

The Great Sinner

Armand De Glasse

1949
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

Luke Jordan

1949
My Own True Love

My Own True Love

Clive Heath

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Bill Cole

1948
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

Brice Chamberlain

1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

1947
Three Hearts for Julia

Three Hearts for Julia

Jeff Seabrook

1943
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

Michael 'Mike' Holmes

1942
We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing

Nicholas Prax

1942
Two-Faced Woman

Two-Faced Woman

Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

1941
Our Wife

Our Wife

Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

1941
A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

Dr. Gustaf Segert

1941
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Larry Baker

1941
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Tice Collins

1940
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

Jeff Thompson

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

Paul Boliet

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self

1940
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

Henry Lowndes

1940
The Amazing Mr. Williams

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Kenny Williams

1939
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

Count Leon d'Algout

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Self

1939
Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

Ronald Brooke

1939
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

Michael Cassidy

1939
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

Self

1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Melvyn Douglas

1939
There's That Woman Again

There's That Woman Again

William 'Bill' Reardon

1938
The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour

Henry Linden

1938
That Certain Age

That Certain Age

Vincent Bullitt

1938
Fast Company

Fast Company

Joel Sloane

1938
The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife

George Sartoris

1938
There's Always a Woman

There's Always a Woman

William H. Reardon

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

1938
I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance

James Guthrie

1937
Angel

Angel

Anthony 'Tony' Halton

1937
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Frank Burton Cheyne

1937
I Met Him in Paris

I Met Him in Paris

George Potter

1937
Women of Glamour

Women of Glamour

Richard Stark

1937
Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

Michael Grant

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

John Randolph

1936
And So They Were Married

And So They Were Married

Stephen Blake

1936
The Lone Wolf Returns

The Lone Wolf Returns

Michael Lanyard

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Barton Powell

1935
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Jeff Hogarth

1935
She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

Richard Barclay

1935
The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy

George R. 'Traps' Stuart

1935
Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

Charles Stanton

1934
Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

Tony Robson

1934
Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law

Roy Darwin

1933
Nagana

Nagana

Dr. Walter Tradnor

1933
The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat

Karl Brettschneider

1933
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House

Penderel

1932
As You Desire Me

As You Desire Me

Count Bruno Varelli

1932
The Broken Wing

The Broken Wing

Philip 'Phil' Marvin

1932
The Wiser Sex

The Wiser Sex

David Rolfe

1932
Prestige

Prestige

Capt. Andre Verlaine

1932
Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never

Jim Fletcher

1931