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Melvyn Douglas
Actor 1901 - 1981

Melvyn Douglas

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Shot from Ghost Story
Character Dr. John Jaffrey
Shot from The Candidate
Character John J. McKay
Shot from I Never Sang for My Father
Character Tom Garrison
Shot from Hud
Character Homer Bannon

Hud

1963

Shot from Le locataire
Character Monsieur Zy
Shot from Billy Budd
Character The Dansker, Sailmaker

Billy Budd

1962

Shot from Twilight's Last Gleaming
Character Zachariah Guthrie
Shot from Rapture
Character Frederick Larbaud

Rapture

1965

Shot from The Americanization of Emily
Character Adm. William Jessup
Shot from Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Character Bill Cole
Shot from That Uncertain Feeling
Character Larry Baker
Shot from Woman in the Dark
Character Tony Robson
Title screen of The Changeling No snapshots yet
Character Senator Carmichael
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Character Benjamin Rand
Title screen of The Seduction of Joe Tynan No snapshots yet
Character Senator Birney
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Hotel No snapshots yet
Character Warren Trent

Hotel

1967

Once Upon a Tractor No snapshots yet
Character Martin

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

32 titles
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 1981
The Changeling
The Changeling 1980
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979
Being There
Being There 1979
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
Le locataire
Le locataire 1976
The Candidate
The Candidate 1972
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father 1970
Hotel
Hotel 1967
Rapture
Rapture 1965
Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor 1965
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily 1964
Hud
Hud 1963
Billy Budd
Billy Budd 1962
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past 1951
A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret 1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass 1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames 1947
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman 1941
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling 1941
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face 1941
Ninotchka
Ninotchka 1939
That Certain Age
That Certain Age 1938
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous 1937
Angel
Angel 1937
And So They Were Married
And So They Were Married 1936
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley 1935
Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark 1934
The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat 1933
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House 1932

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