Melvyn Douglas
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Melvyn Douglas
Filmography
Acting (100)
2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garboas Self (archive footage)
3.0
1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home Toas (archive footage)
8.5
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Self (archive footage)
8.2
1982
The Hot Touchas Max Reich
4.8
1981
Ghost Storyas John Jaffrey
6.0
1980
Tell Me a Riddleas David
6.8
1980
The Changelingas Senator Carmichael
7.0
1979
Being Thereas Benjamin Rand
7.6
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynanas Senator Birney
5.9
1977
Intimate Strangersas Donald's Father
5.0
1977
Portrait of Grandpa Docas Grandpa Doc
3.7
1977
Twilight's Last Gleamingas Zachariah Guthrie
6.5
1976
A Gift To Lastas Old Clement Sturgess
1976
The Tenantas Monsieur Zy
7.6
1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)
7.0
1974
Murder or Mercyas Dr. Paul Harelson
10.0
1974
The Death Squadas Police Captain Earl Kreski
6.9
1973
The Going Up of David Levas Grandfather
9.0
1972
The Candidateas John J. McKay
6.5
1972
One Is a Lonely Numberas Joseph Provo
5.1
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)
7.2
1971
Death Takes a Holidayas Judge Earl Chapman
4.9
1970
I Never Sang for My Fatheras Tom Garrison
6.7
1970
Hunters Are for Killingas Keller Floran
6.0
1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawfordas Self (archive footage)
6.0
1968
Companions in Nightmareas Dr. Lawrence Strelson
5.3
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightas Peter Schermann
10.0
1967
The Crucibleas Deputy Governor Danforth
4.5
1967
Hotelas Warren Trent
6.0
1965
Inherit the Windas Henry Drummond
8.0
1965
Once Upon a Tractoras Martin
6.0
1965
Raptureas Frederick Larbaud
7.1
1964
The Americanization of Emilyas Admiral William Jessup
6.7
1964
The Big Parade of Comedyas Leon (archive footage)
7.2
1964
Advance to the Rearas Col. Claude Brackenbury
5.2
1963
Hudas Homer Bannon
7.2
1962
Billy Buddas The Dansker, Sailmaker
7.3
1959
Judgment at Nurembergas Gen. Parker
6.0
1958
Old Manas Self - Host
1958
The Plot to Kill Stalinas Stalin
1957
The Greer Caseas Howard Hoagland
1951
On the Looseas Frank Bradley
6.6
1951
My Forbidden Pastas Paul Beaurevel
5.5
1949
The Great Sinneras Armand De Glasse
6.8
1949
A Woman's Secretas Luke Jordan
5.6
1948
My Own True Loveas Clive Heath
6.3
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Houseas Bill Cole
7.0
1947
The Sea of Grassas Brice Chamberlain
6.1
1947
The Guilt of Janet Amesas Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
5.8
1943
Three Hearts for Juliaas Jeff Seabrook
6.5
1942
They All Kissed the Brideas Michael 'Mike' Holmes
5.9
1942
We Were Dancingas Nicholas Prax
4.3
1941
Two-Faced Womanas Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
6.4
1941
Our Wifeas Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
6.8
1941
A Woman's Faceas Dr. Gustaf Segert
6.8
1941
That Uncertain Feelingas Larry Baker
6.6
1940
This Thing Called Loveas Tice Collins
8.4
1940
Third Finger, Left Handas Jeff Thompson
7.0
1940
He Stayed for Breakfastas Paul Boliet
8.0
1940
6.3
1940
Too Many Husbandsas Henry Lowndes
6.5
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williamsas Kenny Williams
6.0
1939
Ninotchkaas Count Leon d'Algout
7.5
1939
6.0
1939
Good Girls Go to Parisas Ronald Brooke
7.1
1939
Tell No Talesas Michael Cassidy
5.4
1939
From the Ends of the Earthas Self
5.0
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8as Melvyn Douglas
4.0
1938
There's That Woman Againas William 'Bill' Reardon
6.2
1938
The Shining Houras Henry Linden
6.7
1938
That Certain Ageas Vincent Bullitt
5.5
1938
Fast Companyas Joel Sloane
5.4
1938
The Toy Wifeas George Sartoris
5.0
1938
There's Always a Womanas William H. Reardon
6.0
1938
Arsène Lupin Returnsas Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
6.3
1937
I'll Take Romanceas James Guthrie
6.3
1937
Angelas Anthony 'Tony' Halton
6.7
1937
Captains Courageousas Frank Burton Cheyne
7.4
1937
I Met Him in Parisas George Potter
6.1
1937
Women of Glamouras Richard Stark
5.7
1936
Theodora Goes Wildas Michael Grant
6.6
1936
The Gorgeous Hussyas John Randolph
5.5
1936
And So They Were Marriedas Stephen Blake
6.4
1935
The Lone Wolf Returnsas Michael Lanyard
6.1
1935
Annie Oakleyas Jeff Hogarth
6.5
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Barton Powell
9.0
1935
She Married Her Bossas Richard Barclay
7.3
1935
The People's Enemyas George R. 'Traps' Stuart
7.0
1934
Dangerous Corneras Charles Stanton
6.8
1934
Woman in the Darkas Tony Robson
6.1
1933
Counsellor at Lawas Roy Darwin
6.5
1933
Naganaas Dr. Walter Tradnor
8.0
1933
The Vampire Batas Karl Brettschneider
5.5
1932
The Old Dark Houseas Penderel
6.7
1932
As You Desire Meas Count Bruno Varelli
6.4
1932
The Broken Wingas Philip 'Phil' Marvin
6.0
1932
The Wiser Sexas David Rolfe
7.5
1932
Prestigeas Capt. Andre Verlaine
7.0
1931
Tonight or Neveras Jim Fletcher
6.2