Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Known for
Acting
Born
April 5, 1901
Died
August 4, 1981 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Macon, Georgia, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2014
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo poster

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To poster

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Movie · as (archive footage)

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind poster

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1982
The Hot Touch poster

The Hot Touch

Movie · as Max Reich

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as David · 1 ep

1981
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

Movie · as John Jaffrey

1980
The Changeling poster

The Changeling

Movie · as Senator Carmichael

1980
Tell Me a Riddle poster

Tell Me a Riddle

Movie · as David

1979
Being There poster

Being There

Movie · as Benjamin Rand

1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan poster

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Movie · as Senator Birney

1978
The Making of a President poster

The Making of a President

Movie

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming poster

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Movie · as Zachariah Guthrie

1977
Intimate Strangers poster

Intimate Strangers

Movie · as Donald's Father

1977
Portrait of Grandpa Doc

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

Movie · as Grandpa Doc

1977
ABC Weekend Specials poster

ABC Weekend Specials

TV · as Grandpa Doc · 1 ep

1976
The Tenant poster

The Tenant

Movie · as Monsieur Zy

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II poster

That's Entertainment, Part II

Movie · as (archive footage)

1976
A Gift To Last

A Gift To Last

Movie · as Old Clement Sturgess

1974
Murder or Mercy poster

Murder or Mercy

Movie · as Dr. Paul Harelson

1974
The Death Squad poster

The Death Squad

Movie · as Police Captain Earl Kreski

1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin poster

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

TV · as Stateman Benjamin Franklin · 4 eps

1973
The Going Up of David Lev

The Going Up of David Lev

Movie · as Grandfather

1972
The Candidate poster

The Candidate

Movie · as John J. McKay

1972
One Is a Lonely Number poster

One Is a Lonely Number

Movie · as Joseph Provo

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1972
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

TV · as Grandpa · 1 ep

1971
Death Takes a Holiday poster

Death Takes a Holiday

Movie · as Judge Earl Chapman

1970
I Never Sang for My Father poster

I Never Sang for My Father

Movie · as Tom Garrison

1970
Hunters Are for Killing poster

Hunters Are for Killing

Movie · as Keller Floran

1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford poster

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
Companions in Nightmare poster

Companions in Nightmare

Movie · as Dr. Lawrence Strelson

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
Hotel poster

Hotel

Movie · as Warren Trent

1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night poster

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Movie · as Peter Schermann

1967
The Crucible poster

The Crucible

Movie · as Deputy Governor Danforth

1966
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

TV · as Peter Schermann · 1 ep

1965
Rapture poster

Rapture

Movie · as Frederick Larbaud

1965
Inherit the Wind poster

Inherit the Wind

Movie · as Henry Drummond

1965
Once Upon a Tractor poster

Once Upon a Tractor

Movie · as Martin

1964
The Americanization of Emily poster

The Americanization of Emily

Movie · as Admiral William Jessup

1964
Advance to the Rear poster

Advance to the Rear

Movie · as Col. Claude Brackenbury

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy poster

The Big Parade of Comedy

Movie · as Leon (archive footage)

1963
Hud poster

Hud

Movie · as Homer Bannon

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Dr. Mark Ryder · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Pat Konke · 1 ep

1962
Billy Budd poster

Billy Budd

Movie · as The Dansker, Sailmaker

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · as Burton Strang · 1 ep

1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1959
Judgment at Nuremberg poster

Judgment at Nuremberg

Movie · as Gen. Parker

1958
The Plot to Kill Stalin poster

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Movie · as Stalin

1958
Old Man poster

Old Man

Movie · as Self - Host

1957
The Greer Case poster

The Greer Case

Movie · as Howard Hoagland

1956
Playhouse 90 poster

Playhouse 90

TV · as Gen. Parker · 1 ep

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as Self, self · 1 ep

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Professor Arthur Barris · 1 ep

1952
Hollywood Off Beat

Hollywood Off Beat

TV · as Steve Randall · 13 eps

1951
My Forbidden Past poster

My Forbidden Past

Movie · as Paul Beaurevel

1951
On the Loose poster

On the Loose

Movie · as Frank Bradley

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Henry Drummond, Galileo Galilei · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as James Strickland · 1 ep

1950
Your Show of Shows poster

Your Show of Shows

TV · as Self - Guest Host, Self - Guest Performer · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1949
A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret

Movie · as Luke Jordan

1949
The Great Sinner poster

The Great Sinner

Movie · as Armand De Glasse

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 1 ep

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Movie · as Bill Cole

1948
My Own True Love poster

My Own True Love

Movie · as Clive Heath

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Cyril Ritchard · 1 ep

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse

TV · as Richard Gordon, The Stranger · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames poster

The Guilt of Janet Ames

Movie · as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

1947
The Sea of Grass poster

The Sea of Grass

Movie · as Brice Chamberlain

1943
Three Hearts for Julia poster

Three Hearts for Julia

Movie · as Jeff Seabrook

1942
They All Kissed the Bride poster

They All Kissed the Bride

Movie · as Michael 'Mike' Holmes

1942
We Were Dancing poster

We Were Dancing

Movie · as Nicholas Prax

1941
A Woman's Face poster

A Woman's Face

Movie · as Dr. Gustaf Segert

1941
That Uncertain Feeling poster

That Uncertain Feeling

Movie · as Larry Baker

1941
Our Wife poster

Our Wife

Movie · as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

1941
Two-Faced Woman poster

Two-Faced Woman

Movie · as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

1940
Third Finger, Left Hand poster

Third Finger, Left Hand

Movie · as Jeff Thompson

1940
Too Many Husbands poster

Too Many Husbands

Movie · as Henry Lowndes

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast poster

He Stayed for Breakfast

Movie · as Paul Boliet

1940
This Thing Called Love poster

This Thing Called Love

Movie · as Tice Collins

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards poster

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Movie · as Self

1939
Ninotchka poster

Ninotchka

Movie · as Count Leon d'Algout

1939
Tell No Tales poster

Tell No Tales

Movie · as Michael Cassidy

1939
Good Girls Go to Paris poster

Good Girls Go to Paris

Movie · as Ronald Brooke

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Movie · as Kenny Williams

1939
From the Ends of the Earth poster

From the Ends of the Earth

Movie · as Self

1939
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

Movie · as Self

1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 poster

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Movie · as Melvyn Douglas

1938
That Certain Age poster

That Certain Age

Movie · as Vincent Bullitt

1938
The Shining Hour poster

The Shining Hour

Movie · as Henry Linden

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns poster

Arsène Lupin Returns

Movie · as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

1938
There's Always a Woman poster

There's Always a Woman

Movie · as William H. Reardon

1938
The Toy Wife poster

The Toy Wife

Movie · as George Sartoris

1938
Fast Company poster

Fast Company

Movie · as Joel Sloane

1938
There's That Woman Again poster

There's That Woman Again

Movie · as William 'Bill' Reardon

1937
Angel poster

Angel

Movie · as Anthony 'Tony' Halton

1937
Captains Courageous poster

Captains Courageous

Movie · as Frank Burton Cheyne

1937
I Met Him in Paris poster

I Met Him in Paris

Movie · as George Potter

1937
I'll Take Romance poster

I'll Take Romance

Movie · as James Guthrie

1937
Women of Glamour poster

Women of Glamour

Movie · as Richard Stark

1936
Theodora Goes Wild poster

Theodora Goes Wild

Movie · as Michael Grant

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy poster

The Gorgeous Hussy

Movie · as John Randolph

1936
And So They Were Married poster

And So They Were Married

Movie · as Stephen Blake

1935
Annie Oakley poster

Annie Oakley

Movie · as Jeff Hogarth

1935
She Married Her Boss poster

She Married Her Boss

Movie · as Richard Barclay

1935
The People's Enemy poster

The People's Enemy

Movie · as George R. 'Traps' Stuart

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive poster

Mary Burns, Fugitive

Movie · as Barton Powell

1935
The Lone Wolf Returns poster

The Lone Wolf Returns

Movie · as Michael Lanyard

1934
Dangerous Corner poster

Dangerous Corner

Movie · as Charles Stanton

1934
Woman in the Dark poster

Woman in the Dark

Movie · as Tony Robson

1933
The Vampire Bat poster

The Vampire Bat

Movie · as Karl Brettschneider

1933
Counsellor at Law poster

Counsellor at Law

Movie · as Roy Darwin

1933
Nagana poster

Nagana

Movie · as Dr. Walter Tradnor

1932
The Old Dark House poster

The Old Dark House

Movie · as Penderel

1932
As You Desire Me poster

As You Desire Me

Movie · as Count Bruno Varelli

1932
Prestige poster

Prestige

Movie · as Capt. Andre Verlaine

1932
The Wiser Sex poster

The Wiser Sex

Movie · as David Rolfe

1932
The Broken Wing poster

The Broken Wing

Movie · as Philip 'Phil' Marvin

1931
Tonight or Never poster

Tonight or Never

Movie · as Jim Fletcher