

Melvyn Douglas
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
5 Apr 1901
Age
125 Years
Born In
Macon, Georgia, USA
Total Projects
126
Years Active
83 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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)...
Known For
Filmography

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Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
as Self (archive footage)

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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)

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The Hot Touch
The Hot Touch
as Max Reich

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Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Dr. John Jaffrey

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Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle
as David

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The Changeling
The Changeling
as Senator Carmichael

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Being There
Being There
as Benjamin Rand

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The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Senator Birney

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The Making of a President
The Making of a President

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Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers
as Donald's Father

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Portrait of Grandpa Doc
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
as Grandpa Doc

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Weekend Special
Weekend Special
as Grandpa Doc

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Twilight's Last Gleaming
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Zachariah Guthrie

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A Gift To Last
A Gift To Last
as Old Clement Sturgess

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The Tenant
The Tenant
as Monsieur Zy

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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

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The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
as Stateman Benjamin Franklin

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Murder or Mercy
Murder or Mercy
as Dr. Paul Harelson

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The Death Squad
The Death Squad
as Police Captain Earl Kreski

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The Going Up of David Lev
The Going Up of David Lev
as Grandfather

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Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Grandpa

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The Candidate
The Candidate
as John J. McKay

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One Is a Lonely Number
One Is a Lonely Number
as Joseph Provo

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)

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Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
as Judge Earl Chapman

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I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
as Tom Garrison

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Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
as Keller Floran

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Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)

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Companions in Nightmare
Companions in Nightmare
as Dr. Lawrence Strelson

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Peter Schermann

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The Crucible
The Crucible
as Deputy Governor Danforth

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Hotel
Hotel
as Warren Trent

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CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
as Peter Schermann

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Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
as Henry Drummond

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Once Upon a Tractor
Once Upon a Tractor
as Martin

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Rapture
Rapture
as Frederick Larbaud

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The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
as Admiral William Jessup

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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Leon (archive footage)

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Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear
as Col. Claude Brackenbury

tv
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Pat Konke

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Dr. Mark Ryder

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Hud
Hud
as Homer Bannon

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Billy Budd
Billy Budd
as The Dansker, Sailmaker

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Burton Strang

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Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre

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Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Gen. Parker

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Old Man
Old Man
as Self - Host

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The Plot to Kill Stalin
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Stalin

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The Greer Case
The Greer Case
as Howard Hoagland

tv
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Gen. Parker

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MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as Self

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MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as self

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Professor Arthur Barris

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Hollywood Off Beat
Hollywood Off Beat
as Steve Randall

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Henry Drummond

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Galileo Galilei

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On the Loose
On the Loose
as Frank Bradley

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My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
as Paul Beaurevel

tv
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
as James Strickland

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Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows
as Self - Guest Host

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Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows
as Self - Guest Performer

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self

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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist

tv
Lights Out
Lights Out

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The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner
as Armand De Glasse

movie
A Woman's Secret
A Woman's Secret
as Luke Jordan

tv
Studio One
Studio One
as Cyril Ritchard

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Richard Gordon

tv
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as The Stranger

movie
My Own True Love
My Own True Love
as Clive Heath

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

movie
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Bill Cole

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The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
as Brice Chamberlain

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The Guilt of Janet Ames
The Guilt of Janet Ames
as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

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Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
as Jeff Seabrook

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They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride
as Michael 'Mike' Holmes

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We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing
as Nicholas Prax

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Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman
as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

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Our Wife
Our Wife
as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

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A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face
as Dr. Gustaf Segert

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That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
as Larry Baker

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This Thing Called Love
This Thing Called Love
as Tice Collins

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Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Jeff Thompson

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He Stayed for Breakfast
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Paul Boliet

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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self

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Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
as Henry Lowndes

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The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Kenny Williams

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Ninotchka
Ninotchka
as Count Leon d'Algout

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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
as Self

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Good Girls Go to Paris
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Ronald Brooke

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Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
as Michael Cassidy

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From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self

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Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Melvyn Douglas

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There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again
as William 'Bill' Reardon

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The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour
as Henry Linden

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That Certain Age
That Certain Age
as Vincent Bullitt

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Fast Company
Fast Company
as Joel Sloane

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The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife
as George Sartoris

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There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
as William H. Reardon

movie
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

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I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance
as James Guthrie

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Angel
Angel
as Anthony 'Tony' Halton

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Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
as Frank Burton Cheyne

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I Met Him in Paris
I Met Him in Paris
as George Potter

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Women of Glamour
Women of Glamour
as Richard Stark

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Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild
as Michael Grant

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The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy
as John Randolph

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And So They Were Married
And So They Were Married
as Stephen Blake

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The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Michael Lanyard

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Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
as Jeff Hogarth

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Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Barton Powell

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She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
as Richard Barclay

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The People's Enemy
The People's Enemy
as George R. 'Traps' Stuart

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Dangerous Corner
Dangerous Corner
as Charles Stanton

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Woman in the Dark
Woman in the Dark
as Tony Robson

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Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
as Roy Darwin

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Nagana
Nagana
as Dr. Walter Tradnor

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The Vampire Bat
The Vampire Bat
as Karl Brettschneider

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The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
as Penderel

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As You Desire Me
As You Desire Me
as Count Bruno Varelli

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The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing
as Philip 'Phil' Marvin

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The Wiser Sex
The Wiser Sex
as David Rolfe

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Prestige
Prestige
as Capt. Andre Verlaine

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Tonight or Never
Tonight or Never
as Jim Fletcher