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Melvyn Douglas
Acting

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)...

Filmography

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

movie

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

2014

Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo

as Self (archive footage)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

movie

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

movie

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self (archive footage)

The Hot Touch

movie

The Hot Touch

1982

The Hot Touch

as Max Reich

Ghost Story

movie

Ghost Story

1981

Ghost Story

as Dr. John Jaffrey

Tell Me a Riddle

movie

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Tell Me a Riddle

as David

The Changeling

movie

The Changeling

1980

The Changeling

as Senator Carmichael

Being There

movie

Being There

1979

Being There

as Benjamin Rand

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

movie

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Senator Birney

The Making of a President

movie

The Making of a President

1978

The Making of a President

Intimate Strangers

movie

Intimate Strangers

1977

Intimate Strangers

as Donald's Father

CineRaya

movie

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

1977

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as Grandpa Doc

CineRaya

tv

Weekend Special

1977

Weekend Special

as Grandpa Doc

Twilight's Last Gleaming

movie

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Zachariah Guthrie

CineRaya

movie

A Gift To Last

1976

A Gift To Last

as Old Clement Sturgess

The Tenant

movie

The Tenant

1976

The Tenant

as Monsieur Zy

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

tv

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as Stateman Benjamin Franklin

Murder or Mercy

movie

Murder or Mercy

1974

Murder or Mercy

as Dr. Paul Harelson

The Death Squad

movie

The Death Squad

1974

The Death Squad

as Police Captain Earl Kreski

CineRaya

movie

The Going Up of David Lev

1973

The Going Up of David Lev

as Grandfather

Ghost Story

tv

Ghost Story

1972

Ghost Story

as Grandpa

The Candidate

movie

The Candidate

1972

The Candidate

as John J. McKay

One Is a Lonely Number

movie

One Is a Lonely Number

1972

One Is a Lonely Number

as Joseph Provo

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Death Takes a Holiday

movie

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

Death Takes a Holiday

as Judge Earl Chapman

I Never Sang for My Father

movie

I Never Sang for My Father

1970

I Never Sang for My Father

as Tom Garrison

Hunters Are for Killing

movie

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

Hunters Are for Killing

as Keller Floran

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

movie

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

1969

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

as Self (archive footage)

Companions in Nightmare

movie

Companions in Nightmare

1968

Companions in Nightmare

as Dr. Lawrence Strelson

The Dick Cavett Show

tv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

movie

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Peter Schermann

The Crucible

movie

The Crucible

1967

The Crucible

as Deputy Governor Danforth

Hotel

movie

Hotel

1967

Hotel

as Warren Trent

CineRaya

tv

CBS Playhouse

1966

CBS Playhouse

as Peter Schermann

Inherit the Wind

movie

Inherit the Wind

1965

Inherit the Wind

as Henry Drummond

Once Upon a Tractor

movie

Once Upon a Tractor

1965

Once Upon a Tractor

as Martin

Rapture

movie

Rapture

1965

Rapture

as Frederick Larbaud

The Americanization of Emily

movie

The Americanization of Emily

1964

The Americanization of Emily

as Admiral William Jessup

The Big Parade of Comedy

movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Leon (archive footage)

Advance to the Rear

movie

Advance to the Rear

1964

Advance to the Rear

as Col. Claude Brackenbury

CineRaya

tv

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Pat Konke

The Fugitive

tv

The Fugitive

1963

The Fugitive

as Dr. Mark Ryder

Hud

movie

Hud

1963

Hud

as Homer Bannon

Billy Budd

movie

Billy Budd

1962

Billy Budd

as The Dansker, Sailmaker

Ben Casey

tv

Ben Casey

1961

Ben Casey

as Burton Strang

Kraft Mystery Theatre

tv

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Judgment at Nuremberg

movie

Judgment at Nuremberg

1959

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Gen. Parker

Old Man

movie

Old Man

1958

Old Man

as Self - Host

The Plot to Kill Stalin

movie

The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

The Plot to Kill Stalin

as Stalin

The Greer Case

movie

The Greer Case

1957

The Greer Case

as Howard Hoagland

Playhouse 90

tv

Playhouse 90

1956

Playhouse 90

as Gen. Parker

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as Self

MGM Parade

tv

MGM Parade

1955

MGM Parade

as self

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Professor Arthur Barris

CineRaya

tv

Hollywood Off Beat

1952

Hollywood Off Beat

as Steve Randall

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Henry Drummond

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Galileo Galilei

On the Loose

movie

On the Loose

1951

On the Loose

as Frank Bradley

My Forbidden Past

movie

My Forbidden Past

1951

My Forbidden Past

as Paul Beaurevel

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as James Strickland

Your Show of Shows

tv

Your Show of Shows

1950

Your Show of Shows

as Self - Guest Host

Your Show of Shows

tv

Your Show of Shows

1950

Your Show of Shows

as Self - Guest Performer

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Lights Out

tv

Lights Out

1949

Lights Out

The Great Sinner

movie

The Great Sinner

1949

The Great Sinner

as Armand De Glasse

A Woman's Secret

movie

A Woman's Secret

1949

A Woman's Secret

as Luke Jordan

Studio One

tv

Studio One

1948

Studio One

as Cyril Ritchard

The Philco Television Playhouse

tv

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Richard Gordon

The Philco Television Playhouse

tv

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

as The Stranger

My Own True Love

movie

My Own True Love

1948

My Own True Love

as Clive Heath

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

movie

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Bill Cole

The Sea of Grass

movie

The Sea of Grass

1947

The Sea of Grass

as Brice Chamberlain

The Guilt of Janet Ames

movie

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames

as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

Three Hearts for Julia

movie

Three Hearts for Julia

1943

Three Hearts for Julia

as Jeff Seabrook

They All Kissed the Bride

movie

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as Michael 'Mike' Holmes

We Were Dancing

movie

We Were Dancing

1942

We Were Dancing

as Nicholas Prax

Two-Faced Woman

movie

Two-Faced Woman

1941

Two-Faced Woman

as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

Our Wife

movie

Our Wife

1941

Our Wife

as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

A Woman's Face

movie

A Woman's Face

1941

A Woman's Face

as Dr. Gustaf Segert

That Uncertain Feeling

movie

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

That Uncertain Feeling

as Larry Baker

This Thing Called Love

movie

This Thing Called Love

1940

This Thing Called Love

as Tice Collins

Third Finger, Left Hand

movie

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as Jeff Thompson

He Stayed for Breakfast

movie

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

as Paul Boliet

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

movie

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self

Too Many Husbands

movie

Too Many Husbands

1940

Too Many Husbands

as Henry Lowndes

The Amazing Mr. Williams

movie

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Kenny Williams

Ninotchka

movie

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as Count Leon d'Algout

CineRaya

movie

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

as Self

Good Girls Go to Paris

movie

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as Ronald Brooke

Tell No Tales

movie

Tell No Tales

1939

Tell No Tales

as Michael Cassidy

From the Ends of the Earth

movie

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

movie

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as Melvyn Douglas

There's That Woman Again

movie

There's That Woman Again

1938

There's That Woman Again

as William 'Bill' Reardon

The Shining Hour

movie

The Shining Hour

1938

The Shining Hour

as Henry Linden

That Certain Age

movie

That Certain Age

1938

That Certain Age

as Vincent Bullitt

Fast Company

movie

Fast Company

1938

Fast Company

as Joel Sloane

The Toy Wife

movie

The Toy Wife

1938

The Toy Wife

as George Sartoris

There's Always a Woman

movie

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as William H. Reardon

Arsène Lupin Returns

movie

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

I'll Take Romance

movie

I'll Take Romance

1937

I'll Take Romance

as James Guthrie

Angel

movie

Angel

1937

Angel

as Anthony 'Tony' Halton

Captains Courageous

movie

Captains Courageous

1937

Captains Courageous

as Frank Burton Cheyne

I Met Him in Paris

movie

I Met Him in Paris

1937

I Met Him in Paris

as George Potter

Women of Glamour

movie

Women of Glamour

1937

Women of Glamour

as Richard Stark

Theodora Goes Wild

movie

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as Michael Grant

The Gorgeous Hussy

movie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as John Randolph

And So They Were Married

movie

And So They Were Married

1936

And So They Were Married

as Stephen Blake

The Lone Wolf Returns

movie

The Lone Wolf Returns

1935

The Lone Wolf Returns

as Michael Lanyard

Annie Oakley

movie

Annie Oakley

1935

Annie Oakley

as Jeff Hogarth

Mary Burns, Fugitive

movie

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Barton Powell

She Married Her Boss

movie

She Married Her Boss

1935

She Married Her Boss

as Richard Barclay

The People's Enemy

movie

The People's Enemy

1935

The People's Enemy

as George R. 'Traps' Stuart

Dangerous Corner

movie

Dangerous Corner

1934

Dangerous Corner

as Charles Stanton

Woman in the Dark

movie

Woman in the Dark

1934

Woman in the Dark

as Tony Robson

Counsellor at Law

movie

Counsellor at Law

1933

Counsellor at Law

as Roy Darwin

Nagana

movie

Nagana

1933

Nagana

as Dr. Walter Tradnor

The Vampire Bat

movie

The Vampire Bat

1933

The Vampire Bat

as Karl Brettschneider

The Old Dark House

movie

The Old Dark House

1932

The Old Dark House

as Penderel

As You Desire Me

movie

As You Desire Me

1932

As You Desire Me

as Count Bruno Varelli

The Broken Wing

movie

The Broken Wing

1932

The Broken Wing

as Philip 'Phil' Marvin

The Wiser Sex

movie

The Wiser Sex

1932

The Wiser Sex

as David Rolfe

Prestige

movie

Prestige

1932

Prestige

as Capt. Andre Verlaine

Tonight or Never

movie

Tonight or Never

1931

Tonight or Never

as Jim Fletcher

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