Melvyn Douglas



First NameMelvyn
Last NameDouglas
Age80 (age at death)
Date of BirthApril 5, 1901
Date of DeathAugust 4, 1981
Height6' 1½" (187 cm)
Star SignAries
Occupation CategoryActor
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Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981), better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor.


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Filmography

Selected Melvyn Douglas film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1981
Ghost Story
Dr. John Jaffrey

1981
The Hot Touch
Max Reich

1980
Tell Me a Riddle
David

1980
The Changeling
Senator Joe Carmichael

1979
Being There
Benjamin Rand

1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Senator Birney

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Zachariah Guthrie

1977
Intimate Strangers
Donald's unloving father

1977
ABC Weekend Specials
Grandpa Doc

1976
The Tenant
Monsieur Zy

1974
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

1974
Murder or Mercy
Dr. Paul Harelson - accused of his terminally-ill wife mercy killing

1974
The Death Squad
Police Captain Earl Kreski

1973
The Going Up of David Lev
Grandfather

1972
The Candidate
John J. McKay

1972
Two Is a Happy Number
Joseph Provo

1972
Circle of Fear
Grandpa

1971
Death Takes a Holiday
Judge Earl Chapman

1970
I Never Sang for My Father
Tom Garrison

1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Keller Floran

1969
The Choice
-

1968
Companions in Nightmare
Dr. Lawrence Strelson - a psychiatrist

1967
Hotel
Warren Trent

1967
The Crucible
Governor Danforth

1967
CBS Playhouse
Peter Schermann

1966
NET Playhouse
-

1966
Lamp at Midnight
Galileo Galilei

1965
Rapture
Frederick Larbaud

1965
Inherit the Wind
Henry Drummond

1965
Once Upon a Tractor
Martin

1964
Advance to the Rear
Col. Claude Brackenbury

1964
The Americanization of Emily
Adm. William Jessup

1963
Hud
Homer Bannon

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Pat Konke

1963
The Fugitive
Mark Ryder

1962
Billy Budd
The Dansker, sailmaker

1961
Ben Casey
Burton Strang

1960
Kraft Mystery Theater
-

1959
Sunday Showcase
Mark Twain

1958
Frontier Justice
Host

1956
Playhouse 90
Ansel Gibbs, General Parker, Howard Hoagland, Howard Hoagland

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Charles Turner, Jim Conway

1955
Windows
-

1953
G.E. True Theater
Professor Barris

1953
The United States Steel Hour
Census Taker, Dr. Victor Payson, Narrator

1952
The Ford Television Theatre
George Manners

1952
Steve Randall
Steve Randall

1951
My Forbidden Past
Paul Beaurevel

1951
Goodyear Playhouse
-

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Galileo Galilei, Henry Drummond

1951
Celanese Theatre
-

1951
On the Loose
Frank Bradley

1950
Lux Video Theatre
James Strickland

1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Eugene Morgan

1950
Starlight Theatre
-

1949
A Woman's Secret
Luke Jordan

1949
The Great Sinner
Armand de Glasse

1949
My Own True Love
Clive Heath

1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Bill Cole

1948
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
Richard Gordon

1948
Studio One in Hollywood
-

1947
The Sea of Grass
Brice Chamberlain

1947
Kraft Theatre
-

1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames
Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

1946
Lights Out
-

1943
Three Hearts for Julia
Jeff Seabrook

1942
They All Kissed the Bride
Michael 'Mike' Holmes

1942
We Were Dancing
Nicholas Eugen August Wolfgang 'Nikki' Prax, aka Mr. Manescu

1941
A Woman's Face
Dr. Gustaf Segert

1941
That Uncertain Feeling
Larry Baker

1941
Two-Faced Woman
Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

1941
Our Wife
Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Jeff Thompson

1940
This Thing Called Love
Tice Collins

1940
Too Many Husbands
Henry Lowndes

1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
Paul Boliet

1939
Ninotchka
Leon

1939
Tell No Tales
Michael Cassidy

1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
Ronald Brooke

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Police Lieutenant Kenny Williams

1939
There's That Woman Again
William 'Bill' Reardon

1938
That Certain Age
Vincent Bullitt

1938
The Shining Hour
Henry Linden

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

1938
Fast Company
Joel Sloane

1938
The Toy Wife
George Sartoris

1938
There's Always a Woman
William Reardon

1937
Angel
Anthony 'Tony' Halton

1937
Captains Courageous
Frank Burton Cheyne

1937
I Met Him in Paris
George Potter

1937
I'll Take Romance
James Guthrie

1937
Women of Glamour
Richard 'Dick' Stark

1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
John Randolph

1936
Theodora Goes Wild
Michael Grant

1936
And So They Were Married
Stephen Blake

1935
Annie Oakley
Jeff Hogarth

1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Barton Powell

1935
She Married Her Boss
Richard Barclay

1935
The Lone Wolf Returns
Michael Lanyard

1935
The People's Enemy
George R. 'Traps' Stuart

1934
Dangerous Corner
Charles Stanton

1934
Woman in the Dark
Tony Robson

1933
Counsellor at Law
Roy Darwin

1933
The Vampire Bat
Karl Brettschneider

1933
Nagana
Dr. Walter Tradnor

1932
As You Desire Me
Count Bruno Varelli

1932
Prestige
Lt./Capt. Andre Verlaine

1932
The Old Dark House
Roger Penderel

1932
The Wiser Sex
David Rolfe

1932
The Broken Wing
Philip 'Phil' Marvin

1931
Tonight or Never
Jim Fletcher

Soundtrack Credits

1942
We Were Dancing
-

1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
-

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
-

1937
Angel
-

1936
Theodora Goes Wild
-

1936
And So They Were Married
-

1932
The Old Dark House
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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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Alfred Lunt
Arthur Hill
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Cliff Gorman
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Fredric March
Fritz Weaver
Hal Holbrook
Henry Fonda
James Earl Jones
Jason Robards
John Kani
José Ferrer
Martin Balsam
Melvyn Douglas
Michael Moriarty
Paul Kelly
Paul Muni
Paul Scofield
Ralph Bellamy
Rex Harrison
Sidney Blackmer
Tom Ewell
Walter Matthau
Winston Ntshona
Zero Mostel
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
Anthony Murphy
Cliff Robertson
Fred Astaire
George C. Scott
Hal Holbrook
Jack Klugman
Jack Palance
Keith Michell
Laurence Olivier
Lloyd Nolan
Maurice Evans
Melvyn Douglas
Paul Scofield
Peter Ustinov
Robert Cummings
Thomas Mitchell
William Holden
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
Alfred Lunt
Anthony Murphy
George C. Scott
Hal Holbrook
Jack Klugman
Jack Palance
Keith Michell
Laurence Olivier
Lloyd Nolan
Maurice Evans
Melvyn Douglas
Paul Scofield
Peter Falk
Peter Ustinov
Robert Cummings
Trevor Howard
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Laurence Olivier
Melvyn Douglas
Omar Sharif
Oskar Werner
Peter Firth
Richard Attenborough
Richard Benjamin
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Ed Begley
George Chakiris
Jack Albertson
Jason Robards
John Mills
Martin Balsam
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Peter Ustinov
Robert De Niro
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