Actor
Adolphe Menjou
Born 18 February 1890 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — died 29 October 1963
Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963) was an American actor whose career spanned silent films and talkies. Known for his debonair, impeccably dressed screen persona, he rose to stardom in Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris. He later played memorable character roles, including a general in Kubrick's Paths of Glory.
Key films
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
Chaplin's dramatic feature gave Menjou his breakthrough lead role and established his sophisticated screen image.
The Marriage Circle (1924)
Ernst Lubitsch's silent comedy of manners showcased Menjou's polished, witty style.
The Sheik (1921)
Early major role in the hit silent romance starring Rudolph Valentino.
The Front Page (1931)
Menjou's performance in this newspaper comedy earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Paths of Glory (1957)
Late-career role in Stanley Kubrick's acclaimed anti-war drama opposite Kirk Douglas.
Key awards
- 1931 Academy Award nomination, Best Actor, for The Front Page
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 137
- 1916Manhattan Madness · as Country Club Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1916The Habit of Happiness · as Society Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1916A Parisian Romance · as JulianaiActor
- 1916The Devil at His Elbow · as Wilfred CarletonActor
- 1916The Blue Envelope Mystery · as Bit Part (uncredited)Actor
- 1916The Crucial Test · as Count NicolaiActor
- 1916Nearly a King · as BaronActor
- 1916The Reward of Patience · as Paul DunstanActor
- 1917The Moth · as Teddy Marbridge / The HusbandActor
- 1917The Valentine Girl · as Joe WinderActor
- 1921The Sheik · as Dr. Raoul de St. HubertActor
- 1921The Three Musketeers · as Louis XIIIActor
- 1921Through the Back Door · as James BrewsterActor
- 1921The Faith Healer · as Dr. LittlefieldActor
- 1921Queenie · as Count MichaelActor
- 1922Pink Gods · as Louis BarneyActor
- 1922The Eternal Flame · as Duc de LangeaisActor
- 1922The Fast Mail · as Cal BaldwinActor
- 1922Singed Wings · as Bliss GordonActor
- 1922Is Matrimony a Failure? · as Dudley KingActor
- 1922Head Over Heels · as SterlingActor
- 1922Clarence · as Hubert SteinActor
- 1922Arabian Love · as Captain Fortine (uncredited)Actor
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate · as Pierre RevelActor
- 1923The Spanish Dancer · as Don SallusteActor
- 1923The World's Applause · as Robert TownsendActor
- 1923Rupert of Hentzau · as Count RischenheimActor
- 1923Bella Donna · as Mr. ChepstowActor
- 1924The Marriage Circle · as Professor Josef StockActor
- 1924Forbidden Paradise · as ChancellorActor
- 1924Broken Barriers · as Tommy KempActor
- 1924Open All Night · as Edmund DurverneActor
- 1924Shadows of Paris · as Georges de CroyActor
- 1924The Marriage Cheat · as Bob CanfieldActor
- 1924The Fast Set · as Ernest SteelActor
- 1924Sinners in Silk · as Arthur MerrillActor
- 1924Broadway After Dark · as Ralph NortonActor
- 1925The King On Main Street · as Serge IVActor
- 1925The Swan · as Albert von Kersten-RodenfelsActor
- 1925Are Parents People? · as Mr. HazlittActor
- 1925A Kiss in the Dark · as Walter GrenhamActor
- 1926The Sorrows of Satan · as Prince Lucio de RimanezActor
- 1926The Grand Duchess and the Waiter · as Albert DurantActor
- 1926A Social Celebrity · as Max HaberActor
- 1926Fascinating Youth · as Adolphe MenjouActor
- 1926The Ace of CadsActor
- 1927A Gentleman of Paris · as Marquis de MarignanActor
- 1927Service for Ladies · as Albert LerouxActor
- 1927Evening Clothes · as Lucien d'ArtoisActor
- 1927Serenade · as Franz RossiActor
- 1927Blonde or Brunette · as Henri MartelActor
- 1928The Circus: Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1928His Tiger Lady · as HenriActor
- 1928His Private Life · as Georges St. GermainActor
- 1928A Night of MysteryActor
- 1929Fashions in Love · as Paul de RemyActor
- 1929Marquis Preferred · as Marquis d'ArgenvilleActor
- 1930Morocco · as Monsieur La BessiereActor
- 1930New Moon · as Governor Boris BrusiloffActor
- 1930My Kid of a Father · as Jérôme RochevilleActor
- 1930Mysterious Mr. Parkes · as Courtenay ParkesActor
- 1930Bold LoveActor
- 1931The Front Page · as Walter BurnsActor
- 1931The Easiest Way · as William BrocktonActor
- 1931Friends and Lovers · as Captain Geoffrey RobertsActor
- 1931The Great Lover · as PaurelActor
- 1931We’re Switching to Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 1931Men Call It Love · as TonyActor
- 1931Let Us Be Gay · as Bob BrownActor
- 1932A Farewell to Arms · as Major RinaldiActor
- 1932Forbidden · as Robert GroverActor
- 1932The Night Club Lady · as Police Commissioner Thatcher ColtActor
- 1932Bachelor's Affairs · as Andrew HoytActor
- 1932Prestige · as Capt. Remy BandoinActor
- 1932Diamond Cut Diamond · as Dan McQueenActor
- 1932Two White Arms · as Maj. Carey ListonActor
- 1933Morning Glory · as Louis EastonActor
- 1933The Circus Queen Murder · as Thatcher ColtActor
- 1933Convention City · as T.R. (Ted) KentActor
- 1933The Worst Woman in Paris? · as Adolphe BallouActor
- 1934Little Miss Marker · as Sorrowful JonesActor
- 1934Journal of a Crime · as Paul MolletActor
- 1934Easy to Love · as JohnActor
- 1934The Great Flirtation · as Stephan KarpathActor
- 1934The Mighty Barnum · as Bailey WalshActor
- 1934The Trumpet Blows · as Pancho Montes / Pancho GomezActor
- 1934The Human Side · as Gregory SheldonActor
- 1935Gold Diggers of 1935 · as Nicolai NicoleffActor
- 1935Broadway Gondolier · as Professor Eduardo de VinciActor
- 1936The Milky Way · as Gabby SloanActor
- 1936Sing, Baby, Sing · as Bruce FarradayActor
- 1936Wives Never Know · as J. Hugh RamseyActor
- 1937A Star Is Born · as Oliver NilesActor
- 1937Stage Door · as Anthony PowellActor
- 1937One Hundred Men and a Girl · as John CardwellActor
- 1937Café Metropole · as Monsieur VictorActor
- 1937One in a Million · as Tad SpencerActor
- 1938The Goldwyn Follies · as Oliver MerlinActor
- 1938Letter of Introduction · as John ManneringActor
- 1938Thanks for Everything · as J. B. HarcourtActor
- 1939Golden Boy · as Tom MoodyActor
- 1939The Housekeeper's Daughter · as Deakon MaxwellActor
- 1939That's Right – You're Wrong · as Stacey DelmoreActor
- 1939King of the Turf · as Jim MasonActor
- 1940Turnabout · as Phil ManningActor
- 1940A Bill of Divorcement · as Hilary FairfieldActor
- 1941Road Show · as Col. Carleton CarrowayActor
- 1941Father Takes a Wife · as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne SeniorActor
- 1942You Were Never Lovelier · as Eduardo AcuñaActor
- 1942Roxie Hart · as Billy FlynnActor
- 1942Syncopation · as George LatimerActor
- 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Actor
- 1943Hi Diddle Diddle · as Hector PhyffeActor
- 1943Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Tom MoranActor
- 1944Step Lively · as WagnerActor
- 1945Man Alive · as KismetActor
- 1946Heartbeat · as AmbassadorActor
- 1946The Bachelor's Daughters · as Alexander MoodyActor
- 1947The Hucksters · as Mr. KimberlyActor
- 1947Mr. District Attorney · as Craig WarrenActor
- 1947I'll Be Yours · as J. Conrad NelsonActor
- 1948State of the Union · as Jim ConoverActor
- 1949My Dream Is Yours · as Thomas HutchinsActor
- 1949Dancing in the Dark · as Melville CrossmanActor
- 1950To Please a Lady · as GreggActor
- 1951The Tall Target · as Caleb JeffersActor
- 1951Across the Wide Missouri · as PierreActor
- 1952The Sniper · as Frank KafkaActor
- 1953Man on a Tightrope · as FeskerActor
- 1955Timberjack · as 'Sweetwater' TiltonActor
- 1956Bundle of Joy · as J. B. MerlinActor
- 1956The Ambassador's Daughter · as Senator Jonathan CarwrightActor
- 1957Paths of Glory · as Gen. George BroulardActor
- 1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown · as Arthur MartinActor
- 1958I Married a Woman · as Frederick W. SuttonActor
- 1960Pollyanna · as Mr. PendergastActor
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.