Melvyn Douglas
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 f
Born
Apr 05, 1901
Macon, Georgia, USA
Died
Aug 04, 1981
Known For
Acting
Movies
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0 crew
Popularity
0.6
Known For
The Tenant
1976
as Monsieur Zy
Being There
1979
as Benjamin Rand
The Changeling
1980
as Senator Carmichael
Ninotchka
1939
as Count Leon d'Algout
Captains Courageous
1937
as Frank Burton Cheyne
Hud
1963
as Homer Bannon
The Old Dark House
1932
as Penderel
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Bill Cole
Ghost Story
1981
as John Jaffrey
The Candidate
1972
as John J. McKay
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