Melvyn Douglas
Acting
Born: 1901-04-05 · Macon, Georgia, USA
Died: 1981-08-04
Biography
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 few yea
🎬 Movies (20)
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
2014
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
(archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
Self (archive footage)
The Hot Touch
1982
Max Reich
Ghost Story
1981
Dr. John Jaffrey
Tell Me a Riddle
1980
David
The Changeling
1980
Senator Carmichael
Being There
1979
Benjamin Rand
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Senator Birney
The Making of a President
1978
Intimate Strangers
1977
Donald's Father
Portrait of Grandpa Doc
1977
Grandpa Doc
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
Zachariah Guthrie
A Gift To Last
1976
Old Clement Sturgess
The Tenant
1976
Monsieur Zy
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
Murder or Mercy
1974
Dr. Paul Harelson
The Death Squad
1974
Police Captain Earl Kreski
The Going Up of David Lev
1973
Grandfather
The Candidate
1972
John J. McKay
📺 TV Shows (20)
Weekend Special
1977
Grandpa Doc
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1974
Stateman Benjamin Franklin
Ghost Story
1972
Grandpa
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
CBS Playhouse
1966
Peter Schermann
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Pat Konke
The Fugitive
1963
Dr. Mark Ryder
Ben Casey
1961
Burton Strang
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Playhouse 90
1956
Gen. Parker
MGM Parade
1955
Self
MGM Parade
1955
self
General Electric Theater
1953
Professor Arthur Barris
Hollywood Off Beat
1952
Steve Randall
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Henry Drummond
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Galileo Galilei
Lux Video Theatre
1950
James Strickland
Your Show of Shows
1950
Self - Guest Host
Your Show of Shows
1950
Self - Guest Performer
What's My Line?
1950
Self