Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-04-05

Day of Death

1981-08-04 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Macon, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg

Melvyn Douglas

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 years of his life Douglas appeared in films with supernatural stories involving ghosts. Douglas appeared as "Senator Joseph Carmichael" in The Changeling in 1980 and Ghost Story in 1981 in his final completed film role. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvyn Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ninotchka

Ninotchka

Being There

Being There

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

The Tenant

The Tenant

Hud

Hud

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Good Girls Go to Paris

Good Girls Go to Paris

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Acting

Ninotchka

1939

Ninotchka

as

Count Leon d'Algout

Being There

1979

Being There

as

Benjamin Rand

Billy Budd

1962

Billy Budd

as

The Dansker, Sailmaker

The Candidate

1972

The Candidate

as

John J. McKay

The Tenant

1976

The Tenant

as

Monsieur Zy

The Old Dark House

1932

The Old Dark House

as

Penderel

Ghost Story

1981

Ghost Story

as

Dr. John Jaffrey

Hud

1963

Hud

as

Homer Bannon

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as

Bill Cole

A Woman's Face

1941

A Woman's Face

as

Dr. Gustaf Segert

The Changeling

1980

The Changeling

as

Senator Carmichael

The Americanization of Emily

1964

The Americanization of Emily

as

Admiral William Jessup

The Vampire Bat

1933

The Vampire Bat

as

Karl Brettschneider

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

That Uncertain Feeling

as

Larry Baker

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as

Michael 'Mike' Holmes

Annie Oakley

1935

Annie Oakley

as

Jeff Hogarth

That Certain Age

1938

That Certain Age

as

Vincent Bullitt

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947

The Guilt of Janet Ames

as

Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb

Angel

1937

Angel

as

Anthony 'Tony' Halton

Captains Courageous

1937

Captains Courageous

as

Frank Burton Cheyne

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as

Senator Birney

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as

Jeff Thompson

She Married Her Boss

1935

She Married Her Boss

as

Richard Barclay

Theodora Goes Wild

1936

Theodora Goes Wild

as

Michael Grant

Counsellor at Law

1933

Counsellor at Law

as

Roy Darwin

Rapture

1965

Rapture

as

Frederick Larbaud

A Woman's Secret

1949

A Woman's Secret

as

Luke Jordan

I Never Sang for My Father

1970

I Never Sang for My Father

as

Tom Garrison

One Is a Lonely Number

1972

One Is a Lonely Number

as

Joseph Provo

The People's Enemy

1935

The People's Enemy

as

George R. 'Traps' Stuart

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as

Zachariah Guthrie

My Own True Love

1948

My Own True Love

as

Clive Heath

Our Wife

1941

Our Wife

as

Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin

Two-Faced Woman

1941

Two-Faced Woman

as

Lawrence 'Larry' Blake

The Sea of Grass

1947

The Sea of Grass

as

Brice Chamberlain

Tonight or Never

1931

Tonight or Never

as

Jim Fletcher

Tell No Tales

1939

Tell No Tales

as

Michael Cassidy

My Forbidden Past

1951

My Forbidden Past

as

Paul Beaurevel

Too Many Husbands

1940

Too Many Husbands

as

Henry Lowndes

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

Mary Burns, Fugitive

as

Barton Powell

As You Desire Me

1932

As You Desire Me

as

Count Bruno Varelli

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as

John Randolph

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as

Ronald Brooke

The Shining Hour

1938

The Shining Hour

as

Henry Linden

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as

Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

I Met Him in Paris

1937

I Met Him in Paris

as

George Potter

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

He Stayed for Breakfast

as

Paul Boliet

The Great Sinner

1949

The Great Sinner

as

Armand De Glasse

Advance to the Rear

1964

Advance to the Rear

as

Col. Claude Brackenbury

There's Always a Woman

1938

There's Always a Woman

as

William H. Reardon

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as

Kenny Williams

Prestige

1932

Prestige

as

Capt. Andre Verlaine

I'll Take Romance

1937

I'll Take Romance

as

James Guthrie

Dangerous Corner

1934

Dangerous Corner

as

Charles Stanton

The Toy Wife

1938

The Toy Wife

as

George Sartoris

Fast Company

1938

Fast Company

as

Joel Sloane

And So They Were Married

1936

And So They Were Married

as

Stephen Blake

On the Loose

1951

On the Loose

as

Frank Bradley

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Tell Me a Riddle

as

David

Woman in the Dark

1934

Woman in the Dark

as

Tony Robson

We Were Dancing

1942

We Were Dancing

as

Nicholas Prax

This Thing Called Love

1940

This Thing Called Love

as

Tice Collins

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

Death Takes a Holiday

as

Judge Earl Chapman

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hunters Are for Killing

1970

Hunters Are for Killing

as

Keller Floran

The Making of a President

1978

The Making of a President

as

Three Hearts for Julia

1943

Three Hearts for Julia

as

Jeff Seabrook

The Lone Wolf Returns

1935

The Lone Wolf Returns

as

Michael Lanyard

Murder or Mercy

1974

Murder or Mercy

as

Dr. Paul Harelson

The Hot Touch

1982

The Hot Touch

as

Max Reich

Intimate Strangers

1977

Intimate Strangers

as

Donald's Father

Hotel

1967

Hotel

as

Warren Trent

There's That Woman Again

1938

There's That Woman Again

as

William 'Bill' Reardon

The Going Up of David Lev

1973

The Going Up of David Lev

as

Grandfather

The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

The Plot to Kill Stalin

as

Stalin

Old Man

1958

Old Man

as

Self - Host

The Greer Case

1957

The Greer Case

as

Howard Hoagland

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as

Peter Schermann

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

1977

Portrait of Grandpa Doc

as

Grandpa Doc

Women of Glamour

1937

Women of Glamour

as

Richard 'Dick' Stark

Companions in Nightmare

1968

Companions in Nightmare

as

Dr. Lawrence Strelson

Inherit the Wind

1965

Inherit the Wind

as

Henry Drummond

The Wiser Sex

1932

The Wiser Sex

as

David Rolfe

Once Upon a Tractor

1965

Once Upon a Tractor

as

Martin

The Broken Wing

1932

The Broken Wing

as

Philip 'Phil' Marvin

The Death Squad

1974

The Death Squad

as

Police Captain Earl Kreski

The Crucible

1967

The Crucible

as

Deputy Governor Danforth

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as

Self

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

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as

Self (archive footage)

Nagana

1933

Nagana

as

Dr. Walter Tradnor

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Leon (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1

as

Self

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as

Melvyn Douglas

Judgment at Nuremberg

1959

Judgment at Nuremberg

as

Gen. Parker

Studio One

Studio One

as

Cyril Ritchard

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Professor Arthur Barris

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Henry Drummond

Weekend Special

Weekend Special

as

Grandpa Doc

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Dr. Mark Ryder

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

James Strickland

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

as

Self - Guest Host

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Pat Konke

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Richard Gordon

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Burton Strang

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

as

Peter Schermann

Lights Out

Lights Out

as

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

as

Grandpa

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

as

Hollywood Off Beat

Hollywood Off Beat

as

Steve Randall

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Gen. Parker

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

as

Stateman Benjamin Franklin

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Galileo Galilei

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

The Stranger

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

as

Self - Guest Performer

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Production

Crew

Directing