Known For
Acting
Known Credits
126
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 5, 1901 (125 years old)
Place of Birth
Macon, Georgia, USA
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.
| 2014 | Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garboas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home Toas (archive footage) | |
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Windas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1982 | The Hot Touchas Max Reich | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas David | |
| 1981 | Ghost Storyas Dr. John Jaffrey | |
| 1980 | Tell Me a Riddleas David | |
| 1980 | The Changelingas Senator Carmichael | |
| 1979 | Being Thereas Benjamin Rand | |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynanas Senator Birney | |
| 1978 | The Making of a Presidentas | |
| 1977 | Intimate Strangersas Donald's Father | |
| 1977 | Portrait of Grandpa Docas Grandpa Doc | |
| 1977 | Weekend Specialas Grandpa Doc | |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleamingas Zachariah Guthrie | |
| 1976 | A Gift To Lastas Old Clement Sturgess | |
| 1976 | The Tenantas Monsieur Zy | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin Franklinas Stateman Benjamin Franklin | |
| 1974 | Murder or Mercyas Dr. Paul Harelson | |
| 1974 | The Death Squadas Police Captain Earl Kreski | |
| 1973 | The Going Up of David Levas Grandfather | |
| 1972 | Ghost Storyas Grandpa | |
| 1972 | The Candidateas John J. McKay | |
| 1972 | One Is a Lonely Numberas Joseph Provo | |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1971 | Death Takes a Holidayas Judge Earl Chapman | |
| 1970 | I Never Sang for My Fatheras Tom Garrison | |
| 1970 | Hunters Are for Killingas Keller Floran | |
| 1969 | Garbo, by Joan Crawfordas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmareas Dr. Lawrence Strelson | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1967 | Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightas Peter Schermann | |
| 1967 | The Crucibleas Deputy Governor Danforth | |
| 1967 | Hotelas Warren Trent | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouseas Peter Schermann | |
| 1965 | Inherit the Windas Henry Drummond | |
| 1965 | Once Upon a Tractoras Martin | |
| 1965 | Raptureas Frederick Larbaud | |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emilyas Admiral William Jessup | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedyas Leon (archive footage) | |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rearas Col. Claude Brackenbury | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Pat Konke | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Dr. Mark Ryder | |
| 1963 | Hudas Homer Bannon | |
| 1962 | Billy Buddas The Dansker, Sailmaker | |
| 1961 | Ben Caseyas Burton Strang | |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatreas | |
| 1959 | Judgment at Nurembergas Gen. Parker | |
| 1958 | Old Manas Self - Host | |
| 1958 | The Plot to Kill Stalinas Stalin | |
| 1957 | The Greer Caseas Howard Hoagland | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90as Gen. Parker | |
| 1955 | MGM Paradeas Self | |
| 1955 | MGM Paradeas self | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Professor Arthur Barris | |
| 1952 | Hollywood Off Beatas Steve Randall | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Galileo Galilei | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Henry Drummond | |
| 1951 | On the Looseas Frank Bradley | |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Pastas Paul Beaurevel | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas James Strickland | |
| 1950 | Your Show of Showsas Self - Guest Host | |
| 1950 | Your Show of Showsas Self - Guest Performer | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self | |
| 1949 | Lights Outas | |
| 1949 | The Great Sinneras Armand De Glasse | |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secretas Luke Jordan | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Cyril Ritchard | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas Richard Gordon | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouseas The Stranger | |
| 1948 | My Own True Loveas Clive Heath | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Houseas Bill Cole | |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grassas Brice Chamberlain | |
| 1947 | The Guilt of Janet Amesas Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb | |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Juliaas Jeff Seabrook | |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Brideas Michael 'Mike' Holmes | |
| 1942 | We Were Dancingas Nicholas Prax | |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Womanas Lawrence 'Larry' Blake | |
| 1941 | Our Wifeas Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin | |
| 1941 | A Woman's Faceas Dr. Gustaf Segert | |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feelingas Larry Baker | |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Loveas Tice Collins | |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Handas Jeff Thompson | |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfastas Paul Boliet | |
| 1940 | Cavalcade of the Academy Awardsas Self | |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbandsas Henry Lowndes | |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williamsas Kenny Williams | |
| 1939 | Ninotchkaas Count Leon d'Algout | |
| 1939 | Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1as Self | |
| 1939 | Good Girls Go to Parisas Ronald Brooke | |
| 1939 | Tell No Talesas Michael Cassidy | |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earthas Self | |
| 1939 | Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8as Melvyn Douglas | |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Againas William 'Bill' Reardon | |
| 1938 | The Shining Houras Henry Linden | |
| 1938 | That Certain Ageas Vincent Bullitt | |
| 1938 | Fast Companyas Joel Sloane | |
| 1938 | The Toy Wifeas George Sartoris | |
| 1938 | There's Always a Womanas William H. Reardon | |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returnsas Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin | |
| 1937 | I'll Take Romanceas James Guthrie | |
| 1937 | Angelas Anthony 'Tony' Halton | |
| 1937 | Captains Courageousas Frank Burton Cheyne | |
| 1937 | I Met Him in Parisas George Potter | |
| 1937 | Women of Glamouras Richard Stark | |
| 1936 | Theodora Goes Wildas Michael Grant | |
| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussyas John Randolph | |
| 1936 | And So They Were Marriedas Stephen Blake | |
| 1935 | The Lone Wolf Returnsas Michael Lanyard | |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Barton Powell | |
| 1935 | Annie Oakleyas Jeff Hogarth | |
| 1935 | She Married Her Bossas Richard Barclay | |
| 1935 | The People's Enemyas George R. 'Traps' Stuart | |
| 1934 | Dangerous Corneras Charles Stanton | |
| 1934 | Woman in the Darkas Tony Robson | |
| 1933 | Counsellor at Lawas Roy Darwin | |
| 1933 | Naganaas Dr. Walter Tradnor | |
| 1933 | The Vampire Batas Karl Brettschneider | |
| 1932 | The Old Dark Houseas Penderel | |
| 1932 | As You Desire Meas Count Bruno Varelli | |
| 1932 | The Broken Wingas Philip 'Phil' Marvin | |
| 1932 | The Wiser Sexas David Rolfe | |
| 1932 | Prestigeas Capt. Andre Verlaine | |
| 1931 | Tonight or Neveras Jim Fletcher |
