Melvyn Douglas

AKA:
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
04/05/1901
Birthplace:
Macon, Georgia
Death Date:
08/04/1981
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biography
Broadway star, in Hollywood from 1931. Often played the suave sophisticate in pursuit of a beautiful woman, as in Ernst Lubitsch's classic "Ninotchka" (1939) opposite Greta Garbo. Douglas began appearing in supporting roles in the early 1960s and turned in an award-winning performance in "Hud" (1963). Married to former actress turned US Representative Helen Gahagan.
Credits
Monsieur Zy
1976
Homer Bannon
1963
Penderell
1932
John J McKay
Max Reich
The Dansker
Zachariah Guthrie--Secretary of Defense
Joseph Provo
Warren Trent
Brice Chamberlain
Senator Joseph Carmichael
Benjamin Rand
Actor
Admiral William Jessup
1964
Larbaud
John Jaffrey
milestones
Year
Milestone
1919 
First role on Chicago stage
1929 
Broadway debut in "A Free Soul"
1931 
Screen acting debut in "Tonight or Never"
1942 
Made director Arts Council of the Office of Civilian Defense
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