Portrait of Adolphe Menjou

Acting

Adolphe Menjou

Career

Active from 1916 to 1960, busiest in 1924 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
94
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Adolphe Menjou Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 11
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • 1930s Cinema 4
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Show Business 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Parisian Setting 4
  • Class Conflict 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title · average score 67
Pollyanna
Pollyanna (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Pendergast

1950s

13 titles · average score 59
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Fitch

I Married a Woman
I Married a Woman (1958)
GoodWatch score 39

as Frederick W. Sutton

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Gen. George Broulard

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as Arthur Martin

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as J. B. Merlin

The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as Senator Jonathan Carwright

Timberjack
Timberjack (1955)
GoodWatch score 48

as 'Sweetwater' Tilton

Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fesker

The Sniper
The Sniper (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frank Kafka

The Tall Target
The Tall Target (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Caleb Jeffers

Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pierre

To Please a Lady
To Please a Lady (1950)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gregg

1940s

19 titles · average score 59
State of the Union
State of the Union (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jim Conover

Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

as Craig Warren

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ambassador

Step Lively
Step Lively (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Wagner

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tom Moran

Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hector Phyffe

You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Eduardo Acuña

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

as Billy Flynn

Father Takes a Wife
Father Takes a Wife (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Frederic 'Freddie' Osborne Senior

Road Show
Road Show (1941)
GoodWatch score 38

as Col. Carleton Carroway

Turnabout
Turnabout (1940)
GoodWatch score 32

as Phil Manning

A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hilary Fairfield

1930s

45 titles · average score 63
Golden Boy
Golden Boy (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom Moody

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Oliver Niles

Stage Door
Stage Door (1937)
GoodWatch score 87

as Anthony Powell

One Hundred Men and a Girl
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as John Cardwell

Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
GoodWatch score 84

as Nicolai Nicoleff

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sorrowful Jones

Morning Glory
Morning Glory (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as Louis Easton

A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
GoodWatch score 74

as Major Rinaldi

Forbidden
Forbidden (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert Grover

The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

as Walter Burns

Men Call It Love
Men Call It Love (1931)

as Tony

Morocco
Morocco (1930)
GoodWatch score 75

as Monsieur La Bessiere

1920s

45 titles · average score 68
His Tiger Lady
His Tiger Lady (1928)

as Henri

A Gentleman of Paris
A Gentleman of Paris (1927)

as Marquis de Marignan

Blonde or Brunette
Blonde or Brunette (1927)

as Henri Martel

The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
GoodWatch score 75

as Prince Lucio de Rimanez

The Grand Duchess and the Waiter
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter (1926)

as Albert Durant

A Social Celebrity
A Social Celebrity (1926)

as Max Haber

The King On Main Street
The King On Main Street (1925)

as Serge IV

Are Parents People?
Are Parents People? (1925)

as Mr. Hazlitt

Forbidden Paradise
Forbidden Paradise (1924)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chancellor

Open All Night
Open All Night (1924)

as Edmund Durverne

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pierre Revel

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1921)
GoodWatch score 66

as Louis XIII

1910s

10 titles
The Moth
The Moth (1917)

as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband

The Valentine Girl
The Valentine Girl (1917)

as Joe Winder

The Devil at His Elbow
The Devil at His Elbow (1916)

as Wilfred Carleton

Nearly a King
Nearly a King (1916)

as Baron

Manhattan Madness
Manhattan Madness (1916)

as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

A Parisian Romance
A Parisian Romance (1916)

as Julianai

The Habit of Happiness
The Habit of Happiness (1916)

as Society Man (uncredited)

The Blue Envelope Mystery
The Blue Envelope Mystery (1916)

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Reward of Patience
The Reward of Patience (1916)

as Paul Dunstan

The Crucial Test
The Crucial Test (1916)

as Count Nicolai