Acting
Melvyn Douglas
- Titles
- 98movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1931 to 1990, busiest in 1938 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 70top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Judgment at Nuremberg93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Wholesome3.9average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
- Melancholy5.1average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.9, average 5.2
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Tech & Humanity0.6, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Character Study 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Witty Banter 3
- Classic Film 3
- Gothic Horror 3
- Moral Dilemmas 3
- Mystery 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Lighthearted 2
- Family Dynamics 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Alexander HallDirectorThey All Kissed the Bride, There's Always a Woman, This Thing Called Love, Good Girls Go to Paris, The Amazing Mr. Williams, +2 more
Joan CrawfordActorA Woman's Face, They All Kissed the Bride, The Shining Hour, Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8, The Gorgeous Hussy
George J. FolseyCinematographerThe Great Sinner, Third Finger, Left Hand, Arsène Lupin Returns, The Shining Hour, The Gorgeous Hussy
Lee BowmanActorThird Finger, Left Hand, Three Hearts for Julia, I Met Him in Paris, We Were Dancing
Myrna LoyActorMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To, Third Finger, Left Hand, Death Takes a Holiday
Thurston HallActorThere's Always a Woman, The Lone Wolf Returns, Theodora Goes Wild, Women of Glamour
Joan BlondellActorAdvance to the Rear, There's Always a Woman, Good Girls Go to Paris, The Amazing Mr. Williams
Virginia BruceActorArsène Lupin Returns, There's That Woman Again, Women of Glamour, Dangerous Corner- LLionel HouserWriterThird Finger, Left Hand, Three Hearts for Julia, The Lone Wolf Returns, Tell No Tales
- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerThey All Kissed the Bride, The Guilt of Janet Ames, There's That Woman Again, Theodora Goes Wild
Viola LawrenceEditorThey All Kissed the Bride, There's Always a Woman, The Amazing Mr. Williams, There's That Woman Again
Walter KingsfordActorThere's Always a Woman, I'll Take Romance, The Toy Wife
Movies and TV shows
181980s
3 titles · average score 66
42
Ghost Story (1981)
as Dr. John Jaffrey
75
The Changeling (1980)
as Senator Carmichael
82
Tell Me a Riddle (1980)
as David
1970s
3 titles · average score 76
89
Being There (1979)
as Benjamin Rand
52
One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
as Joseph Provo
87
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
as Tom Garrison
1960s
5 titles · average score 69
CBS Playhouse (1966)
TV show · as Peter Schermann
69
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
as Admiral William Jessup
69
Hud (1963)
as Homer Bannon
75
Billy Budd (1962)
as The Dansker, Sailmaker
64
Ben Casey (1961)
TV show · as Burton Strang
1950s
3 titles · average score 67
90
Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)
as Gen. Parker
51
My Forbidden Past (1951)
as Paul Beaurevel
60
On the Loose (1951)
as Frank Bradley
1940s
2 titles · average score 67
62
The Sea of Grass (1947)
as Brice Chamberlain
72
A Woman's Face (1941)
as Dr. Gustaf Segert
1930s
2 titles · average score 71
56
The Shining Hour (1938)
as Henry Linden
86
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Frank Burton Cheyne