Acting
Melvyn Douglas
- Titles
- 98movies20TV 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
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To82/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Romance4.8average 3.8
- Wholesome3.8average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.2average 2.7
- Melancholy5.1average 4.7
- Pathos5.5average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, 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
- Character Study 5
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Gothic Horror 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Mystery 3
- Classic Film 3
- Witty Banter 3
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Classic Horror 2
- Political Satire 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, The Amazing Mr. Williams, He Stayed for Breakfast, +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, The Shining Hour, Arsène Lupin Returns, The Gorgeous Hussy
Myrna LoyActorMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To, Third Finger, Left Hand, Death Takes a Holiday
Virginia BruceActorThere's That Woman Again, Arsène Lupin Returns, Women of Glamour, Dangerous Corner
Thurston HallActorThere's Always a Woman, Theodora Goes Wild, The Lone Wolf Returns, Women of Glamour
Joan BlondellActorAdvance to the Rear, There's Always a Woman, The Amazing Mr. Williams, Good Girls Go to Paris
Lee BowmanActorI Met Him in Paris, Third Finger, Left Hand, Three Hearts for Julia, We Were Dancing
Viola LawrenceEditorThey All Kissed the Bride, There's Always a Woman, The Amazing Mr. Williams, There's That Woman Again- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerThey All Kissed the Bride, The Guilt of Janet Ames, Theodora Goes Wild, There's That Woman Again
- LLionel HouserWriterThird Finger, Left Hand, Three Hearts for Julia, The Lone Wolf Returns, Tell No Tales
Douglass DumbrilleActorThe Lone Wolf Returns, Fast Company, Tell No Tales
Movies and TV shows
161970s
3 titles · average score 75
76
Weekend Special (1977)
TV show · as Grandpa Doc
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974)
TV show · as Stateman Benjamin Franklin
73
Ghost Story (1972)
TV show · as Grandpa
1960s
5 titles · average score 68
CBS Playhouse (1966)
TV show · as Peter Schermann
76
The Fugitive (1963)
TV show · as Dr. Mark Ryder
65Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV show · as Pat Konke
63
Ben Casey (1961)
TV show · as Burton Strang
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
TV show
1950s
5 titles · average score 76
79
Playhouse 90 (1956)
TV show · as Gen. Parker
65
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV show · as Professor Arthur Barris
Hollywood Off Beat (1952)
TV show · as Steve Randall
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Galileo Galilei / Henry Drummond
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV show · as James Strickland
1940s
3 titles · average score 62
61
Lights Out (1949)
TV show
63
Studio One (1948)
TV show · as Cyril Ritchard
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV show · as The Stranger / Richard Gordon