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Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Actor · born 5 April 1901 · 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.

Where to start: Being There (1979).

As actor 97

TV shows 4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Melvyn Douglas movie?

By viewer score, Being There (1979) at 7.6/10.

What are Melvyn Douglas’s most popular movies?

The Tenant, Being There, The Changeling.

How many movies has Melvyn Douglas made?

97 films on TMDB, 97 as actor.

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