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'''Adolphe Jean Menjou''' (February 18, 1890 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor. His career spanned both [[silent films]] and [[talkies]]. He appeared in such films as [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s ''[[A Woman of Paris]]'', where he played the lead role; [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' with [[Kirk Douglas]]; [[Ernst Lubitsch]]'s ''[[The Marriage Circle]]''; ''[[The Sheik (film)|The Sheik]]'' with [[Rudolph Valentino]]; ''[[Morocco (film)|Morocco]]'' with [[Marlene Dietrich]] and [[Gary Cooper]]; and ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' with [[Janet Gaynor]] and [[Fredric March]], and was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for ''[[The Front Page (1931 film)|The Front Page]]'' in 1931.<ref name="WVobit">Obituary ''[[Variety Obituaries|Variety]]'', October 30, 1963, page 71.</ref>
 
==Early life==
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In 1948, Menjou published his autobiography, ''It Took Nine Tailors''.
 
Menjou died on October 29, 1963, of [[hepatitis]] in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]], California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dapper Adolphe Menjou Dies After Long Illness |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p0ghAAAAIBAJ&pg=5024,5127684 |quote=He had been suffering from jaundice for some time. Death came at his home in Beverly Hills. With him were his third wife, the former Veree Teasdale, ... |agency=Associated Press |date=October 29, 1963 |access-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref> He is interred beside Verree at [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&q=Verree+menjou+hollywood+forever&pg=PA737 ''Resting Places'']</ref>
 
==Legacy==
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In the "Irresistible Andy" episode of ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', when Andy sees Barney dressed in fancy attire, Andy calls him "the Adolphe Menjou of Mayberry".
 
In the movie ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]],'' Joe Gillis arrives to a young adult New Year's Eve party overdressed in a [[Vicuña|vicuna]] overcoat and a [[tailcoat]]. Artie Green surveys his outfit and asks, "Who'd you borrow that from? Adolphe Menjou?"
 
In the [[Mario Puzo]] novel [[The Godfather (novel)|''The Godfather'']], character Jules Segall references the misdiagnosis of singer Johnny Fontane's throat troubles by an "Adolphe Menjou medical man..."
 
In the [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|''M*A*S*H'']] episode, "Abyssinia, Henry," Henry Blake is departing the 4077th, attired in a comically dated suit and hat. Trapper tells him: "Henry, that suit is really you!" Hawkeye, after a perfectly timed beat, adds: "If you're Adolphe Menjou."
 
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
|-
* ''The Acid Test'' (1914, Short) as Extra (uncredited)
! Year
* ''The Man Behind the Door'' (1914) as Ringmaster (uncredited)
! Title
* ''A Parisian Romance'' (1916) as Julianai
! Role
* ''[[Nearly a King]]'' (1916) as Baron
! class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[The Price of Happiness]]'' (1916) as Howard Neal
|-
* ''[[The Habit of Happiness]]'' (1916) as Society Man (uncredited)
| 1914 || ''The Acid Test'' || Extra || Short film <br />'''Lost''' film <br /> Uncredited
* ''[[The Crucial Test]]'' (1916) as Count Nicolai
|-
* ''[[The Devil at His Elbow]]'' (1916) as Wilfred Carleton
| 1914 || ''The Man Behind the Door'' || Ringmaster || '''Lost''' film <br /> Uncredited
* ''[[The Reward of Patience]]'' (1916) as Paul Dunstan
|-
* ''[[Manhattan Madness (1916 film)|Manhattan Madness]]'' (1916) as Minor Role (uncredited)
| 1916 || ''A Parisian Romance'' || Julianai || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Scarlet Runner]]'' (1916) as Bit Part
|-
* ''[[The Kiss (1916 film)|The Kiss]]'' (1916) as Pennington
| 1916 || ''[[Nearly a King]]'' || Baron || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Blue Envelope Mystery]]'' (1916) as Bit Part (uncredited)
|-
* ''[[The Valentine Girl]]'' (1917) as Joe Winder
| 1916 || ''[[The Price of Happiness]]'' || Howard Neal || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Wild and Woolly (1917 film)|Wild and Woolly]]'' (1917) (uncredited)
|-
* ''[[The Amazons (1917 film)|The Amazons]]'' (1917) (uncredited)
*| 1916 || ''[[AnThe Habit Evenof BreakHappiness]]'' (1917)|| asSociety BitMan Part|| (uncredited)Uncredited
|-
* ''[[The Moth (1917 film)|The Moth]]'' (1917) as Teddy Marbridge / The Husband
| 1916 || ''[[The Crucial Test]]'' || Count Nicolai || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[What Happened to Rosa]]'' (1920) as Reporter Friend of Dr. Drew (uncredited)
|-
* ''[[The Faith Healer]]'' (1921) as Dr. Littlefield
| 1916 || ''[[The Devil at His Elbow]]'' || Wilfred Carleton || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Courage (1921 film)|Courage]]'' (1921) as Bruce Ferguson
|-
* ''[[Through the Back Door]]'' (1921) as James Brewster
| 1916 || ''[[The Reward of Patience]]'' || Paul Dunstan || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (1921 movie)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1921) as Louis XIII
|-
* ''[[Queenie (film)|Queenie]]'' (1921) as Count Michael
*| 1916 || ''[[TheManhattan SheikMadness (1916 film)|TheManhattan SheikMadness]]'' (1921)|| asMinor Dr.Role Raoul de St.|| HubertUncredited
|-
* ''[[Head Over Heels (1922 film)|Head Over Heels]]'' (1922) as Sterling
| 1916 || ''[[The Scarlet Runner]]'' || Bit Part || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Arabian Love]]'' (1922) as Captain Fortine (uncredited)
|-
* ''[[Is Matrimony a Failure?]]'' (1922) as Dudley King
*| 1916 || ''[[The FastKiss Mail(1916 film)|The Kiss]]'' (1922)|| asPennington Cal|| Baldwin
|-
* ''[[The Eternal Flame (film)|The Eternal Flame]]'' (1922) as Duc de Langeais
| 1916 || ''[[The Blue Envelope Mystery]]'' || Bit Part || '''Lost''' film <br /> Uncredited
* ''[[Pink Gods]]'' (1922) as Louis Barney
|-
* ''[[Clarence (1922 film)|Clarence]]'' (1922) as Hubert Stein
| 1917 || ''[[The Valentine Girl]]'' || Joe Winder || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Singed Wings]]'' (1922) as Bliss Gordon
|-
* ''[[The World's Applause]]'' (1923) as Robert Townsend
*| 1917 || ''[[BellaWild Donnaand Woolly (19231917 film)|BellaWild Donnaand Woolly]]'' (1923) as Mr.|| ChepstowUncredited
|-
* ''[[Rupert of Hentzau (1923 film)|Rupert of Hentzau]]'' (1923) as Count Rischenheim
| 1917 || ''[[The Amazons (1917 film)|The Amazons]]'' || || '''Lost''' film <br /> Uncredited
* ''[[A Woman of Paris]]'' (1923) as Pierre Revel
|-
* ''[[The Spanish Dancer]]'' (1923) as Don Salluste
*| 1917 || ''[[TheAn MarriageEven CircleBreak]]'' (1924)|| asBit Prof.Part Josef|| StockUncredited
|-
* ''[[Shadows of Paris (1924 film)|Shadows of Paris]]'' (1924) as Georges de Croy, His Secretary
| 1917 || ''[[The Moth (1917 film)|The Moth]]'' || Teddy Marbridge / The Husband || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Marriage Cheat]]'' (1924) as Bob Canfield
|-
* ''[[Broadway After Dark]]'' (1924) as Ralph Norton
| 1920 || ''[[What Happened to Rosa]]'' || Reporter Friend of Dr. Drew || Uncredited
* ''[[For Sale (1924 film)|For Sale]]'' (1924) as Joseph Hudley
|-
* ''[[Broken Barriers (1924 film)|Broken Barriers]]'' (1924) as Tommy Kemp
| 1921 || ''[[The Faith Healer]]'' || Dr. Littlefield || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Sinners in Silk]]'' (1924) as Arthur Merrill
|-
* ''[[Open All Night (1924 film)|Open All Night]]'' (1924) as Edmund Durverne
| 1921 || ''[[Courage (1921 film)|Courage]]'' || Bruce Ferguson || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Fast Set]]'' (1924) as Ernest Steel
|-
* ''[[Forbidden Paradise]]'' (1924) as Chancellor
| 1921 || ''[[Through the Back Door]]'' || James Brewster ||
* ''[[A Kiss in the Dark (1925 film)|A Kiss in the Dark]]'' (1925) as Walter Grenham
|-
* ''[[The Swan (1925 film)|The Swan]]'' (1925) as Albert von Kersten-Rodenfels
| 1921 || ''[[The Three Musketeers (1921 movie)|The Three Musketeers]]'' || [[Louis XIII]] ||
* ''[[Are Parents People?]]'' (1925) as Mr. Hazlitt
|-
* ''[[Lost: A Wife]]'' (1925) as Tony Hamilton
| 1921 || ''[[Queenie (film)|Queenie]]'' || Count Michael || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The King on Main Street]]'' (1925) as King Serge IV of Molvania
|-
* ''[[The Grand Duchess and the Waiter]]'' (1926) as Albert Durant
| 1921 || ''[[The Sheik (film)|The Sheik]]'' || Dr. Raoul de St. Hubert ||
* ''[[Fascinating Youth]]'' (1926) as himself
|-
* ''[[A Social Celebrity]]'' (1926) as Max Haber
| 1922 || ''[[Head Over Heels (1922 film)|Head Over Heels]]'' || Sterling ||
* ''[[The Ace of Cads]]'' (1926) as Chappel Maturin
|-
* ''[[The Sorrows of Satan (film)|The Sorrows of Satan]]'' (1926) as Prince Lucio de Rimanez
| 1922 || ''[[Arabian Love]]'' || Captain Fortine || '''Lost''' film <br /> Uncredited
* ''[[Blonde or Brunette]]'' (1927) as Henri Martel
|-
* ''[[Evening Clothes]]'' (1927) as Lucien d'Artois
| 1922 || ''[[Is Matrimony a Failure?]]'' || Dudley King || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Service for Ladies (1927 film)|Service for Ladies]]'' (1927) as Albert Leroux
|-
* ''[[A Gentleman of Paris (1927 film)|A Gentleman of Paris]]'' (1927) as Marquis de Marignan
| 1922 || ''[[The Fast Mail]]'' || Cal Baldwin || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Serenade (1927 film)|Serenade]]'' (1927) as Franz Rossi
|-
* ''[[A Night of Mystery]]'' (1928) as Captain Ferreol
| 1922 || ''[[The Eternal Flame (film)|The Eternal Flame]]'' || Duc de Langeais || '''Incomplete''' film
* ''[[His Tiger Wife]]'' (1928) as Henri
|-
* ''[[His Private Life (1928 film)|His Private Life]]'' (1928, with [[Kathryn Carver]]) as Georges St. Germain
| 1922 || ''[[Pink Gods]]'' || Louis Barney || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Marquis Preferred]]'' (1929) as Marquis d'Argenville
|-
* ''[[Fashions in Love]]'' (1929) as Paul de Remy
| 1922 || ''[[Clarence (1922 film)|Clarence]]'' || Hubert Stein || '''Lost''' film
* ''Soyons gais'' (1930) as Bob Brown
|-
* ''[[My Childish Father (1930 film)|My Childish Father]]'' (1930) as Jérome
| 1922 || ''[[Singed Wings]]'' || Bliss Gordon || '''Lost''' film
* ''Amor audaz'' (1930) as Albert d'Arlons
|-
* ''[[Mysterious Mr. Parkes]]'' (1930) as Courtenay Parkes
| 1923 || ''[[The World's Applause]]'' || Robert Townsend || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Morocco (1930 film)|Morocco]]'' (1930) as Monsieur La Bessiere
|-
* ''[[New Moon (1930 film)|New Moon]]'' (1930) as Governor Boris Brusiloff
| 1923 || ''[[Bella Donna (1923 film)|Bella Donna]]'' || Mr. Chepstow ||
* ''[[The Easiest Way]]'' (1931) as William Brockton
|-
* ''[[Men Call It Love]]'' (1931) as Tony
*| 1923 || ''[[TheRupert Frontof PageHentzau (19311923 film)|TheRupert Frontof PageHentzau]]'' (1931)|| asCount WalterRischenheim || '''Lost''' film Burns
|-
* ''[[The Great Lover (1931 film)|The Great Lover]]'' (1931) as Jean Paurel
| 1923 || ''[[A Woman of Paris]]'' || Pierre Revel ||
* ''The Parisian'' (1931) as Jérome Rocheville
|-
* ''[[Friends and Lovers (1931 film)|Friends and Lovers]]'' (1931) as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
| 1923 || ''[[The Spanish Dancer]]'' || Don Salluste ||
* ''[[Prestige (1932 film)|Prestige]]'' (1931) as Capt. Remy Bandoin
|-
* ''Wir schalten um auf Hollywood'' (1931) as himself
| 1924 || ''[[The Marriage Circle]]'' || Prof. Josef Stock ||
* ''[[Forbidden (1932 film)|Forbidden]]'' (1932) as Bob
|-
* ''[[Two White Arms|Wives Beware]]'' (1932, first film ever shown at a [[Drive-in theater|drive-in]])<ref>Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in ''Car and Driver'', 1/88, p.92.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Connic |first=Jennifer |title=PHOTOS: Happy birthday, drive-in movies, a N.J. invention |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/06/celebrating_the_first_drive-in_theater_a_nj_first.html |date=June 6, 2014 |website=[[NJ.com]] |publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC |access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20030813&id=-nlTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5641,3424411|title=The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref> as Maj. Carey Liston
| 1924 || ''[[Shadows of Paris (1924 film)|Shadows of Paris]]'' || Georges de Croy, His Secretary || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Bachelor's Affairs]]'' (1932) as Andrew Hoyt
|-
* ''[[Diamond Cut Diamond (film)|Diamond Cut Diamond]]'' (1932) as Dan McQueen
*| 1924 || ''[[The NightMarriage Club LadyCheat]]'' (1932)|| asBob PoliceCanfield Commissioner|| '''Lost''' Thatcherfilm Colt
|-
* ''[[A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)|A Farewell to Arms]]'' (1932) as Rinaldi
| 1924 || ''[[Broadway After Dark]]'' || Ralph Norton || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Circus Queen Murder]]'' (1933) as Thatcher Colt
|-
* ''[[Morning Glory (1933 film)|Morning Glory]]'' (1933) as Louis Easton
| 1924 || ''[[For Sale (1924 film)|For Sale]]'' || Joseph Hudley || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Worst Woman in Paris?]]'' (1933) as Adolphe Ballou
|-
* ''[[Convention City]]'' (1933) as T.R. (Ted) Kent
*| 1924 || ''[[EasyBroken to LoveBarriers (19341924 film)|EasyBroken to LoveBarriers]]'' (1934)|| asTommy Kemp || '''Lost''' film John
|-
* ''[[Journal of a Crime]]'' (1934) as Paul Moliet
| 1924 || ''[[Sinners in Silk]]'' || Arthur Merrill || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Trumpet Blows]]'' (1934) as Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez
|-
* ''[[Little Miss Marker]]'' (1934) as Sorrowful Jones
| 1924 || ''[[Open All Night (1924 film)|Open All Night]]'' || Edmund Durverne ||
* ''[[The Great Flirtation]]'' (1934) as Stephan Karpath
|-
* ''[[The Human Side]]'' (1934) as Gregory Sheldon
*| 1924 || ''[[The MightyFast BarnumSet]]'' (1934)|| asErnest Steel || '''Lost''' Baileyfilm Walsh
|-
* ''[[Gold Diggers of 1935]]'' (1935) as Nicolai Nicoleff
| 1924 || ''[[Forbidden Paradise]]'' || Chancellor ||
* ''[[Broadway Gondolier]]'' (1935) as Professor Eduardo de Vinci
|-
* ''[[The Milky Way (1936 film)|The Milky Way]]'' (1936) as Gabby Sloan
| 1925 || ''[[A Kiss in the Dark (1925 film)|A Kiss in the Dark]]'' || Walter Grenham || '''Incomplete''' film
* ''[[Sing, Baby, Sing]]'' (1936) as Bruce Farraday
|-
* ''[[Wives Never Know]]'' (1936) as J. Hugh Ramsey
*| 1925 || ''[[OneThe in a MillionSwan (19361925 film)|OneThe in a MillionSwan]]'' (1936)|| asAlbert Tadvon SpencerKersten-Rodenfels
|-
* ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937) as Oliver Niles
| 1925 || ''[[Are Parents People?]]'' || Mr. Hazlitt ||
* ''[[Café Metropole]]'' (1937) as Monsieur Victor
|-
* ''[[One Hundred Men and a Girl]]'' (1937) as John Cardwell
| 1925 || ''[[Lost: A Wife]]'' || Tony Hamilton || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Stage Door]]'' (1937) as Anthony Powell
|-
* ''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'' (1938) as Oliver Merlin
| 1925 || ''[[The King on Main Street]]'' || King Serge IV of Molvania ||
* ''[[Letter of Introduction (film)|Letter of Introduction]]'' (1938) as John Mannering
|-
* ''[[Thanks for Everything (1938 film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' (1938) as J. B. Harcourt
*| 1926 || ''[[KingThe ofGrand Duchess and the TurfWaiter]]'' (1939)|| Albert asDurant Jim|| Mason
|-
* ''[[Golden Boy (1939 film)|Golden Boy]]'' (1939) as Tom Moody
| 1926 || ''[[Fascinating Youth]]'' || Himself || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Housekeeper's Daughter]]'' (1939) as Deakon Maxwell
|-
* ''[[That's Right—You're Wrong]]'' (1939) as Stacey Delmore
| 1926 || ''[[A Social Celebrity]]'' || Max Haber || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Turnabout (film)|Turnabout]]'' (1940) as Phil Manning
|-
* ''[[A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film)|A Bill of Divorcement]]'' (1940) as Hilary Fairfield
| 1926 || ''[[The Ace of Cads]]'' || Chappel Maturin || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Road Show (film)|Road Show]]'' (1941) as Colonel Carleton Carroway
|-
* ''[[Father Takes a Wife]]'' (1941) as Senior
*| 1926 || ''[[RoxieThe HartSorrows of Satan (film)|RoxieThe HartSorrows of Satan]]'' (1942)|| asPrince BillyLucio de Rimanez || Flynn
|-
* ''[[Syncopation (1942 film)|Syncopation]]'' (1942) as George Latimer
| 1927 || ''[[Blonde or Brunette]]'' || Henri Martel ||
* ''[[You Were Never Lovelier]]'' (1942) as Eduardo Acuña
|-
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943) as Col. Hector Phyffe
| 1927 || ''[[Evening Clothes]]'' || Lucien d'Artois || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Sweet Rosie O'Grady]]'' (1943) as Tom Moran
|-
* ''[[Step Lively (1944 film)|Step Lively]]'' (1944) as Wagner
*| 1927 || ''[[ManService Alivefor Ladies (19451927 film)|ManService Alivefor Ladies]]'' (1945)|| asAlbert Leroux || '''Lost''' film Kismet
|-
* ''[[Heartbeat (1946 film)|Heartbeat]]'' (1946) as Ambassador
| 1927 || ''[[A Gentleman of Paris (1927 film)|A Gentleman of Paris]]'' || Marquis de Marignan ||
* ''[[The Bachelor's Daughters]]'' (1946) as Alexander Moody
|-
* ''[[I'll Be Yours]]'' (1947) as J. Conrad Nelson
| 1927 || ''[[Serenade (1927 film)|Serenade]]'' || Franz Rossi || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Mr. District Attorney (1947 film)|Mr. District Attorney]]'' (1947) as Craig Warren
|-
* ''[[The Hucksters]]'' (1947) as Mr. Kimberly
| 1928 || ''[[A Night of Mystery]]'' || Captain Ferreol || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' (1948) as Jim Conover
|-
* ''[[My Dream Is Yours]]'' (1949) as Thomas Hutchins
| 1928 || ''[[His Tiger Lady]]'' || Henri || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[Dancing in the Dark (1949 film)|Dancing in the Dark]]'' (1949) as Melville Crossman
|-
* ''[[To Please a Lady]]'' (1950) as Gregg
| 1928 || ''[[His Private Life (1928 film)|His Private Life]]'' || Georges St. Germain || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Tall Target]]'' (1951) as Colonel Caleb Jeffers
|-
* ''[[Across the Wide Missouri (film)|Across the Wide Missouri]]'' (1951) as Pierre
| 1929 || ''[[Marquis Preferred]]'' || Marquis d'Argenville || '''Lost''' film
* ''[[The Sniper (1952 film)|The Sniper]]'' (1952) as Police Lt. Frank Kafka
|-
* ''[[Man on a Tightrope]]'' (1953) as Fesker
| 1929 || ''[[Fashions in Love]]'' || Paul de Remy ||
* ''[[Timberjack (film)|Timberjack]]'' (1955) as 'Sweetwater' Tilton
|-
* ''[[The Ambassador's Daughter (1956 film)|The Ambassador's Daughter]]'' (1956) as Senator Jonathan Cartwright
| 1930 || ''Soyons gais'' || Bob Brown ||
* ''[[Bundle of Joy]]'' (1956) as J.B. Merlin
|-
* ''[[The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown]]'' (1957) as Arthur Martin
| 1930 || ''[[My Childish Father (1930 film)|My Childish Father]]'' || Jérome ||
* ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' (1957) as Major General Georges Broulard
|-
* ''[[I Married a Woman]]'' (1958) as Frederick W. Sutton
| 1930 || ''Amor audaz'' || Albert d'Arlons ||
* ''[[Pollyanna (1960 film)|Pollyanna]]'' (1960) as Mr. Pendergast
|-
{{div col end}}
| 1930 || ''[[Mysterious Mr. Parkes]]'' || Courtenay Parkes ||
|-
| 1930 || ''[[Morocco (1930 film)|Morocco]]'' || Monsieur La Bessiere ||
|-
| 1930 || ''[[New Moon (1930 film)|New Moon]]'' || Governor Boris Brusiloff ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[The Easiest Way]]'' || William Brockton ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[Men Call It Love]]'' || Tony ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[The Front Page (1931 film)|The Front Page]]'' || Walter Burns ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[The Great Lover (1931 film)|The Great Lover]]'' || Jean Paurel
|-
| 1931 || ''The Parisian'' || Jérome Rocheville ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[Friends and Lovers (1931 film)|Friends and Lovers]]'' || Captain Geoffrey Roberts ||
|-
| 1931 || ''[[Prestige (1932 film)|Prestige]]'' || Capt. Remy Bandoin ||
|-
| 1931 || ''Wir schalten um auf Hollywood'' || Himself ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Forbidden (1932 film)|Forbidden]]'' || Bob ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Two White Arms|Wives Beware]]'' || Maj. Carey Liston || First film ever shown at a [[Drive-in theater|drive-in]]<ref>Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in ''Car and Driver'', 1/88, p.92.</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Connic |first=Jennifer |title=PHOTOS: Happy birthday, drive-in movies, a N.J. invention |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/06/celebrating_the_first_drive-in_theater_a_nj_first.html |date=June 6, 2014 |website=[[NJ.com]] |publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC |access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20030813&id=-nlTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5641,3424411|title=The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Bachelor's Affairs]]'' || Andrew Hoyt ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[Diamond Cut Diamond (film)|Diamond Cut Diamond]]'' || Dan McQueen ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[The Night Club Lady]]'' || Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt ||
|-
| 1932 || ''[[A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)|A Farewell to Arms]]'' || Rinaldi ||
|-
| 1933 || ''[[The Circus Queen Murder]]'' || Thatcher Colt ||
|-
| 1933 || ''[[Morning Glory (1933 film)|Morning Glory]]'' || Louis Easton ||
|-
| 1933 || ''[[The Worst Woman in Paris?]]'' || Adolphe Ballou ||
|-
| 1933 || ''[[Convention City]]'' || T.R. (Ted) Kent ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[Easy to Love (1934 film)|Easy to Love]]'' || John ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[Journal of a Crime]]'' || Paul Moliet ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[The Trumpet Blows]]'' || Pancho Montes / Pancho Gomez ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[Little Miss Marker]]'' || Sorrowful Jones ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[The Great Flirtation]]'' || Stephan Karpath ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[The Human Side]]'' || Gregory Sheldon ||
|-
| 1934 || ''[[The Mighty Barnum]]'' || Bailey Walsh ||
|-
| 1935 || ''[[Gold Diggers of 1935]]'' || Nicolai Nicoleff ||
|-
| 1935 || ''[[Broadway Gondolier]]'' || Professor Eduardo de Vinci ||
|-
| 1935 || ''[[The Milky Way (1936 film)|The Milky Way]]'' || Gabby Sloan ||
|-
| 1936 || ''[[Sing, Baby, Sing]]'' || Bruce Farraday ||
|-
| 1936 || ''[[Wives Never Know]]'' || J. Hugh Ramsey ||
|-
| 1936 || ''[[One in a Million (1936 film)|One in a Million]]'' || Tad Spencer ||
|-
| 1937 || ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' || Oliver Niles ||
|-
| 1937 || ''[[Café Metropole]]'' || Monsieur Victor ||
|-
| 1937 || ''[[One Hundred Men and a Girl]]'' || John Cardwell ||
|-
| 1937 || ''[[Stage Door]]'' || Anthony Powell ||
|-
| 1938 || ''[[The Goldwyn Follies]]'' || Oliver Merlin ||
|-
| 1938 || ''[[Letter of Introduction (film)|Letter of Introduction]]'' || John Mannering ||
|-
| 1938 || ''[[Thanks for Everything (1938 film)|Thanks for Everything]]'' || J. B. Harcourt ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[King of the Turf]]'' || Jim Mason ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[Golden Boy (1939 film)|Golden Boy]]'' || Tom Moody ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[The Housekeeper's Daughter]]'' || Deakon Maxwell ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[That's Right—You're Wrong]]'' || Stacey Delmore ||
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Turnabout (film)|Turnabout]]'' || Phil Manning ||
|-
| 1940 || ''[[A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film)|A Bill of Divorcement]]'' || Hilary Fairfield ||
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Road Show (film)|Road Show]]'' || Colonel Carleton Carroway ||
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Father Takes a Wife]]'' || Senior ||
|-
| 1942 || ''[[Roxie Hart (film)|Roxie Hart]]'' || Billy Flynn ||
|-
| 1942 || ''[[Syncopation (1942 film)|Syncopation]]'' || George Latimer ||
|-
| 1942 || ''[[You Were Never Lovelier]]'' || Eduardo Acuña ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' || Col. Hector Phyffe ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Sweet Rosie O'Grady]]'' || Tom Moran ||
|-
| 1944 || ''[[Step Lively (1944 film)|Step Lively]]'' || Wagner ||
|-
| 1945 || ''[[Man Alive (1945 film)|Man Alive]]'' || Kismet ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Heartbeat (1946 film)|Heartbeat]]'' || Ambassador ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[The Bachelor's Daughters]]'' || Alexander Moody ||
|-
| 1947 || ''[[I'll Be Yours]]'' || J. Conrad Nelson ||
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Mr. District Attorney (1947 film)|Mr. District Attorney]]'' || Craig Warren ||
|-
| 1947 || ''[[The Hucksters]]'' || Mr. Kimberly ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[State of the Union (film)|State of the Union]]'' || Jim Conover ||
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| 1949 || ''[[My Dream Is Yours]]'' || Thomas Hutchins ||
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| 1949 || ''[[Dancing in the Dark (1949 film)|Dancing in the Dark]]'' || Melville Crossman ||
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| 1950 || ''[[To Please a Lady]]'' || Gregg ||
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| 1951 || ''[[The Tall Target]]'' || Colonel Caleb Jeffers ||
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| 1951 || ''[[Across the Wide Missouri (film)|Across the Wide Missouri]]'' || Pierre ||
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| 1952 || ''[[The Sniper (1952 film)|The Sniper]]'' || Police Lt. Frank Kafka ||
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| 1953 || ''[[Man on a Tightrope]]'' || Fesker ||
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| 1955 || ''[[Timberjack (film)|Timberjack]]'' || 'Sweetwater' Tilton ||
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| 1956 || ''[[The Ambassador's Daughter (1956 film)|The Ambassador's Daughter]]'' || Senator Jonathan Cartwright ||
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| 1956 || ''[[Bundle of Joy]]'' || J.B. Merlin ||
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| 1957 || ''[[The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown]]'' || Arthur Martin ||
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| 1957 || ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' || Major General Georges Broulard ||
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| 1958 || ''[[I Married a Woman]]'' || Frederick W. Sutton ||
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| 1960 || ''[[Pollyanna (1960 film)|Pollyanna]]'' || Mr. Pendergast ||
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