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Melvyn Douglas

Date of Death: August 04, 1981 (80)

Birth Place: Macon, GA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1967
Spofford

[Broadway]
1960
William Russell

[Broadway]
1959
Griffith P. Hastings

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
"Captain" Jack Boyle

[Broadway]
1955
Henry Drummond [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1952
Howard Carol

[Broadway]
1951
Steve Whitney

[Broadway]
1951
Frank

[Broadway]
1950
Wally Williams

[Broadway]
1949
Tommy Thurston

[Broadway]
1935
Erik Nordgren

[Broadway]
1935
Pat Dantry

[Broadway]
1934
Carey Ried

[Broadway]
1934
Sheridan Warren

[Broadway]
1934
Sheridan Warren

[Broadway]
1930
The Unknown Gentleman

[Broadway]
1930
Henry C. Martin

[Broadway]
1929
Boyd Butler

[Broadway]
1928
Sergeant "Terry" O'Brien

[Broadway]
1928
Ace Wilfong

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1951]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1946]
Producer
 
[Broadway, 1934]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1934]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1934]
Director

Movies

Prestige
[ 1931 ] Captain Andre Verlaine
Tonight or Never
[ 1931 ] Jim Fletcher
As You Desire Me
[ 1932 ] Count Bruno Varelli
The Wiser Sex
[ 1932 ] David Rolfe
The Old Dark House
[ 1932 ] Penderel
The Broken Wing
[ 1932 ] PhilipPhilMarvin
Nagana
[ 1933 ] Dr. Walter Tradnor
The Vampire Bat
[ 1933 ] Karl Brettschneider
Counsellor at Law
[ 1933 ] Roy Darwin
Dangerous Corner
[ 1934 ] Charles Stanton
Woman in the Dark
[ 1934 ] Tony Robson
Mary Burns, Fugitive
[ 1935 ] Barton Powell
People's Enemy
[ 1935 ] George R.TrapsStuart
Annie Oakley
[ 1935 ] Jeff Hogarth
The Lone Wolf Returns
[ 1935 ] Michael Lanyard
She Married Her Boss
[ 1935 ] Richard Barclay
The Gorgeous Hussy
[ 1936 ] John Randolph
Theodora Goes Wild
[ 1936 ] Michael Grant
And So They Were Married
[ 1936 ] Stephen Blake
Angel
[ 1937 ] Anthony Halton
I Met Him in Paris
[ 1937 ] George Potter
I'll Take Romance
[ 1937 ] James Guthrie
Captains Courageous
[ 1937 ] Mr. Cheyne
Women of Glamour
[ 1937 ] RichardDickStark
The Toy Wife
[ 1938 ] George Sartoris
The Shining Hour
[ 1938 ] Henry Linden
Fast Company
[ 1938 ] Joel Sloane
Arsène Lupin Returns
[ 1938 ] Rene Farrand
That Certain Age
[ 1938 ] Vincent Bullitt
There's Always a Woman
[ 1938 ] WilliamBillReardon
There's That Woman Again
[ 1938 ] WilliamBillReardon
Ninotchka
[ 1939 ] Leon
The Amazing Mr. Williams
[ 1939 ] Police Lieutenant Kenny Williams
Good Girls Go to Paris
[ 1939 ] Ronald Brooke
Too Many Husbands
[ 1940 ] Henry Lowndes
Third Finger, Left Hand
[ 1940 ] Jeff Thompson
He Stayed for Breakfast
[ 1940 ] Paul Boliet
This Thing Called Love
[ 1940 ] Tice Collins
A Woman's Face
[ 1941 ] Dr. Gustaf Segert
Our Wife
[ 1941 ] JeromeJerryMarvin
That Uncertain Feeling
[ 1941 ] Larry Baker
Two-Faced Woman
[ 1941 ] Larry Blake
They All Kissed the Bride
[ 1942 ] Michael Holmes
We Were Dancing
[ 1942 ] Nikki Prax
Three Hearts for Julia
[ 1943 ] Jeff Seabrook
The Sea of Grass
[ 1947 ] Brice Chamberlain
The Guilt of Janet Ames
[ 1947 ] SmithfieldSmittyCobb
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
[ 1948 ] Bill Cole
My Own True Love
[ 1949 ] Clive Heath
A Woman's Secret
[ 1949 ] Luke Jordan
On the Loose
[ 1951 ] Frank Bradley
My Forbidden Past
[ 1951 ] Paul Beaurevel
Billy Budd
[ 1962 ] The Dansker - Sailmaker
Hud
[ 1963 ] Homer Bannon
The Americanization of Emily
[ 1964 ] Admiral William Jessup
Advance to the Rear
[ 1964 ] Col. Claude Brackenbury
Rapture
[ 1965 ] Frederick Larbaud
Hotel
[ 1967 ] Warren Trent
I Never Sang for My Father
[ 1970 ] Tom Garrison
The Candidate
[ 1972 ] John J. McKay
One is a Lonely Number
[ 1972 ] Joseph Provo
The Tenant
[ 1976 ] Monsieur Zy
Twilight's Last Gleaming
[ 1977 ] Zachariah Guthrie
Being There
[ 1979 ] Benjamin Rand
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
[ 1979 ] Senator Birney
Tell Me a Riddle
[ 1980 ] David
The Changeling
[ 1980 ] Senator Carmichael
Ghost Story
[ 1981 ] John Jaffrey
The Hot Touch
[ 1981 ] Max Reich

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1960 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Melvyn Douglas, The Best Man

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Melvyn Douglas been in?

Melvyn Douglas has appeared on Broadway in 21 shows.

How many West End shows has Melvyn Douglas been in?

Melvyn Douglas has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Melvyn Douglas been nominated for?

Melvyn Douglas has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work in "The Best Man".

What awards has Melvyn Douglas won?

Melvyn Douglas has won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his performance in "The Best Man".

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