Biography

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.

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View The Fugitive
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963Series
7.2
View The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series
6.8
View What's My Line?
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950Series
7.0
View Studio One
Studio One

Studio One

1948Series
5.0
View Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series
5.7
View The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series
6.8
View Ben Casey
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961Series
5.6
View The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948Series
6.3
View Lights Out
Lights Out

Lights Out

1949Series
5.8
View Ghost Story
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972Series
7.1
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Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956Series
7.6
View Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

1950Series
6.3