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Melvyn Douglas

Date of Death: August 04, 1981 (80)

Birth Place: Macon, GA, USA

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Melvyn Douglas 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

Melvyn Douglas Productions

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

Melvyn Douglas Movies

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

Melvyn Douglas Awards and Nominations


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

Melvyn Douglas, The Best Man

Melvyn Douglas News


Broadway Playwright Bernard Slade Passes Away at 89


Bernard Slade, (born Bernard Slade Newbound), the Canadian/American writer best known for his Broadway play SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR  and the TV series THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY, has died.  He passed away peacefully at home early this morning (October 30) in Beverly Hills from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. He was 89.

Ring In 2019 At The Sheen Center! Lineup Of Events Announced


The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture has announced its 2019 winter/spring season, a rich program of theater, film, music, poetry, art, and talk events featuring artists and thought leaders including Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter;Tony Award winner Lena Hall; Grammy Award-winning musician and recording artist Eileen Ivers; Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award nomineeAlexander Gemignani;and journalist and former Wall Street Journal columnist Sohrab Ahmari.

The Dick Cavett Show Coming To DVD from SMORE Entertainment


The Dick Cavett Show Coming To DVD from SMORE Entertainment

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival To Honor Illeana Douglas


Emmy-nominated actress Illeana Douglas will receive the 'Pioneer in Comedy Award,' at the first annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival's awards gala, scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2018. The award-winning actress/producer/author will be honored for her trailblazing work in the first ever branded celebrity Web series 'Easy to Assemble' that opened doors for all the streaming shows to follow.

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival To Honor Illeana Douglas


Emmy-nominated actress Illeana Douglas will receive the 'Pioneer in Comedy Award,' at the first annual Palm Springs International Comedy Festival's awards gala, scheduled for Saturday, November 10, 2018. The award-winning actress/producer/author will be honored for her trailblazing work in the first ever branded celebrity Web series 'Easy to Assemble' that opened doors for all the streaming shows to follow.

INSPIRING WONDERSTRUCK features Nine Films Selected by Brian Selznick


Brian Selznick's books, including Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret, are cabinets of wonder, drawing us into their magical tales with child-eyed awe. Both novels drew upon cinematic influences for both story and visual style. On the occasion of the new movie adaptation of Wonderstruck, directed by Todd Haynes, Museum of the Moving Image will present the screening series Inspiring Wonderstruck, featuring some of the movies that inspired both the book and the movie, from October 13 through 22, 2017. On October 14, during the opening weekend of the series, the Museum will present a preview screening of Wonderstruck with Selznick, production designer Mark Friedberg, and costume designer Sandy Powell in person, followed by a book signing with Selznick.

QUEERLY BELOVED Readings Series and More Coming Up at Village Playwrights


Join the Village Playwrights on February 22, 2017 from 8 to 10 pm at the LGBT Community Center for QUEERLY BELOVED, staged readings of 10 minute plays to celebrate Valentine's Day. 

QUEERLY BELOVED Readings Series and More Coming Up at Village Playwrights


Join the Village Playwrights on February 22, 2017 from 8 to 10 pm at the LGBT Community Center for QUEERLY BELOVED, staged readings of 10 minute plays to celebrate Valentine's Day. 

Nathan Lane Eyes New Musical Based on 1979 Award-Winning Film BEING THERE


Nathan Lane discusses his over 40 year-career in theater and reveals that he may come out of 'semiretirement from musicals' to work on a new production based on the 1979 Peter Sellers film BEING THERE.

Film Society of Lincoln Center to Present Evening with Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham


The Film Society of Lincoln Center presents I Found This Funny: The Comedy World of Judd Apatow, July 10-14.

getTV Pays Tribute to Rosalind Russell with 11-Film Lineup


getTVhonors the legacy of actress Rosalind Russell with 11 of her finest films, every Thursday in June at 7 p.m. ET. The month-long roster includes the Howard Hawks' classic HIS GIRL FRIDAY

Celebrate Mother's Day with getTV's Special Programming Block


Celebrate Mother's Day with getTV in a star-studded afternoon brunch block honoring some of Hollywood's most influential actresses on Sunday, May 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. ET.

American Repertory Theater of WNY Opens THE CRUCIBLE Tonight


The American Repertory Theater of WNY brings the bewitching timeless classic THE CRUCIBLE by America's Shakespeare, Arthur Miller. This legendary piece of the 1692 Salem witch trials will be presented tonight, October 30th and runs Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 pm at ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14219.

Photo Flash: First Look- ART of NY's THE CRUCIBLE


The American Repertory Theater of WNY brings the bewitching timeless classic THE CRUCIBLE by America's Shakespeare, Arthur Miller. This legendary piece of the 1692 Salem witch trials will be presented on October 30th and runs Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 pm at ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14219. Check out production photos below!

American Repertory Theater of WNY to Present THE CRUCIBLE, Begin. 10/30


The American Repertory Theater of WNY brings the bewitching timeless classic THE CRUCIBLE by America's Shakespeare, Arthur Miller. This legendary piece of the 1692 Salem witch trials will be presented on October 30th and runs Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 pm at ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14219. All showtimes are 7:30 pm with ticket prices ranging from $25 general admission ($20 online), $18 student/military veteran ($15 online).

TimeLine Theatre Stages Chicago Premiere of JUNO, Now thru 7/27


TimeLine Theatre Company concludes its 2013-14 season with the Chicago premiere of the musical JUNO, book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein, based on the play JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey, directed by TimeLine Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck and Elizabeth Doran. JUNO will run at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Avenue in Chicago, tonight, May 1 - July 27, 2014. Press opening is Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

TimeLine Theatre Stages Chicago Premiere of JUNO, Now thru 7/27


TimeLine Theatre Company concludes its 2013-14 season with the Chicago premiere of the musical JUNO, book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein, based on the play JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey, directed by TimeLine Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck and Elizabeth Doran. JUNO will run at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Avenue in Chicago, May 1 - July 27, 2014 (previews today, April 23 - 30). Press opening is Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for April 9th, 2014


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Hold onto your hats! Shows beginning in late April include 'Avenue Q,' 'Ragtime,' 'Juno,' 'Hey! Dancin'! Hey! Musical!,' 'How To Succeed...,' 'Hair,' 'The Sound Of Music,' 'Motown' and 'The Wizard Of Oz!' AMAZING! Plus news from The Second City, the Goodman, that JCS arena tour, a 2015 'Little Shop' and the return of the Mormons! Whew!

TimeLine Theatre to Stage Chicago Premiere of JUNO, 4/23-7/27


TimeLine Theatre Company concludes its 2013-14 season with the Chicago premiere of the musical JUNO, book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein, based on the play JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey, directed by TimeLine Associate Artistic Director Nick Bowling with music direction by Doug Peck and Elizabeth Doran. JUNO will run at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Avenue in Chicago, May 1 - July 27, 2014 (previews April 23 - 30). Press opening is Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Women in Film & Television Honors Co-Founder Nancy Malone at Muse Awards Tonight


'I am strong. I am invincible, I am woman ...' -- Those immortal words sung by Helen Reddy could very well have been describing Women In Film co-founder, Nancy Malone, who will among many honorees at the annual New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards tonight, December 12, 2013.

Melvyn Douglas 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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