| Melvyn Douglas  AKA Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
Born: 5-Apr-1901
Birthplace: Macon, GA
Died: 4-Aug-1981
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Cremated
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Being There Military service: US Army (WWI and WWII, 1942-46, Maj.) Father: Edouard G. Douglas
Mother: Lena Shackelford
Wife: Helen Gahagan (actress, politician, m. 5-Apr-1931, d. 28-Jun-1980, two sons, one daughter)
Son: Gregory Douglas (father of Illeana Douglas, b. 1920)
Son: Peter Gahagan (b. 1933)
Daughter: Mary Helen (b. 1938)
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1964 for Hud
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1980 for Being There
Golden Globe 1980 for Being There
Emmy 1968 for Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Tony 1960 for The Best Man
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6601 Hollywood Blvd. (television)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6423 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
American Civil Liberties Union
Scottish Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Ghost Story (15-Dec-1981)
The Changeling (28-Mar-1980)
Being There (19-Dec-1979)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (17-Aug-1979)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (9-Feb-1977)
Le Locataire (26-May-1976)
The Candidate (29-Jun-1972)
One Is a Lonely Number (19-Jun-1972)
I Never Sang for My Father (18-Oct-1970)
Hotel (19-Jan-1967)
The Americanization of Emily (27-Oct-1964)
Advance to the Rear (15-Apr-1964)
Hud (28-May-1963)
Billy Budd (12-Nov-1962)
My Forbidden Past (25-Apr-1951)
The Great Sinner (29-Jun-1949)
A Woman's Secret (5-Mar-1949)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (25-Mar-1948)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (6-Mar-1947)
The Sea of Grass (27-Feb-1947)
They All Kissed the Bride (11-Jun-1942)
Two-Faced Woman (Nov-1941)
A Woman's Face (15-May-1941)
That Uncertain Feeling (17-Apr-1941)
Third Finger, Left Hand (11-Oct-1940)
Too Many Husbands (7-Mar-1940)
Ninotchka (6-Oct-1939)
That Certain Age (7-Oct-1938)
Fast Company (5-Jul-1938)
Angel (29-Oct-1937)
Captains Courageous (11-May-1937)
Theodora Goes Wild (5-Nov-1936)
The Gorgeous Hussy (28-Aug-1936)
Annie Oakley (15-Nov-1935)
Counsellor at Law (7-Dec-1933)
The Vampire Bat (10-Jan-1933)
The Old Dark House (20-Oct-1932)
As You Desire Me (28-May-1932)
Prestige (12-Jan-1932)
Tonight or Never (17-Dec-1931)
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