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Melvyn Douglas
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Melvyn Douglas

1901 – 1981 · Macon, Georgia, USA · Active 1931–2014

Melvyn Douglas, born in 1901, was an American actor who made significant contributions to cult cinema. He appeared in The Old Dark House (1932), where his suave presence added depth to the film's eerie atmosphere. Douglas also took on a more complex role in The Tenant (1976), embodying the psychological tension that defines the film. His performances in these titles reflect his ability to navigate both the supernatural and the psychological, cementing his place in the pantheon of cult film actors.

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The Hot Touch

The Hot Touch

1982 ★ 4.4
as Max Reich

A master art forger and his partner in crime, an art expert who can vouch for the authenticity of the forgeries, are making a bundle. An art dealer figures out their scheme but agrees to keep quiet if they forge some art lost in WWII.

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Filmography

126 credits
2010s 1 credit
2014
Movie ★ 3.0
1990s 1 credit
1990
Movie ★ 8.5
1980s 5 credits
1988
Movie ★ 8.2
1982
The Hot Touch as Max Reich
Movie ★ 4.6
1981
Ghost Story as Dr. John Jaffrey
Movie ★ 6.0
1980
The Changeling as Senator Carmichael
Movie ★ 7.0
1980
Movie ★ 6.8
1970s 21 credits
1979
Being There as Benjamin Rand
Movie ★ 7.6
1979
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming as Zachariah Guthrie
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
Intimate Strangers as Donald's Father
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
Movie ★ 4.5
1977
Weekend Special as Grandpa Doc
TV ★ 7.5
1976
The Tenant as Monsieur Zy
Movie ★ 7.6
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
A Gift To Last as Old Clement Sturgess
Movie
1974
Murder or Mercy as Dr. Paul Harelson
Movie ★ 10.0
1974
The Death Squad as Police Captain Earl Kreski
Movie ★ 6.9
1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin as Stateman Benjamin Franklin
TV ★ 9.0
1973
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
The Candidate as John J. McKay
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
One Is a Lonely Number as Joseph Provo
Movie ★ 5.1
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.3
1972
Ghost Story as Grandpa
TV ★ 7.4
1971
Death Takes a Holiday as Judge Earl Chapman
Movie ★ 4.9
1970
Movie ★ 6.7
1970
Hunters Are for Killing as Keller Floran
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 19 credits
1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.0
1968
Companions in Nightmare as Dr. Lawrence Strelson
Movie ★ 5.3
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Hotel as Warren Trent
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
Movie ★ 10.0
1967
The Crucible as Deputy Governor Danforth
Movie ★ 4.5
1966
CBS Playhouse as Peter Schermann
TV ★ 7.0
1965
Rapture as Frederick Larbaud
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
Movie ★ 8.0
1965
Movie ★ 6.0
1964
The Americanization of Emily as Admiral William Jessup
Movie ★ 6.7
1964
Advance to the Rear as Col. Claude Brackenbury
Movie ★ 5.2
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as Leon (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.2
1963
Hud as Homer Bannon
Movie ★ 7.2
1963
The Fugitive as Dr. Mark Ryder
TV ★ 7.3
1963
TV ★ 5.9
1962
Billy Budd as The Dansker, Sailmaker
Movie ★ 7.3
1961
Ben Casey as Burton Strang
TV ★ 5.9
1961
TV ★ 7.3
1950s 18 credits
1959
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Movie
1958
Old Man as Self - Host
Movie
1957
The Greer Case as Howard Hoagland
Movie
1956
Playhouse 90 as Gen. Parker
TV ★ 7.6
1955
MGM Parade as Self
TV ★ 9.0
1955
MGM Parade as self
TV ★ 9.0
1953
General Electric Theater as Professor Arthur Barris
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Hollywood Off Beat as Steve Randall
TV ★ 8.0
1951
My Forbidden Past as Paul Beaurevel
Movie ★ 5.5
1951
On the Loose as Frank Bradley
Movie ★ 6.6
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Henry Drummond
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Galileo Galilei
TV ★ 8.8
1950
Lux Video Theatre as James Strickland
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Your Show of Shows as Self - Guest Host
TV ★ 7.3
1950
TV ★ 7.0
1950
Your Show of Shows as Self - Guest Performer
TV ★ 7.3
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 23 credits
1949
A Woman's Secret as Luke Jordan
Movie ★ 5.6
1949
The Great Sinner as Armand De Glasse
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
TV ★ 6.0
1948
Movie ★ 7.0
1948
My Own True Love as Clive Heath
Movie ★ 6.3
1948
Studio One as Cyril Ritchard
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames as Smithfield 'Smitty' Cobb
Movie ★ 5.8
1947
The Sea of Grass as Brice Chamberlain
Movie ★ 6.1
1943
Three Hearts for Julia as Jeff Seabrook
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
They All Kissed the Bride as Michael 'Mike' Holmes
Movie ★ 5.9
1942
We Were Dancing as Nicholas Prax
Movie ★ 4.3
1941
A Woman's Face as Dr. Gustaf Segert
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
Our Wife as Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Two-Faced Woman as Lawrence 'Larry' Blake
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand as Jeff Thompson
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
Too Many Husbands as Henry Lowndes
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Movie ★ 8.0
1940
This Thing Called Love as Tice Collins
Movie ★ 8.4
1940
Movie ★ 6.5
1930s 38 credits
1939
Ninotchka as Count Leon d'Algout
Movie ★ 7.5
1939
Tell No Tales as Michael Cassidy
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris as Ronald Brooke
Movie ★ 7.1
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams as Kenny Williams
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Movie
1939
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Movie ★ 4.0
1938
That Certain Age as Vincent Bullitt
Movie ★ 5.5
1938
The Shining Hour as Henry Linden
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
Movie ★ 6.3
1938
There's Always a Woman as William H. Reardon
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
The Toy Wife as George Sartoris
Movie ★ 5.0
1938
Fast Company as Joel Sloane
Movie ★ 5.4
1938
There's That Woman Again as William 'Bill' Reardon
Movie ★ 6.2
1937
Angel as Anthony 'Tony' Halton
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Captains Courageous as Frank Burton Cheyne
Movie ★ 7.4
1937
I Met Him in Paris as George Potter
Movie ★ 6.1
1937
I'll Take Romance as James Guthrie
Movie ★ 6.3
1937
Women of Glamour as Richard Stark
Movie ★ 5.7
1936
Theodora Goes Wild as Michael Grant
Movie ★ 6.6
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy as John Randolph
Movie ★ 5.5
1936
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Annie Oakley as Jeff Hogarth
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
She Married Her Boss as Richard Barclay
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
The People's Enemy as George R. 'Traps' Stuart
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive as Barton Powell
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns as Michael Lanyard
Movie ★ 6.1
1934
Dangerous Corner as Charles Stanton
Movie ★ 6.8
1934
Woman in the Dark as Tony Robson
Movie ★ 6.1
1933
The Vampire Bat as Karl Brettschneider
Movie ★ 5.5
1933
Counsellor at Law as Roy Darwin
Movie ★ 6.5
1933
Nagana as Dr. Walter Tradnor
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
Movie ★ 6.7
1932
As You Desire Me as Count Bruno Varelli
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Prestige as Capt. Andre Verlaine
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
The Wiser Sex as David Rolfe
Movie ★ 7.5
1932
The Broken Wing as Philip 'Phil' Marvin
Movie ★ 6.0
1931
Tonight or Never as Jim Fletcher
Movie ★ 6.2