This page will contain videos about Melvyn Douglas, as they become available.Melvyn DouglasMelvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 - August 4, 1981) was a United States actor. Born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg in Macon, Georgia, he had a long film career, stretching from 1931 until just before his death. He was the hero in the 1932 horror film The Vampire Bat and the sophisticated leading man in 1935's She Married Her Boss. His first major role was opposite Greta Garbo in Ninotchka in 1939, and he starred with her again in 1941's Two-Faced Woman (they had also appeared together in 1932 in As You Desire Me). During World War II, Douglas worked first as a director of the Office of Civilian Defense, before he left to serve in the United States Army. He returned to such comedy roles as in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, a role that was made for him. As Douglas grew older, he took on the older-man and father roles, in such movies as The Americanization of Emily, Hud, The Candidate and I Never Sang for My Father, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Douglas was married for fifty years to actress-turned-politician Helen Gahagan Douglas. As a two-term Congresswoman, she was Richard Nixon's opponent for the United States Senate seat from California in 1950. Nixon accused Gahagan of being a Communist because of her opposition to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Nixon went so far as to call her "pink right down to her underwear". It was Gahagan who gave Nixon his epithet "Tricky Dick." Academy Awards and Nominations for Melvyn Douglas
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and one for television at 6601 Hollywood Blvd. His goal was to prevent China from gaining Most Favored Nation because of the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Douglas has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies at 6423 Hollywood Blvd. Senate subcommittee on behalf of the people of Tibet. It was Gahagan who gave Nixon his epithet "Tricky Dick.". He dislikes public speaking but once appeared before a U.S. Nixon went so far as to call her "pink right down to her underwear". He sits on the Board of Directors of Conservation International. Nixon accused Gahagan of being a Communist because of her opposition to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Ford also gives of his time and money for environmental causes. As a two-term Congresswoman, she was Richard Nixon's opponent for the United States Senate seat from California in 1950. He is the current Chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagle program, taking over after Chuck Yeager retired. Douglas was married for fifty years to actress-turned-politician Helen Gahagan Douglas. In one instance, he rescued a hiker overcome by dehydration. As Douglas grew older, he took on the older-man and father roles, in such movies as The Americanization of Emily, Hud, The Candidate and I Never Sang for My Father, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. On several occasions he has personally provided emergency helicopter services at the behest of local authorities. Blandings Builds His Dream House, a role that was made for him. Ford is a private pilot of both planes and helicopters, and owns an 800 acre (3.2 km²) ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. During World War II, Douglas worked first as a director of the Office of Civilian Defense, before he left to serve in the United States Army. He returned to such comedy roles as in Mr. He is engaged to actress Calista Flockhart. He was the hero in the 1932 horror film The Vampire Bat and the sophisticated leading man in 1935's She Married Her Boss. His first major role was opposite Greta Garbo in Ninotchka in 1939, and he starred with her again in 1941's Two-Faced Woman (they had also appeared together in 1932 in As You Desire Me). He married again, to Melissa Mathison, in 1983, divorcing in 2003, and had with her another two children, a son, Malcom, and a daughter, Georgia. Born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg in Macon, Georgia, he had a long film career, stretching from 1931 until just before his death. He married Mary Marquadt in 1964 and divorced in, 1979, and had two children with her, Benjamin and Willard. Melvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 - August 4, 1981) was a United States actor. Ford has been married twice. 1964 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Hud. The modern-day Harrison Ford received a star on Hollywood Boulevard on June 2, 2003. 1971 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - I Never Sang for My Father. The first Ford has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of famed eatery Musso & Frank. 1980 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Being There. He was credited as such to avoid confusion with another actor named Harrison Ford, a silent-film actor who died in 1957. Ford does not have a middle name. Ford" for a small role in a 1967 Western A Time for Killing, but the "J" didn't stand for anything. Ford was credited as "Harrison J. Ford assisted musician Jimmy Buffett by recording whip cracks (a skill learned for Raiders of the Lost Ark) used in the song "Desperation Samba (Halloween in Tijuana).". However, in 2000, he received the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. Despite being arguably the most successful actor of his generation, he has received only one Oscar nomination, for Best Actor for Witness. His reported salary for the 2002 movie K-19: The Widowmaker was over $25,000,000. The Guinness Book of Records (2001) listed Ford as the richest actor alive. He has also starred in Blade Runner, Witness, The Fugitive (1993), and the remake of Sabrina, among others. He starred as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark and two further movies, and as Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. Ford went on to star as Han Solo in the first three Star Wars films. Not happy with the acting jobs being offered to him, Ford became a self-taught professional carpenter to better support his wife and two small sons before his break through role in American Graffiti. He then went to Universal Studios and did minor television roles. Ford (and his new wife) moved to Los Angeles, California, and he contracted with Columbia Pictures for $150 a week in the studio's New Talent program where he had bit parts in three films. He married his college sweetheart, Mary Marquardt, in 1964. Ford, a self-described "late bloomer," became fascinated with acting. He attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he took a drama class in his junior year. He graduated from Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1960 where he reportedly was picked on by bullies and ignored by girls. His mother, Dorothy Ford was a Russian Jew, while his father, Christopher Ford, was Irish and Roman Catholic (and a former actor). Ford was born in Chicago, Illinois. In most of his roles, Ford plays a tough, wise-cracking action hero, and is especially well known for his repeated performances of the characters of Han Solo of the Star Wars films, and Indiana Jones of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor who between 1977 and 1983 appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. American Graffiti (1973) - $500/week. Presumed Innocent (1990) - $12,500,000. Devil's Own, The (1997) - $20,000,000. Air Force One (1997) - $22,000,000. Six Days Seven Nights (1998) - $20,000,000. Random Hearts (1999) - $20,000,000. What Lies Beneath (2000) - $20,000,000. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) - $25,000,000 + 20% of the Gross. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966). A Time for Killing (1967). Luv (1967) (uncredited). Journey to Shiloh (1968). The Intruders (1970) (TV). Zabriskie Point (1970). Getting Straight (1970). The Intruders (1970) (TV). American Graffiti (1973). The Conversation (1974). Judgement: The Court Martial of Lt William Calley (1975) (TV). Dynasty (1976) (TV). Heroes (1977). The Possessed (1977) (TV). Star Wars (1977). Force 10 from Navarone (1978). The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV). More American Graffiti (1979). The Frisco Kid (1979). Apocalypse Now (1979). Hanover Street (1979). The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Blade Runner (1982). Return of the Jedi (1983). Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Witness (1985). The Mosquito Coast (1986). Working Girl (1988). Frantic (1988). Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Presumed Innocent (1990). Regarding Henry (1991). L'Envers du décor: Portrait de Pierre Guffroy (1992). Patriot Games (1992). Earth and the American Dream (1992). Commercial Entertainment Product (1992). The Fugitive (1993). Mustang: The Hidden Kingdom (1994) (TV). A Century of Cinema (1994). Clear and Present Danger (1994). Jimmy Hollywood (1994). Les Cent et une nuits (1995). Sabrina (1995). The Devil's Own (1997). Air Force One (1997). Six Days Seven Nights (1998). Random Hearts (1999). What Lies Beneath (2000). K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). Hollywood Homicide (2003). Indiana Jones 4 (2006) (in pre-production). |