Photo: Studio publicity still / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Melvyn Douglas belongs to a tiny club, one of only twenty-four performers to claim the Triple Crown of Acting, with two Oscars, an Emmy, and a Tony. To me that's less about trophies and more about astonishing longevity: a career running from the late 1920s into the early 1980s, evolving from leading-man charm to the weathered gravitas of his late character work. The Macon-born actor only got richer as he aged, winning his second Academy Award the year before he died. I deeply admire that refusal to coast, the way he kept deepening his craft right up to the end.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Melvyn Douglas
- Name (Japanese)
- メルヴィン・ダグラス
- Reading
- めるゔぃん・だぐらす
- Born
- April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Macon, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Upper Canada College
Awards & achievements
- 1964 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1980 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1960 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- 1968 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Melvyn Douglas born?
April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981.
Where is Melvyn Douglas from?
Melvyn Douglas is from Macon, Georgia, United States.
What does Melvyn Douglas do?
Melvyn Douglas works as television actor, film actor, stage actor, actor.
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.