Famous People with Name Melvyn

Melvyn Jerome Davis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvyn Jerome Davis: is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from St. John's University, Davis played four seasons (1973 to 1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and New York Nets. He averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in his NBA career.

Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg: was an American actor. He won all three of the entertainment industry's highest awards, two Oscars, one Tony and an Emmy.Douglas developed his acting skills with stock companies in Sioux City, Iowa; Evansville, Indiana; Madison, Wisconsin, and Detroit, Michigan. He had a long theatre, film and television career as a lead player, stretching from his 1930 Broadway role in Tonight or Never (opposite his future wife, Helen Gahagan) 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. He played opposite Joan Crawford in several films, most notably A Woman's Face (1941), and with Greta Garbo in three films: As You Desire Me (1932), Ninotchka (1939) and Garbo's final film Two-Faced Woman (1941).