Charles Boyer
Biography
Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found success in movies during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love Affair (1939). Another famous role was in the 1944 mystery-thriller Gaslight. He received four Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.
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Acting History
2024
The Trouble With Forgetting as (archive footage)
2019L'Enigme Charles Boyer
20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
2003Reflections on 'Gaslight' as Self (archive footage)
1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1978The Louvre as Narrator
1976A Matter of Time as Count Sanziani
1974Stavisky... as Le baron Jean Raoul
1973Lost Horizon as The High Lama
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1969Garbo, by Joan Crawford as Self (archive footage)
1969The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Broker
1969The April Fools as Andre Greenlaw
1968The Name of the Game as Henri Jarnoux
1968The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Vostov
1967Barefoot in the Park as Victor Velasco
1967Casino Royale as Legrand
1966Is Paris Burning? as Doctor Monod
1966How to Steal a Million as Bernard De Solnay
1965A Very Special Favor as Michel Boullard
1964The Rogues as Marcel St. Clair
1963Love Is a Ball as M. Etienne Pimm
1962Adorable Julia as Michael Grosselyn
1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Marcelo Desnoyers
1961Demons at Midnight as Pierre Guérande
1961Fanny as Cesar
1958The Buccaneer as Dominique You
1958Maxime as Maxime Cherpray
1957La Parisienne as Le prince Charles
1957Alcoa Theatre as Dr. Jacques Roland
1956Paris, Palace Hôtel as Henri Delormel
1956Around the World in 80 Days as Monsieur Gasse
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956What a Woman! as Count Gregorio Sennetti
1955Nana as Comte Muffat
1955The Cobweb as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
1955The Wild Bunch as George
1953The Earrings of Madame de... as Général André de...
1952Thunder in the East as Primer Minister Singh
1952The Happy Time as Jacques Bonnard
1952Four Star Playhouse as Paul
1952Four Star Playhouse as Mr. Graham
1952Four Star Playhouse as Andre
1952Four Star Playhouse as The Man
1952Four Star Playhouse as Captain
1952Four Star Playhouse as Claude Le Beau
1952Four Star Playhouse as Eric
1952Four Star Playhouse as Carl Baxter
1952Four Star Playhouse as Renneck
1952Four Star Playhouse as Carl
1952Four Star Playhouse as Dr. Giboux
1952Four Star Playhouse as Dr. Dumont
1952Four Star Playhouse as John
1952Four Star Playhouse as Alan Abbey
1952Four Star Playhouse as Robert
1952Four Star Playhouse as George
1952Four Star Playhouse as Jacques
1952Four Star Playhouse as Frank Hepp
1952Four Star Playhouse as Major Tinnente
1952Four Star Playhouse as Roger
1952Four Star Playhouse as Grisby
1952Four Star Playhouse as Alan
1952Four Star Playhouse as Henri
1952Four Star Playhouse as Montaigne
1952Four Star Playhouse as Sampan Joe
1952Four Star Playhouse as Martin
1952Four Star Playhouse as Dr. Severson
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Karoly Valkay
1951I Love Lucy as Charles Boyer
1951The First Legion as Father Marc Arnoux
1951The 13th Letter as Dr. Paul Laurent
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Riviera Dream as Charles Boyer
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948A Woman's Vengeance as Henry Maurier
1948Arch of Triumph as Dr. Ravic
1946Cluny Brown as Adam Belinski
1946The Battle of the Rails as Narrator (voice)
1945Confidential Agent as Luis Denard
1944Together Again as George Corday
1944The Fighting Lady as Narrator (French version)
1944Gaslight as Gregory Anton
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
1943Flesh and Fantasy as Paul Gaspar (segment 3)
1943The Constant Nymph as Lewis Dodd
1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942Tales of Manhattan as Paul Orman
1942Little Isles of Freedom as Narrator (voice)
1941Appointment for Love as Andre Cassil
1941Hold Back the Dawn as Georges Iscovescu
1941Back Street as Walter Louis Saxel
1940All This, and Heaven Too as Duc de Praslin
1939When Tomorrow Comes as Phillipe Andre Chagal
1939Love Affair as Michel Marnet
1938Hollywood Goes to Town as Self
1938Algiers as Pepe le Moko
1938Orage as André Pascaud
1937Tovarich as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
1937Conquest as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
1937The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage)
1937History Is Made at Night as Paul Dumond
1936The Garden of Allah as Boris Androvsky
1936Mayerling as L'archiduc Rodolphe
1935Shanghai as Dimitri Koslov
1935Break of Hearts as Franz Roberti
1935Private Worlds as Dr. Charles Monet
1934Caravan as Latzi
1934Caravane as Lazi
1934Le Bonheur as Philippe Lutcher
1934Liliom as Liliom Zadowski
1934The Battle as Marquis Yorisaka
1933The Hawk as Count Georges de Dasetta
1933The Only Girl as André Robert Maxim, Duke of Pontignac
1933Moi et l'impératrice
1932Red-Headed Woman as Albert
1932The Man from Yesterday as Rene Gaudin
1932Tumultes as Ralph Schwarz
1931The Trial of Mary Dugan as The prosecutor
1931The Magnificent Lie as Jacques
1931The Big House as Fred Morgan
1930The Barcarolle of Love as André Le Kerdec
1929Captain Fracasse as The Duke
1928La ronde infernale
1922Esclave
1922The Cricket on the Hearth
1921Chantelouve
1920The Man of the Sea as Guenn la Taupe