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Paul Bonifas‌

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Paul Bonifas

Paris, France

Paul Bonifas

Paris, France

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1902-06-03

Popularity

star1.8

Biography

Paul Bonifas (3 June 1902 – 9 November 1975) was a French actor, born in Paris. In the 1920s, while working for the French customs service, Bonifas took classes in acting at the Conservatoire de Paris in his spare time. He left with the first prize for comedy, which allowed him to join the Odéon Theatre in 1933, then the Comédie-Française in 1938. He made his first film appearance in 1935 in a version of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, directed by Pierre Chenal. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the artillery, was badly wounded, and evacuated from Dunkirk with his unit. In London he joined the Free French, and worked for Radio Londres broadcasting to occupied France. In 1942 he appeared in the film The Foreman Went to France. In 1943 he formed "The Molière Players", who staged a repertoire of mainly Molière works in London theatres, as well as in regional towns and at French army barracks. In 1944 "The Molière Players" appeared in the short film Aventure malgache directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This was written by, and based on the experiences of, Jules Francois Clermont, an actor in Bonifas' troupe working under the name of Paul Clarus, who had operated an illegal radio station Madagascar Libre in Madagascar while the island was under Vichy control. Bonifas then appeared in a number of other British films, including Two Fathers with Bernard Miles, directed by Anthony Asquith, and had minor roles in the musicals Heaven Is Round the Corner and Champagne Charlie, the action adventure film The Man from Morocco, the comedy-drama Johnny Frenchman and the horror film Dead of Night. Bonifas returned to France in 1946 and resumed his career in theatre, specializing in comedy, but also taking dramatic roles. His later film career included appearances in Trapeze (1956), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956), Fanny (1961), Charade (1963), Greed in the Sun (1964), The Train (1964), Is Paris Burning? (1966), Triple Cross (1966), and The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1974). Bonifas died on 9 November 1975 at Vernouillet, Yvelines, France. Source: Article "Paul Bonifas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.  

Movie Credits

The Train

The Train‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Charade

Charade‌
star7.7
calendar 1963

The Last Train

The Last Train‌
star6.6
calendar 1973

Greed in the Sun

Greed in the Sun‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

The Truth

The Truth‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

The Green Glove

The Green Glove‌
star6.2
calendar 1952

Madagascar Landing

Madagascar Landing‌
star5.4
calendar 1944

Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Maxim's Porter

Maxim's Porter‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

La parole est au témoin

La parole est au témoin‌
star10.0
calendar 1963

Their Last Night

Their Last Night‌
star5.4
calendar 1953

The Common Man

The Common Man‌
star7.1
calendar 1975

An Artistic Couple

An Artistic Couple‌
star5.1
calendar 1970

The Five Cents of Lavarede

The Five Cents of Lavarede‌
star5.3
calendar 1939

Duel à Dakar

Duel à Dakar‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

The Truth About Bebe Donge

The Truth About Bebe Donge‌
star7.1
calendar 1952

Piédalu fait des miracles

Piédalu fait des miracles‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Clara de Montargis

Clara de Montargis‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Ils sont dans les vignes...

Ils sont dans les vignes...‌
star5.0
calendar 1952

Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Amazing Monsieur Fabre‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta‌
star7.0
calendar 1952

Lettre ouverte

Lettre ouverte‌
star2.0
calendar 1953

Le naïf amoureux

Le naïf amoureux‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

Le père Amable

Le père Amable‌
star1.0
calendar 1975

Les Célibataires

Les Célibataires‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame‌
star6.7
calendar 1956

Secret World

Secret World‌
star5.7
calendar 1969

The Man from Morocco

The Man from Morocco‌
star5.0
calendar 1945

Fanny

Fanny‌
star6.8
calendar 1961

Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo‌
star6.7
calendar 1964

Two Fathers

Two Fathers‌
star7.0
calendar 1944

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe‌
star6.6
calendar 1974

A Woman Like Satan

A Woman Like Satan‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman‌
star4.9
calendar 1960

Mademoiselle and Her Gang

Mademoiselle and Her Gang‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Les Misérables

Les Misérables‌
star7.1
calendar 1958

The Gigolo

The Gigolo‌
star1.0
calendar 1960

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Dans la vie tout s'arrange‌
star5.0
calendar 1952

Love Me Strangely

Love Me Strangely‌
star4.9
calendar 1971

Sinners of Paris

Sinners of Paris‌
star5.1
calendar 1958

Keep Talking, Baby

Keep Talking, Baby‌
star5.6
calendar 1961

The Sleeping Sentinel

The Sleeping Sentinel‌
star4.7
calendar 1966

The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz‌
star6.7
calendar 1963

La séparation

La séparation‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

A Legitimate Defense

A Legitimate Defense‌
star5.6
calendar 1958

Pardon My French

Pardon My French‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

The Enemy General

The Enemy General‌
star5.5
calendar 1960

The Depths

The Depths‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

Sundays and Cybele

Sundays and Cybele‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story‌
star5.7
calendar 1946

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again‌
star7.1
calendar 1961

Blood on His Sword

Blood on His Sword‌
star5.8
calendar 1961

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie‌
star5.3
calendar 1944

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

The Horse

The Horse‌
star7.0
calendar 1970

Bedelia

Bedelia‌
star5.2
calendar 1946

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree‌
star6.3
calendar 1969

Johnny Frenchman

Johnny Frenchman‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

English Without Tears

English Without Tears‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

Juliette, or Key of Dreams‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

The Terror with Women

The Terror with Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Dead of Night

Dead of Night‌
star7.2
calendar 1945

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent‌
star4.6
calendar 1964

Frou-Frou

Frou-Frou‌
star5.7
calendar 1955

Antigone

Antigone‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Triple Cross

Triple Cross‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

Candlelight in Algeria

Candlelight in Algeria‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

The Case of Dr. Laurent

The Case of Dr. Laurent‌
star6.9
calendar 1957

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

Tv Credits

La Duchesse d'Avila

La Duchesse d'Avila‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes‌
star6.9
calendar 1954

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O‌
star10.0
calendar 1968

At Theatre Tonight

At Theatre Tonight‌
star7.5
calendar 1966

Illusions perdues

Illusions perdues‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Bayard

Bayard‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

Maurin des Maures

Maurin des Maures‌
star0.0
calendar 1970