Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Known for
Acting
Born
August 28, 1899
Died
August 26, 1978 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2019
L'Enigme Charles Boyer poster

L'Enigme Charles Boyer

Movie

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Reflections on 'Gaslight' poster

Reflections on 'Gaslight'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered poster

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1995
The Casting Couch poster

The Casting Couch

Movie

1990
Death In Hollywood poster

Death In Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s poster

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Movie · as (archive footage)

1978
The Louvre poster

The Louvre

Movie · as Narrator

1976
A Matter of Time poster

A Matter of Time

Movie · as Count Sanziani

1974
Stavisky... poster

Stavisky...

Movie · as Le baron Jean Raoul

1973
Lost Horizon poster

Lost Horizon

Movie · as The High Lama

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1969
The April Fools poster

The April Fools

Movie · as Andre Greenlaw

1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot poster

The Madwoman of Chaillot

Movie · as The Broker

1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford poster

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot poster

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

Movie · as Vostov

1968
The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game

TV · as Henri Jarnoux · 1 ep

1967
Casino Royale poster

Casino Royale

Movie · as Le Grand

1967
Barefoot in the Park poster

Barefoot in the Park

Movie · as Victor Velasco

1966
How to Steal a Million poster

How to Steal a Million

Movie · as Bernard De Solnay

1966
Is Paris Burning? poster

Is Paris Burning?

Movie · as Doctor Monod

1965
A Very Special Favor poster

A Very Special Favor

Movie · as Michel Boullard

1964
The Rogues poster

The Rogues

TV · as Marcel St. Clair · 30 eps

1963
Love is a Ball poster

Love is a Ball

Movie · as M. Etienne Pimm

1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse poster

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Movie · as Marcelo Desnoyers

1962
Adorable Julia poster

Adorable Julia

Movie · as Michael Grosselyn

1961
Fanny poster

Fanny

Movie · as Cesar

1961
Demons at Midnight poster

Demons at Midnight

Movie · as Pierre Guérande

1958
The Buccaneer poster

The Buccaneer

Movie · as Dominique You

1958
Maxime poster

Maxime

Movie · as Maxime Cherpray

1957
La Parisienne poster

La Parisienne

Movie · as Le prince Charles

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Dr. Jacques Roland · 1 ep

1956
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

Movie · as Monsieur Gasse

1956
Paris, Palace Hôtel poster

Paris, Palace Hôtel

Movie · as Henri Delormel

1956
What a Woman! poster

What a Woman!

Movie · as Count Gregorio Sennetti

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
The Cobweb poster

The Cobweb

Movie · as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal

1955
Nana poster

Nana

Movie · as Comte Muffat

1955
The Wild Bunch poster

The Wild Bunch

Movie · as George

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as self · 2 eps

1953
The Earrings of Madame de... poster

The Earrings of Madame de...

Movie · as Général André de...

1952
Thunder in the East poster

Thunder in the East

Movie · as Primer Minister Singh

1952
The Happy Time poster

The Happy Time

Movie · as Jacques Bonnard

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Paul, Mr. Graham, Andre, The Man, Captain, Claude Le Beau, Eric, Carl Baxter, Renneck, Dr. Giboux, Dr. Dumont, John, Alan Abbey, Robert, George, Jacques, Frank Hepp, Major Tinnente, Roger, Grisby, Henri, Montaigne, Sampan Joe, Martin, Dr. Severson · 3 eps

1951
The 13th Letter poster

The 13th Letter

Movie · as Dr. Paul Laurent

1951
The First Legion poster

The First Legion

Movie · as Father Marc Arnoux

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Charles Boyer · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Dr. Karoly Valkay · 1 ep

1950
Riviera Dream poster

Riviera Dream

Movie · as Charles Boyer

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1948
Arch of Triumph poster

Arch of Triumph

Movie · as Dr. Ravic

1948
A Woman's Vengeance poster

A Woman's Vengeance

Movie · as Henry Maurier

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1946
The Battle of the Rails poster

The Battle of the Rails

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1946
Cluny Brown poster

Cluny Brown

Movie · as Adam Belinski

1945
Confidential Agent poster

Confidential Agent

Movie · as Luis Denard

1944
Together Again poster

Together Again

Movie · as George Corday

1944
Gaslight poster

Gaslight

Movie · as Gregory Anton

1944
The Fighting Lady poster

The Fighting Lady

Movie · as Narrator (French version)

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1943
The Constant Nymph poster

The Constant Nymph

Movie · as Lewis Dodd

1943
Flesh and Fantasy poster

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie · as Paul Gaspar (segment 3)

1942
Tales of Manhattan poster

Tales of Manhattan

Movie · as Paul Orman

1942
Little Isles of Freedom poster

Little Isles of Freedom

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
Breakdowns of 1942 poster

Breakdowns of 1942

Movie · as Self

1941
Hold Back the Dawn poster

Hold Back the Dawn

Movie · as Georges Iscovescu

1941
Back Street poster

Back Street

Movie · as Walter Louis Saxel

1941
Appointment for Love poster

Appointment for Love

Movie · as Andre Cassil

1940
All This, and Heaven Too poster

All This, and Heaven Too

Movie · as Duc de Praslin

1939
Love Affair poster

Love Affair

Movie · as Michel Marnet

1939
When Tomorrow Comes poster

When Tomorrow Comes

Movie · as Phillipe Andre Chagal

1938
Algiers poster

Algiers

Movie · as Pepe le Moko

1938
Orage poster

Orage

Movie · as André Pascaud

1938
Hollywood Goes to Town poster

Hollywood Goes to Town

Movie · as Self

1937
Conquest poster

Conquest

Movie · as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

1937
History Is Made at Night poster

History Is Made at Night

Movie · as Paul Dumond

1937
Tovarich poster

Tovarich

Movie · as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff

1937
The Romance of Celluloid poster

The Romance of Celluloid

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1936
Mayerling poster

Mayerling

Movie · as Archduke Rudolf

1936
The Garden of Allah poster

The Garden of Allah

Movie · as Boris Androvsky

1935
Private Worlds poster

Private Worlds

Movie · as Dr. Charles Monet

1935
Break of Hearts poster

Break of Hearts

Movie · as Franz Roberti

1935
Shanghai poster

Shanghai

Movie · as Dimitri Koslov

1934
Liliom poster

Liliom

Movie · as Liliom Zadowski

1934
Le Bonheur poster

Le Bonheur

Movie · as Philippe Lutcher

1934
Caravane poster

Caravane

Movie · as Lazi

1934
Caravan poster

Caravan

Movie · as Latzi

1934
The Battle poster

The Battle

Movie · as Captain Yorisaka

1934
La bataille poster

La bataille

Movie · as Le marquis Yorisaka

1933
The Hawk poster

The Hawk

Movie · as Count Georges de Dasetta

1933
The Only Girl poster

The Only Girl

Movie · as André Robert Maxim, Duke of Pontignac

1933
Moi et l'impératrice poster

Moi et l'impératrice

Movie

1932
Red-Headed Woman poster

Red-Headed Woman

Movie · as Albert

1932
The Man from Yesterday poster

The Man from Yesterday

Movie · as Rene Gaudin

1932
Tumultes poster

Tumultes

Movie · as Ralph Schwarz

1931
The Trial of Mary Dugan poster

The Trial of Mary Dugan

Movie · as Le procureur

1931
The Magnificent Lie poster

The Magnificent Lie

Movie · as Jacques

1931
The Big House poster

The Big House

Movie · as Fred Morgan

1930
The Barcarolle of Love poster

The Barcarolle of Love

Movie · as André Le Kerdec

1929
Captain Fracasse poster

Captain Fracasse

Movie · as The Duke

1928
La ronde infernale

La ronde infernale

Movie

1922
The Cricket on the Hearth

The Cricket on the Hearth

Movie

1922
Esclave

Esclave

Movie

1921
Chantelouve poster

Chantelouve

Movie

1920
The Man of the Sea poster

The Man of the Sea

Movie · as Guenn la Taupe