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Paul Bonifas
Acting

Paul Bonifas
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-06-03,Paris, France
Gender
Male
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. He came to the Comedy Theatre, London with Théâtre Molierè in 1943 and 1944, performing in L'Anglais Tel Qu'on Le Parle, Le Malade Imaginaire, Gringoire, Le Misanthrope et L'Auvergnat, Les Femmes Savantes, Le Paquebot Tenacity, La Testament Du Pere Leleu and L'Extra. His Company included Andre Frere, Georges Rex, Suzette Marquis, Elma Soiron and Paul Clarus. 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.

Filmography

7.6

The Train
1964-09-24

7.7

Charade
1963-12-01

6.6

The Last Train
1973-10-31

Greed in the Sun

7.12

Greed in the Sun
1964-04-17

5.7

Cold Sweat
1970-12-18

7.6

The Truth
1960-11-02

The Green Glove

6.4

The Green Glove
1952-02-28

Aventure Malgache

5.4

Aventure Malgache
1944-01-01

Love in the Afternoon

7

Love in the Afternoon
1957-05-29

7

Maxim's Porter
1939-11-10

La parole est au témoin

10

La parole est au témoin
1963-11-17

Their Last Night

5.35

Their Last Night
1953-10-23

7

The Common Man
1975-02-26

An Artistic Couple

5.389

An Artistic Couple
1970-09-20

The Five Cents of Lavarede

5.75

The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939-03-07

9

Duel à Dakar
1951-12-06

The Truth About Bebe Donge

6.857

The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952-02-13

Piédalu fait des miracles

4.5

Piédalu fait des miracles
1952-10-10

Clara de Montargis

8

Clara de Montargis
1951-06-20

Ils sont dans les vignes...

7.5

Ils sont dans les vignes...
1952-10-31

Amazing Monsieur Fabre

7

Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951-09-26

Holiday for Henrietta

7.194

Holiday for Henrietta
1952-12-17

6

Lettre ouverte
1953-03-11

Le Naïf amoureux

7

Le Naïf amoureux
1965-06-26

3

Le Père Amable
1975-11-22

Les Célibataires

8

Les Célibataires
1962-10-23

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

6.703

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956-12-19

6.25

Secret World
1969-07-09

The Man from Morocco

6

The Man from Morocco
1945-04-17

6.716

Fanny
1961-06-28

6.85

Lucky Jo
1964-11-12

7.5

Two Fathers
1944-01-19

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

6.5

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974-11-12

A Woman Like Satan

5.393

A Woman Like Satan
1958-12-19

Love and the Frenchwoman

4.857

Love and the Frenchwoman
1960-09-16

Mademoiselle and Her Gang

7.333

Mademoiselle and Her Gang
1957-07-11

7.18

Les Misérables
1958-03-12

4

The Gigolo
1960-10-18

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

7.5

Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952-08-01

Love Me Strangely

4.625

Love Me Strangely
1971-02-10

Sinners of Paris

5.471

Sinners of Paris
1958-01-15

Keep Talking, Baby

6

Keep Talking, Baby
1961-10-06

The Sleeping Sentinel

5.25

The Sleeping Sentinel
1966-01-21

The Trip to Biarritz

6.714

The Trip to Biarritz
1963-03-15

10

La Séparation
1968-09-17

A Legitimate Defense

5.75

A Legitimate Defense
1958-06-11

Pardon My French

7

Pardon My French
1951-08-10

The Enemy General

7

The Enemy General
1960-10-18

6.6

The Depths
1963-06-05

Sundays and Cybele

7.1

Sundays and Cybele
1962-11-12

6.25

Lisbon Story
1946-05-20

7.1

Goodbye Again
1961-05-23

Blood on His Sword

5.935

Blood on His Sword
1961-09-06

Champagne Charlie

5.8

Champagne Charlie
1944-08-25

The Foreman Went to France

6.636

The Foreman Went to France
1942-06-22

6.851

The Horse
1970-02-22

5.1

Bedelia
1946-07-08

The Christmas Tree

6.2

The Christmas Tree
1969-09-25

Johnny Frenchman

6.8

Johnny Frenchman
1945-10-29

English Without Tears

6.286

English Without Tears
1944-07-28

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

6.975

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951-05-18

The Terror with Women

10

The Terror with Women
1956-11-23

7.203

Dead of Night
1945-09-09

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

5.111

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent
1964-03-11

5.9

Frou-Frou
1955-06-19

9

Antigone
1974-12-21

6.104

Triple Cross
1966-12-09

Candlelight in Algeria

5.81

Candlelight in Algeria
1944-03-19

The Case of Dr. Laurent

7.017

The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957-04-03

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

6.5

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966-10-21

5.25

Rosebud
1975-03-24

Crime and Punishment

7

Crime and Punishment
1935-05-17

La Duchesse d'Avila

0

La Duchesse d'Avila
1973-07-04

Sherlock Holmes

7.194

Sherlock Holmes
1954-10-18

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

10

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
1968-03-11

At Theatre Tonight

7

At Theatre Tonight
1966-07-21

Illusions perdues

7

Illusions perdues
1966-03-05

7

Bayard
1964-01-16

Maurin des Maures

0

Maurin des Maures
1970-01-21