Acting
Charles Boyer
FR, EN, DE, IT cinema · 95 credits
Born
28 August 1899
Died
26 August 1978 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Also known as Čārlzs Boijers
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
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Reflections on 'Gaslight'
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Louvre
as Narrator
A Matter of Time
as Count Sanziani
Stavisky...
as Le baron Jean Raoul
Lost Horizon
as The High Lama
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The April Fools
as Andre Greenlaw
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Broker
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Casino Royale
as Le Grand
Barefoot in the Park
as Victor Velasco
How to Steal a Million
as Bernard De Solnay
Is Paris Burning?
as Doctor Monod
A Very Special Favor
as Michel Boullard
Love is a Ball
as M. Etienne Pimm
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Marcelo Desnoyers
Adorable Julia
as Michael Grosselyn
Fanny
as Cesar
Demons at Midnight
as Pierre Guérande
The Buccaneer
as Dominique You
Maxime
as Maxime Cherpray
La Parisienne
as Le prince Charles
Around the World in 80 Days
as Monsieur Gasse
Paris, Palace Hôtel
as Henri Delormel
What a Woman!
as Count Gregorio Sennetti
The Cobweb
as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
Nana
as Comte Muffat
The Wild Bunch
as George
The Earrings of Madame de...
as Général André de...
Thunder in the East
as Primer Minister Singh
The Happy Time
as Jacques Bonnard
The 13th Letter
as Dr. Paul Laurent
The First Legion
as Father Marc Arnoux
Riviera Dream
as Charles Boyer
Arch of Triumph
as Dr. Ravic
A Woman's Vengeance
as Henry Maurier
The Battle of the Rails
as Narrator (voice)
Cluny Brown
as Adam Belinski
Confidential Agent
as Luis Denard
Together Again
as George Corday
Gaslight
as Gregory Anton
The Fighting Lady
as Narrator (French version)
Destiny
Producer
The Constant Nymph
as Lewis Dodd
Flesh and Fantasy
as Paul Gaspar (segment 3), Producer
Tales of Manhattan
as Paul Orman
Little Isles of Freedom
as Narrator (voice)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Georges Iscovescu
Back Street
as Walter Louis Saxel
Appointment for Love
as Andre Cassil
All This, and Heaven Too
as Duc de Praslin
Love Affair
as Michel Marnet
When Tomorrow Comes
as Phillipe Andre Chagal
Algiers
as Pepe le Moko
Orage
as André Pascaud
Conquest
as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
History Is Made at Night
as Paul Dumond
Tovarich
as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
Mayerling
as Archduke Rudolf
The Garden of Allah
as Boris Androvsky
Private Worlds
as Dr. Charles Monet
Break of Hearts
as Franz Roberti
Shanghai
as Dimitri Koslov
Liliom
as Liliom Zadowski
Le Bonheur
as Philippe Lutcher
Caravane
as Lazi
Caravan
as Latzi
The Battle
as Captain Yorisaka
La bataille
as Le marquis Yorisaka
The Hawk
as Count Georges de Dasetta
The Only Girl
as André Robert Maxim, Duke of Pontignac
Red-Headed Woman
as Albert
The Man from Yesterday
as Rene Gaudin
Tumultes
as Ralph Schwarz
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Le procureur
The Magnificent Lie
as Jacques
The Big House
as Fred Morgan
The Barcarolle of Love
as André Le Kerdec
Captain Fracasse
as The Duke
The Man of the Sea
as Guenn la Taupe