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Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

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.  

Personal information

Birthday

1902-06-03

Birth Place

Paris, France

Movies and TV shows :

A Legitimate Defense

A Legitimate Defense

1958

5.5

Movie
A Woman Like Satan

A Woman Like Satan

1958

5.2

Movie
Amazing Monsieur Fabre

Amazing Monsieur Fabre

1951

7.0

Movie
An Artistic Couple

An Artistic Couple

1970

5.1

Movie
Antigone

Antigone

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

At Theatre Tonight

1966

7.5

TV
poster

Bayard

1964

0.0

TV
Bedelia

Bedelia

1946

5.2

Movie
Blood on His Sword

Blood on His Sword

1961

5.7

Movie
Candlelight in Algeria

Candlelight in Algeria

1944

5.7

Movie
Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1944

5.0

Movie
Charade

Charade

1963

7.7

Movie
Clara de Montargis

Clara de Montargis

1951

0.0

Movie
Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat

1970

5.7

Movie
Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Dans la vie tout s'arrange

1952

5.0

Movie
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

7.2

Movie
Duel à Dakar

Duel à Dakar

1951

0.0

Movie
English Without Tears

English Without Tears

1944

5.7

Movie
Fanny

Fanny

1961

6.8

Movie
Frou-Frou

Frou-Frou

1955

5.9

Movie
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961

7.1

Movie
Greed in the Sun

Greed in the Sun

1964

7.1

Movie
Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta

1952

7.0

Movie
poster

Illusions perdues

1966

0.0

TV
Ils sont dans les vignes...

Ils sont dans les vignes...

1952

5.0

Movie
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

1964

4.4

Movie
Johnny Frenchman

Johnny Frenchman

1945

6.0

Movie
Juliette, or Key of Dreams

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

1951

7.0

Movie
Keep Talking, Baby

Keep Talking, Baby

1961

5.6

Movie
poster

La Duchesse d'Avila

1973

0.0

TV
La parole est au témoin

La parole est au témoin

1963

10.0

Movie
La séparation

La séparation

1968

0.0

Movie
Le naïf amoureux

Le naïf amoureux

1965

0.0

Movie
Le père Amable

Le père Amable

1975

1.0

Movie
Les Célibataires

Les Célibataires

1962

0.0

Movie
poster

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

1968

10.0

TV
Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1958

7.1

Movie
Lettre ouverte

Lettre ouverte

1953

2.0

Movie
Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

1946

5.7

Movie
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman

1960

4.9

Movie
Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1957

7.0

Movie
Love Me Strangely

Love Me Strangely

1971

4.2

Movie
Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo

1964

6.7

Movie
Madagascar Landing

Madagascar Landing

1944

5.4

Movie
Mademoiselle and Her Gang

Mademoiselle and Her Gang

1957

6.0

Movie
poster

Maurin des Maures

1970

0.0

TV
Maxim's Porter

Maxim's Porter

1939

0.0

Movie
Pardon My French

Pardon My French

1951

5.0

Movie
Piédalu fait des miracles

Piédalu fait des miracles

1952

0.0

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Secret World

Secret World

1969

7.0

Movie
poster

Sherlock Holmes

1954

7.1

TV
Sinners of Paris

Sinners of Paris

1958

5.0

Movie
Sundays and Cybele

Sundays and Cybele

1962

7.1

Movie
The Case of Dr. Laurent

The Case of Dr. Laurent

1957

7.2

Movie
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

1969

6.4

Movie
The Common Man

The Common Man

1975

7.0

Movie
The Depths

The Depths

1963

6.1

Movie
The Enemy General

The Enemy General

1960

5.5

Movie
The Five Cents of Lavarede

The Five Cents of Lavarede

1939

5.3

Movie
The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942

6.2

Movie
The Gigolo

The Gigolo

1960

1.0

Movie
The Green Glove

The Green Glove

1952

6.2

Movie
The Horse

The Horse

1970

7.0

Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956

6.6

Movie
The Last Train

The Last Train

1973

6.6

Movie
The Man from Morocco

The Man from Morocco

1945

5.0

Movie
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

1974

6.6

Movie
The Sleeping Sentinel

The Sleeping Sentinel

1966

4.7

Movie
The Terror with Women

The Terror with Women

1956

0.0

Movie
The Train

The Train

1964

7.5

Movie
The Trip to Biarritz

The Trip to Biarritz

1963

6.7

Movie
The Truth

The Truth

1960

7.6

Movie
The Truth About Bebe Donge

The Truth About Bebe Donge

1952

7.1

Movie
Their Last Night

Their Last Night

1953

5.4

Movie
Triple Cross

Triple Cross

1966

6.0

Movie
Two Fathers

Two Fathers

1944

7.0

Movie
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966

6.4

Movie