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Charles Boyer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1899-08-28

Day of Death

1978-08-26

Place of Birth

Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Charles Boyer

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.

Filmography (93)

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

L'Enigme Charles Boyer

2019
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Reflections on 'Gaslight'

2003
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996
⭐ 8.3 Role: Unknown

The Casting Couch

1995
⭐ 6.8 Role: Unknown

Death In Hollywood

1990
⭐ 9.0 Role: (archive footage)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

The Louvre

1978
⭐ 5.1 Role: Count Sanziani

A Matter of Time

1976
⭐ 5.9 Role: Le baron Jean Raoul

Stavisky...

1974
⭐ 5.5 Role: The High Lama

Lost Horizon

1973
⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

1969
⭐ 7.3 Role: The Broker

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969
⭐ 5.9 Role: Andre Greenlaw

The April Fools

1969