Paul Bonifas
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1902-06-03
- Died
- 1975-11-09
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- The Molière Players · Henri Paul Bonifas · Paul Boniface · Victor Boniface · Bonifas · Bonifas de la Comédie Française
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (72)
Charade
1963
as Mr. Felix
Les Misérables
1958
as Hospital doctor
The Train
1964
as Spinet
Cold Sweat
1970
as The doctor
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956
as Master Lecornu
Triple Cross
1966
as Charlie
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Rosebud
1975
The Truth
1960
as Un greffier
The Common Man
1975
as Le Maire
Dead of Night
1945
as French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)
The Last Train
1973
as Le voisin
Sundays and Cybele
1962
as Grocer
Piédalu fait des miracles
1952
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974
as le père de François Perrin
Fanny
1961
as The Postman
Goodbye Again
1961
as Cellarman
The Christmas Tree
1969
as (uncredited)
Love Me Strangely
1971
as Hotel porter
The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957
as Guillaumin
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966
Holiday for Henrietta
1952
as The Newsagent (uncredited)
Lucky Jo
1964
as Légiste (uncredited)
Secret World
1969
as Gustave / servant
The Enemy General
1960
as Mayor
A Woman Like Satan
1958
as Innkeeper
Aventure Malgache
1944
as Michel
The Horse
1970
as Witness to Car Accident
The Foreman Went to France
1942
as Prefect of Rouville
Greed in the Sun
1964
as Doctor Magnart, former professor in Lyon
Champagne Charlie
1944
as Targetino
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
as Captain of the cargo ship
The Man from Morocco
1945
as French Mayor
Bedelia
1946
as Insurance Manager
Johnny Frenchman
1945
as Jerome
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent
1964
as Le notaire
Les Célibataires
1962
as Chandelier
The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952
as Traveler (uncredited)
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952
as Monsieur Bleubois
English Without Tears
1944
as Monsieur Rolland
Sinners of Paris
1958
as L'inspecteur Renaud
Blood on His Sword
1961
as Le chirurgien / Doctor of Louis XI
Pardon My French
1951
as Monsieur Bleubois
The Depths
1963
as Mons. Lapeyre
Lettre ouverte
1953
as Honoré, the father-in-law
Frou-Frou
1955
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel (uncredited)
The Trip to Biarritz
1963
as Bourrély
The Gigolo
1960
as (uncredited)
Keep Talking, Baby
1961
Le Naïf amoureux
1965
as 'Tonton Louis'
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966
as Lanier
Their Last Night
1953
as le commissaire principal
The Green Glove
1952
as Inspector
Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951
as Le ministre Victor Duruy
The Terror with Women
1956
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as Le père de Ginette (segment "La Virginité")
A Legitimate Defense
1958
as le président de la cour
Le Père Amable
1975
as Vatinol
Antigone
1974
as le choeur
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
as Sailor
Candlelight in Algeria
1944
as French Proprietor
Crime and Punishment
1935
Ils sont dans les vignes...
1952
as American
Maxim's Porter
1939
La parole est au témoin
1963
Lisbon Story
1946
as Stephan Corelle
Duel à Dakar
1951
as The Commander
La Séparation
1968
as Prêtre
An Artistic Couple
1970
as Henri Faroy
Two Fathers
1944
as The Frenchman
Clara de Montargis
1951
Mademoiselle and Her Gang
1957
as Marcel, owner of the hotel
About 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 woun… With 80 credits spanning from 1935 to 1975, Paul Bonifas has appeared in 72 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Bonifas Movies
- Charade (1963) — as Mr. Felix
- Les Misérables (1958) — as Hospital doctor
- The Train (1964) — as Spinet
- Cold Sweat (1970) — as The doctor
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) — as Master Lecornu
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