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.
The Train
(Spinet)
Charade
(Mr. Felix)
The Last Train
(Le voisin)
Greed in the Sun
(Doctor Magnart, former professor in Lyon)
Cold Sweat
(The doctor)
The Truth
(Un greffier)
The Green Glove
(Inspector)
Madagascar Landing
(Michel)
Love in the Afternoon
(Police Chief (uncredited))
Maxim's Porter
La parole est au témoin
Their Last Night
(le commissaire principal)
The Common Man
(Le Maire)
An Artistic Couple
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Duel à Dakar
(The Commander)
The Truth About Bebe Donge
Piédalu fait des miracles
Clara de Montargis
Ils sont dans les vignes...
(American)
Amazing Monsieur Fabre
(Le ministre Victor Duruy)
Holiday for Henrietta
(The Newsagent (uncredited))
Lettre ouverte
(Honoré, the father-in-law)
Le naïf amoureux
('Tonton Louis')
Le père Amable
(Vatinol)
Les Célibataires
(Chandelier)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(Master Lecornu)
Secret World
(Gustave / servant)
The Man from Morocco
(French Mayor)
Fanny
(The Postman)
Lucky Jo
(Légiste (uncredited))
Two Fathers
(The Frenchman)
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
(le père de François Perrin)
A Woman Like Satan
(Innkeeper)
Love and the Frenchwoman
(Le père de Ginette (segment "La Virginité"))
Mademoiselle and Her Gang
(Marcel, owner of the hotel)
Les Misérables
(Le médecin de l'hôpital)
The Gigolo
((uncredited))
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
(Monsieur Bleubois)
Love Me Strangely
(Le portier de l'hôtel)
Sinners of Paris
(L'inspecteur Renaud)
Keep Talking, Baby
The Sleeping Sentinel
The Trip to Biarritz
La séparation
(Prêtre)
A Legitimate Defense
(le président de la cour)
Pardon My French
(Monsieur Bleubois)
The Enemy General
(Mayor)
The Depths
(Mons. Lapeyre)
Sundays and Cybele
(Grocer)
Lisbon Story
(Stephan Corelle)
Goodbye Again
(Cellarman)
Blood on His Sword
(Le chirurgien / Doctor of Louis XI)
Champagne Charlie
(Targetino)
The Foreman Went to France
(Prefect of Rouville)
The Horse
(Witness to car accident)
Bedelia
(Insurance Manager (as Paul Boniface))
The Christmas Tree
((uncredited))
Johnny Frenchman
(Jerome)
English Without Tears
(Monsieur Rolland)
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
(La capitaine du cargo)
The Terror with Women
Dead of Night
(French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited))
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent
(Le notaire)
Frou-Frou
(Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel (uncredited))
Antigone
(le choeur)
Triple Cross
(Charlie)
Candlelight in Algeria
(French Proprietor)
The Case of Dr. Laurent
(Guillaumin)
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
La Duchesse d'Avila
(L'aubergiste)
Sherlock Holmes
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
(Le vieux Vick)
At Theatre Tonight
(Félix Ducotel)
Illusions perdues
(Camusot)
Bayard
(Aymon Terrail)
Maurin des Maures
(Pons)