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.  
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1902-06-03
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Also Known As: The Molière Players, Henri Paul Bonifas, Paul Boniface, Victor Boniface, Bonifas, Bonifas de la Comédie Française

Movies List of Paul Bonifas

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The Train

1964 Movie
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Charade

1963 Movie
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The Last Train

1973 Movie
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Greed in the Sun

1964 Movie
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Cold Sweat

1970 Movie
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The Truth

1960 Movie
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The Green Glove

1952 Movie
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Madagascar Landing

1944 Movie
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Love in the Afternoon

1957 Movie
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Maxim's Porter

1939 Movie
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Their Last Night

1953 Movie
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The Common Man

1975 Movie
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An Artistic Couple

1970 Movie
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Duel à Dakar

1951 Movie
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Clara de Montargis

1951 Movie
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Holiday for Henrietta

1952 Movie
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Lettre ouverte

1953 Movie
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Le naïf amoureux

1965 Movie
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Le père Amable

1975 Movie
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Les Célibataires

1962 Movie
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Secret World

1969 Movie
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The Man from Morocco

1945 Movie
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Fanny

1961 Movie
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Lucky Jo

1964 Movie
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Two Fathers

1944 Movie
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A Woman Like Satan

1958 Movie
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Les Misérables

1958 Movie
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The Gigolo

1960 Movie
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Love Me Strangely

1971 Movie
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Sinners of Paris

1958 Movie
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Keep Talking, Baby

1961 Movie
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The Sleeping Sentinel

1966 Movie
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The Trip to Biarritz

1963 Movie
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La séparation

1968 Movie
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A Legitimate Defense

1958 Movie
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Pardon My French

1951 Movie
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The Enemy General

1960 Movie
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The Depths

1963 Movie
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Sundays and Cybele

1962 Movie
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Lisbon Story

1946 Movie
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Goodbye Again

1961 Movie
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Blood on His Sword

1961 Movie
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Champagne Charlie

1944 Movie
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The Horse

1970 Movie
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Bedelia

1946 Movie
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The Christmas Tree

1969 Movie
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Johnny Frenchman

1945 Movie
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English Without Tears

1944 Movie
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The Terror with Women

1956 Movie
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Dead of Night

1945 Movie
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Frou-Frou

1955 Movie
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Antigone

1974 Movie
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Triple Cross

1966 Movie