Charles Boyer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 August 1899 · Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
- Died
- 26 August 1978
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.
Known for
Acting 96
- 2024The Trouble With Forgetting as (archive footage)
- 2019L'Enigme Charles Boyer
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Reflections on 'Gaslight' as Self (archive footage)
- 1996Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 1995The Casting Couch
- 1990Death In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1978The Louvre as Narrator
- 1976A Matter of Time as Count Sanziani
- 1974Stavisky... as Le baron Jean Raoul
- 1973Lost Horizon as The High Lama
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1969Garbo, by Joan Crawford as Self (archive footage)
- 1969The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Broker
- 1969The April Fools as Andre Greenlaw
- 1968The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as Vostov
- 1967Barefoot in the Park as Victor Velasco
- 1967Casino Royale as Le Grand
- 1966Is Paris Burning? as Doctor Monod
- 1966How to Steal a Million as Bernard De Solnay
- 1965A Very Special Favor as Michel Boullard
- 1963Love is a Ball as M. Etienne Pimm
- 1962Adorable Julia as Michael Grosselyn
- 1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Marcelo Desnoyers
- 1961Demons at Midnight as Pierre Guérande
- 1961Fanny as Cesar
- 1958The Buccaneer as Dominique You
- 1958Maxime as Maxime Cherpray
- 1957La Parisienne as Le prince Charles
- 1956Paris, Palace Hôtel as Henri Delormel
- 1956Around the World in 80 Days as Monsieur Gasse
- 1956What a Woman! as Count Gregorio Sennetti
- 1955Nana as Comte Muffat
- 1955The Cobweb as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
- 1955The Wild Bunch as George
- 1954Boom on Paris as Self
- 1953The Earrings of Madame de... as Général André de...
- 1952Thunder in the East as Primer Minister Singh
- 1952The Happy Time as Jacques Bonnard
- 1951The First Legion as Father Marc Arnoux
- 1951The 13th Letter as Dr. Paul Laurent
- 1950Riviera Dream as Charles Boyer
- 1948A Woman's Vengeance as Henry Maurier
- 1948Arch of Triumph as Dr. Ravic
- 1946Cluny Brown as Adam Belinski
- 1946The Battle of the Rails as Narrator (voice)
- 1945Confidential Agent as Luis Denard
- 1944Together Again as George Corday
- 1944The Fighting Lady as Narrator (French version)
- 1944Gaslight as Gregory Anton
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy as Paul Gaspar (segment 3)
- 1943The Constant Nymph as Lewis Dodd
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942Tales of Manhattan as Paul Orman
- 1942Little Isles of Freedom as Narrator (voice)
- 1941Appointment for Love as Andre Cassil
- 1941Hold Back the Dawn as Georges Iscovescu
- 1941Back Street as Walter Louis Saxel
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too as Duc de Praslin
- 1939When Tomorrow Comes as Phillipe Andre Chagal
- 1939Love Affair as Michel Marnet
- 1938Hollywood Goes to Town as Self
- 1938Algiers as Pepe le Moko
- 1938Orage as André Pascaud
- 1937Tovarich as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
- 1937Conquest as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1937The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage)
- 1937History Is Made at Night as Paul Dumond
- 1936The Garden of Allah as Boris Androvsky
- 1936Mayerling as Archduke Rudolf
- 1935Shanghai as Dimitri Koslov
- 1935Break of Hearts as Franz Roberti
- 1935Private Worlds as Dr. Charles Monet
- 1934Caravan as Latzi
- 1934Caravane as Lazi
- 1934Le Bonheur as Philippe Lutcher
- 1934Liliom as Liliom Zadowski
- 1934The Battle as Captain Yorisaka
- 1934La bataille as Le marquis Yorisaka
- 1933The Hawk as Count Georges de Dasetta
- 1933The Only Girl as André Robert Maxim, Duke of Pontignac
- 1933Moi et l'impératrice
- 1932Red-Headed Woman as Albert
- 1932The Man from Yesterday as Rene Gaudin
- 1932Tumultes as Ralph Schwarz
- 1931The Trial of Mary Dugan as Le procureur
- 1931The Magnificent Lie as Jacques
- 1931The Big House as Fred Morgan
- 1930The Barcarolle of Love as André Le Kerdec
- 1929Captain Fracasse as The Duke
- 1928La ronde infernale
- 1922Esclave
- 1922The Cricket on the Hearth
- 1921Chantelouve
- 1920The Man of the Sea as Guenn la Taupe
Production 2
- 1944Destiny · producer
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy · producer