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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1902-06-03
- event Death Date 1975-11-09
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2.1
- info Birth Place Paris, France
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Paul Bonifas
7.5
The Train
1964-09-24
7.7
Charade
1963-12-01
6.6
The Last Train
1973-10-31
7
Greed in the Sun
1964-04-17
5.6
Cold Sweat
1970-12-18
7.7
The Truth
1960-11-02
6.2
The Green Glove
1952-02-28
5.4
Madagascar Landing
1944-01-01
7
Love in the Afternoon
1957-05-29
0
Maxim's Porter
1939-11-10
10
La parole est au témoin
1963-11-17
5.4
Their Last Night
1953-10-23
7
The Common Man
1975-02-26
5.1
An Artistic Couple
1970-01-01
5.3
The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939-03-07
0
Duel à Dakar
1951-12-06
7.1
The Truth About Bebe Donge
1952-02-13
0
Piédalu fait des miracles
1952-10-10
0
Clara de Montargis
1951-06-20
5
Ils sont dans les vignes...
1952-10-31
7
Amazing Monsieur Fabre
1951-09-26
7
Holiday for Henrietta
1952-12-17
2
Lettre ouverte
1953-03-11
0
Le naïf amoureux
1965-06-26
1
Le père Amable
1975-11-22
0
Les Célibataires
1962-10-23
6.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956-12-19
7
Secret World
1969-07-09
5
The Man from Morocco
1945-04-17
6.8
Fanny
1961-06-28
6.7
Lucky Jo
1964-11-12
7
Two Fathers
1944-01-19
6.7
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1974-11-12
5.2
A Woman Like Satan
1958-12-19
4.9
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960-09-16
6
Mademoiselle and Her Gang
1957-07-11
7.1
Les Misérables
1958-03-11
1
The Gigolo
1960-10-18
5
Dans la vie tout s'arrange
1952-08-01
4.2
Love Me Strangely
1971-02-10
4.8
Sinners of Paris
1958-01-15
5.6
Keep Talking, Baby
1961-10-06
4.7
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966-01-21
6.7
The Trip to Biarritz
1963-03-15
0
La séparation
1968-09-17
5.5
A Legitimate Defense
1958-06-11
5
Pardon My French
1951-08-10
5.5
The Enemy General
1960-10-18
6.1
The Depths
1963-06-05
7.1
Sundays and Cybele
1962-11-12
5.7
Lisbon Story
1946-05-20
7.1
Goodbye Again
1961-05-23
5.7
Blood on His Sword
1961-09-06
5
Champagne Charlie
1944-08-25
6.2
The Foreman Went to France
1942-06-22
6.9
The Horse
1970-02-22
5.2
Bedelia
1946-07-08
6.4
The Christmas Tree
1969-09-25
6
Johnny Frenchman
1945-10-29
5.7
English Without Tears
1944-07-28
7.1
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951-05-18
0
The Terror with Women
1956-11-23
7.2
Dead of Night
1945-09-09
4.4
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent
1964-03-11
5.9
Frou-Frou
1955-06-19
0
Antigone
1974-12-21
6
Triple Cross
1966-12-09
5.7
Candlelight in Algeria
1944-03-19
7.2
The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957-04-03
6.4
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
1966-10-21
0
La Duchesse d'Avila
1973-07-04
7.1
Sherlock Holmes
1954-10-18
6.5
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05
10
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
1968-03-11
7.5
At Theatre Tonight
1966-07-21
0
Illusions perdues
1966-03-05
0
Bayard
1964-01-16
0
Maurin des Maures
1970-01-21