Paul Bonifas

About

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...

Known for

At Theatre TonightSeries • 1966CharadeMovie • 1963The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1956Triple CrossMovie • 1966Dead of NightMovie • 1945Cold SweatMovie • 1970Blood on His SwordMovie • 1961Love in the AfternoonMovie • 1957The TrainMovie • 1964Les MisérablesMovie • 1958The Last TrainMovie • 1973Greed in the SunMovie • 1964The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeMovie • 1974The TruthMovie • 1960Goodbye AgainMovie • 1961The Christmas TreeMovie • 1969FannyMovie • 1961The Case of Dr. LaurentMovie • 1957Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?Movie • 1966Aventure MalgacheMovie • 1944Lucky JoMovie • 1964Sundays and CybeleMovie • 1962The HorseMovie • 1970The Common ManMovie • 1975