Charles Boyer

Known for: Acting

Born: 1899-08-28 – 1978-08-26 (aged 78)

From: Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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.

Filmography (107)

MOVIE
L'Enigme Charles Boyer
2019
MOVIE★ 7.5
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Reflections on 'Gaslight'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Casting Couch
1995
MOVIE★ 6.8
Death In Hollywood
1990
MOVIE★ 9.0
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Louvre
1978
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.1
A Matter of Time
1976
as Count Sanziani
MOVIE★ 5.9
Stavisky...
1974
as Le baron Jean Raoul
MOVIE★ 5.5
Lost Horizon
1973
as The High Lama
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 4.7
Film '72
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Broker
MOVIE★ 6.0
The April Fools
1969
as Andre Greenlaw
TV★ 7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
as Henri Jarnoux
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968
as Vostov
MOVIE★ 7.1
Barefoot in the Park
1967
as Victor Velasco
MOVIE★ 5.3
Casino Royale
1967
as Legrand
MOVIE★ 7.2
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Doctor Monod
MOVIE★ 7.5
How to Steal a Million
1966
as Bernard De Solnay
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Very Special Favor
1965
as Michel Boullard
TV★ 8.0
The Rogues
1964
as Marcel St. Clair
MOVIE★ 5.1
Love is a Ball
1963
as M. Etienne Pimm
MOVIE★ 6.2
Adorable Julia
1962
as Michael Grosselyn
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Marcelo Desnoyers
MOVIE★ 8.0
Demons at Midnight
1961
as Pierre Guérande
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fanny
1961
as Cesar
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Buccaneer
1958
as Dominique You
MOVIE★ 6.2
Maxime
1958
as Maxime Cherpray
MOVIE★ 5.7
La Parisienne
1957
as Le prince Charles
TV★ 7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Dr. Jacques Roland
MOVIE★ 6.0
Paris, Palace Hôtel
1956
as Henri Delormel
MOVIE★ 6.7
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Monsieur Gasse
TV★ 6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
What a Woman!
1956
as Count Gregorio Sennetti
TV★ 7.5
MGM Parade
1955
as self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Nana
1955
as Comte Muffat
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Cobweb
1955
as Dr. Douglas N. Devanal
MOVIE
The Wild Bunch
1955
as George
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Earrings of Madame de...
1953
as Général André de...
MOVIE★ 5.6
Thunder in the East
1952
as Primer Minister Singh
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Happy Time
1952
as Jacques Bonnard
TV★ 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Paul
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Karoly Valkay
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Charles Boyer
MOVIE★ 7.4
The First Legion
1951
as Father Marc Arnoux
MOVIE★ 5.7
The 13th Letter
1951
as Dr. Paul Laurent
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
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Riviera Dream
1950
as Charles Boyer
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
as Henry Maurier
MOVIE★ 6.0
Arch of Triumph
1948
as Dr. Ravic
MOVIE★ 7.2
Cluny Brown
1946
as Adam Belinski
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Battle of the Rails
1946
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Confidential Agent
1945
as Luis Denard
MOVIE★ 5.5
Together Again
1944
as George Corday
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Fighting Lady
1944
as Narrator (French version)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gaslight
1944
as Gregory Anton
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.1
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
as Paul Gaspar (segment 3)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Constant Nymph
1943
as Lewis Dodd
MOVIE★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Paul Orman
MOVIE★ 7.5
Little Isles of Freedom
1942
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Appointment for Love
1941
as Andre Cassil
MOVIE★ 6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Georges Iscovescu
MOVIE★ 7.3
Back Street
1941
as Walter Louis Saxel
MOVIE★ 7.2
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Duc de Praslin
MOVIE★ 5.4
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
as Phillipe Andre Chagal
MOVIE★ 7.0
Love Affair
1939
as Michel Marnet
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Algiers
1938
as Pepe le Moko
MOVIE★ 6.8
Orage
1938
as André Pascaud
MOVIE★ 6.4
Tovarich
1937
as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
MOVIE★ 6.6
Conquest
1937
as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.6
History Is Made at Night
1937
as Paul Dumond
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Garden of Allah
1936
as Boris Androvsky
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mayerling
1936
as L'archiduc Rodolphe
MOVIE★ 7.3
Shanghai
1935
as Dimitri Koslov
MOVIE★ 5.5
Break of Hearts
1935
as Franz Roberti
MOVIE★ 6.4
Private Worlds
1935
as Dr. Charles Monet
MOVIE★ 6.5
Caravan
1934
as Latzi
MOVIE★ 10.0
Caravane
1934
as Lazi
MOVIE★ 6.7
Le Bonheur
1934
as Philippe Lutcher
MOVIE★ 6.5
Liliom
1934
as Liliom Zadowski
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Battle
1934
as Captain Yorisaka
MOVIE
La bataille
1934
as Le marquis Yorisaka
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Hawk
1933
as Count Georges de Dasetta
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Only Girl
1933
as André Robert Maxim, Duke of Pontignac
MOVIE★ 9.0
Moi et l'impératrice
1933
MOVIE★ 6.6
Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Albert
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Man from Yesterday
1932
as Rene Gaudin
MOVIE★ 6.6
Tumultes
1932
as Ralph Schwarz
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1931
as Le procureur
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Magnificent Lie
1931
as Jacques
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Big House
1931
as Fred Morgan
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Barcarolle of Love
1930
as André Le Kerdec
MOVIE★ 6.8
Captain Fracasse
1929
as The Duke
MOVIE★ 9.0
La ronde infernale
1928
MOVIE★ 7.0
Esclave
1922
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Cricket on the Hearth
1922
MOVIE★ 10.0
Chantelouve
1921
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Man of the Sea
1920
as Guenn la Taupe