
Acting
Born August 28, 1899 · 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.

L'Enigme Charles Boyer
2019

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

Reflections on 'Gaslight'
2003

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984

The Louvre
1978

A Matter of Time
1976

Stavisky...
1974

Lost Horizon
1973

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969

The April Fools
1969

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
1968

Barefoot in the Park
1967

Casino Royale
1967

Is Paris Burning?
1966

How to Steal a Million
1966

A Very Special Favor
1965

Love is a Ball
1963

Adorable Julia
1962

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962

Demons at Midnight
1961

Fanny
1961

The Buccaneer
1958

Maxime
1958

La Parisienne
1957

Paris, Palace Hôtel
1956

Around the World in 80 Days
1956

What a Woman!
1956

Nana
1955

The Cobweb
1955

The Wild Bunch
1955

The Earrings of Madame de...
1953

Thunder in the East
1952

The Happy Time
1952

The First Legion
1951

The 13th Letter
1951

Riviera Dream
1950

A Woman's Vengeance
1948

Arch of Triumph
1948

Cluny Brown
1946

The Battle of the Rails
1946

Confidential Agent
1945

Together Again
1944

The Fighting Lady
1944

Gaslight
1944

Flesh and Fantasy
1943

The Constant Nymph
1943

Breakdowns of 1942
1942

Tales of Manhattan
1942

Little Isles of Freedom
1942

Appointment for Love
1941

Hold Back the Dawn
1941

Back Street
1941

All This, and Heaven Too
1940

When Tomorrow Comes
1939

Love Affair
1939

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

Algiers
1938

Orage
1938

Tovarich
1937

Conquest
1937

The Romance of Celluloid
1937

History Is Made at Night
1937

The Garden of Allah
1936

Mayerling
1936

Shanghai
1935

Break of Hearts
1935

Private Worlds
1935

Caravan
1934

Caravane
1934

Le Bonheur
1934

Liliom
1934

The Battle
1934

The Hawk
1933

The Only Girl
1933

Moi et l'impératrice
1933

Red-Headed Woman
1932

The Man from Yesterday
1932

Tumultes
1932

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1931

The Magnificent Lie
1931

The Big House
1931

The Barcarolle of Love
1930

Captain Fracasse
1929
La ronde infernale
1928
Esclave
1922
The Cricket on the Hearth
1922

Chantelouve
1921

The Man of the Sea
1920