Biography

Charles Boyer studied philosophy before he went to the theater where he gave his debut in 1920. Although he had at first no intentions to pursue a career at the movies (his first movie was Man of the Sea (1920) by Marcel L'Herbier) he used his chance in Hollywood after several filming stations all over Europe. In the beginning of his career his beautiful voice was hidden by the silent movies but in Hollywood he became famous for his whispered declarations of love (like in movies with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich or Ingrid Bergman). In 1934 he married Pat Paterson, his first and (unusual for a star) only wife. He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two days after her death in 1978.

Actor

A Matter of Time(1976)as Count Sanziani

Stavisky(1974)as Le baron Jean Raoul

Lost Horizon(1973)as The High Lama

The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)as The Broker

The Name of the Game(1968)as Henri Jarnoux

Self

Film '72(1971)as Self

Pour le cinéma(1968)as Self

Au cinéma ce soir(1969)as Self

The World About Us(1967)as Self - Narrator

The Bell Telephone Hour(1959)as Self - Host

Archive Footage

Compression(1995)as Self

Call Me Kate(2023)as Self

L'énigme Charles Boyer(2019)as Self

The Best of Hollywood(1999)as Self - Interviewee

Max & James & Danielle(2015)as Self

Archive Sound

You Must Remember This(2014)as Self - Actor on Hollywood Fights Back Radio Show

The Twentieth Century(1957)as Self

Known for

Gaslight1944 · Actor Algiers1938 · Actor Conquest1937 · Actor Hold Back the Dawn1941 · Actor

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Rita Hayworth and Charles Boyer in Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Charles Boyer, Phillips Holmes, and Loretta Young in Caravan (1934)

Credit Score: Charles Boyer

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Gaslight

Gregory Anton

Fri Jun 16 1944

#	Name	Score	Year	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Gaslight	65.00	1944	•	•	7.8	2	7	37821
2	Four Star Playhouse	26.00	1952	•		7.6	0	14	292
3	Algiers	16.25	1938	•	•	6.6	0	4	3670
4	Conquest	16.25	1937	•	•	6.5	0	2	1858
5	Hold Back the Dawn	7.31	1941		•	7.3	0	6	3114
6	Fanny	6.50	1961	•		6.8	0	5	2965
7	Cluny Brown	4.88	1946		•	7.4	0	0	4645
8	Tales of Manhattan	4.88	1943		•	7.3	0	0	2777
9	All This, and Heaven Too	4.88	1940		•	7.4	0	3	5886
10	Around the World in 80 Days	4.00	1956			6.7	5	8	32004

Charles Boyer