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Charles Boyer

1899 - 1978

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Charles Boyer (French: [ʃaʁl bwaje]; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American 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 his success in American films during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as The Garden of Allah (1936), Algiers (1938), and Love Affair (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller Gaslight (1944). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Boyer has received more than 1,876,069 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Charles Boyer is the 739th most popular actor (down from 694th in 2019), the 1,308th most popular biography from France (down from 1,235th in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Actor.

Charles Boyer was a French actor who was most famous for his roles in the films "Algiers" and "Gaslight."

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  • 60.05

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  • 44

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  • 4.48

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  • 4.10

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Boyer ranks 739 out of 9,996Before him are Pete Postlethwaite, Joan Collins, Natasha Richardson, Ben Gazzara, William Fichtner, and Linda Christian. After him are Stefania Sandrelli, Conchata Ferrell, Buck Henry, Eva Green, Maureen O'Hara, and Pamela Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Charles Boyer ranks 53Before him are John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Lev Kuleshov, Henri Michaux, Lao She, Macfarlane Burnet, and Louis Hjelmslev. After him are Georges Auric, P. L. Travers, Georges Bidault, Philipp Bouhler, Leo Strauss, and Burt Munro. Among people deceased in 1978, Charles Boyer ranks 39Before him are Ed Wood, Harvey Milk, József Bozsik, Tamara Karsavina, Étienne Gilson, and Keith Moon. After him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Roger Caillois, Burt Munro, Georgi Markov, Ida Noddack, and Musa al-Sadr.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Boyer ranks 1,308 out of 6,011Before him are Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664), Joachim du Bellay (1522), Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1724), and Léon Jouhaux (1879). After him are Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Everard des Barres (1113), Joseph Bédier (1864), Raymond Radiguet (1903), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), and Eva Green (1980).

Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Charles Boyer ranks 66Before him are André Antoine (1858), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Mistinguett (1875), François Cluzet (1955), Emma Watson (1990), and Claude Jade (1948). After him are Eva Green (1980), Lambert Wilson (1958), Coluche (1944), Nathalie Baye (1948), Dominique Sanda (1948), and Arletty (1898).

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