Summary
Philip Bourneuf (January 7, 1908 - March 23, 1979) was an American character actor who had a long stage career before appearing in films.
Philip Bourneuf | |
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| Born | January 7, 1908 |
| Died | March 23, 1979 (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film, television actor |
| Years active | 1944–1976 |
| Spouse | Frances Reid (1940-1973; divorced) |
Early years edit
The son of engineer Ambrose Bourneuf and his wife, the former Josephine Comeau, Bourneuf was born in Somerville, Massachusetts.[1] He grew up in Melrose, Massachusetts. As a high school student, he performed in vaudeville and with local stock theater companies.[2]
Career edit
Bourneuf's obituary in The New York Times noted, "Mr. Bourneuf was included in the small circle of distinguished actors who appeared in the original casts of the American Repertory Theater, a group founded by Eva Le Gallienne, Margaret Webster, and Cheryl Crawford."[1]
In the 1930s, Boruneuf acted as part of the Federal Theatre Project.[3]
A founding member of the Actors Studio,[4] one of Bourneuf's more memorable roles was as the district attorney who maneuvers the apparently innocent Dana Andrews into the electric chair in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). His last screen role was in the 1976 television mini-series Captains and the Kings.
Bourneuf made three guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1960, he played Asa Culver in "The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor." In 1963 he played murder victim Edgar Thorne in "The Case of the Lawful Lazarus," and in 1965 he played defendant Victor Montalvo in "The Case of the Golden Girls." He also appeared in other television series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dr. Kildare and Gunsmoke (in the 1956 S3E1's "Legal Revenge", playing injured and bedridden murderer George Basset; later that season he played Kelly in S3E23’s “Wild West”).
Personal life edit
Bourneuf was married to actress Frances Reid from 1940 until their divorce in 1973.[5] They had no children.[6]
Death edit
On March 23, 1979, Bourneuf was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, California, at age 71.[1]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Winged Victory | Colonel Gibney | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc | Jean d'Estivet (a prosecutor) | |
| 1951 | The Big Night | Dr. Lloyd Cooper | |
| 1953 | Thunder in the East | Newah Khan | |
| 1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | District Attorney Roy Thompson | |
| 1956 | Everything but the Truth | Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker | |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Renshaw | Season 3 Episode 35: "Dip in the Pool" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | George Henderson | Season 7 Episode 12: "A Jury of Her Peers" |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | City Editor | |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Joshua | Season 5 Episode 27: “The Swamp Devil” |
| 1965 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Ernest Sylvester | Season 3 Episode 21: "The Photographer and the Undertaker" |
| 1966 | Chamber of Horrors | Inspector Matthew Strudwick | |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Judge Morris | |
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires | Father O'Connor | |
| 1972 | The Man | Chief Justice Williams | |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | Dr. Willet |
References edit
- ^ a b c Goodman, George Jr. (March 24, 1979). "Philip Bourneuf 71". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Philip Bourneuf Back Again at Brattle, but This Time as an Established Actor". The Boston Globe. April 27, 1952. p. 87. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Price, Edgar (June 16, 1938). "The Premiere". The Brooklyn Citizen. New York, Brooklyn. p. 16. Retrieved 4 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Birth of The Actors Studio: 1947-1950". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 52. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
Also [in Lewis' class were] Henry Barnard, Jay Barney, John Becher, Philip Bourneuf, Joan Chandler, Peter Cookson, Stephen Elliott, Robert Emhardt, Joy Geffen, William Hansen, Will Hare, Jane Hoffman, George Keane, Don Keefer, George Matthews, Peggy Meredith, Ty Perry, Margaret Phillips, David Pressman, William Prince, Elliot Reid, Frances Reid, Kurt Richards, Elizabeth Ross, Thelma Schnee, Joshua Shelley, Fred Stewart, John Straub, Michael Strong, John Sylvester, Julie Warren, Mary Welch, Lois Wheeler, and William Woodson.
- ^ "Philip Bourneuf – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "The Stories". Interior Journal. Kentucky, Stanford. November 25, 1976. p. 7. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Philip Bourneuf at the Internet Broadway Database
- Philip Bourneuf at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Philip Bourneuf at IMDb
- Philip Bourneuf at AllMovie
