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Years active
  
1944–1976

Name
  
Philip Bourneuf

Role
  
Character actor


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Born
  
January 7, 1908 (
1908-01-07
)
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.

Occupation
  
Stage, film, television actor

Died
  
March 23, 1979, Santa Monica, California, United States

Spouse
  
Frances Reid (m. 1940–1979)

Movies
  
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, The Big Night, The Molly Maguires, The Arrangement, Everything But the Truth

Similar People
  
Frances Reid, Martin Ritt, Joseph Losey, Fritz Lang, Elia Kazan


Philip Bourneuf (January 7, 1908 - March 23, 1979) was an American character actor who had a long stage career before appearing in films.

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The son of engineer Ambrose Bourneuf and his wife, the former Josephine Comeau, Bourneuf was born in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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."

A founding member of the Actors Studio, 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 and Dr. Kildare.

Personal life

Bourneuf was married to actress Frances Reid from 1940 until his death in March 1979. They had no children.

Death

On March 23, 1979, Bourneuf was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, California, at age 71.

Filmography

Actor
2006
Lassie: Peace is Our Profession (TV Movie)
1976
Captains and the Kings (TV Mini Series) as
Father Scanlon
- Chapter III (1976) - Father Scanlon
1975
Babe (TV Movie) as
Mr. Icely
1975
Mobile One (TV Series) as
Sidings
- The Reporter (1975) - Sidings
1975
Medical Center (TV Series) as
George Claymor
- Aftershock (1975) - George Claymor
1973
Hec Ramsey (TV Series) as
Prosecutor Spooner Esq.
- Mystery of the Yellow Rose (1973) - Prosecutor Spooner Esq.
1973
The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
Alphonse Frankenstein
- Frankenstein: Part 2 (1973) - Alphonse Frankenstein
- Frankenstein: Part 1 (1973) - Alphonse Frankenstein
1972
Pete 'n' Tillie as
Dr. Willet
1972
Search (TV Series) as
Mr. Kinser
- The Adonis File (1972) - Mr. Kinser
1972
The Man as
Chief Justice Williams
1972
Lassie (TV Series) as
General Tom Davis / General Davis
- Peace Is Our Profession: Part 2 (1972) - General Tom Davis
- Peace Is Our Profession: Part 1 (1972) - General Davis
1971
The Last Child (TV Movie) as
Dr. Tyler
1970
The Immortal (TV Series) as
Dr. Paul Hubner
- Reflections on a Lost Tomorrow (1970) - Dr. Paul Hubner
1970
The Andersonville Trial (TV Movie) as
The Board of Military Judges
1970
The Molly Maguires as
Father O'Connor
1969
The Arrangement as
Judge Morris
1968
Istanbul Express (TV Movie) as
Claude
1967
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Benedictus
- Let Him Die! (1967) - Benedictus
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) as
Cliff Ledbetter
- The Golden Fleece (1967) - Cliff Ledbetter
1966
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Judge Adam Cross
- The Martyr (1966) - Judge Adam Cross
1966
Chamber of Horrors as
Insp. Matthew Strudwick
1966
I Spy (TV Series) as
Saunders
- The Conquest of Maude Murdock (1966) - Saunders
1960
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Victor Montalvo / Edgar Thorne / Asa Culver
- The Case of the Golden Girls (1965) - Victor Montalvo
- The Case of the Lawful Lazarus (1963) - Edgar Thorne
- The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor (1960) - Asa Culver
1962
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Dr. Wickens / George Prentiss
- Aftermath (1965) - Dr. Wickens
- Hour of Decision (1965) - Dr. Wickens
- A Little Child Shall Lead (1965) - Dr. Wickens
- The Life Machine (1965) - Dr. Wickens
- The Horn of Plenty (1962) - George Prentiss
1965
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Ernest Sylvester
- The Photographer and the Undertaker (1965) - Ernest Sylvester
1963
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Dr. Vincent Orlando
- Father Was an Intern (1963) - Dr. Vincent Orlando
1962
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Chad Kramer / Joshua
- The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) - Chad Kramer
- The Swamp Devil (1962) - Joshua
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Judge
- The Unwanted (1962) - Judge
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man as
City Editor
1956
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Warren Stanfield
- The Roman Kind (1962) - Warren Stanfield
- Reflected Glory (1956)
1962
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
Dr. Rand
- Cry Out in Silence (1962) - Dr. Rand
1957
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Hector Ricardo / Ordonez
- Anatomy of Betrayal: Dateline Cuba (1962) - Hector Ricardo
- Slow Assassination: Peron vs. La Prensa (1957) - Ordonez
1962
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Arthur Serokin
- Three Blind Mice: Part II (1962) - Arthur Serokin
- Three Blind Mice: Part 1 (1962) - Arthur Serokin
1962
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
John Frost
- Step Forward (1962) - John Frost
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
George Henderson / Mr. Renshaw
- A Jury of Her Peers (1961) - George Henderson
- Dip in the Pool (1958) - Mr. Renshaw
1961
Thriller (TV Series) as
Dr. Weatherbee
- The Return of Andrew Bentley (1961) - Dr. Weatherbee
1961
Cain's Hundred (TV Series) as
Gilbert Caxley
- The Penitent: Louis Strode (1961) - Gilbert Caxley
1960
The Robert Herridge Theater (TV Series) as
John Borgne Cannon
- All the Petals of All the Roses in the World (1960) - John Borgne Cannon
- The Summer of the Insistent Voices (1960)
1960
True Story (TV Series) as
Kevin
- Episode dated 4 June 1960 (1960) - Kevin
1960
Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Paulet
- Mary Stuart (1960) - Paulet
1960
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Carl Mason
- Who Are You? (1960) - Carl Mason
1960
Sunday Showcase (TV Series)
- The Margaret Bourke White Story (1960)
1959
Our American Heritage (TV Series)
- The Practical Dreamer (1959)
1958
Father Knows Best (TV Series) as
Dr. Melton
- The Great Experiment (1958) - Dr. Melton
1958
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Inspector Dougherty
- This Day in Fear (1958) - Inspector Dougherty
1958
The Silent Service (TV Series) as
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Momsen
- The Squalus Story (1958) - Lt. Cmdr. Charles Momsen
1958
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- A Cup of Kindness (1958)
1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Leonardo / Joe
- Much Ado About Nothing: Part II (1958) - Leonardo
- Much Ado About Nothing: Part I (1958) - Leonardo
- Valentine's Day (1956)
- Horns of Dilemma (1955)
- Beginning Now (1955) - Joe
1956
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Kelly / George Basset
- Wild West (1958) - Kelly
- Legal Revenge (1956) - George Basset
1949
Studio One (TV Series) as
Dr. Kent O'Donald / Gen. Gerringer / Brutus / ...
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 2 (1957) - Dr. Kent O'Donald
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 1 (1957) - Dr. Kent O'Donald
- The Human Barrier (1957) - Gen. Gerringer
- Julius Caesar (1955) - Brutus
- All My Love (1953)
- Julius Caesar (1949) - Marc Antony
1957
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
Costi
- The Wesley Ferguson Case (1957) - Costi
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
David Brooks
- The New World (1957)
- Man Lost (1955) - David Brooks
- The Bishop's Wife (1951)
1956
Everything But the Truth as
Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt as
Dist. Atty. Roy Thompson
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
Henry Bergh
- Harry in Search of Himself (1956) - Henry Bergh
1956
The Taming of the Shrew (TV Movie) as
Baptista Minola
1956
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
George Allen
- Father Hoppe (1956) - George Allen
1956
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Commander William Dickson
- Lunger at Kunsan (1956) - Commander William Dickson
1956
Front Row Center (TV Series) as
Sam Partridge
- The Ainsley Case (1956) - Sam Partridge
1955
I Spy (TV Series) as
Bloch
- Death of a Spy (1955) - Bloch
1953
You Are There (TV Series) as
Agamemnon / Anytus / Galileo
- The Tragedy of John Milton (August 13, 1660) (1955)
- The Conspiracy of Catherine the Great (1762) (1954)
- The Sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi (1954)
- The Fall of Troy (1953) - Agamemnon
- The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) - Anytus
- The Ordeal of Galileo (1953) - Galileo
1954
Omnibus (TV Series)(segment "Antigone")
- Antigone (1954) - (segment "Antigone")
1954
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) as
Albert (segment "Still Life")
- Tonight at 8:30 (1954) - Albert (segment "Still Life")
1954
The Telltale Clue (TV Series) as
Dr. Danton
- The Case of Operation Death (1954) - Dr. Danton
1952
Danger (TV Series)
- An Affair of Delicacy (1954)
- The Thread of Scarlett (1952)
1954
The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series) as
Adolf Hitler
- The Last Days of Hitler (1954) - Adolf Hitler
1953
Man Against Crime (TV Series) as
Thorton
- Black Leg-White Tie (1953) - Thorton
1953
Photograph by Brady (TV Movie) as
Mathew Brady
1952
The Doctor (TV Series) as
John Frank
- Blackmail (1952) - John Frank
1952
CBS Television Workshop (TV Series)
- The Rose and the Ring (1952)
1952
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- Hill 346: A Report on Korea (1952)
1952
Thunder in the East as
Newah Khan
1951
Out There (TV Series)
- The Man (1951)
1951
The Big Night as
Dr. Lloyd Cooper
1951
Lights Out (TV Series) as
Geoffrey
- And Adam Begot (1951) - Geoffrey
1951
Starlight Theatre (TV Series) as
David Locke
- Julie (1951) - David Locke
1950
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV Series) as
Major Gaze
- Footprints in the Jungle (1950) - Major Gaze
1950
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series)
- Introduction (1950)
1950
The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series) as
Sir Oliver Surface
- The School for Scandal (1950) - Sir Oliver Surface
1950
Dimension X (Podcast Series) as
Harry Underhill
- With Folded Hands (1950) - Harry Underhill (voice)
1949
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Al Manheim
- The Uncertain Molly Collicutt (1950)
- Medical Meeting (1949)
- Enter Madame (1949)
- What Makes Sammy Run? (1949) - Al Manheim
1949
NBC Repertory Theatre (TV Series)
- Bedelia (1949)
1949
Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- Three O'Clock (1949)
1948
Joan of Arc as
Jean d'Estivet, - Prosecutor
1944
Ditch and Live (Short) as
Major (uncredited)
1944
Winged Victory as
Col. Gibney (as Cpl. Phillip Bourneuf)
1944
Salute to France (Short) as
Tommy - the British Soldier
Self
1973
Franklin & Jefferson Proposal Film (Documentary short) as
Narrator (voice)
1956
Sheriffs of the USA (TV Series) as
Self
- The Dandy Man (1956) - Self
1955
Lamp Unto My Feet (TV Series)
- Angry Man (1955)

References

Philip Bourneuf Wikipedia