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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
Born	(1908-01-07)January 7, 1908 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 23, 1979(1979-03-23) (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Stage, film, television actor
Years active	1944–1976
Spouse	Frances Reid (1940-1973; divorced)

Early years

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

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.

Personal life

Bourneuf was married to actress Frances Reid from 1940 until their divorce in 1973.[5] They had no children.[6]

Death

On March 23, 1979, Bourneuf was found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, California, at age 71.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1944	Winged Victory	Col. 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	Dist. Atty. Roy Thompson
1956	Everything but the Truth	Mayor Benjamin 'Ben' Parker
1962	Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man	City Editor
1966	Chamber of Horrors	Insp. 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

External links

• Philip Bourneuf at the Internet Broadway Database
• Philip Bourneuf at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Philip Bourneuf at IMDb
• Philip Bourneuf at AllMovie
• Philip Bourneuf at Find a Grave

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