Philip Bourneuf(1908-1979)
- Actor
Tall American character actor with distinctively dark eyebrows and
graying hair. The son of an engineer, he was a respected performer on
Broadway for thirty years, beginning in 1934. He had a reputation for
being a consummate professional and a great storyteller. Despite his
military bearing and aristocratic manner, Bourneuf was versatile in
just about any part, ranging from Shakespeare to comedy and musicals.
He was in the original cast of
Eva Le Gallienne's American Repertory
Theatre. In 1947, Bourneuf received a special award for his
performances from the New York Drama Critics Circle.
Feature films rarely did justice to his abilities as an actor, though he had a rare chance to shine as a grand-standing district attorney in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). He was, however, better served by television, appearing in numerous guest spots from as early as 1949.
Feature films rarely did justice to his abilities as an actor, though he had a rare chance to shine as a grand-standing district attorney in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). He was, however, better served by television, appearing in numerous guest spots from as early as 1949.
