The archetype of the debonair Frenchman, Charles Boyer became a star in Hollywood films in the 1930s, cementing his reputation after playing Napoleon opposite…more
Charles worked as a hospital orderly as a teenager in France during World War One, and often entertained wounded soldiers there with sketches he improvised himself.
Charles Boyer: Mostly I've played other roles, but even when I've played other parts people see me differently. In America, when you have an accent, in the mind of the people they associate you with kissing hands and being gallant. I think that has harmed me, just as it has harmed me to be followed and plagued by a line I never said.