Philip Bourneuf

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

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

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."

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, 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 Bourneuf was married to actress Frances Reid from 1940 until their divorce in 1973. They had no children.

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

Filmography 1944 Winged Victory Colonel Gibney Uncredited1948 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 1956Gunsmoke George Bassett Season 2 Episode 8: "Legal Revenge" 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 1971 The Last Child Dr. Tyler ABC Movie of the Week1972 The Man Chief Justice Williams 1972 Pete 'n' Tillie Dr. Willet