Daniel Emilfork (7 April 1924 – 17 October 2006) was a Chilean stage and film actor who made his career in France.

Biography

Emilfork was born in San Felipe, Chile after his

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socialist parents from Kiev fled a

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in Odessa. At age 25, he left

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

and settled in

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, because, according to his friend

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, he didn't feel comfortable being a homosexual man in

. Emilfork's face was out of the norm and had made him a choice character actor for films such as '' The City of Lost Children'' (1995). He specialized in roles of villains. Previously he had played in '' The Devil's Nightmare'' (1971), '' Travels with My Aunt'' (1972) and '' Fellini's Casanova'' (1976), in

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's '' Pirates'' (1986) and in '' Taxandria'' (1994). He carried on acting up until his death, his last film appearing in 2007. He died in

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Selected filmography

* '' School for Love'' (1955) - Le professeur de violon * '' Frou-Frou'' (1955) - Le critique en peinture (uncredited) * ''Sophie et le Crime'' (1955) - Le barman du Montana (uncredited) * ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' (1956) - Andry le Rouge * '' No Sun in Venice'' (1957) * ''

Les Espions ''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The m ...

'' (1957) - Helmut Petersen * '' La Parisienne'' (1957) - Un huissier d'ambassade (uncredited) * ''

Maigret Sets a Trap ''Maigret Sets a Trap'' (French: ''Maigret tend un piège'') is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Plot Maigret sets a trap for a serial killer, hoping to lure him into ...

'' (1958) - Manic (uncredited) * ''Le Temps des œufs durs'' (1958) - L'expert en tableaux * ''

Goha ''Goha'' is a 1958 French-Tunisian film. It starred Omar Sharif and it was the cinema debut of Claudia Cardinale. At the 1958 Cannes Film Festival it was awarded with the Jury Prize and it had been nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was shown as pa ...

'' (1958) - L'aveugle Ibrahim * ''Sans famille'' (1958) - George, le valet de Milligan * ''Les Motards'' (1959) - L'espion aux pompes funèbres * ''Les Tripes au soleil'' (1959) * '' Du rififi chez les femmes'' (1959) - Luigi le Napolitain * ''Pantalaskas'' (1960) - Le baron * ''Le Bal des espions'' (1960) - Un tueur * '' Tintin and the Golden Fleece'' (1960) - Voice dubbing (uncredited) * ''

The Triumph of Michael Strogoff ''The Triumph of Michael Strogoff'' (French: ''Le triomphe de Michel Strogoff'') is a 1961 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Curd Jürgens, Capucine and Claude Titre. It is inspired by the 1 ...

'' (1961) - Ben Routh * ''Le Rendez-vous de minuit'' (1962) - Le joueur de baccara * '' La Poupée'' (1962) - Gant de Crin * '' Les Bricoleurs'' (1963) - Igor, le majordome * '' Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent'' (1963) - Yanakos - le grec * ''Seul... à corps perdu'' (1963) - Le valet de chambre * ''Ballade pour un voyou'' (1963) - Molok * ''OSS 117 se déchaîne'' (1963) - Sacha * '' Nutty, Naughty Chateau'' (1963) - Gunther * ''Commissaire mène l'enquête'' (1963) - L'aveugle (segment "Fermez votre porte") * '' Mission to Venice'' (1964) - Mr. Coliso * ''L'assassin viendra ce soir'' (1964) - Le chef du gang des pompes funèbres * '' What's New Pussycat?'' (1965) - Gas Station man * ''L'Or du duc'' (1965) - Le gardien * '' The Liquidator'' (1965) - Gregory * '' Dis-moi qui tuer'' (1965) - Teotihuacan * '' Lady L'' (1965) - Kobeleff * '' Trans-Europ-Express'' (1966) - Phony Policeman * ''

Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon ''Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' (German: ''Lotosblüten für Miss Quon'') is a 1967 thriller film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Lang Jeffries, Francesca Tu and Werner Peters.Cowie p.73 Based on the 1961 novel '' A Lotus for Miss Quon'' ...

'' (1967) - Inspector Gonsart * '' The Unknown Man of Shandigor'' (1967) - Herbert Von Krantz -le savant * ''Midi minuit'' (1970) - Robert Lorrain * '' The Devil's Nightmare'' (1971) - Satan * '' Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!'' (1971) - Mejid * '' Travels with My Aunt'' (1972) - Colonel Hakim * '' Fellini's Casanova'' (1976) - Marquis Du Bois * ''

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (released in the UK as ''Too Many Chefs'') is a 1978 black comedy mystery film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1976 novel '' ...

'' (1978) - Saint-Juste * '' The Thief of Baghdad'' (1978) - The Genie * ''Subversion'' (1979) - Cagliostro * ''

Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ ''Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (Quarter To Two B.C.)'' is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Jean Yanne. The film relates the story of the garage mechanic Ben-Hur Marcel, also known as Aminemephet ( Coluche), who gets wrapped ...

'' (1982) - Tatouius * ''Meurtres à domicile'' (1982) - Julius Zepernick * '' La Belle captive'' (1983) - Inspector Francis * '' Pirates'' (1986) - Hendrik * '' The Passage'' (1986) - La Mort (uncredited) * ''

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober ''The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober'' ( pl, Niezwykła podróż Baltazara Kobera) is a 1988 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Rafal Wieczynski, Michael Lonsdale, Adrianna Biedrzyńska, Gabriela Kownacka, Emmanuelle Riva. The ...

'' (1988) - Le recteur * ''Artcore oder Der Neger'' (1993) * '' Taxandria'' (1994) - First Minister * ''

The Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dut ...

'' (1995) - Ketterjager * '' The City of Lost Children'' (1995) - Krank * ''Babel'' (1999) - Yatscov's Voice * ''Les Frères Sœur'' (2000) - André * '' Let's Dance'' (2007) - Le médecin militaire (final film role)

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