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Daniel Emilfork

Acting Born Apr 7, 1924 Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile 24 credits

Biography

Daniel Emilfork Berenstein (April 7, 1924 – October 17, 2006) was a Chilean stage and film actor.

Emilfork was born in Providencia, Chile after his Jewish socialist parents from Kiev fled a pogrom in Odessa. At age 25, he left Chile and settled in France, because, according to his friend Alejandro Jodorowsky, he didn't feel comfortable being a homosexual man in Chile. 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 Roman Polanski's Pirates (1986) and in Taxandria (1994). He carried on acting up until his death, his last film appearing in 2007. Emilfork's voice and accent when speaking French was extremely striking and unique. He died in Paris, France.

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Known for

Film

The City of Lost Children

as Krank
Film

Pirates

as Secretaire

Chocky

as Marquis Du Bois

Full filmography

  • Midi trente (1972) as Self
  • Samedi soir (1971) as Self
  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) as Pietro
  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) as Jacques Lasalle
  • The City of Lost Children (1995) as Krank
  • Pirates (1986) as Secretaire
  • The Accursed Kings (2005) as Maître Martin
  • Fellini's Casanova (1976) as Marquis Du Bois
  • What's New Pussycat? (1965) as Gas Station Man
  • Chéri-Bibi (1974) as Le Kanak
  • School for Love (1955) as Violin teacher
  • Kill! (1971) as Mejid
  • Who Stole the Body? (1963) as Igor, Professor Hippolyte's butler
  • Sans famille (1958) as George, Milligan's valet
  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) as Saint-Juste
  • The Thief of Baghdad (1978) as Genie
  • Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ (1982) as Tatouius
  • Tower of Lust (1955)
  • Travels with My Aunt (1972) as Colonel Hakim
  • Lady L (1965) as Kobeleff
  • La Parisienne (1957) as Un huissier d'ambassade (uncredited)
  • Goha (1959) as L'aveugle Ibrahim
  • The Liquidator (1965) as Gregory
  • The Devil's Nightmare (1971) as Satan