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." In the 1930s, Boruneuf acted as part of the Federal  Theatre Project. 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. 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.