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 San Felipe (; "St. Philip" in Spanish) is a communes of Chile, commune and the Capital (political), capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. Until 1976, it was the capital of Aconcagua (historica ...

after his

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socialist parents from

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

fled a

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. 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

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, because, according to his friend

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wor ...

, 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 ''The City of Lost Children'' (french: La Cité des enfants perdus) is a 1995 science fantasy film directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Jeunet and Gilles Adrien, and starring Ron Perlman. An international co-production of ...

'' (1995). He specialized in roles of villains. Previously he had played in ''

The Devil's Nightmare ''The Devil's Nightmare'' (french: La plus longue nuit du diable, lit=The Devil's Longest Night, it, La terrificante notte del demonio, lit=The Terrifying Night of the Demon) is a 1971 supernatural horror film directed by Jean Brismée and starrin ...

'' (1971), ''

Travels with My Aunt ''Travels with My Aunt'' (1969) is a novel written by English author Graham Greene. The novel follows the travels of Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric Aunt Augusta as they find their way across Europe, and eventually ev ...

'' (1972) and ''

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'' (1976), in

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's ''

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

Paris, France Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

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 o ...

'' (1956) - Andry le Rouge * ''

No Sun in Venice ''No Sun in Venice'' (french: Sait-on jamais...) is a 1957 French-Italian drama film directed by Roger Vadim. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. The soundtrack for the film was composed by pianist John Lewis, and perf ...

'' (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 mu ...

'' (1957) - Helmut Petersen * ''

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'' (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 ''Du rififi chez les femmes'' ("The Riff Raff Girls") is a French-Italian film directed by Alex Joffé and released in 1959. Plot In Brussels, rival criminal gangs confront each other. One is led by Vicky, proprietor of a nightclub on a barge ...

'' (1959) - Luigi le Napolitain * ''Pantalaskas'' (1960) - Le baron * ''Le Bal des espions'' (1960) - Un tueur * ''

Tintin and the Golden Fleece ''Tintin and the Golden Fleece'' (in the original French, ''Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or'', meaning ''Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece'') is a film first released in France on 6 December 1961. Featuring characters from ''Th ...

'' (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 ''La poupée'' (''The Doll'') is an opéra comique in a prelude and three acts composed by Edmond Audran with a libretto by Maurice Ordonneau. The libretto was based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's ''Der Sandmann'', about a friar who falsely promises to ...

'' (1962) - Gant de Crin * ''

Les Bricoleurs ''Les bricoleurs'' (''The Handymen'') is a 1963 French thriller film directed by Jean Girault and starring Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Elke Sommer and Jacqueline Maillan. It was released as ''Who Stole the Body?'' in the United States. Premise ...

'' (1963) - Igor, le majordome * ''

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent ''Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent'' (French:''Des frissons partout'', Italian:''Jeff Gordon, il diabolico detective'') is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Raoul André that stars Eddie Constantine, Perrette Pradier and D ...

'' (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 ''Nutty, Naughty Chateau'' (french: Château en Suède, it, Il castello in Svezia) is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Roger Vadim starring Monica Vitti. Cast * Monica Vitti as Éléonore * Curd Jürgens as Hugo Falsen * Jean-Claude ...

'' (1963) - Gunther * ''Commissaire mène l'enquête'' (1963) - L'aveugle (segment "Fermez votre porte") * ''

Mission to Venice ''Mission to Venice'' is the 21st novel in the long-running Nick Carter series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. Publishing ...

'' (1964) - Mr. Coliso * ''L'assassin viendra ce soir'' (1964) - Le chef du gang des pompes funèbres * ''

What's New Pussycat? ''What's New Pussycat?'' is a 1965 screwball comedy film directed by Clive Donner, written by Woody Allen in his first produced screenplay, and starring Allen in his acting debut, along with Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capuci ...

'' (1965) - Gas Station man * ''L'Or du duc'' (1965) - Le gardien * '' The Liquidator'' (1965) - Gregory * ''

Dis-moi qui tuer ''Dis-moi qui tuer'' (English title: ''Tell Me Whom to Kill'') is a 1965 French drama film directed by Étienne Périer. The screenplay was written by Maurice Fabre and Didier Goulard, based on a novel by Henri Lapierre. The film stars Michèle ...

'' (1965) - Teotihuacan * ''

Lady L ''Lady L'' is a 1965 comedy film based on the novel by Romain Gary and directed by Peter Ustinov. Starring Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven and Cecil Parker, the film focuses on an elderly Corsican lady as she recalls the loves of her ...

'' (1965) - Kobeleff * ''

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'' (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 ''The Unknown Man of Shandigor'' (french: L'Inconnu de Shandigor) is a 1967 Swiss drama film directed by Jean-Louis Roy. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie-France Boyer as Sylvaina / Sylvaine * Ben Carruthers as Ma ...

'' (1967) - Herbert Von Krantz -le savant * ''Midi minuit'' (1970) - Robert Lorrain * ''

'' (1971) - Satan * ''

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! ''Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!'' is a 1971 film written and directed by Romain Gary. Cast * Stephen Boyd as Brad Killian * Jean Seberg as Emily Hamilton * James Mason as Alan Hamilton * Curd Jürgens as Grueningen * Daniel Emilfork as Mejid Receptio ...

'' (1971) - Mejid * ''

'' (1972) - Colonel Hakim * ''

'' (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 * ''

'' (1986) - Hendrik * ''

The Passage Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

'' (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 * ''

'' (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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