Daniel Emilfork

Daniel Emilfork

Known For

The City of Lost Children

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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Movies Featuring Daniel Emilfork

Taxandria

Taxandria (1996)

as First Minister
Halloween Monster Bash

Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

as Satan (archive footage)
No Image

Riviera (1987)

as Messenger
Pirates

Pirates (1986)

as Secretaire
Noon and Midnight

Noon and Midnight (1970)

as Marquis Robert Lorrain
The Hand

The Hand (1969)

as Le professeur
Lady L

Lady L (1965)

as Kobeleff
Le commissaire mène l’enquête

Le commissaire mène l’enquête (1965)

as The blind man (segment "Fermez votre porte")
L'assassin viendra ce soir

L'assassin viendra ce soir (1964)

as Leader of the undertaker gang
Who Stole the Body?

Who Stole the Body? (1963)

as Igor, Professor Hippolyte's butler
The Doll

The Doll (1962)

as 'Gant de Crin', the assassin
Midnight Meeting

Midnight Meeting (1962)

as Le joueur de baccara
Riff Raff Girls

Riff Raff Girls (1959)

as Luigi le Napolitain
Goha

Goha (1959)

as L'aveugle Ibrahim
The Motorcycle Cops

The Motorcycle Cops (1959)

as Funeral parlor spy
Hardboiled Egg Time

Hardboiled Egg Time (1958)

as L'expert en tableaux
Sans famille

Sans famille (1958)

as George, Milligan's valet
La Parisienne

La Parisienne (1957)

as Un huissier d'ambassade (uncredited)
Girl on the Third Floor

Girl on the Third Floor (1955)

as Le barman du Montana (uncredited)
Frou-Frou

Frou-Frou (1955)

as Le critique en peinture (uncredited)
School for Love

School for Love (1955)

as Violin teacher