Romantic French lead whose second stay in Hollywood (the first was from 1929-31) established him as a major star and the personification of Gallic charm. Boyer played opposite some of Hollywood's greatest leading ladies and starred in three classics of unrequited love: "All This and Heaven Too" (1940, opposite Bette Davis), "Back Street" (1941, opposite Margaret Sullavan) and "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941, opposite Olivia de Havilland). He played masterfully against type to drive Ingrid Bergman to insanity in "Gaslight" (1944).After the war, Boyer continued to appear on Broadway and TV, in French
