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Eugene Borden was an American character actor of both the silent and sound film eras. Born in France, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and entered the film industry a short time later. During his prolific career he appeared in over 150 films, as well as shorts, serials, and numerous television shows.
Birth Name
Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin
Born
Sunday, 21 March 1897
Died
Wednesday, 21 July 1971
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Our Man Flint | French Diplomat | 1966 |
| Boeing, Boeing | French Taxi Driver | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | The Prosecutor | 1965 |
| What a Way to Go! | Minor Role | 1964 |
| Take Her, She's Mine | M. Guerin | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | M. DeRochambeau | 1963 |
| Combat! | Roget, Bresson | 1962 |
| G.E. True | Saulvet | 1962 |
| Don't Call Me Charlie | Gendarme | 1962 |
| The Devil at 4 O'Clock | Citizen | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Our Man Flint | French Diplomat | 1966 |
| Boeing, Boeing | French Taxi Driver | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | The Prosecutor | 1965 |
| What a Way to Go! | Minor Role | 1964 |
| Take Her, She's Mine | M. Guerin | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | M. DeRochambeau | 1963 |
| Combat! | Roget, Bresson | 1962 |
| G.E. True | Saulvet | 1962 |
| Don't Call Me Charlie | Gendarme | 1962 |
| The Devil at 4 O'Clock | Citizen | 1961 |
| Back Street | Detective | 1961 |
| The New Breed | Roberto | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | (archive footage) | 1961 |
| All in a Night's Work | Waiter | 1961 |
| Seven Thieves | Customs Inspector | 1960 |
| Can-Can | Police Officer Chevrolet | 1960 |
| The Twilight Zone | Maitre d' | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Pierre Gavrileau | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Pierre | 1959 |
| The Perfect Furlough | French Doctor | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Laurent | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Headwaiter | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Henri | 1958 |
| Me and the Colonel | Pierre Michel | 1958 |
| The Fly | Dr. Ejoute | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Dr. Luge | 1958 |
| The Tarnished Angels | Claude Mollet | 1957 |
| My Man Godfrey | Minor Role | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Swiss Waiter | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Taxi Driver | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Andre - Hotel Carlton Chef | 1957 |
| Silk Stockings | Reporter | 1957 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | French Gendarme | 1957 |
| Wire Service | Charpentier | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Henri | 1956 |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | Louis | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | LaBouche | 1956 |
| It's Always Fair Weather | Italian Chef | 1955 |
| To Catch a Thief | French Waiter | 1955 |
| The Purple Mask | Napoleon Officer | 1955 |
| Interrupted Melody | French Headwaiter | 1955 |
| Three for the Show | Costume Designer | 1955 |
| Pirates of Tripoli | Italian Ship's Captain | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Customs Officer | 1955 |
| So This Is Paris | Hotel Clerk | 1954 |
| Phffft | Teddy - Maitre d' | 1954 |
| Climax! | Chef de Parte | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Father Picard | 1954 |
| The Far Country | Doc Vallon | 1954 |
| Hell and High Water | French Reporter | 1954 |
| Jubilee Trail | Kimball - Detective | 1954 |
| Paris Model | Armand - Headwaiter | 1953 |
| Saginaw Trail | Jules Brissac | 1953 |
| A Blueprint for Murder | Headwaiter / Headwaiter (Uncredited) | 1953 |
| Dangerous When Wet | French Mayor | 1953 |
| Siren of Bagdad | Fainting Marauder | 1953 |
| Scandal at Scourie | Old Man | 1953 |
| Titanic | Dock Official | 1953 |
| April in Paris | Master Chef | 1952 |
| Million Dollar Mermaid | Cameraman on Movie Set | 1952 |
| Thunderbirds | Proprietor | 1952 |
| The Iron Mistress | Cocquelon - Tailor / Cocquelon, Tailor | 1952 |
| The Happy Time | Monsieur Lafayette - Grocer | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | French Desk Gendarme | 1952 |
| The Big Sky | Tavern Proprietor | 1952 |
| Diplomatic Courier | Baggage Attendant | 1952 |
| Red Ball Express | Dubois -- Antoinette's Father | 1952 |
| The Unexpected | Mayor | 1952 |
| My Favorite Spy | Casino Manager | 1951 |
| The Light Touch | Mayor | 1951 |
| An American in Paris | Georges Matthieu | 1951 |
| The Law and the Lady | French Detective | 1951 |
| Hurricane Island | Waiter | 1951 |
| Silver Canyon | Gus Poppalaardo / Hotel Owner | 1951 |
| On the Riviera | Announcer | 1951 |
| Flame of Stamboul | Guide | 1951 |
| Up Front | French Captain | 1951 |
| Last of the Buccaneers | Capt. Perez | 1950 |
| All About Eve | Frenchman | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Gaston - Cook, 2nd Customs Officer | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Pierre Michaud | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Waiter with Champagne | 1950 |
| Under My Skin | Doctor | 1950 |
| Black Hand | Laborer | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Cab Driver, Valdare | 1950 |
| On the Town | Waiter | 1949 |
| Mighty Joe Young | Costume Designer | 1949 |
| Rogues' Regiment | Doctor | 1948 |
| Glamour Girl | Luigi Tamarini | 1948 |
| The Bishop's Wife | Michel | 1947 |
| Saigon | Boat Captain | 1947 |
| Killer McCoy | Charles - Headwaiter | 1947 |
| The Lost Moment | Proprietor | 1947 |
| The Foxes of Harrow | French Auctioneer | 1947 |
| The Perils of Pauline | French Doctor #1 | 1947 |
| Framed | Julio | 1947 |
| Cigarette Girl | Henri | 1947 |
| The Return of Monte Cristo | Jacques | 1946 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law | Mephistopheles the Great | 1946 |
| The Razor's Edge | Sea Captain | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Waiter | 1946 |
| The Jolson Story | Headwaiter | 1946 |
| So Dark the Night | Pierre Michaud | 1946 |
| Cloak and Dagger | Inspector | 1946 |
| The Thrill of Brazil | Luiz | 1946 |
| The Searching Wind | French Reporter | 1946 |
| Do You Love Me | Andre - Headwaiter at El Sudan | 1946 |
| A Night in Casablanca | Policeman with Harpo | 1946 |
| Gilda | Blackjack Dealer | 1946 |
| The Catman of Paris | Porter | 1946 |
| Yolanda and the Thief | Maitre d' | 1945 |
| The Dolly Sisters | Polaire's Chauffeur | 1945 |
| Dakota | Italian | 1945 |
| Thrill of a Romance | Gene | 1945 |
| To Have and Have Not | Quartermaster | 1945 |
| A Song to Remember | Duke of Orleans | 1945 |
| Dark Waters | Papa Boudreaux | 1944 |
| Mrs. Parkington | Drunk | 1944 |
| Strange Affair | B.M. Toman - Nightclub Manager / B.M. Toman (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Coachman | 1944 |
| Till We Meet Again | Refugee | 1944 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Gendarme | 1943 |
| The Desert Song | French Sergeant | 1943 |
| Gildersleeve on Broadway | Pierre, the Headwaiter | 1943 |
| Paris After Dark | Central Committee Member | 1943 |
| Adventure in Iraq | Captain of Guards | 1943 |
| Wintertime | Workman | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | M. Delbeau - French Minister | 1943 |
| Casablanca | Policeman | 1943 |
| Dr. Renault's Secret | Coroner | 1942 |
| Footlight Serenade | Nightclub Headwaiter | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | Pierre - Headwaiter | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Maitre d' | 1942 |
| The Lady Is Willing | Wine Steward | 1942 |
| Paris Calling | Aide | 1941 |
| Week-End in Havana | Poker Dealer | 1941 |
| Charlie Chan in Rio | Armando | 1941 |
| I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island | Court Attendand | 1941 |
| That Night in Rio | Official at Airport | 1941 |
| So Ends Our Night | Gendarme | 1941 |
| Hudson's Bay | Sentry | 1940 |
| The Mark of Zorro | Officer of the Day | 1940 |
| Arise, My Love | Waiter at Maxim's / Waiter at Maxim's (Uncredited) | 1940 |
| Down Argentine Way | Club Rendezvous Waiter | 1940 |
| The Man I Married | Announcer / French Broadcaster | 1940 |
| Earthbound | Court Attendant | 1940 |
| I Was an Adventuress | Porter | 1940 |
| Everything Happens at Night | Waiter | 1939 |
| City in Darkness | Gendarme | 1939 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | Capt. De Brock | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Headwaiter | 1939 |
| Second Fiddle | French Radio Broadcaster | 1939 |
| Chasing Danger | Cafe Owner | 1939 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Frenchman | 1939 |
| Midnight | Porter | 1939 |
| The Three Musketeers | Carriage Driver | 1939 |
| Artists and Models Abroad | Guard | 1938 |
| Sharpshooters | Gendarme | 1938 |
| Mysterious Mr. Moto | Radio Announcer | 1938 |
| I'll Give a Million | Yardmaster | 1938 |
| Always Goodbye | Normandie Purser | 1938 |
| A Trip to Paris | Steward | 1938 |
| Battle of Broadway | Waiter | 1938 |
| The Lone Wolf in Paris | Headwaiter | 1938 |
| Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Waiter on the stairs | 1938 |
| Wee Wee Monsieur | Enlistment Officer | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Hotel Clerk | 1938 |
| Happy Landing | Waiter | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan on Broadway | Louie / Louie, Headwaiter | 1937 |
| Fit for a King | Gendarme | 1937 |
| The Firefly | Captain | 1937 |
| I Met Him in Paris | Headwaiter | 1937 |
| They Gave Him a Gun | French Captain Pinning Medals | 1937 |
| Café Metropole | Waiter | 1937 |
| Thin Ice | French Reporter | 1937 |
| Seventh Heaven | Frenchman | 1937 |
| Espionage | Doctor | 1937 |
| Stolen Holiday | Man with Prefect of Police | 1937 |
| Dodsworth | Baggage Carrier at Train Station / Baggage Carrier at Train Station (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Road to Glory | Sentry | 1936 |
| Fatal Lady | Detective | 1936 |
| Under Two Flags | Villon | 1936 |
| Till We Meet Again | Gendarme | 1936 |
| The House of a Thousand Candles | Undetermined Role | 1936 |
| Everybody's Old Man | Chauffeur | 1936 |
| Wife vs. Secretary | Ship's Officer | 1936 |
| Goin' to Town | French Captain Dupont | 1935 |
| The Merry Widow | Defense Attorney | 1934 |
| Marie Galante | Assistant to the Prefect of Police | 1934 |
| I'll Tell the World | French Waiter | 1934 |
| Coming Out Party | French Food Caterer | 1934 |
| Bolero | Chez Raoul Patron | 1934 |
| The Cat and the Fiddle | Bit Part | 1934 |
| Chasing Rainbows | Peggy's Sugar Daddy | 1930 |
| The Woman Racket | Lefty | 1930 |
