Daniel Emilfork
Birthday: 1924-04-07
Place of Birth: Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile
Synopsis
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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Acting
The City of Lost Children
as Krank
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Subversion
as Cagliostro
A blind, paralyzed president uses his remarkable hearing and his corrupt daughter to keep his country in line. His beautiful, clever daughter works her own agenda while striving to be the equal of men. She appoints herself Chief of Firefighters and then commits arson to ensure that her job is needed.
The Devil's Nightmare
as Satan
Seven tourists sent by Satan to a castle are caught by a ghastly woman as they commit deadly sins.
Travels with My Aunt
as Colonel Hakim
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
Kill!
as Mejid
Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.
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Moon and Midnight
as Robert Lorrain
A woman marries into a family of insane psychopaths in this bizarre French horror film with strong sadomasochistic overtones.
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Trans-Europ-Express
as le policier
A movie producer, director and assistant take the Trans-Europ-Express from Paris to Antwerp. They get the idea for a movie about a drug smuggler on their train and visualize it while taping the script.
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Ballad for a Hoodlum
as Donacil
Vincent Vivant agrees to Stephan the spy's proposal: he is to cross the border with a mysterious suitcase.
