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Daniel Emilfork

Daniel Emilfork

Actor · Died October 17, 2006, aged 82 · Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Emilfork   licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 7, 1924
Died
October 17, 2006 (aged 82)
From
Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region, Chile
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Daniel Emilfork's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
24%
Power
14%
Morality
14%
Ideas
12%
Survival
6%
Society
3%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 7

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Absurd
5
Joyful
4
Tense
3
Contemplative
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Emilfork's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Emilfork's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Maître Martin

  • Taxandria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as First Minister

  • The City of Lost Children(1995)

    as Krank

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Flying Dutchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ketterjager

  • Lou Didn’t Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as (voice)

  • The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Nikol

  • Halloween Monster Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Satan (archive footage)

  • The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Rector

  • La Fée Carabine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Stojil

  • Riviera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Messenger

  • The Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as La Mort

  • Pirates(1986)

    as Secretaire

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Beautiful Prisoner(1983)

    as Inspector Francis

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Julius Zepernick

  • Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ(1982)

    as Tatouius

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Subversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Cagliostro

  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?(1978)

    as Saint-Juste

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Baghdad(1978)

    as Genie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Fellini's Casanova(1976)

    as Marquis Du Bois

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Chéri-Bibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 46 episodes · as Le Kanak

  • Travels with My Aunt(1972)

    as Colonel Hakim

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!(1971)

    as Mejid

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Satan

  • Noon and Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Marquis Robert Lorrain

  • Reportage sur un squelette ou Masques et bergamasques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Le diable

  • The Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Le professeur

  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacques Lasalle · as Pietro

  • The Unknown Man of Shandigor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Von Krantz

  • Lotosblüten für Miss Quon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Inspector Gonsart

  • Trans-Europ-Express(1966)

    as le policier

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lady L(1965)

    as Kobeleff

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dis-moi qui tuer(1965)

    as Teotihuacan

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Liquidator(1965)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • L'Or du duc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Guardian

  • Le commissaire mène l’enquête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as The blind man (segment "Fermez votre porte")

  • What's New Pussycat(1965)

    as Gas Station Man

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mission to Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Yanakos

  • L'assassin viendra ce soir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Leader of the undertaker gang

  • Nutty, Naughty Chateau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Gunther

  • OSS 117 Is Unleashed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Sacha

  • Ballad for a Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Donacil

  • Seul... à corps perdu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Manservant

  • Who Stole the Body?(1963)

    as Igor, Professor Hippolyte's butler

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as 'Gant de Crin', the assassin

  • Le rendez-vous de minuit(1962)

    as Le joueur de baccara

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Triumph of Michael Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ben Routh

  • Danger in the Middle East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Pantalaskas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as The baron

  • Riff Raff Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Luigi le Napolitain

  • Goha(1958)

    as L'aveugle Ibrahim

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Motorcycle Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Funeral parlor spy

  • Hardboiled Egg Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as L'expert en tableaux

  • Sans famille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as George, Milligan's valet

  • The Parisian(1957)

    as Un huissier d'ambassade (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Peterson

  • No Sun in Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Girl on the Third Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Le barman du Montana (uncredited)

  • Frou-Frou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Le critique en peinture (uncredited)

  • School for Love(1955)

    as Violin teacher

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tower of Lust(1955)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1955 to 2005; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

The City of Lost Children (1995)

$1.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The City of Lost Children (1995)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19552005

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

1950s12 · acting1960s24 · acting1970s10 · acting1980s8 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
576782

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Daniel Emilfork's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971)

67th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The City of Lost Children (1995)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Daniel Emilfork work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Emilfork's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michel Auclair shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers