Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Known for
Acting
Born
December 4, 1922
Died
November 25, 1959 (aged 36)
Birthplace
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Biography

Gérard Philipe (4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theater and cinema, he was, until his untimely death, one of the main stars of the post-war period. His image has remained youthful and romantic, which has made him one of the icons of French cinema.

Known For

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Filmography

2022
Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid poster

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid

Movie

2021
Le Parti du cinéma poster

Le Parti du cinéma

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
The End of a Beautiful Epoch poster

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange

Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Heart of the Festival poster

Heart of the Festival

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1978
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1959
Dangerous Love Affairs poster

Dangerous Love Affairs

Movie · as Valmont

1959
Fever Mounts at El Pao poster

Fever Mounts at El Pao

Movie · as Ramón Vázquez

1958
The Lovers of Montparnasse poster

The Lovers of Montparnasse

Movie · as Amedeo Modigliani

1958
The Gambler poster

The Gambler

Movie · as Alexei Ivanovitch

1958
Life Together poster

Life Together

Movie · as Désiré

1957
Lovers of Paris poster

Lovers of Paris

Movie · as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

1956
Bold Adventure poster

Bold Adventure

Movie · as Till l’Espiègle

1956
Le Théâtre National Populaire poster

Le Théâtre National Populaire

Movie · as Self

1956
If Paris Were Told to Us poster

If Paris Were Told to Us

Movie · as Le Trouvère

1956
Cinépanorama poster

Cinépanorama

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1955
The Grand Manoeuvre poster

The Grand Manoeuvre

Movie · as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

1955
The Best Part poster

The Best Part

Movie · as Philippe Perrin

1954
Le Rouge et le Noir poster

Le Rouge et le Noir

Movie · as Julien Sorel

1954
Monsieur Ripois poster

Monsieur Ripois

Movie · as André Ripois

1953
The Proud and the Beautiful poster

The Proud and the Beautiful

Movie · as Georges

1953
Royal Affairs in Versailles poster

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Movie · as D'Artagnan

1953
It Happened in the Park poster

It Happened in the Park

Movie · as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

1952
Fan-Fan the Tulip poster

Fan-Fan the Tulip

Movie · as Fanfan la Tulipe

1952
Beauties of the Night poster

Beauties of the Night

Movie · as Claude

1952
With André Gide poster

With André Gide

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1952
The Seven Deadly Sins poster

The Seven Deadly Sins

Movie · as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")

1951
Juliette, or Key of Dreams poster

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

Movie · as Michel Grandier

1950
La Ronde poster

La Ronde

Movie · as Le comte

1950
The Beauty of the Devil poster

The Beauty of the Devil

Movie · as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

1950
Lost Souvenirs poster

Lost Souvenirs

Movie · as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")

1950
A Visit to Picasso poster

A Visit to Picasso

Movie · as Récitant / Narrator

1949
Such a Pretty Little Beach poster

Such a Pretty Little Beach

Movie · as Pierre

1949
All Roads Lead to Rome poster

All Roads Lead to Rome

Movie · as Gabriel Pégase

1948
The Charterhouse of Parma poster

The Charterhouse of Parma

Movie · as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1947
Devil in the Flesh poster

Devil in the Flesh

Movie · as François Jaubert

1946
The Idiot poster

The Idiot

Movie · as Prince Miouchkine

1946
Land Without Stars poster

Land Without Stars

Movie · as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud

1945
Box of Dreams poster

Box of Dreams

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1944
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform poster

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

Movie · as Jérôme Hardy