Gérard Philipe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-12-04
Day of Death
1959-11-25 (36 years old)
Place of Birth
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Gérard Philipe
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
Acting
(2022)
(2021)
Le Parti du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2003)
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
as Self (archive footage)
(1959)
Dangerous Love Affairs
as Valmont
(1959)
Fever Mounts at El Pao
as Ramón Vázquez
(1958)
The Lovers of Montparnasse
as Amedeo Modigliani
(1958)
Life Together
as Désiré
(1958)
The Gambler
as Alexei Ivanovitch
(1957)
Lovers of Paris
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
(1956)
If Paris Were Told to Us
as Le Trouvère
(1956)
Bold Adventure
as Till l’Espiègle
(1956)
(1955)
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
(1955)
The Best Part
as Philippe Perrin
(1954)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as D'Artagnan
(1954)
Le Rouge et le Noir
as Julien Sorel
(1954)
Monsieur Ripois
as André Ripois
(1953)
The Proud and the Beautiful
as Georges
(1953)
It Happened in the Park
as Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
(1952)
Fan-Fan the Tulip
as Fanfan la Tulipe
(1952)
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Painter (segment "The Eighth Sin")
(1952)
Beauties of the Night
as Claude
(1952)
With André Gide
as Narrator (voice)
(1951)
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
as Michel Grandier
(1950)
The Beauty of the Devil
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
(1950)
La Ronde
as Le comte
(1950)
Lost Souvenirs
as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
(1950)
A Visit to Picasso
as Récitant / Narrator
(1949)
Such a Pretty Little Beach
as Pierre
(1949)
All Roads Lead to Rome
as Gabriel Pégase
(1948)
The Charterhouse of Parma
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
(1947)
Devil in the Flesh
as François Jaubert
(1946)
Land Without Stars
as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
(1946)
The Idiot
as Prince Miouchkine
(1945)
Box of Dreams
as Man (uncredited)
(1944)
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Jérôme Hardy
Crew
(1956)
Bold Adventure
Director, Writer