Gérard Philipe
Acting1922Cannes, 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
La Ronde
Le comte
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fanfan la Tulipe
The Beauty of the Devil
Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Amedeo Modigliani
Dangerous Love Affairs
Valmont
The Grand Manoeuvre
Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Le Rouge et le Noir
Julien Sorel
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Pierre
Acting History
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)
2002
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
1959
Dangerous Love Affairs
as Valmont
Fever Mounts at El Pao
as Ramón Vázquez
1958
1957
Lovers of Paris
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
1956
If Paris Were Told to Us
as Le Trouvère
Bold Adventure
as Till l’Espiègle
Cinépanorama
TVas Self• 2 eps
Bold Adventure
Director
Bold Adventure
Writer
1955
The Best Part
as Philippe Perrin
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
1954
Le Rouge et le Noir
as Julien Sorel
Monsieur Ripois
as André Ripois
1953
The Proud and the Beautiful
as Georges
It Happened in the Park
as Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as D'Artagnan
1952
Fan-Fan the Tulip
as Fanfan la Tulipe
Beauties of the Night
as Claude
With André Gide
as Narrator (voice)
The Seven Deadly Sins
as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
1951
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
as Michel Grandier
1950
A Visit to Picasso
as Récitant / Narrator
Lost Souvenirs
as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
La Ronde
as Le comte
The Beauty of the Devil
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
1949
Such a Pretty Little Beach
as Pierre
All Roads Lead to Rome
as Gabriel Pégase
1948
The Charterhouse of Parma
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Devil in the Flesh
as François Jaubert
1946
The Idiot
as Prince Miouchkine
Land Without Stars
as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
1945
Box of Dreams
as Man (uncredited)
1944
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Jérôme Hardy