Gérard Philipe

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 4, 1922

died

November 25, 1959

place of birth

Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

also known as

Gérard Albert Philip · ჟერარ ფილიპი · Жерар Филип

total credits

38 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Proud and the Beautiful
6.7

The Proud and the Beautiful

1953as Georges
La Ronde
7.3

La Ronde

1950as Le comte
Royal Affairs in Versailles
6.7

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953as D'Artagnan
The Beauty of the Devil
7.2

The Beauty of the Devil

1950as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
Fan-Fan the Tulip
6.7

Fan-Fan the Tulip

1952as Fanfan la Tulipe
Le Rouge et le Noir
6.2

Le Rouge et le Noir

1954as Julien Sorel
Devil in the Flesh
6.2

Devil in the Flesh

1947as François Jaubert
Dangerous Love Affairs
6.5

Dangerous Love Affairs

1959as Valmont
Heart of the Festival
6.5

Heart of the Festival

2002as Self (archive footage)
The Charterhouse of Parma
6.4

The Charterhouse of Parma

1948as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
The Lovers of Montparnasse
6.9

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958as Amedeo Modigliani
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
6.3

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

2015as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monsieur Ripois
6.0

Monsieur Ripois

1954as André Ripois
If Paris Were Told to Us
5.9

If Paris Were Told to Us

1956as Le Trouvère
Beauties of the Night
6.2

Beauties of the Night

1952as Claude
It Happened in the Park
6.5

It Happened in the Park

1953as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
The Seven Deadly Sins
6.0

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
The Gambler
6.7

The Gambler

1958as Alexei Ivanovitch
Bold Adventure
5.8

Bold Adventure

1956as Till l’Espiègle
The Grand Manoeuvre
6.1

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Life Together
6.1

Life Together

1958as Désiré
Lovers of Paris
6.0

Lovers of Paris

1957as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Fever Mounts at El Pao
6.1

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959as Ramón Vázquez
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
7.0

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

1951as Michel Grandier
A Night at the Opera
6.4

A Night at the Opera

2020
The Best Part
7.1

The Best Part

1955as Philippe Perrin
Lost Souvenirs
5.5

Lost Souvenirs

1950as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
The Idiot
6.6

The Idiot

1946as Prince Miouchkine
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
6.6

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

1944as Jérôme Hardy
Box of Dreams
7.0

Box of Dreams

1945as Man (uncredited)
Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
7.3

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid

2022
Such a Pretty Little Beach
6.8

Such a Pretty Little Beach

1949as Pierre
Le Parti du cinéma
7.7

Le Parti du cinéma

2021as Self (archive footage)
Land Without Stars
7.4

Land Without Stars

1946as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
Le Théâtre National Populaire
6.5

Le Théâtre National Populaire

1956as Self
All Roads Lead to Rome
7.0

All Roads Lead to Rome

1949as Gabriel Pégase
With André Gide
3.0

With André Gide

1952as Narrator (voice)
A Visit to Picasso
7.3

A Visit to Picasso

1950as Récitant / Narrator