Gérard Philipe

Actor, Director, Writer

December 4, 1922 — November 25, 1959 (36 years)
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

  • Fan-Fan the Tulip
    Fan-Fan the Tulip1952
  • The Lovers of Montparnasse
    The Lovers of Montparnasse1958
  • Dangerous Love Affairs
    Dangerous Love Affairs1959
  • The Beauty of the Devil
    The Beauty of the Devil1950
  • Beauties of the Night
    Beauties of the Night1952
  • The Red and the Black
    The Red and the Black1954
  • Fever Mounts at El Pao
    Fever Mounts at El Pao1959
  • The Grand Manoeuvre
    The Grand Manoeuvre1955
  • Knave of Hearts
    Knave of Hearts1954
  • The Charterhouse of Parma
    The Charterhouse of Parma1948
  • Lovers of Paris
    Lovers of Paris1957
  • Juliette, or Key of Dreams
    Juliette, or Key of Dreams1951
  • Such a Pretty Little Beach
    Such a Pretty Little Beach1949
  • Devil in the Flesh
    Devil in the Flesh1947
  • The Proud and the Beautiful
    The Proud and the Beautiful1953
  • The Idiot
    The Idiot1946
  • The Gambler
    The Gambler1958
  • Bold Adventure
    Bold Adventure1956
  • Royal Affairs in Versailles
    Royal Affairs in Versailles1954
  • Life Together
    Life Together1958

Filmography

2022
1959
Fever Mounts at El Pao · as Ramón Vázquez
1959
Dangerous Liaisons · as Valmont
1958
Le joueur · as Alexei Ivanovitch
1958
Life as a Couple · as Désiré
1958
Montparnasse 19 · as Amedeo Modigliani
1957
Lovers of Paris · as Octave Mouret, Ambitious Provincial
1956
Bold Adventure · as Till L’espiègle
1956
If Paris Were Told to Us · as Le Trouvère
1955
The Best Part · as Philippe Perrin
1955
The Grand Maneuver · as Lieutenant Armand De La Verne
1954
The Red and the Black · as Julien Sorel
1954
Knave of Hearts · as André Ripois
1954
1953
It Happened in the Park · as Carlo (segment "gli Amanti")
1953
1952
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins · as The Playmaker / The Painter (segment "le Huitième Péché")
1952
Fanfan la Tulipe · as Fanfan La Tulipe
1951
With André Gide · as Narrator (voice)
1951
Juliette, or Key of Dreams · as Michel Grandier
1950
Lost Souvenirs · as Gérard De Narçay (segment "une Cravate De Fourrure")
1950
La Ronde · as Le Comte
1950
Bezoek aan Picasso · as Récitant / Narrator
1950
Beauty and the Devil · as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
1949
All Roads Lead to Rome · as Gabriel Pégase
1949
1948
The Charterhouse of Parma · as Le Marquis Fabrice Del Dong
1947
Devil in the Flesh · as François Jaubert
1946
L'idiot · as Prince Miouchkine
1946
Land Without Stars · as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
1945
Box of Dreams · as Man (uncredited)
1944
Les petites du quai aux fleurs · as Jérôme Hardy