
Gérard Philipe
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1922-12-04
- Died
- 1959-11-25
- Place of birth
- Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Also known as
- Gérard Albert Philip · ჟერარ ფილიპი · Жерар Филип
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

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)

The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges

It Happened in the Park
1953
as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (39)

The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges

It Happened in the Park
1953
as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)

The Gambler
1958
as Alexei Ivanovitch

Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
as Fanfan la Tulipe

The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
as Julien Sorel

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as D'Artagnan

The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
as Amedeo Modigliani

Beauties of the Night
1952
as Claude

If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as Le Trouvère

La Ronde
1950
as Le comte

All Roads Lead to Rome
1949
as Gabriel Pégase

With André Gide
1952
as Narrator (voice)

The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")

Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Valmont

The Beauty of the Devil
1950
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

Devil in the Flesh
1947
as François Jaubert

Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956
as Self

Life Together
1958
as Désiré

Lovers of Paris
1957
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Monsieur Ripois
1954
as André Ripois

The Best Part
1955
as Philippe Perrin

Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
as Ramón Vázquez

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
as Michel Grandier

The Charterhouse of Parma
1948
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944
as Jérôme Hardy

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Such a Pretty Little Beach
1949
as Pierre

Bold Adventure
1956
as Till l’Espiègle

A Night at the Opera
2020
as Self (archive footage)

The Idiot
1946
as Prince Miouchkine
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
2003
as Self (archive footage)

A Visit to Picasso
1950
as Récitant / Narrator

Box of Dreams
1945
as Man (uncredited)

Le Parti du cinéma
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Land Without Stars
1946
as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
2022
About Gérard Philipe
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. With 42 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Gérard Philipe has appeared in 39 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gérard Philipe Movies
- The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) — as Georges
- It Happened in the Park (1953) — as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
- Heart of the Festival (2002) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Gambler (1958) — as Alexei Ivanovitch
- Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952) — as Fanfan la Tulipe
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