Gérard Philipe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4 December 1922 · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Died
- 25 November 1959
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 39
- 2022Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
- 2021Le Parti du cinéma as Self (archive footage)
- 2020A Night at the Opera as Self (archive footage)
- 2015The End of a Beautiful Epoch as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange as Self (archive footage)
- 2002Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 1959Fever Mounts at El Pao as Ramón Vázquez
- 1959Dangerous Love Affairs as Valmont
- 1958The Gambler as Alexei Ivanovitch
- 1958Life Together as Désiré
- 1958The Lovers of Montparnasse as Amedeo Modigliani
- 1957Lovers of Paris as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
- 1956Bold Adventure as Till l’Espiègle
- 1956Le Théâtre National Populaire as Self
- 1956If Paris Were Told to Us as Le Trouvère
- 1955The Best Part as Philippe Perrin
- 1955The Grand Manoeuvre as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
- 1954Le Rouge et le Noir as Julien Sorel
- 1954Monsieur Ripois as André Ripois
- 1953It Happened in the Park as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
- 1953Royal Affairs in Versailles as D'Artagnan
- 1953The Proud and the Beautiful as Georges
- 1952Beauties of the Night as Claude
- 1952The Seven Deadly Sins as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
- 1952Fan-Fan the Tulip as Fanfan la Tulipe
- 1952With André Gide as Narrator (voice)
- 1951Juliette, or Key of Dreams as Michel Grandier
- 1950Lost Souvenirs as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
- 1950La Ronde as Le comte
- 1950A Visit to Picasso as Récitant / Narrator
- 1950The Beauty of the Devil as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
- 1949All Roads Lead to Rome as Gabriel Pégase
- 1949Such a Pretty Little Beach as Pierre
- 1948The Charterhouse of Parma as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
- 1947Devil in the Flesh as François Jaubert
- 1946The Idiot as Prince Miouchkine
- 1946Land Without Stars as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
- 1945Box of Dreams as Man (uncredited)
- 1944The Little Ones of the Flower Platform as Jérôme Hardy
Directing 1
- 1956Bold Adventure · director
Writing 1
- 1956Bold Adventure · writer