Gérard Philipe
Known for

Acting

Credits

44

Gender

Man

Birthday

4 Dec 1922

Day of death

25 Nov 1959 (36)

Place of birth

Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Also known as
Gérard Albert Philip
ჟერარ ფილიპი
Жерар Филип

Gérard Philipe

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2022Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
2021Le Parti du cinémaSelf (archive footage)
2015The End of a Beautiful EpochSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un angeSelf (archive footage)
1990Star LifeSelf (archive footage)
1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSelf (archive footage)
1959Dangerous Love AffairsValmont
1959Fever Mounts at El PaoRamón Vázquez
1958The Lovers of MontparnasseAmedeo Modigliani
1958Life TogetherDésiré
1958The GamblerAlexei Ivanovitch
1957Lovers of ParisOctave Mouret
1956If Paris Were Told to UsLe Trouvère
1956Bold AdventureTill l’Espiègle
1956CinépanoramaSelf (archive footage)
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1956Le Théâtre National Populaire
1955The Grand ManoeuvreLe lieutenant Armand de la Verne
1955The Best PartPhilippe Perrin
1954Le Rouge et le NoirJulien Sorel
1954Royal Affairs in VersaillesD'Artagnan
1954Monsieur RipoisAndré Ripois
1953The Proud and the BeautifulGeorges
1953It Happened in the ParkCarlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
1952Fan-Fan the TulipFanfan la Tulipe
1952Beauties of the NightClaude
1952The Seven Deadly SinsPainter (segment "The Eighth Sin")
1952With André GideNarrator (voice)
1951Juliette, or Key of DreamsMichel Grandier
1950La RondeLe comte
1950The Beauty of the DevilYoung Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
1950Lost SouvenirsGérard de Narçay
1950A Visit to PicassoRécitant / Narrator
1949Such a Pretty Little BeachPierre
1949All Roads Lead to RomeGabriel Pégase
1948The Charterhouse of Parmale marquis Fabrice Del Dong
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Devil in the FleshFrançois Jaubert
1946The IdiotMiouchkine
1946Land Without StarsSimon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
1945Box of DreamsMan (uncredited)
1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformJérôme Hardy
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1956Bold AdventureDirector
1956Bold AdventureWriter