Gérard Philipe

1922-12-04 – 1959-11-25 (age 36) Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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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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Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

Known For

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

2020

as Self (archive footage)

The Proud and the Beautiful

The Proud and the Beautiful

1953

as Georges

It Happened in the Park

It Happened in the Park

1953

as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002

as Self (archive footage)

The Gambler

The Gambler

1958

as Alexei Ivanovitch

Fan-Fan the Tulip

Fan-Fan the Tulip

1952

as Fanfan la Tulipe

Dangerous Love Affairs

Dangerous Love Affairs

1959

as Valmont

La Ronde

La Ronde

1950

as Le comte

Beauties of the Night

Beauties of the Night

1952

as Claude

The Grand Manoeuvre

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

as D'Artagnan

The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958

as Amedeo Modigliani

Le Rouge et le Noir

Le Rouge et le Noir

1954

as Julien Sorel

With André Gide

With André Gide

1952

as Narrator (voice)

If Paris Were Told to Us

If Paris Were Told to Us

1956

as Le Trouvère

Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959

as Ramón Vázquez

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

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

Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh

1947

as François Jaubert

Lovers of Paris

Lovers of Paris

1957

as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Monsieur Ripois

Monsieur Ripois

1954

as André Ripois