
Gérard Philipe
Acting
Born: 1922-12-04 · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Died: 1959-11-25
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
2022

Le Parti du cinéma
2021
Self (archive footage)

A Night at the Opera
2020

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
2003
Self (archive footage)

Heart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)

Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
Valmont

Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
Ramón Vázquez

The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
Amedeo Modigliani

The Gambler
1958
Alexei Ivanovitch

Life Together
1958
Désiré

Lovers of Paris
1957
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Bold Adventure
1956
Till l’Espiègle

Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956
Self

If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
Le Trouvère

The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

The Best Part
1955
Philippe Perrin

Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
Julien Sorel

Monsieur Ripois
1954
André Ripois

The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
Georges

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
D'Artagnan

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

Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
Fanfan la Tulipe

Beauties of the Night
1952
Claude

With André Gide
1952
Narrator (voice)

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

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
Michel Grandier

La Ronde
1950
Le comte

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

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

