Gérard Philipe

Actor

Born: December 4, 1922
Died: November 25, 1959 (age 36)
From: Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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.

Filmography (39)

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid (2022)
Le Parti du cinéma (2021)
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera (2020)
Self (archive footage)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch (2015)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival (2002)
Self (archive footage)
Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)
Ramón Vázquez
Dangerous Love Affairs (1959)
Valmont
The Gambler (1958)
Alexei Ivanovitch
Life Together (1958)
Désiré
The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)
Amedeo Modigliani
Lovers of Paris (1957)
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Bold Adventure (1956)
Director
Le Théâtre National Populaire (1956)
Self
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Le Trouvère
The Best Part (1955)
Philippe Perrin
The Grand Manoeuvre (1955)
Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)
Julien Sorel
Monsieur Ripois (1954)
André Ripois
It Happened in the Park (1953)
Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953)
D'Artagnan
The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)
Georges
Beauties of the Night (1952)
Claude
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Fanfan la Tulipe
With André Gide (1952)
Narrator (voice)
Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
Michel Grandier
Lost Souvenirs (1950)
Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
La Ronde (1950)
Le comte
A Visit to Picasso (1950)
Récitant / Narrator