
Gérard Philipe
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1922-12-04
- Died
- 1959-11-25
- Place of birth
- Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Also known as
- Gérard Albert Philip · ჟერარ ფილიპი · Жерар Филип
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

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978
as Self (archive footage)

The Gambler
1958
as Alexei Ivanovitch

The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges

Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
as Fanfan la Tulipe
TV Shows (3)
Movies (39)

The Gambler
1958
as Alexei Ivanovitch

The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges

Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
as Fanfan la Tulipe

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as D'Artagnan

Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
as Julien Sorel

The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

La Ronde
1950
as Le comte

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

The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
as Amedeo Modigliani

The Idiot
1946
as Prince Miouchkine

If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as Le Trouvère

Beauties of the Night
1952
as Claude

Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)

The Charterhouse of Parma
1948
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Valmont

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

Devil in the Flesh
1947
as François Jaubert

Monsieur Ripois
1954
as André Ripois

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

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
as Michel Grandier

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best Part
1955
as Philippe Perrin

Life Together
1958
as Désiré

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

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
2022

Land Without Stars
1946
as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud

Le Parti du cinéma
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
as Ramón Vázquez

A Night at the Opera
2020

Bold Adventure
1956
as Till l’Espiègle

Lovers of Paris
1957
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Box of Dreams
1945
as Man (uncredited)

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944
as Jérôme Hardy

Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956
as Self

All Roads Lead to Rome
1949
as Gabriel Pégase

With André Gide
1952
as Narrator (voice)

Such a Pretty Little Beach
1949
as Pierre
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
2003
as Self (archive footage)

A Visit to Picasso
1950
as Récitant / Narrator
About Gérard Philipe
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. With 42 credits spanning from 1944 to 2022, Gérard Philipe has appeared in 39 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gérard Philipe Movies
- The Gambler (1958) — as Alexei Ivanovitch
- The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) — as Georges
- Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952) — as Fanfan la Tulipe
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — as D'Artagnan
- Le Rouge et le Noir (1954) — as Julien Sorel
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