Gérard Philipe
Born
December 4, 1922
Died
November 25, 1959 (36 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid
2022

Le Parti du cinéma
Self (archive footage)
2021

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange
Self (archive footage)
2003
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1978

Fever Mounts at El Pao
Ramón Vázquez
1959

Dangerous Love Affairs
Valmont
1959

The Gambler
Alexei Ivanovitch
1958

Life Together
Désiré
1958

The Lovers of Montparnasse
Amedeo Modigliani
1958

Lovers of Paris
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
1957

Bold Adventure
Till l’Espiègle
1956

Le Théâtre National Populaire
Self
1956

Cinépanorama
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1956

Cinépanorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1956

If Paris Were Told to Us
Le Trouvère
1956

The Best Part
Philippe Perrin
1955

The Grand Manoeuvre
Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
1955

Le Rouge et le Noir
Julien Sorel
1954

Monsieur Ripois
André Ripois
1954

Royal Affairs in Versailles
D'Artagnan
1954

It Happened in the Park
Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)
1953

The Proud and the Beautiful
Georges
1953

Beauties of the Night
Claude
1952

The Seven Deadly Sins
Painter (segment "The Eighth Sin")
1952

Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fanfan la Tulipe
1952

With André Gide
Narrator (voice)
1952

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Michel Grandier
1951

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

La Ronde
Le comte
1950

A Visit to Picasso
Récitant / Narrator
1950

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

All Roads Lead to Rome
Gabriel Pégase
1949

Such a Pretty Little Beach
Pierre
1949

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948

The Charterhouse of Parma
le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
1948

Devil in the Flesh
François Jaubert
1947

The Idiot
Prince Miouchkine
1946

Land Without Stars
Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud
1946

Box of Dreams
Man (uncredited)
1945

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
Jérôme Hardy
1944