Acting
Gérard Philipe
Born 1922-12-04
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Department: Acting
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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Prominent works featuring Gérard Philipe
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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La Ronde
1950
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Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
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Cinépanorama
1956
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The Beauty of the Devil
1950
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Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
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The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
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The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
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The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
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Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (45 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Le Parti du cinéma | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | A Night at the Opera | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | The End of a Beautiful Epoch | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
| Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Heart of the Festival | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
| Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1978 | |
 | Fever Mounts at El Pao | Ramón Vázquez | Movie | 1959 |
 | Dangerous Love Affairs | Valmont | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Gambler | Alexei Ivanovitch | Movie | 1958 |
 | Life Together | Désiré | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Lovers of Montparnasse | Amedeo Modigliani | Movie | 1958 |
 | Lovers of Paris | Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial | Movie | 1957 |
 | Bold Adventure | Till l’Espiègle | Movie | 1956 |
| Bold Adventure | Director | Movie | 1956 |
| Bold Adventure | Writer | Movie | 1956 |
 | Le Théâtre National Populaire | Self | Movie | 1956 |
 | Cinépanorama | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1956 |
| Cinépanorama | Self | TV Series | 1956 |
 | If Paris Were Told to Us | Le Trouvère | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Best Part | Philippe Perrin | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Grand Manoeuvre | Lieutenant Armand de la Verne | Movie | 1955 |
 | Le Rouge et le Noir | Julien Sorel | Movie | 1954 |
 | Monsieur Ripois | André Ripois | Movie | 1954 |
 | It Happened in the Park | Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti") | Movie | 1953 |
 | Royal Affairs in Versailles | D'Artagnan | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Proud and the Beautiful | Georges | Movie | 1953 |
 | Beauties of the Night | Claude | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Seven Deadly Sins | The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché") | Movie | 1952 |
 | Fan-Fan the Tulip | Fanfan la Tulipe | Movie | 1952 |
 | With André Gide | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Juliette, or Key of Dreams | Michel Grandier | Movie | 1951 |
 | Lost Souvenirs | Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure") | Movie | 1950 |
 | La Ronde | Le comte | Movie | 1950 |
 | A Visit to Picasso | Récitant / Narrator | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Beauty of the Devil | Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles | Movie | 1950 |
 | All Roads Lead to Rome | Gabriel Pégase | Movie | 1949 |
 | Such a Pretty Little Beach | Pierre | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Charterhouse of Parma | le marquis Fabrice Del Dong | Movie | 1948 |
 | Devil in the Flesh | François Jaubert | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Idiot | Prince Miouchkine | Movie | 1946 |
 | Land Without Stars | Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud | Movie | 1946 |
 | Box of Dreams | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Little Ones of the Flower Platform | Jérôme Hardy | Movie | 1944 |