Gérard Philipe
Acting·December 4, 1922·† November 25, 1959 — 36 years old·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
La Ronde
1950·7.3
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952·6.7
The Beauty of the Devil
1950·7.2
The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958·6.9
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959·6.5
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955·6.1
Le Rouge et le Noir
1954·6.2
Such a Pretty Little Beach
1949·6.8
Beauties of the Night
1952·6.2
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953·6.7
Devil in the Flesh
1947·6.2
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959·6.1
Filmography · 42
2022Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid2021Le Parti du cinémaSelf (archive footage)2020A Night at the OperaSelf (archive footage)2015The End of a Beautiful EpochSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)2003Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un angeSelf (archive footage)2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaTVSelf (archive footage)1959Fever Mounts at El PaoRamón Vázquez1959Dangerous Love AffairsValmont1958The GamblerAlexei Ivanovitch1958Life TogetherDésiré1958The Lovers of MontparnasseAmedeo Modigliani1957Lovers of ParisOctave Mouret, ambitious provincial1956Bold AdventureTill l’Espiègle · Director · Writer1956Le Théâtre National PopulaireSelf1956CinépanoramaTVSelf (archive footage) · Self1956If Paris Were Told to UsLe Trouvère1955The Best PartPhilippe Perrin1955The Grand ManoeuvreLieutenant Armand de la Verne1954Le Rouge et le NoirJulien Sorel1954Monsieur RipoisAndré Ripois1953It Happened in the ParkCarlo (segment "Gli Amanti")1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesD'Artagnan1953The Proud and the BeautifulGeorges1952Beauties of the NightClaude1952The Seven Deadly SinsThe playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")1952Fan-Fan the TulipFanfan la Tulipe1952With André GideNarrator (voice)1951Juliette, or Key of DreamsMichel Grandier1950Lost SouvenirsGérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")1950La RondeLe comte1950A Visit to PicassoRécitant / Narrator1950The Beauty of the DevilYoung Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles1949All Roads Lead to RomeGabriel Pégase1949Such a Pretty Little BeachPierre1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1948The Charterhouse of Parmale marquis Fabrice Del Dong1947Devil in the FleshFrançois Jaubert1946The IdiotPrince Miouchkine1946Land Without StarsSimon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud1945Box of DreamsMan (uncredited)1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformJérôme Hardy