Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

1922-12-04 – 1959-11-25 (age 36) Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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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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Known For

The Proud and the Beautiful
La Ronde
La Ronde

1950

as Le comte

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fan-Fan the Tulip

1952

as Fanfan la Tulipe

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
The End of a Beautiful Epoch

2015

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Gambler
The Gambler

1958

as Alexei Ivanovitch

The Beauty of the Devil
The Beauty of the Devil

1950

as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")

Dangerous Love Affairs
Dangerous Love Affairs

1959

as Valmont

Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh

1947

as François Jaubert

Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir

1954

as Julien Sorel

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams

1951

as Michel Grandier

The Lovers of Montparnasse
The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958

as Amedeo Modigliani

If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us

1956

as Le Trouvère

The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Beauties of the Night
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival

2002

as Self (archive footage)

It Happened in the Park
It Happened in the Park

1953

as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")

Fever Mounts at El Pao
Fever Mounts at El Pao

1959

as Ramón Vázquez

The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma

1948

as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong