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