Gérard Philipe
Acting
Born 1922-12-04
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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.
Known For
Popular credits
La Ronde
Le comte
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fanfan la Tulipe
The Beauty of the Devil
Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
The Lovers of Montparnasse
Amedeo Modigliani
Dangerous Love Affairs
Valmont
The Grand Manoeuvre
Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Le Rouge et le Noir
Julien Sorel
Such a Pretty Little Beach
Pierre
Devil in the Flesh
François Jaubert
Beauties of the Night
Claude
Royal Affairs in Versailles
D'Artagnan
Fever Mounts at El Pao
Ramón Vázquez
The Proud and the Beautiful
Georges
Lovers of Paris
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Charterhouse of Parma
le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Michel Grandier
Monsieur Ripois
André Ripois
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Life Together
Désiré