
Gérard Philipe
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-12-04 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Died
1959-11-25
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.
Most Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

Cinépanorama
as Self (archive footage)

Cinépanorama
as Self

The Gambler
as Alexei Ivanovitch

The Proud and the Beautiful
as Georges

Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
as Self (archive footage)

Fan-Fan the Tulip
as Fanfan la Tulipe

Le Rouge et le Noir
as Julien Sorel

The Lovers of Montparnasse
as Amedeo Modigliani

Dangerous Love Affairs
as Valmont

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

The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Royal Affairs in Versailles
as D'Artagnan

Beauties of the Night
as Claude

The Charterhouse of Parma
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)

La Ronde
as Le comte

Such a Pretty Little Beach
as Pierre

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
as Michel Grandier

The Beauty of the Devil
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles