Born 1922 (age 36) · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Appears in 42 titles

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.

Filmography

La Ronde
7.3
La Ronde
1950
as Le comte
Fan-Fan the Tulip
6.7
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
as Fanfan la Tulipe
The Beauty of the Devil
7.2
The Beauty of the Devil
1950
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
The Lovers of Montparnasse
6.9
The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
as Amedeo Modigliani
Dangerous Love Affairs
6.5
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Valmont
The Grand Manoeuvre
6.1
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne
Le Rouge et le Noir
6.3
Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
as Julien Sorel
Such a Pretty Little Beach
6.8
Such a Pretty Little Beach
1949
as Pierre
Beauties of the Night
6.2
Beauties of the Night
1952
as Claude
Devil in the Flesh
6.2
Devil in the Flesh
1947
as François Jaubert
Royal Affairs in Versailles
6.7
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as D'Artagnan
Fever Mounts at El Pao
6.1
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
as Ramón Vázquez
The Proud and the Beautiful
6.8
The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges
Lovers of Paris
6.0
Lovers of Paris
1957
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
The Charterhouse of Parma
6.4
The Charterhouse of Parma
1948
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong
Monsieur Ripois
6.0
Monsieur Ripois
1954
as André Ripois
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
7.0
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
1951
as Michel Grandier
Life Together
6.1
Life Together
1958
as Désiré
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
6.3
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lost Souvenirs
5.5
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")