Gérard Philipe
Known for Acting
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
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
as Fanfan la Tulipe
The Proud and the Beautiful
1953
as Georges
Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
as Julien Sorel
The Beauty of the Devil
1950
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
La Ronde
1950
as Le comte
Life Together
1958
as Désiré
The Gambler
1958
as Alexei Ivanovitch
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Valmont
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as Le Trouvère
It Happened in the Park
1953
as Carlo (segment "Gli Amanti")
The Lovers of Montparnasse
1958
as Amedeo Modigliani
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
as Ramón Vázquez
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as D'Artagnan
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
Lovers of Paris
1957
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
as The playmaker / The painter (segment "Le Huitième Péché")
Such a Pretty Little Beach
1949
as Pierre
A Visit to Picasso
1950
as Récitant / Narrator