Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe

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

Fan-Fan the Tulip

as Fanfan la Tulipe

La Ronde

as Le comte

Cast Credits

The End of a Beautiful Epoch

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fever Mounts at El Pao

as Ramón Vázquez

The Gambler

as Alexei Ivanovitch

Life Together

as Désiré

The Lovers of Montparnasse

as Amedeo Modigliani

Lovers of Paris

as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Bold Adventure

as Till l’Espiègle

The Best Part

as Philippe Perrin

The Grand Manoeuvre

as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne

Le Rouge et le Noir

as Julien Sorel

Monsieur Ripois

as André Ripois

It Happened in the Park

as Carlo - Valeria's lover (segment: Gli amanti)

The Seven Deadly Sins

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

Fan-Fan the Tulip

as Fanfan la Tulipe

Juliette, or Key of Dreams

as Michel Grandier

Lost Souvenirs

as Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")

La Ronde

as Le comte

The Beauty of the Devil

as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles

All Roads Lead to Rome

as Gabriel Pégase

The Charterhouse of Parma

as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong

Devil in the Flesh

as François Jaubert

The Idiot

as Prince Miouchkine

Land Without Stars

as Simon Legouge / Frédéric Talacayud

Box of Dreams

as Man (uncredited)

Crew Credits