Gérard Philipe
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
La Ronde
as Le comte 1950
Fan-Fan the Tulip
as Fanfan la Tulipe 1952
The Beauty of the Devil
as Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles 1950
The Lovers of Montparnasse
as Amedeo Modigliani 1958
Dangerous Love Affairs
as Valmont 1959
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lieutenant Armand de la Verne 1955
Le Rouge et le Noir
as Julien Sorel 1954
Such a Pretty Little Beach
as Pierre 1949
Devil in the Flesh
as François Jaubert 1947
Beauties of the Night
as Claude 1952
Fever Mounts at El Pao
as Ramón Vázquez 1959
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as D'Artagnan 1954
The Proud and the Beautiful
as Georges 1953
Lovers of Paris
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial 1957
The Charterhouse of Parma
as le marquis Fabrice Del Dong 1948
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
as Michel Grandier 1951
Monsieur Ripois
as André Ripois 1954