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Gérard Philipe (1922–1959)

Actor | Director | Writer

In 1940 Gerard left school and his parents wanted him be a lawyer. But soon his mother noticed that he was only interested in acting, although his father was against the idea. After timely intervention from Mark Allégret, who decided he showed some promise, Gerard's debut was in Claude Dauphin's play "One plain girl"... See full bio »

Born:

Gérard Philip
in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died:

(age 36) in Paris, France
Gina Lollobrigida and Gérard Philipe at event of Beauties of the Night Still of Gérard Philipe in Modigliani of Montparnasse Still of Jacques Becker and Gérard Philipe in Modigliani of Montparnasse
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1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao
Ramón Vázquez
 
1959 Les liaisons dangereuses
Vicomte de Valmont
 
1958 Le joueur
Alixei Ivanovitch
 
1958 La vie à deux
Désiré
 
1958 Modigliani of Montparnasse
Amedeo Modigliani
 
1957 Lovers of Paris
Octave Mouret
 
1956 Bold Adventure
Till
 
1956 If Paris Were Told to Us
Le Trouvère
 
1956 Sur les rivages de l'ambre
Narrator (French version)/Récitant (voice)
 
1955 The Best Part
Philippe Perrin - l'ingénieur en chef
 
1955 The Grand Maneuver
Le lieutenant Armand de la Verne
 
1954 Rouge et noir
Julien Sorel
 
1954 Lovers, Happy Lovers!
André Ripois
 
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles
D'Artagnan
 
1953 It Happened in the Park
Carlo (as Gerard Philipe)
 
1953 Les orgueilleux
Georges
 
1952 Beauties of the Night
Claude - un jeune compositeur rêveur
 
1952 The Seven Deadly Sins
Le meneur de jeu/Le peintre (segment "Huitième péché, Le/Eighth Sin, The")
 
1952 Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fanfan La Tulipe (as Gérard Philipe du Théatre National Populaire)
 
1951 Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Michel Grandier
 
1951 Saint-Louis, ange de la paix
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1950 Lost Souvenirs
Gérard de Narçay (segment "Une cravate de fourrure")
 
1950 La Ronde
Le comte
 
1950 Beauty and the Devil
Young Henri Faust / Young-Looking Mephistopheles
 
1950 Les fêtes galantes (Watteau) (short)
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1949 All Roads Lead to Rome
Gabriel Pégase
 
1949 Une si jolie petite plage
Pierre
 
1948 La Chartreuse de Parme
Le marquis Fabrice del Dongo (as Gerard Philipe)
 
1947 Devil in the Flesh
François Jaubert
 
1946 L'idiot
Le prince Muichkine
 
1946 Land Without Stars
Simon Legouge/Frédéric Talacayud
 
1946 Ouvert pour cause d'inventaire
 
1946 Schéma d'une identification
 
1945 La boîte aux rêves
Un homme (uncredited)
 
1944 Les petites du quai aux fleurs
Jérôme Hardy
 
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1956 Bold Adventure
 
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1956 Bold Adventure
 
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1956-1959 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1959 (1959) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 August 1959 (1959) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.28 (1957) … Himself (as Gerard Philipe)
 
1956 Le théâtre national populaire (documentary short)
Himself
 
1952 With André Gide (documentary)
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
1951 Avignon, bastion de Provence (documentary)
Himself
 
1951 Vedettes sans maquillage (documentary short)
Himself
 
1949 Bezoek aan Picasso (documentary short)
Récitant/Narrator (voice)
 
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2013 René Clément, témoin et poète (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Philippe Noiret: Gentleman saltimbanque (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Danielle Darrieux, une vie de cinéma (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Carné, l'homme à la caméra (documentary)
Himself
 
1966 Gérard Philipe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Recorded Saint-Exupery's 'Le Petit Prince'

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 3 Articles  | 7 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gerard Philipe | Gérard Philipe du Théatre National Populaire

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Developed a strong theatrical association with the Theatre National de Paris throughout his later career. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius