Gérard Philipe

French actor (1922-1959)

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Gérard Philipe was a French actor who lived from 1922 to 1959 and became one of the most important film and theater performers of his era. He is remembered as a talented and influential figure in mid-20th century French cinema and stage work.

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Born: 1922
Died: 1959
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Acting · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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

Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid2022
Le Parti du cinéma — Self (archive footage)2021
A Night at the Opera2020
The End of a Beautiful Epoch — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2015
Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange — Self (archive footage)2003
Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)2002
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
Dangerous Love Affairs — Valmont

Article

Gérard Philipe ( French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ filip]; born Gérard Albert Philip; 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959 known for his outspoken communist views. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement of French Cinema in the late 1940s. His best known credits include Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949), Beauty and the Devil (1950), Fan Fan the Tulip (1953), Montparnasse 19 (1958) and Les liaisons dangereuses (1959).

During his career he performed with some of the most famous and glamorous leading ladies of the era including Jeanne Moreau, Michèle Morgan, Micheline Presle, Danielle Darrieux, Gina Lollobrigida, María Félix, and Anouk Aimée.