About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1898-09-15
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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Philippe Hériat

Overview

Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film. Over the next fifteen years, he appeared in secondary roles in another twenty-five films including the 1927 Abel Gance masterpiece, Napoleon. In 1949 Hériat collaborated with film director Jean Delannoy to write the screenplay for the film Le Secret de Mayerling.

Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renaudot for his book L'Innocent. In 1939 he won the Prix Goncourt for Les Enfants gâtés, and the 1947 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for Famille Boussardel.

In 1949 he was made a member of the Académie Goncourt, a position he held until his death in 1971. Hériat is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

Known for

Acting
1972 Bonaparte et la révolution Actor N/A
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1935 Lucrezia Borgia Actor Filippo, sculptor-lover 59
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1935 Divine Actor Lutuf-Allah 59
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1935 Napoléon Bonaparte Actor Salicetti 59
Average
1934 Rothchild Actor Diégo 59
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1933 Le sexe faible Actor N/A
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1930 Le miracle des loups Actor Tristan l'Ermite N/A
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1929 Napoleon at St. Helena Actor General Bertrand 58
Average
1929 Saint Joan the Maid Actor Gilles de Rays 59
Average
1928 Mon coeur au ralenti Actor N/A
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1927 Sea Fever Actor 58
Average
1927 Napoleon Actor Antoine Christophe Saliceti 64
Fair
1927 La jalousie du barbouillé Actor N/A
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1926 La chaussée des géants Actor N/A
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1926 Nothing But Time Actor 59
Average
1925 The Late Mathias Pascal Actor L'aide assesseur 59
Average
1924 L'Inhumaine Actor Djorah de Nopur 59
Average
1924 Miracle of the Wolves Actor 59
Average
1924 The Gallery of Monsters Actor La géante 59
Average
1924 The Flood Actor Alban Perrin 59
Average
1923 Le marchand de plaisirs Actor N/A
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1922 Don Juan et Faust Actor Wagner N/A
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1921 El Dorado Actor Joao, le bouffon 59
Average
1921 Prometheus, Banker Actor 59
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1920 The Man of the Sea Actor Le protecteur 59
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1920 Le Carnaval des vérités Actor N/A
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Directing
1924 L'Inhumaine Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1967 Rosie! Writing Theatre Play N/A
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1955 Fruits of Summer Writing Writer 59
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