Philippe Hériat

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Philippe Hériat

Acting September 15, 1898

Paris, France

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 ano…

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Napoleon

Napoleon

7.8 1927 Movie
The Inhuman Woman

The Inhuman Woman

6.9 1924 Movie
The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

7.0 1925 Movie
Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

5.3 1935 Movie
El Dorado

El Dorado

6.7 1921 Movie
The Flood

The Flood

6.0 1924 Movie
Nothing But Time

Nothing But Time

7.3 1926 Movie
The Man of the Sea

The Man of the Sea

6.0 1920 Movie
Rothchild

Rothchild

8.0 1934 Movie
Napoléon Bonaparte

Napoléon Bonaparte

8.7 1935 Movie
The Gallery of Monsters

The Gallery of Monsters

7.5 1924 Movie
Miracle of the Wolves

Miracle of the Wolves

5.8 1924 Movie

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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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1972
    Bonaparte et la révolution

    Movie Salicetti (archive footage)

  2. 1967
    Rosie!

    Movie Theatre Play

  3. 1955
    Fruits of Summer

    Movie Writer

  4. 1935
    Lucrezia Borgia

    Movie Filippo, sculptor-lover

  5. 1935
    Divine

    Movie Lutuf-Allah

  6. 1935
    Napoléon Bonaparte

    Movie Salicetti

  7. 1934
    Rothchild

    Movie Diégo

  8. 1933
    Weaker Sex

    Movie

  9. 1930
    Détresse

    Movie Jean Mérit

  10. 1929
    Napoleon at St. Helena

    Movie General Bertrand

  11. 1929
    Saint Joan the Maid

    Movie Gilles de Rays

  12. 1928
    Change of Heart

    Movie Ralph

  13. 1927
    Sea Fever

    Movie

  14. 1927
    Napoleon

    Movie Antoine Christophe Saliceti

  15. 1927
    La jalousie du barbouillé

    Movie

  16. 1926
    La chaussée des géants

    Movie

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  1. 1926
    Nothing But Time

    Movie

  2. 1925
    The Late Mathias Pascal

    Movie L'aide assesseur

  3. 1924
    The Inhuman Woman

    Movie Djorah de Nopur

  4. 1924
    Miracle of the Wolves

    Movie

  5. 1924
    The Gallery of Monsters

    Movie La géante

  6. 1924
    The Flood

    Movie Alban Perrin

  7. 1923
    Le marchand de plaisirs

    Movie

  8. 1922
    Don Juan et Faust

    Movie Wagner

  9. 1921
    El Dorado

    Movie Joao, le bouffon

  10. 1921
    Prometheus, Banker

    Movie

  11. 1920
    The Man of the Sea

    Movie Le protecteur

  12. 1920
    Le Carnaval des vérités

    Movie