Watch Apple TV+ Movies
TV Shows and more
Try 7-Day Free
Home >

Philippe Hériat

Philippe Hériat

Birthday: 1898-09-15 | Place of Birth: 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 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

Year
Title

Role

1972
Bonaparte et la révolution

as    Salicetti (archive footage)

1935
Divine

as    Lutuf-Allah

1935
Napoléon Bonaparte

as    Salicetti

1928
Change of Heart

as    Ralph

1927
The Late Mathias Pascal

as    L'aide assesseur

1924
The Flood

as    Alban Perrin

1924
The Inhuman Woman

as    Djorah de Nopur

1924
The Gallery of Monsters

as    La géante

1922
Don Juan et Faust

as    Wagner

1921
El Dorado

as    Joao, le bouffon

1920
The Man of the Sea

as    Le protecteur