Actor
Philippe Hériat
Born September 15, 1898 in Paris, FranceDied October 10, 197124 films
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.
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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
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First watchNapoleon19277.8as Antoine Christophe SalicetiA biopic of former Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from…View filmFilmography
24 films as actor- 1935Lucrezia BorgiaFilippo, sculptor-lover
- 1935DivineLutuf-Allah
- 1935Napoléon BonaparteSalicetti
- 1934RothchildDiégo
- 1933Weaker Sex
- 1930DétresseJean Mérit
- 1929Napoleon at St. HelenaGeneral Bertrand
- 1929Saint Joan the MaidGilles de Rays
- 1928Change of HeartRalph
- 1927Sea Fever
- 1927NapoleonAntoine Christophe Saliceti
- 1927La jalousie du barbouillé
- 1926La chaussée des géants
- 1925The Late Mathias PascalAssessor's Assistant
- 1924The Inhuman WomanDjorah de Nopur
- 1924Miracle of the Wolves
- 1924The Gallery of MonstersLa géante
- 1924The FloodAlban Perrin
- 1923Le marchand de plaisirs
- 1922Don Juan et FaustWagner
- 1921El DoradoJoao, le bouffon
- 1921Prometheus, Banker
- 1920The Man of the SeaLe protecteur
- 1920Le Carnaval des vérités