Philippe Hériat
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 (26 titles)
7.0MovieBonaparte et la révolution
Salicetti (archive footage) · 1972
5.3MovieLucrezia Borgia
Filippo, sculptor-lover · 1935
7.0MovieDivine
Lutuf-Allah · 1935
8.7MovieNapoléon Bonaparte
Salicetti · 1935
8.0MovieRothchild
Diégo · 1934
Weaker Sex
1933
Détresse
Jean Mérit · 1930
Napoleon at St. Helena
General Bertrand · 1929
6.4MovieSaint Joan the Maid
Gilles de Rays · 1929
Change of Heart
Ralph · 1928
6.6MovieSea Fever
1927
7.8MovieNapoleon
Antoine Christophe Saliceti · 1927
La jalousie du barbouillé
1927
La chaussée des géants
1926
7.3MovieNothing But Time
1926
7.0MovieThe Late Mathias Pascal
L'aide assesseur · 1925
6.9MovieThe Inhuman Woman
Djorah de Nopur · 1924
5.8MovieMiracle of the Wolves
1924
7.8MovieThe Gallery of Monsters
La géante · 1924
6.0MovieThe Flood
Alban Perrin · 1924
9.0MovieLe marchand de plaisirs
1923
10.0MovieDon Juan et Faust
Wagner · 1922
6.7MovieEl Dorado
Joao, le bouffon · 1921
6.2MoviePrometheus, Banker
1921
6.0MovieThe Man of the Sea
Le protecteur · 1920
7.0MovieLe Carnaval des vérités
1920