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Aliases: Raymond Gérard Payelle

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 0


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Biography

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

Most Famous Work

Napoléon
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8

Napoléon

(1927) Antoine Christophe Saliceti
The Late Mathias Pascal
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7

The Late Mathias Pascal

(1925) L'aide assesseur
L'Inhumaine
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7

L'Inhumaine

(1924) Djorah de Nopur
El Dorado
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7

El Dorado

(1921) Joao, le bouffon
The Man of the Sea
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6

The Man of the Sea

(1920) Le protecteur
The Gallery of Monsters
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8

The Gallery of Monsters

(1924) La géante
Saint Joan the Maid
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6

Saint Joan the Maid

(1929) Gilles de Rays
Napoléon Bonaparte
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8

Napoléon Bonaparte

(1935) Salicetti

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