Pierre Brasseur
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1905
- Died
- August 16, 1972 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse (22 December 1905, Paris – 16 August 1972, Bruneck, Italy) was a French actor. He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name Brasseur was continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre. Renowned for playing outsized characters, Brasseur is probably best known in the anglophone world for his (semi-fictionalised) portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise, 1945) and as Docteur Génessier (more subdued) in the horror film Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage, 1960) co-starring with Alida Valli. On May 30, 1927, Brasseur performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Opération Jericho
Movie · as Jean-César Morin
la loi
Movie · as Don Cesare
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Movie · as La Brunetière
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Movie · as Gosselin
Macédoine
Movie
La Brigade des maléfices
TV · as Diablevert, Diablegris · 1 ep
Un ange passe
Movie · as Florisse
Goto, Island of Love
Movie · as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Movie · as Self
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Movie · as Faria
A Little Virtuous
Movie · as Jules Polnick
Birds in Peru
Movie · as Husband
The Madman of Lab Four
Movie · as Father Ballanchon
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Movie · as Self
A Matter of Resistance
Movie · as Dimanche
King of Hearts
Movie · as General Géranium
Two Hours to Kill
Movie · as Laurent
Fortuna
Movie · as Nissim Buzaglo
A Young World
Movie · as Le Grec
Pas de panique
Movie · as Fernand Toussaint
Black Humor
Movie · as Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Movie · as Patache
L'Or du duc
Movie · as Adhémar de Talois-Minet
Cloportes
Movie · as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
Lucky Jo
Movie · as Loudéac
The Circular Triangle
Movie · as Georges Richter
A Very Handy Man
Movie · as Simone Palumbo
Don't Tempt the Devil
Movie · as Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
Josefa's Loot
Movie · as Mayor
Agent of Doom
Movie · as Charlèz
The Abominable Man of Customs
Movie · as Russian killer
Emile's Boat
Movie · as François Larmentiel
Hitch-Hike
Movie · as Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly
Crime Does Not Pay
Movie · as Martin Fenayrou
Rencontres
Movie · as Carl Krasner
Spotlight on a Murderer
Movie · as Comte de Kerloquen
The Nina B. Affair
Movie · as Berrera
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Movie · as Constable of Montmorency
Famous Love Affairs
Movie · as le grand duc Ernest
Eyes Without a Face
Movie · as Professor Génessier
Il bell'Antonio
Movie · as Alfio Magnano
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Movie · as Commissioner of the Republic
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Movie · as Pangloss
Carthage in Flames
Movie · as Sidone
The Law
Movie · as Don Cesare
Head Against the Wall
Movie · as Dr. Varmont
The Bureaucrats
Movie · as Monsieur Nègre
The Possessors
Movie · as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
Life Together
Movie · as Pierre Carreau
Sans famille
Movie · as Jeroboam Driscoll
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV · as Maurice Tardenois · 1 ep
The Gates of Paris
Movie · as Juju
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Napoleon
Movie · as Barras
Tower of Lust
Movie · as Jehan Buridan
Oasis
Movie · as Antoine Vallin
Clothing the Naked
Movie · as Console Grotti
Rasputin
Movie · as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Movie · as Self
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Movie · as Bird (voice)
The Drunkard
Movie · as Maître Pierre Renneville
Le Plaisir
Movie · as Julien Ledentu
Crimson Curtain
Movie · as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Movie · as Invisible Man's Friend
La Joie de vivre
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Skipper Next to God
Movie · as Captain Joris KnAipper
Dirty Hands
Movie · as Hoederer
Bluebeard
Movie · as Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
Julie de Carneilhan
Movie · as Hubert Espivant
Lost Souvenirs
Movie · as Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
Jamaican Man
Movie · as Jacques Mervel
Millionaires for One Day
Movie · as Francis
Portrait of a Murderer
Movie · as Fabius / Jean
The Lovers of Verona
Movie · as Raffaele
Cruise for the Unknown One
Movie · as Emile Fréchisse
Rocambole
Movie · as Rocambole
The Revenge of Baccarat
Movie · as Rocambole
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Movie · as François Picault
La Nuit blanche
Movie · as Pierre Taverny
Noah's Ark
Movie · as Bitru
Love Around the House
Movie · as 'Douze Apôtres'
Gates of the Night
Movie · as Georges
La Femme fatale
Movie · as Jean Pleyard
Pétrus
Movie · as Rodrigue
Behind These Walls
Movie · as Jean-César Morin
Land Without Stars
Movie · as Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud
Children of Paradise
Movie · as Frédérick Lemaître
Summer Light
Movie · as Roland
Two Shy Ones
Movie · as Vancouver
Adieu Léonard
Movie · as Prosper Bonenfant
Le soleil a toujours raison
Movie · as Gabriel
Promise to the Unknown One
Movie · as Lussac
La Croisée des chemins
Movie · as Hubert Epervans
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Movie · as Toninett
Sixième étage
Movie · as Jonval, the young cynic
Tobie Is an Angel
Movie
Visages de femmes
Movie · as Georges Legrand
Corsican Brothers
Movie · as Tonio
The Path of Honor
Movie · as Philippe
Le père Lebonnard
Movie · as Alfredo Lebonnard
Last Desire
Movie · as Frossard
Second Childhood
Movie · as Frossard
Port of Shadows
Movie · as Lucien
Café de Paris
Movie · as Le Rec
Gosse de riche
Movie · as Pierre Mougins
Grisou
Movie · as Hagnauer
Heartbeat
Movie · as Cousine (uncredited)
Hercule
Movie · as Bastien
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Movie · as Alexandre Dumas figlio
Une femme qui se partage
Movie
La Reine des resquilleuses
Movie · as Fred Woolson
Claudine at School
Movie · as Doctor Dubois
The Virgin Bride
Movie · as Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline
Confessions of a Newlywed
Movie · as Edmond Trivelin
Jeunesse d'abord
Movie
Passé à vendre
Movie · as Bob
Prête-moi ta femme
Movie
Le Mari rêvé
Movie · as René Daroy /Achille Daroy
Valse éternelle
Movie
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Movie · as Max
A Rare Bird
Movie · as Jean Berthier
Little One
Movie · as Georges Darnetal
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Movie · as Jean Forestier
Jonny, haute-couture
Movie · as Jonny
Quadrille d'amour
Movie · as Robert Lanclot
Incognito
Movie · as Marcel
Caravane
Movie · as Lt. de Tokay
L'Oncle de Pékin
Movie · as Philippe
The Amorous Garrison
Movie · as Paul, rider
Weaker Sex
Movie · as Jimmy
One Night's Song
Movie · as Koretzky
Honeymoon Trip
Movie · as Rudi
Moi et l'impératrice
Movie · as Didier
Une faim de loup
Movie
The Winner
Movie · as Hunter
Quick
Movie · as Maxime
A Father Without Knowing It
Movie · as Jean
My Friend Victor
Movie · as Edgar Flachon
Circulate!
Movie · as Jean Dupont-Desroches
Feu!
Movie · as Frémiet's ordinance
Backbiters
Movie · as Le type de l'appareil à sous
Madame Sans-Gêne
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