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Pierre Brasseur

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1905-12-22

Deathday: 1972-08-14 (66 years old)

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.

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Filmography

all 145

Movies 142

self 7

Writer 3

TV Shows 3

Voice 1

Self

Pierre Brasseur

Biography

Filmography

all 145

Movies 142

self 7

Writer 3

TV Shows 3

Voice 1

Aznavour by Charles (2019)

Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique (2013)

Once Upon a Time...: Children of Paradise (2009)

Le Dernier Mélodrame (1979)

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)

La Brigade des maléfices (1971)

The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971)

Macédoine (1971)

Un ange e (1970)

Goto, Island of Love (1969)

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon (1969)

Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo (1968)

Birds in Peru (1968)

A Little Virtuous (1968)

The Man of Lab Four (1967)

The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967)

King of Hearts (1966)

Pas de panique (1966)

A Young World (1966)

A Matter of Resistance (1966)

Two Hours to Kill (1966)

Fortuna (1966)

L'or du duc (1965)

Cloportes (1965)

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965)

Black Humor (1965)

The Circular Triangle (1964)

Lucky Jo (1964)

A Very Handy Man (1964)

Josefa's Loot (1963)

Agent of Doom (1963)

Don't Tempt the Devil (1963)

The Abominable Man of Customs (1963)

Crime Does Not Pay (1962)

Hitch-Hike (1962)

Emile's Boat (1962)

Rencontres (1962)

Famous Love Affairs (1961)

The Nina B. Affair (1961)

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! (1961)

Spotlight on a Murderer (1961)

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)

The Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960)

Handsome Antonio (1960)

Carthage in Flames (1960)

Eyes Without a Face (1960)

The Lovers of Tomorrow (1959)

The Bureaucrats (1959)

Head Against the Wall (1959)

The Law (1959)

The Possessors (1958)

Life Together (1958)

Sans famille (1958)

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958)

The Gates of Paris (1957)

Cinépanorama (1956)

Napoleon (1955)

Tower of Lust (1955)

Oasis (1955)

Rasputin (1954)

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954)

Clothing the Naked (1954)

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)

The Drunkard (1953)

Crimson Curtain (1952)

Torticola versus Frankensberg (1952)

Le Plaisir (1952)

Bluebeard (1951)

Dirty Hands (1951)

Skipper Next to God (1951)

Jamaican Man (1950)