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Pierre Brasseur

Acting 66 (deceased) years old Paris, France ★ 0.4
Born: December 22, 1905
Died: August 16, 1972

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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Known For

Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise Frédérick Lemaître 1945
Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier 1960
Napoleon
Napoleon Barras 1955
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir Julien Ledentu 1952
Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows Lucien 1938

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier 1960

Filmography

Acting Credits (143)

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes Self (archive footage) 2002
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life La Brunetière 1972
La Brigade des maléfices
La Brigade des maléfices Diablevert 1971
La Brigade des maléfices
La Brigade des maléfices Diablegris 1971
The Married Couple of the Year Two
The Married Couple of the Year Two Gosselin 1971
Macédoine
Macédoine 1971
Un ange passe
Un ange passe 1970
Un ange passe
Un ange passe Florisse 1970
Goto, Island of Love
Goto, Island of Love Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III 1969
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon Self 1969
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo Faria 1968
Birds in Peru
Birds in Peru Husband 1968
A Little Virtuous
A Little Virtuous Jules Polnick 1968
The Madman of Lab Four
The Madman of Lab Four Father Ballanchon 1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise
The Birth of Children of Paradise Self 1967
King of Hearts
King of Hearts General Géranium 1966
Pas de panique
Pas de panique Fernand Toussaint 1966
A Young World
A Young World Le Grec 1966
A Matter of Resistance
A Matter of Resistance Dimanche 1966
Two Hours to Kill
Two Hours to Kill Laurent 1966
Fortuna
Fortuna Nissim Buzaglo 1966
L'Or du duc
L'Or du duc Adhémar de Talois-Minet 1965
Cloportes
Cloportes Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver 1965
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga Patache 1965
Black Humor
Black Humor Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole' 1965
The Circular Triangle
The Circular Triangle Georges Richter 1964
Lucky Jo
Lucky Jo Loudéac 1964
A Very Handy Man
A Very Handy Man Simone Palumbo 1964
Josefa's Loot
Josefa's Loot Mayor 1963
Agent of Doom
Agent of Doom Charlèz 1963
Don't Tempt the Devil
Don't Tempt the Devil Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré 1963
The Abominable Man of Customs
The Abominable Man of Customs Russian killer 1963
Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay Martin Fenayrou 1962
Hitch-Hike
Hitch-Hike Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly 1962
Emile's Boat
Emile's Boat François Larmentiel 1962
Rencontres
Rencontres Carl Krasner 1962
Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs le grand duc Ernest 1961
The Nina B. Affair
The Nina B. Affair Berrera 1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Constable of Montmorency 1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
Spotlight on a Murderer Comte de Kerloquen 1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century Pangloss 1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
The Dialogue of the Carmelites Commissioner of the Republic 1960
Il bell'Antonio
Il bell'Antonio Alfio Magnano 1960
Carthage in Flames
Carthage in Flames Sidone 1960
Eyes Without a Face
Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier 1960
The Bureaucrats
The Bureaucrats Monsieur Nègre 1959
Head Against the Wall
Head Against the Wall Dr. Varmont 1959
The Law
The Law Don Cesare 1959
The Possessors
The Possessors Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif 1958
Life Together
Life Together Pierre Carreau 1958
Sans famille
Sans famille Jeroboam Driscoll 1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Maurice Tardenois 1958
The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris Juju 1957
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
Napoleon
Napoleon Barras 1955
Tower of Lust
Tower of Lust Jehan Buridan 1955
Oasis
Oasis Antoine Vallin 1955
Rasputin
Rasputin Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine 1954
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances Self 1954
Clothing the Naked
Clothing the Naked Console Grotti 1954
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Bird (voice) 1953
The Drunkard
The Drunkard Maître Pierre Renneville 1953
Crimson Curtain
Crimson Curtain Ludovic Arn / Macbeth 1952
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Torticola versus Frankensberg Invisible Man's Friend 1952
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir Julien Ledentu 1952
Bluebeard
Bluebeard Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue 1951
Dirty Hands
Dirty Hands Hoederer 1951
Skipper Next to God
Skipper Next to God Captain Joris KnAipper 1951
Jamaican Man
Jamaican Man Jacques Mervel 1950
Lost Souvenirs
Lost Souvenirs Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") 1950
Julie de Carneilhan
Julie de Carneilhan Hubert Espivant 1950
Millionaires for One Day
Millionaires for One Day Francis 1949
Portrait of a Murderer
Portrait of a Murderer Fabius / Jean 1949
The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona Raffaele 1949
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
The Secret of Monte-Cristo François Picault 1948
La Nuit blanche
La Nuit blanche Pierre Taverny 1948
Cruise for the Unknown One
Cruise for the Unknown One Emile Fréchisse 1948
The Revenge of Baccarat
The Revenge of Baccarat Rocambole 1948
Rocambole
Rocambole Rocambole 1948
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark Bitru 1947
Love Around the House
Love Around the House 'Douze Apôtres' 1947
Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night Georges 1946
Pétrus
Pétrus Rodrigue 1946
La Femme fatale
La Femme fatale Jean Pleyard 1946
Land Without Stars
Land Without Stars Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud 1946
Behind These Walls
Behind These Walls Jean-César Morin 1946
Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise Frédérick Lemaître 1945
Adieu Léonard
Adieu Léonard Prosper Bonenfant 1943
Summer Light
Summer Light Roland 1943
Two Shy Ones
Two Shy Ones Vancouver 1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
Le soleil a toujours raison Gabriel 1943
La Croisée des chemins
La Croisée des chemins Hubert Epervans 1942
Promise to the Unknown One
Promise to the Unknown One Lussac 1942
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Three Argentines in Montmartre Toninett 1941
Tobie Is an Angel
Tobie Is an Angel 1940
Sixième étage
Sixième étage Jonval, the young cynic 1940
The Path of Honor
The Path of Honor Philippe 1939
Last Desire
Last Desire Frossard 1939
Second Childhood
Second Childhood Frossard 1939
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers Tonio 1939
Le père Lebonnard
Le père Lebonnard Alfredo Lebonnard 1939
Visages de femmes
Visages de femmes Georges Legrand 1939
Café de Paris
Café de Paris Le Rec 1938
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi Alexandre Dumas figlio 1938
Gosse de riche
Gosse de riche Pierre Mougins 1938
Port of Shadows
Port of Shadows Lucien 1938
Grisou
Grisou Hagnauer 1938
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Cousine (uncredited) 1938
Hercule
Hercule Bastien 1938
Claudine at School
Claudine at School Doctor Dubois 1937
The Virgin Bride
The Virgin Bride Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline 1937
La Reine des resquilleuses
La Reine des resquilleuses Fred Woolson 1937
Confessions of a Newlywed
Confessions of a Newlywed Edmond Trivelin 1937
Une femme qui se partage
Une femme qui se partage 1937
Le Mari rêvé
Le Mari rêvé René Daroy /Achille Daroy 1936
Prête-moi ta femme
Prête-moi ta femme 1936
Passé à vendre
Passé à vendre Bob 1936
Jeunesse d'abord
Jeunesse d'abord 1936
Valse éternelle
Valse éternelle 1936
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Le Bébé de l'escadron Max 1935
Little One
Little One Georges Darnetal 1935
A Rare Bird
A Rare Bird Jean Berthier 1935
Jonny, haute-couture
Jonny, haute-couture Jonny 1935
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Le Miroir aux alouettes Jean Forestier 1935
Quadrille d'amour
Quadrille d'amour Robert Lanclot 1935
Caravane
Caravane Lt. de Tokay 1934
L'Oncle de Pékin
L'Oncle de Pékin Philippe 1934
The Amorous Garrison
The Amorous Garrison Paul, rider 1934
Incognito
Incognito Marcel 1934
Moi et l'impératrice
Moi et l'impératrice Didier 1933
Tell Me Tonight
Tell Me Tonight Koretzky 1933
Honeymoon Trip
Honeymoon Trip Rudi 1933
Weaker Sex
Weaker Sex Jimmy 1933
Une faim de loup
Une faim de loup 1932
Quick
Quick Maxime 1932
A Father Without Knowing It
A Father Without Knowing It Jean 1932
The Winner
The Winner Hunter 1932
Circulate!
Circulate! Jean Dupont-Desroches 1931
My Friend Victor
My Friend Victor Edgar Flachon 1931
Backbiters
Backbiters Le type de l'appareil à sous 1927
Feu!
Feu! Frémiet's ordinance 1927
Madame Sans-Gêne
Madame Sans-Gêne 1925
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho Jean-César Morin

Writing Credits (4)

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