
Pierre Brasseur
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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Acting (125 movies)

Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968

Children of Paradise
1945

A Matter of Resistance
1966

The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971

Eyes Without a Face
1960

Emile's Boat
1962

The Possessors
1958

Napoleon
1955

Le Plaisir
1952

Gates of the Night
1946

Summer Light
1943

Port of Shadows
1938

Millionaires for One Day
1949

Café de Paris
1938

Spotlight on a Murderer
1961

Julie de Carneilhan
1950

King of Hearts
1966

Portrait of a Murderer
1949

The Lovers of Verona
1949

Crimson Curtain
1952

The Gates of Paris
1957

The Law
1959

My Friend Victor
1931

Circulate!
1931

Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935

Jeunesse d'abord
1936

Passé à vendre
1936

Prête-moi ta femme
1936

Le Mari rêvé
1936

La Reine des resquilleuses
1937

Une femme qui se partage
1937

Gosse de riche
1938

Don't Tempt the Devil
1963

Three Argentines in Montmartre
1941

Visages de femmes
1939

Promise to the Unknown One
1942

La Croisée des chemins
1942

Sixième étage
1940

La Femme fatale
1946

Il bell'Antonio
1960

Cruise for the Unknown One
1948

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972

Lost Souvenirs
1950

Skipper Next to God
1951

Life Together
1958

Hitch-Hike
1962

Tower of Lust
1955

The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960

A Little Virtuous
1968

Grisou
1938

Pétrus
1946

Two Hours to Kill
1966

Behind These Walls
1946

The Madman of Lab Four
1967

Head Against the Wall
1959

Carthage in Flames
1960

Josefa's Loot
1963

Lucky Jo
1964

Dirty Hands
1951

The Nina B. Affair
1961

Corsican Brothers
1939

Crime Does Not Pay
1962

Birds in Peru
1968

The Winner
1932

Agent of Doom
1963

Heartbeat
1938

Caravane
1934

Goto, Island of Love
1969

Rocambole
1948

Valse éternelle
1936

The Abominable Man of Customs
1963

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953

The Revenge of Baccarat
1948

The Circular Triangle
1964

Claudine at School
1937

Fortuna
1966

Land Without Stars
1946

Black Humor
1965

L'Oncle de Pékin
1934

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965

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

The Virgin Bride
1937

The Amorous Garrison
1934

Hercule
1938

Noah's Ark
1947

The Bureaucrats
1959

Two Shy Ones
1943

L'or du duc
1965

A Very Handy Man
1964

A Rare Bird
1935

Little One
1935

Bluebeard
1951

Confessions of a Newlywed
1937

Jamaican Man
1950

The Path of Honor
1939

Tell Me Tonight
1933

Famous Love Affairs
1961

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938

Un ange passe
1970
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Un ange passe | 1970 | Writer |
| Le Dernier Mélodrame | 1979 | Writer |