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 |