Pierre Brasseur
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-12-22
- Died:
- 1972-08-16
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
La Brigade des maléfices
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Macédoine
Un ange passe
Goto, Island of Love
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Birds in Peru
A Little Virtuous
The Madman of Lab Four
The Birth of Children of Paradise
King of Hearts
Pas de panique
A Young World
A Matter of Resistance
Two Hours to Kill
Fortuna
L'Or du duc
Cloportes
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Black Humor
The Circular Triangle
Lucky Jo
A Very Handy Man
Josefa's Loot
Agent of Doom
Don't Tempt the Devil
The Abominable Man of Customs
Crime Does Not Pay
Hitch-Hike
Emile's Boat
Rencontres
Famous Love Affairs
The Nina B. Affair
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Spotlight on a Murderer
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Il bell'Antonio
Carthage in Flames
Eyes Without a Face
The Bureaucrats
Head Against the Wall
The Law
The Possessors
Life Together
Sans famille
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
The Gates of Paris
Cinépanorama
Napoleon
Tower of Lust
Oasis
Rasputin
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Clothing the Naked
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
The Drunkard
Crimson Curtain
La Joie de vivre
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Le Plaisir
Bluebeard
Dirty Hands
Skipper Next to God
Jamaican Man
Lost Souvenirs
Julie de Carneilhan
Millionaires for One Day
Portrait of a Murderer
The Lovers of Verona
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
La Nuit blanche
Cruise for the Unknown One
The Revenge of Baccarat
Rocambole
Noah's Ark
Love Around the House
Gates of the Night
Pétrus
La Femme fatale
Land Without Stars
Behind These Walls
Children of Paradise
Adieu Léonard
Summer Light
Two Shy Ones
Le soleil a toujours raison
La Croisée des chemins
Promise to the Unknown One
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Tobie Is an Angel
Sixième étage
The Path of Honor
Last Desire
Second Childhood
Corsican Brothers
Le père Lebonnard
Visages de femmes
Café de Paris
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Gosse de riche
Port of Shadows
Grisou
Heartbeat
Hercule
Claudine at School
The Virgin Bride
La Reine des resquilleuses
Confessions of a Newlywed
Une femme qui se partage
Le Mari rêvé
Prête-moi ta femme
Passé à vendre
Jeunesse d'abord
Valse éternelle
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Little One
A Rare Bird
Jonny, haute-couture
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Quadrille d'amour
Caravane
L'Oncle de Pékin
The Amorous Garrison
Incognito
Moi et l'impératrice
One Night's Song
Honeymoon Trip
Weaker Sex
Une faim de loup
Quick
A Father Without Knowing It
The Winner
Circulate!
My Friend Victor
Backbiters
Feu!
Madame Sans-Gêne
Opération Jericho
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