Pierre Brasseur
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
140
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-12-22
Day of death
1972-08-16 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Cinépanorama
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Adieu Léonard
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Don't Tempt the Devil
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Tower of Lust
Le soleil a toujours raison
Birds in Peru
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
A Rare Bird
Tell Me Tonight
Claudine at School
Pas de panique
Dirty Hands
A Very Handy Man
Famous Love Affairs
Behind These Walls
The Circular Triangle
Lost Souvenirs
Children of Paradise
Heartbeat
King of Hearts
Josefa's Loot
Gates of the Night
Fortuna
The Winner
A Little Virtuous
Eyes Without a Face
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Le sexe faible
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Napoleon
The Path of Honor
Hitch-Hike
Rasputin
Le Plaisir
Crime Does Not Pay
Jonny, haute-couture
Bluebeard
A Matter of Resistance
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Jeunesse d'abord
Caravane
Emile's Boat
The Drunkard
Quick
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Il bell'Antonio
The Madman of Lab Four
Life Together
Goto, Island of Love
Pétrus
Oasis
The Possessors
La Croisée des chemins
Last Desire
Two Shy Ones
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Incognito
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Head Against the Wall
Café de Paris
Skipper Next to God
Noah's Ark
La Reine des resquilleuses
The Abominable Man of Customs
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Port of Shadows
La Brigade des maléfices
La Brigade des maléfices
Rocambole
Cloportes
Carthage in Flames
Promise to the Unknown One
Black Humor
The Law
Portrait of a Murderer
Hercule
Julie de Carneilhan
Prête-moi ta femme
Madame Sans-Gêne
Le père Lebonnard
Crimson Curtain
Rencontres
Tobie Is an Angel
Sans famille
A Young World
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
The Nina B. Affair
Clothing the Naked
Honeymoon Trip
The Gates of Paris
Cruise for the Unknown One
La Femme fatale
Two Hours to Kill
L'or du duc
The Lovers of Verona
Moi et l'impératrice
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Grisou
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
La Nuit blanche
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Confessions of a Newlywed
Spotlight on a Murderer
Lucky Jo
Jamaican Man
Passé à vendre
Summer Light
Sixième étage
Une faim de loup
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Un ange passe
Un ange passe
Macédoine
Visages de femmes
Une femme qui se partage
Millionaires for One Day
Corsican Brothers
The Revenge of Baccarat
Gosse de riche
Valse éternelle
Agent of Doom
My Friend Victor
The Amorous Garrison
Second Childhood
The Bureaucrats
Love Around the House
Little One
L'Oncle de Pékin
A Father Without Knowing It
Feu!
Le Mari rêvé
The Virgin Bride
Circulate!
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Land Without Stars
Quadrille d'amour
