Pierre Brasseur
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
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
Rasputin
Last Desire
Napoleon
Quick
Bluebeard
Lost Souvenirs
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
A Very Handy Man
Le Plaisir
Incognito
Crime Does Not Pay
Eyes Without a Face
The Winner
Heartbeat
Pétrus
Oasis
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Rocambole
Rencontres
The Law
A Young World
Tower of Lust
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Children of Paradise
Il bell'Antonio
Goto, Island of Love
Don't Tempt the Devil
A Matter of Resistance
King of Hearts
Hercule
Black Humor
A Little Virtuous
Caravane
Gates of the Night
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Life Together
Port of Shadows
The Drunkard
Cloportes
Skipper Next to God
Head Against the Wall
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Josefa's Loot
The Possessors
Sans famille
Le père Lebonnard
Tell Me Tonight
Crimson Curtain
Emile's Boat
The Path of Honor
Carthage in Flames
Dirty Hands
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Hitch-Hike
Birds in Peru
Jeunesse d'abord
Claudine at School
The Gates of Paris
Madame Sans-Gêne
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Promise to the Unknown One
A Rare Bird
Honeymoon Trip
Café de Paris
The Abominable Man of Customs
Jonny, haute-couture
Fortuna
Weaker Sex
The Madman of Lab Four
La Croisée des chemins
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Prête-moi ta femme
Noah's Ark
Jamaican Man
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Portrait of a Murderer
La Reine des resquilleuses
Clothing the Naked
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Two Shy Ones
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Spotlight on a Murderer
The Nina B. Affair
Confessions of a Newlywed
Lucky Jo
Cruise for the Unknown One
Tobie Is an Angel
Pas de panique
The Circular Triangle
The Lovers of Verona
Moi et l'impératrice
La Nuit blanche
Julie de Carneilhan
Second Childhood
La Femme fatale
Torticola versus Frankensberg
La Brigade des maléfices
La Brigade des maléfices
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Backbiters
Love Around the House
L'or du duc
Visages de femmes
The Revenge of Baccarat
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Feu!
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Gosse de riche
Famous Love Affairs
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Summer Light
My Friend Victor
Macédoine
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Adieu Léonard
L'Oncle de Pékin
Le soleil a toujours raison
Two Hours to Kill
Sixième étage
The Birth of Children of Paradise
The Virgin Bride
Millionaires for One Day
A Father Without Knowing It
Agent of Doom
Behind These Walls
Grisou
The Amorous Garrison
Little One
Un ange passe
Un ange passe
Passé à vendre
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Quadrille d'amour
Corsican Brothers
Land Without Stars
Une femme qui se partage
Circulate!
The Bureaucrats
Une faim de loup
Valse éternelle
Le Mari rêvé
