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Pierre Brasseur
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 22, 1905Died August 16, 1972 (66 years)
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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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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Known For
Filmography
| 1972 | The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life · as La Brunetière |
| 1971 | The Swashbuckler · as Gosselin |
| 1970 | The Brigade of the Evil (TV Series) · as Diablegris |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | Goto: Island of Love · as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto Iii |
| 1968 | The Return of Monte Cristo · as Faria |
| 1968 | Birds in Peru · as Husband |
| 1968 | A Little Virtuous · as Jules Polnick |
| 1967 | Le fou du labo IV · as Father Ballanchon |
| 1966 | King of Hearts · as General Géranium |
| 1966 | Pas de panique · as Fernand Toussaint |
| 1966 | A New World · as Le Grec |
| 1966 | A Matter of Resistance · as Dimanche |
| 1966 | Two Hours to Kill · as Laurent |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as Florisse |
| 1965 | L'or du duc · as Le Maharadjah (l'oncle) |
| 1965 | Cloportes · as Demuldère Aka 'tonton Le Brocanteur', Receiver |
| 1965 | Umorismo in nero · as Le Guérisseur - Segment 1 'la Bestiole' |
| 1964 | Le grain de sable · as Georges Richter |
| 1964 | Lucky Jo · as Loudéac |
| 1964 | Liolà · as Simone Palumbo |
| 1963 | Josefa's Loot · as Mayor |
| 1963 | Agent of Doom · as Charlèz |
| 1963 | Don't Tempt the Devil · as Charles Cassidi, Lawyer For Mrs. Dupré |
| 1963 | The Man from Chicago · as Russian Killer |
| 1962 | Crime Does Not Pay · as Martin Fenayrou |
| 1962 | Hitch-Hike · as Achille Pipermint, L'homme D'affaires Radin À Orly |
| 1962 | Emile's Boat · as François Larmentiel |
| 1961 | Famous Love Affairs · as Le Grand Duc Ernest |
| 1961 | The Nina B. Affair · as Berrera |
| 1961 | Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! · as Constable Of Montmorency |
| 1961 | Spotlight on a Murderer · as Comte De Keraudren |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century · as Pangloss |
| 1960 | Le paysan parvenu · as La Vallée |
| 1960 | Le dialogue des Carmélites · as Commissioner Of The Republic |
| 1960 | Bell' Antonio · as Alfio Magnano |
| 1960 | Carthage in Flames · as Sidone |
| 1960 | Eyes Without a Face · as Professor Génessier |
| 1959 | The Bureaucrats · as Monsieur Nègre |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wall · as Dr. Varmont |
| 1959 | The Law · as Don Cesare |
| 1958 | The Possessors · as Lucien Maublanc, Le Cousin Oisif |
| 1958 | Life as a Couple · as Pierre Carreau |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Remi · as Jeroboam Driscoll |
| 1958 | The Last Five Minutes (TV Series) · as Maurice Tardenois |
| 1957 | The Gates of Paris · as Juju |
| 1955 | Napoleon · as Barras |
| 1955 | Tower of Lust · as Jehan Buridan |
| 1954 | Raspoutine · as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine |
| 1952 | Crimson Curtain · as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth |
| 1952 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird · as Bird (voice) |
| 1952 | Le Plaisir · as Julien Ledentu |
| 1951 | Barbe-Bleue · as Amédée De Salfère Dit Barbe-Bleue |
| 1951 | Dirty Hands · as Hoederer |
| 1951 | Skipper Next to God · as Captain Joris Knaipper |
| 1950 | L'homme de la Jamaïque · as Jacques Mervel |
| 1950 | Lost Souvenirs · as Philippe (segment "une Statuette D'osiris") |
| 1949 | Millionaires for One Day · as Francis |
| 1949 | Portrait of a Killer · as Fabius / Jean |
| 1949 | The Lovers of Verona · as Raffaele |
| 1948 | La nuit blanche · as Pierre Taverny |
| 1948 | Cruise for the Unknown One · as Emile Fréchisse |
| 1948 | Van Renoir tot Picasso · as Commentator (french Version) |
| 1947 | Rocambole · as Rocambole |
| 1947 | Noah's Ark · as Bitru |
| 1946 | Gates of the Night · as Georges |
| 1946 | Pétrus · as Rodrigue |
| 1946 | La femme fatale · as Jean Pleyard |
| 1946 | Land Without Stars · as Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud |
| 1946 | Jericho · as Jean-César Morin |
| 1945 | Children of Paradise · as Frédérick Lemaître |
| 1943 | Adieu Léonard · as Prosper Bonenfant |
| 1943 | Summer Light · as Roland |
| 1943 | Two Shy Ones · as Vancouver |
| 1942 | Promise to the Unknown One · as Lussac |
| 1940 | Sixième étage · as Jonval, The Young Cynic |
| 1939 | Second Childhood · as Frossard |
| 1938 | Café de Paris · as Le Rec |
| 1938 | Port of Shadows · as Lucien |
| 1938 | The Life of Giuseppe Verdi · as Alexandre Dumas Figlio |
| 1938 | Heartbeat · as Cousine (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Hercule · as Bastien |
| 1937 | Claudine à l'école · as Doctor Dubois |
| 1937 | The Virgin Bride · as Georges Letournel, Le Fils Du Mari De Jacqueline |
| 1937 | Confessions of a Newlywed · as Edmond Trivelin |
| 1935 | A Rare Bird · as Jean Berthier |
| 1934 | Caravane · as Lt. De Tokay |
| 1933 | Weaker Sex · as Jimmy |
| 1933 | I.F.1 ne répond plus · as Georges |
| 1932 | Tell Me Tonight · as Koretzky |
| 1927 | Une vie sans joie · as Le Type De L'appareil À Sous |
| 1925 |