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Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Acting

Born: December 22, 1905Paris, France

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

Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes

Self (archive footage)

2002
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

La Brunetière

1972
The Married Couple of the Year Two

The Married Couple of the Year Two

Gosselin

1971

Macédoine

1971
Un ange passe

Un ange passe

Florisse

1970
Un ange passe

Un ange passe

1970
Goto, Island of Love

Goto, Island of Love

Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III

1969

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

Self

1969
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo

Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo

Faria

1968
Birds in Peru

Birds in Peru

Husband

1968
A Little Virtuous

A Little Virtuous

Jules Polnick

1968
The Madman of Lab Four

The Madman of Lab Four

Father Ballanchon

1967

The Birth of Children of Paradise

Self

1967
King of Hearts

King of Hearts

General Géranium

1966
Pas de panique

Pas de panique

Fernand Toussaint

1966
A Young World

A Young World

Le Grec

1966
A Matter of Resistance

A Matter of Resistance

Dimanche

1966
Two Hours to Kill

Two Hours to Kill

Laurent

1966
Fortuna

Fortuna

Nissim Buzaglo

1966
L'Or du duc

L'Or du duc

Adhémar de Talois-Minet

1965
Cloportes

Cloportes

Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver

1965
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga

Pas de caviar pour tante Olga

Patache

1965
Black Humor

Black Humor

Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'

1965
The Circular Triangle

The Circular Triangle

Georges Richter

1964
Lucky Jo

Lucky Jo

Loudéac

1964
A Very Handy Man

A Very Handy Man

Simone Palumbo

1964
Josefa's Loot

Josefa's Loot

Mayor

1963
Agent of Doom

Agent of Doom

Charlèz

1963
Don't Tempt the Devil

Don't Tempt the Devil

Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré

1963
The Abominable Man of Customs

The Abominable Man of Customs

Russian killer

1963
Crime Does Not Pay

Crime Does Not Pay

Martin Fenayrou

1962
Hitch-Hike

Hitch-Hike

Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly

1962
Emile's Boat

Emile's Boat

François Larmentiel

1962
Rencontres

Rencontres

Carl Krasner

1962
Famous Love Affairs

Famous Love Affairs

le grand duc Ernest

1961
The Nina B. Affair

The Nina B. Affair

Berrera

1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!

Constable of Montmorency

1961
Spotlight on a Murderer

Spotlight on a Murderer

Comte de Kerloquen

1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Pangloss

1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

Commissioner of the Republic

1960
Il bell'Antonio

Il bell'Antonio

Alfio Magnano

1960
Carthage in Flames

Carthage in Flames

Sidone

1960
Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face

Professor Génessier

1960
The Bureaucrats

The Bureaucrats

Monsieur Nègre

1959
Head Against the Wall

Head Against the Wall

Dr. Varmont

1959
The Law

The Law

Don Cesare

1959
The Possessors

The Possessors

Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif

1958
Life Together

Life Together

Pierre Carreau

1958
Sans famille

Sans famille

Jeroboam Driscoll

1958
The Gates of Paris

The Gates of Paris

Juju

1957
Napoleon

Napoleon

Barras

1955
Oasis

Oasis

Antoine Vallin

1955
Tower of Lust

Tower of Lust

Jehan Buridan

1955
Rasputin

Rasputin

Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine

1954
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

Self

1954
Clothing the Naked

Clothing the Naked

Console Grotti

1954
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

Bird (voice)

1953
The Drunkard

The Drunkard

Maître Pierre Renneville

1953
Crimson Curtain

Crimson Curtain

Ludovic Arn / Macbeth

1952

Torticola versus Frankensberg

Invisible Man's Friend

1952
Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

Julien Ledentu

1952
Bluebeard

Bluebeard

Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue

1951
Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands

Hoederer

1951
Skipper Next to God

Skipper Next to God

Captain Joris KnAipper

1951
Jamaican Man

Jamaican Man

Jacques Mervel

1950
Lost Souvenirs

Lost Souvenirs

Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")

1950
Julie de Carneilhan

Julie de Carneilhan

Hubert Espivant

1950
Millionaires for One Day

Millionaires for One Day

Francis

1949
Portrait of a Murderer

Portrait of a Murderer

Fabius / Jean

1949
The Lovers of Verona

The Lovers of Verona

Raffaele

1949
The Secret of Monte-Cristo

The Secret of Monte-Cristo

François Picault

1948
La Nuit blanche

La Nuit blanche

Pierre Taverny

1948
Cruise for the Unknown One

Cruise for the Unknown One

Emile Fréchisse

1948
The Revenge of Baccarat

The Revenge of Baccarat

Rocambole

1948
Rocambole

Rocambole

Rocambole

1948
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Bitru

1947
Love Around the House

Love Around the House

'Douze Apôtres'

1947
Gates of the Night

Gates of the Night

Georges

1946
Pétrus

Pétrus

Rodrigue

1946
La Femme fatale

La Femme fatale

Jean Pleyard

1946
Land Without Stars

Land Without Stars

Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud

1946
Behind These Walls

Behind These Walls

Jean-César Morin

1946
Children of Paradise

Children of Paradise

Frédérick Lemaître

1945
Adieu Léonard

Adieu Léonard

Prosper Bonenfant

1943
Summer Light

Summer Light

Roland

1943
Two Shy Ones

Two Shy Ones

Vancouver

1943
Le soleil a toujours raison

Le soleil a toujours raison

Gabriel

1943
La Croisée des chemins

La Croisée des chemins

Hubert Epervans

1942
Promise to the Unknown One

Promise to the Unknown One

Lussac

1942
Three Argentines in Montmartre

Three Argentines in Montmartre

Toninett

1941

Tobie Is an Angel

1940
Sixième étage

Sixième étage

Jonval, the young cynic

1940
The Path of Honor

The Path of Honor

Philippe

1939
Last Desire

Last Desire

Frossard

1939
Second Childhood

Second Childhood

Frossard

1939
Corsican Brothers

Corsican Brothers

Tonio

1939
Le père Lebonnard

Le père Lebonnard

Alfredo Lebonnard

1939
Visages de femmes

Visages de femmes

Georges Legrand

1939
Café de Paris

Café de Paris

Le Rec

1938
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

Alexandre Dumas figlio

1938
Gosse de riche

Gosse de riche

Pierre Mougins

1938
Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows

Lucien

1938
Grisou

Grisou

Hagnauer

1938
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Cousine (uncredited)

1938
Hercule

Hercule

Bastien

1938
Claudine at School

Claudine at School

Doctor Dubois

1937
The Virgin Bride

The Virgin Bride

Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline

1937
La Reine des resquilleuses

La Reine des resquilleuses

Fred Woolson

1937
Confessions of a Newlywed

Confessions of a Newlywed

Edmond Trivelin

1937
Une femme qui se partage

Une femme qui se partage

1937
Le Mari rêvé

Le Mari rêvé

René Daroy /Achille Daroy

1936
Prête-moi ta femme

Prête-moi ta femme

1936
Passé à vendre

Passé à vendre

Bob

1936
Jeunesse d'abord

Jeunesse d'abord

1936
Valse éternelle

Valse éternelle

1936
Le Bébé de l'escadron

Le Bébé de l'escadron

Max

1935
Little One

Little One

Georges Darnetal

1935
A Rare Bird

A Rare Bird

Jean Berthier

1935

Jonny, haute-couture

Jonny

1935

Le Miroir aux alouettes

Jean Forestier

1935
Quadrille d'amour

Quadrille d'amour

Robert Lanclot

1935
Caravane

Caravane

Lt. de Tokay

1934
L'Oncle de Pékin

L'Oncle de Pékin

Philippe

1934
The Amorous Garrison

The Amorous Garrison

Paul, rider

1934

Incognito

Marcel

1934
Moi et l'impératrice

Moi et l'impératrice

Didier

1933
Tell Me Tonight

Tell Me Tonight

Koretzky

1933
Honeymoon Trip

Honeymoon Trip

Rudi

1933

Weaker Sex

Jimmy

1933

Une faim de loup

1932
Quick

Quick

Maxime

1932

A Father Without Knowing It

Jean

1932
The Winner

The Winner

Hunter

1932
Circulate!

Circulate!

Jean Dupont-Desroches

1931
My Friend Victor

My Friend Victor

Edgar Flachon

1931
Backbiters

Backbiters

Le type de l'appareil à sous

1927

Feu!

Frémiet's ordinance

1927
Madame Sans-Gêne

Madame Sans-Gêne

1925