Pierre Brasseur
Born
December 22, 1905
Died
August 16, 1972 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Paris, 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.
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Known For
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
La Brunetière
1972
La Brigade des maléfices
Diablevert · (1 episode)
1971
La Brigade des maléfices
Diablegris · (1 episode)
1971
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Gosselin
1971
Macédoine
1971
Un ange passe
Florisse
1970
Un ange passe
1970
Goto, Island of Love
Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
1969
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Self
1969
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Faria
1968
Birds in Peru
Husband
1968
A Little Virtuous
Jules Polnick
1968
The Madman of Lab Four
Father Ballanchon
1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
1967
King of Hearts
General Géranium
1966
Pas de panique
Fernand Toussaint
1966
A Young World
Le Grec
1966
A Matter of Resistance
Dimanche
1966
Two Hours to Kill
Laurent
1966
Fortuna
Nissim Buzaglo
1966
L'or du duc
Le Maharadjah (l'oncle)
1965
Cloportes
Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
1965
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Patache
1965
Black Humor
Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
1965
The Circular Triangle
Georges Richter
1964
Lucky Jo
Loudéac
1964
A Very Handy Man
Simone Palumbo
1964
Josefa's Loot
Mayor
1963
Agent of Doom
Charlèz
1963
Don't Tempt the Devil
Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
1963
The Abominable Man of Customs
Russian killer
1963
Crime Does Not Pay
Martin Fenayrou
1962
Hitch-Hike
Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly
1962
Emile's Boat
François Larmentiel
1962
Rencontres
Carl Krasner
1962
Famous Love Affairs
le grand duc Ernest
1961
The Nina B. Affair
Berrera
1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Constable of Montmorency
1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
Comte de Keraudren
1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Pangloss
1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Commissioner of the Republic
1960
Handsome Antonio
Alfio Magnano
1960
Carthage in Flames
Sidone
1960
Eyes Without a Face
Professor Génessier
1960
The Bureaucrats
Monsieur Nègre
1959
Head Against the Wall
Dr. Varmont
1959
The Law
Don Cesare
1959
The Possessors
Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
1958
Life Together
Pierre Carreau
1958
Sans famille
Jeroboam Driscoll
1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Maurice Tardenois · (1 episode)
1958
The Gates of Paris
Juju
1957
Cinépanorama
Self · (4 episodes)
1956
Napoleon
Barras
1955
Tower of Lust
Jehan Buridan
1955
Oasis
Antoine Vallin
1955
Rasputin
Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
1954
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Self
1954
Clothing the Naked
Console Grotti
1954
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Bird (voice)
1953
The Drunkard
Maître Pierre Renneville
1953
Crimson Curtain
Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
1952
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Invisible Man's Friend
1952
Le Plaisir
Julien Ledentu
1952
Bluebeard
Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
1951
Dirty Hands
Hoederer
1951
Skipper Next to God
Captain Joris KnAipper
1951
Jamaican Man
Jacques Mervel
1950
Lost Souvenirs
Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
1950
Julie de Carneilhan
Hubert Espivant
1950
Millionaires for One Day
Francis
1949
Portrait of a Murderer
Fabius / Jean
1949
The Lovers of Verona
Raffaele
1949
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
François Picault
1948
La Nuit blanche
Pierre Taverny
1948
Cruise for the Unknown One
Emile Fréchisse
1948
The Revenge of Baccarat
Rocambole
1948
Rocambole
Rocambole
1948
Noah's Ark
Bitru
1947
Love Around the House
'Douze Apôtres'
1947
Gates of the Night
Georges
1946
Pétrus
Rodrigue
1946
La Femme fatale
Jean Pleyard
1946
Land Without Stars
Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud
1946
Behind These Walls
Jean-César Morin
1946
Children of Paradise
Frédérick Lemaître
1945
Adieu Léonard
Prosper Bonenfant
1943
Summer Light
Roland
1943
Two Shy Ones
Vancouver
1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
Gabriel
1943
La Croisée des chemins
Hubert Epervans
1942
Promise to the Unknown One
Lussac
1942
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Toninett
1941
Tobie Is an Angel
1940
Sixième étage
Jonval, the young cynic
1940
The Path of Honor
Philippe
1939
Last Desire
Frossard
1939
Second Childhood
Frossard
1939
Corsican Brothers
Tonio
1939
Le père Lebonnard
Alfredo Lebonnard
1939
Visages de femmes
Georges Legrand
1939
Café de Paris
Le Rec
1938
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Alexandre Dumas figlio
1938
Gosse de riche
Pierre Mougins
1938
Port of Shadows
Lucien
1938
Grisou
Hagnauer
1938
Heartbeat
Cousine (uncredited)
1938
Hercule
Bastien
1938
Claudine at School
Doctor Dubois
1937
The Virgin Bride
Georges Letournel, le fils du mari de Jacqueline
1937
La Reine des resquilleuses
Fred Woolson
1937
Confessions of a Newlywed
Edmond Trivelin
1937
Une femme qui se partage
1937
Le Mari rêvé
1936
Prête-moi ta femme
1936
Passé à vendre
Bob
1936
Jeunesse d'abord
1936
Valse éternelle
1936
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Max
1935
Little One
Georges Darnetal
1935
A Rare Bird
Jean Berthier
1935
Jonny, haute-couture
Jonny
1935
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Jean Forestier
1935
Quadrille d'amour
Robert Lanclot
1935
Caravane
Lt. de Tokay
1934
L'Oncle de Pékin
Philippe
1934
The Amorous Garrison
Paul, rider
1934
Incognito
Marcel
1934
Moi et l'impératrice
Didier
1933
Tell Me Tonight
Koretzky
1933
Honeymoon Trip
Rudi
1933
Le sexe faible
Jimmy
1933
Une faim de loup
1932
Quick
Maxime
1932
A Father Without Knowing It
Jean
1932
The Winner
Hunter
1932
Circulate!
Jean Dupont-Desroches
1931
My Friend Victor
Edgar Flachon
1931
Feu!
Frémiet's ordinance
1927
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925