Pierre Brasseur
Known for Acting · 141 credits
- Born
- 1905-12-22
- Died
- 1972-08-16
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Пьер Брассёр · Пьер Брассер · Pierre-Albert Espinasse
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (138)
Children of Paradise
1945
as Frédérick Lemaître
Eyes Without a Face
1960
as Professor Génessier
Napoleon
1955
as Barras
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
as Gosselin
Rasputin
1954
as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
Sans famille
1958
as Jeroboam Driscoll
Caravane
1934
as Lt. de Tokay
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
as Commissioner of the Republic
Two Hours to Kill
1966
as Laurent
The Law
1959
as Don Cesare
Pétrus
1946
as Rodrigue
King of Hearts
1966
as General Géranium
Il bell'Antonio
1960
as Alfio Magnano
Le Plaisir
1952
as Julien Ledentu
Bluebeard
1951
as Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
Circulate!
1931
as Jean Dupont-Desroches
Quick
1932
as Maxime
Port of Shadows
1938
as Lucien
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as le grand duc Ernest
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968
as Faria
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
as Martin Fenayrou
Head Against the Wall
1959
as Dr. Varmont
Lost Souvenirs
1950
as Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
Carthage in Flames
1960
as Sidone
Lucky Jo
1964
as Loudéac
A Matter of Resistance
1966
as Dimanche
Rencontres
1962
as Carl Krasner
The Possessors
1958
as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
The Bureaucrats
1959
as Monsieur Nègre
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
as Comte de Kerloquen
Cloportes
1965
as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
The Lovers of Verona
1949
as Raffaele
Behind These Walls
1946
as Jean-César Morin
Heartbeat
1938
as Cousine (uncredited)
A Very Handy Man
1964
as Simone Palumbo
Don't Tempt the Devil
1963
as Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
The Gates of Paris
1957
as Juju
Summer Light
1943
as Roland
Rocambole
1948
as Rocambole
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
as Constable of Montmorency
Gates of the Night
1946
as Georges
Josefa's Loot
1963
as Mayor
Hitch-Hike
1962
as Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
as Bird (voice)
Oasis
1955
as Antoine Vallin
Confessions of a Newlywed
1937
as Edmond Trivelin
Feu!
1927
as Frémiet's ordinance
Two Shy Ones
1943
as Vancouver
Grisou
1938
as Hagnauer
La Nuit blanche
1948
as Pierre Taverny
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
as Self
Crimson Curtain
1952
as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
Life Together
1958
as Pierre Carreau
Passé à vendre
1936
as Bob
Black Humor
1965
as Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Claudine at School
1937
as Doctor Dubois
The Madman of Lab Four
1967
as Father Ballanchon
A Young World
1966
as Le Grec
L'Or du duc
1965
as Adhémar de Talois-Minet
A Little Virtuous
1968
as Jules Polnick
Visages de femmes
1939
as Georges Legrand
Pas de panique
1966
as Fernand Toussaint
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972
as La Brunetière
Tobie Is an Angel
1940
Goto, Island of Love
1969
as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
Macédoine
1971
Weaker Sex
1933
as Jimmy
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
as Pangloss
Second Childhood
1939
as Frossard
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
as Self
Noah's Ark
1947
as Bitru
Little One
1935
as Georges Darnetal
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
as Self
The Circular Triangle
1964
as Georges Richter
Portrait of a Murderer
1949
as Fabius / Jean
Tower of Lust
1955
as Jehan Buridan
The Winner
1932
as Hunter
Fortuna
1966
as Nissim Buzaglo
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Un ange passe
1970
as Florisse
A Father Without Knowing It
1932
as Jean
Last Desire
1939
as Frossard
The Path of Honor
1939
as Philippe
Adieu Léonard
1943
as Prosper Bonenfant
Jamaican Man
1950
as Jacques Mervel
Une femme qui se partage
1937
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938
as Alexandre Dumas figlio
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
as Gabriel
Julie de Carneilhan
1950
as Hubert Espivant
La Croisée des chemins
1942
as Hubert Epervans
Promise to the Unknown One
1942
as Lussac
Le père Lebonnard
1939
as Alfredo Lebonnard
Une faim de loup
1932
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963
as Russian killer
Emile's Boat
1962
as François Larmentiel
Hercule
1938
as Bastien
La Femme fatale
1946
as Jean Pleyard
Skipper Next to God
1951
as Captain Joris KnAipper
Cruise for the Unknown One
1948
as Emile Fréchisse
Clothing the Naked
1954
as Console Grotti
Le Mari rêvé
1936
as René Daroy /Achille Daroy
Backbiters
1927
as Le type de l'appareil à sous
A Rare Bird
1935
as Jean Berthier
Birds in Peru
1968
as Husband
Love Around the House
1947
as 'Douze Apôtres'
The Amorous Garrison
1934
as Paul, rider
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948
as François Picault
The Revenge of Baccarat
1948
as Rocambole
The Nina B. Affair
1961
as Berrera
Opération Jericho
as Jean-César Morin
Café de Paris
1938
as Le Rec
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935
as Max
The Drunkard
1953
as Maître Pierre Renneville
Honeymoon Trip
1933
as Rudi
The Virgin Bride
1937
as Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
as Invisible Man's Friend
Corsican Brothers
1939
as Tonio
Land Without Stars
1946
as Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud
Quadrille d'amour
1935
as Robert Lanclot
Sixième étage
1940
as Jonval, the young cynic
About Pierre Brasseur
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… With 141 credits spanning from 1925 to 2002, Pierre Brasseur has appeared in 138 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Eyes Without a Face (1960) — as Professor Génessier
- Napoleon (1955) — as Barras
- The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971) — as Gosselin
- Rasputin (1954) — as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
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