Pierre Brasseur

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 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.

Acting

2002

1971

1971

1971

1970

1970

1969

Goto, Island of Love

Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III

1968

1968

A Little Virtuous

Jules Polnick

1967

The Madman of Lab Four

Father Ballanchon

1967

1966

King of Hearts

General Géranium

1966

Pas de panique

Fernand Toussaint

1966

1966

1966

1965

L'or du duc

Adhémar de Talois-Minet

1965

1965

Black Humor

Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'

1964

The Circular Triangle

Georges Richter

1964

A Very Handy Man

Simone Palumbo

1963

1963

1962

Crime Does Not Pay

Martin Fenayrou

1962

Emile's Boat

François Larmentiel

1961

1961

Spotlight on a Murderer

Comte de Kerloquen

1960

Il bell'Antonio

Alfio Magnano

1960

1960

Eyes Without a Face

Professor Génessier

1959

The Law

Don Cesare

1958

The Possessors

Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif

1958

Life Together

Pierre Carreau

1958

1957

1956

1955

Napoleon

Barras

1953

1952

Crimson Curtain

Ludovic Arn / Macbeth

1952

Torticola versus Frankensberg

Invisible Man's Friend

1952

Le Plaisir

Julien Ledentu

1951

Bluebeard

Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue

1950

Jamaican Man

Jacques Mervel

1950

Lost Souvenirs

Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")

1949

1948

1946

1946

Pétrus

Rodrigue

1945

Children of Paradise

Frédérick Lemaître

1943

1939

1938

1938

Heartbeat

Cousine (uncredited)

1937

The Virgin Bride

Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline

1937

1935

1935

1934

Caravane

Lt. de Tokay

1933

1933

1932

Quick

Maxime

1927

Backbiters

Le type de l'appareil à sous

1925

Writing

Sound

Infos

Full Name
Pierre Brasseur
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/22/1905
Date of Death
8/16/1972
Also Known As

Пьер Брассёр

Пьер Брассер

Pierre-Albert Espinasse