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Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Actor · Born 1905-12-22 · Paris, France

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Eyes Without a Face (1960) — Professor Génessier
  2. Children of Paradise (1945) — Frédérick Lemaître
  3. Port of Shadows (1938) — Lucien
  4. Le Plaisir (1952) — Julien Ledentu
  5. Il bell'Antonio (1960) — Alfio Magnano
  6. The Married Couple of the Year Two (1971) — Gosselin
  7. King of Hearts (1966) — General Géranium
  8. The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972) — La Brunetière
  9. The Possessors (1958) — Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
  10. Heartbeat (1938) — Cousine (uncredited)
  11. A Matter of Resistance (1966) — Dimanche
  12. Cloportes (1965) — Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
  13. Head Against the Wall (1959) — Dr. Varmont
  14. Gates of the Night (1946) — Georges
  15. The Gates of Paris (1957) — Juju
  16. Goto, Island of Love (1969) — Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
  17. The Law (1959) — Don Cesare
  18. Napoleon (1955) — Barras
  19. Lucky Jo (1964) — Loudéac
  20. Spotlight on a Murderer (1961) — Comte de Kerloquen
  21. Don't Tempt the Devil (1963) — Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
  22. Summer Light (1943) — Roland
  23. Life Together (1958) — Pierre Carreau
  24. The Madman of Lab Four (1967) — Father Ballanchon
  25. The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953) — Bird (voice)
  26. Lost Souvenirs (1950) — Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
  27. The Lovers of Verona (1949) — Raffaele
  28. Tower of Lust (1955) — Jehan Buridan
  29. Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960) — Pangloss
  30. Two Hours to Kill (1966) — Laurent
  31. Crime Does Not Pay (1962) — Martin Fenayrou
  32. Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo (1968) — Faria
  33. Birds in Peru (1968) — Husband
  34. Crimson Curtain (1952) — Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
  35. Josefa's Loot (1963) — Mayor
  36. Confessions of a Newlywed (1937) — Edmond Trivelin
  37. Emile's Boat (1962) — François Larmentiel
  38. Portrait of a Murderer (1949) — Fabius / Jean
  39. The Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960) — Commissioner of the Republic
  40. A Little Virtuous (1968) — Jules Polnick