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