Pierre Brasseur

Birthday: 1905-12-22
Deathday: 1972-08-16
Birthplace: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
1972-12-22 The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life La Brunetière
1971-04-07 The Married Couple of the Year Two Gosselin
1971-01-01 Macédoine
1970-03-07 Un ange passe
1970-03-07 Un ange passe Florisse
1969-01-29 Goto, Island of Love Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
1968-12-11 Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo Faria
1968-10-20 Birds in Peru Husband
1968-02-21 A Little Virtuous Jules Polnick
1967-11-29 The Madman of Lab Four Father Ballanchon
1966-12-21 King of Hearts General Géranium
1966-08-10 Pas de panique Fernand Toussaint
1966-03-25 A Young World Le Grec
1966-01-25 A Matter of Resistance Dimanche
1966-01-14 Two Hours to Kill Laurent
1966-01-02 Fortuna Nissim Buzaglo
1965-10-01 Cloportes Tonton
1965-09-23 L'or du duc Le Maharadjah (l'oncle)
1965-08-13 Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965-04-12 Black Humor Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
1964-12-17 The Circular Triangle Georges Richter
1964-11-12 Lucky Jo Loudéac
1964-01-23 A Very Handy Man Simone Palumbo
1963-08-22 Josefa's Loot Mayor
1963-07-31 Agent of Doom Charlèz
1963-04-17 Don't Tempt the Devil Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
1963-03-01 The Abominable Man of Customs Russian killer
1962-07-06 Crime Does Not Pay Martin Fenayrou
1962-03-16 Hitch-Hike Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly
1962-03-03 Emile's Boat François Larmentiel
1962-02-16 Rencontres Carl Krasner
1961-11-03 Famous Love Affairs le grand duc Ernest
1961-06-06 The Nina B. Affair Berrera
1961-04-04 Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Constable of Montmorency
1961-03-31 Spotlight on a Murderer Comte de Keraudren
1960-12-16 Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century Pangloss
1960-06-01 The Dialogue of the Carmelites Le commissaire du peuple
1960-03-04 Handsome Antonio Alfio Magnano
1960-01-29 Carthage in Flames Sidone
1960-01-11 Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier
1959-06-30 The Bureaucrats Monsieur Nègre
1959-03-20 Head Against the Wall Dr. Varmont
1959-01-25 The Law Don Cesare
1958-11-19 The Possessors Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
1958-09-24 Life Together Pierre Carreau
1958-01-01 Sans famille Jeroboam Driscoll
1957-09-27 The Gates of Paris Juju
1955-03-25 Napoleon Barras
1955-03-18 Tower of Lust Jehan Buridan
1955-03-18 Oasis Antoine Vallin
1954-07-19 Rasputin Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine
1954-02-25 Clothing the Naked Console Grotti
1953-05-29 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Bird (voice)
1953-02-27 The Drunkard Maître Pierre Renneville
1952-11-14 Crimson Curtain Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
1952-04-19 Torticola versus Frankensberg Invisible Man's Friend
1952-02-29 Le Plaisir Julien Ledentu
1951-09-27 Bluebeard Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue
1951-08-09 Dirty Hands Hoederer
1951-03-02 Skipper Next to God Captain Joris KnAipper
1950-12-22 Jamaican Man Jacques Mervel
1950-11-11 Lost Souvenirs Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
1950-04-21 Julie de Carneilhan Hubert Espivant
1949-12-13 Millionaires for One Day Francis
1949-11-25 Portrait of a Murderer Fabius / Jean
1949-03-07 The Lovers of Verona Raffaele
1948-09-17 The Secret of Monte-Cristo François Picault
1948-09-03 La Nuit blanche Pierre Taverny
1948-09-01 Cruise for the Unknown One Emile Fréchisse
1948-04-23 The Revenge of Baccarat Rocambole
1948-04-08 Rocambole Rocambole
1947-08-27 Love Around the House
1947-08-20 Noah's Ark Bitru
1946-12-03 Gates of the Night Georges
1946-10-02 Pétrus Rodrigue
1946-04-12 La Femme fatale Jean Pleyard
1946-04-02 Land Without Stars Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud
1946-03-13 Behind These Walls Jean-César Morin
1945-03-15 Children of Paradise Frédérick Lemaître
1943-09-01 Adieu Léonard Prosper Bonenfant
1943-03-26 Summer Light Roland
1943-03-03 Two Shy Ones Vancouver
1943-01-27 Le soleil a toujours raison Gabriel
1942-12-02 La Croisée des chemins
1942-10-02 Promise to the Unknown One
1941-01-14 Three Argentines in Montmartre
1940-11-03 Tobie Is an Angel
1940-09-02 Sixième étage Jonval, the young cynic
1939-12-15 The Path of Honor Philippe
1939-08-28 Last Desire Frossard
1939-05-03 Corsican Brothers Tonio
1939-03-29 Le père Lebonnard Alfredo Lebonnard
1939-03-08 Visages de femmes
1939-01-10 Second Childhood Frossard
1938-09-28 Café de Paris Le Rec
1938-08-01 The Life of Giuseppe Verdi Alexandre Dumas figlio
1938-06-07 Gosse de riche Pierre Mougins
1938-05-17 Port of Shadows Lucien
1938-05-11 Grisou Hagnauer
1938-04-15 Heartbeat
1938-03-05 Hercule Bastien
1937-12-15 Claudine at School monsieur Dubois
1937-08-06 The Virgin Bride Georges Letournel, le fils du mari de Jacqueline
1937-03-12 La Reine des resquilleuses Fred Woolson
1937-02-26 Confessions of a Newlywed Edmond Trivelin
1937-02-19 Une femme qui se partage
1936-12-25 Le Mari rêvé
1936-09-18 Prête-moi ta femme
1936-09-14 Passé à vendre Bob
1936-06-05 Jeunesse d'abord
1936-04-03 Valse éternelle
1935-12-12 Quadrille d'amour
1935-12-06 Le Bébé de l'escadron Max
1935-08-22 Little One Georges Darnetal
1935-06-06 A Rare Bird Jean Berthier
1935-04-12 Jonny, haute-couture Jonny
1935-04-05 Le Miroir aux alouettes Jean Forestier
1934-10-25 Caravane Lt. de Tokay
1934-03-24 The Amorous Garrison (Pierre, un "deuxième classe")
1934-03-02 Incognito
1934-01-01 L'Oncle de Pékin
1933-03-17 Moi et l'impératrice
1933-02-03 Tell Me Tonight Koretzky
1933-01-06 Honeymoon Trip Rudi
1933-01-01 Le sexe faible Jimmy
1932-11-18 Une faim de loup
1932-08-23 Quick Maxime
1932-04-10 A Father Without Knowing It Jean
1932-03-24 The Winner Hunter
1931-11-20 Circulate!
1931-01-09 My Friend Victor
1927-05-29 Feu!