Pierre Brasseur
Acting
Born December 22, 1905 · Paris, France
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.
Films (137)
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
Macédoine
1971
Un ange passe
1970
Goto, Island of Love
1969
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968
Birds in Peru
1968
A Little Virtuous
1968
The Madman of Lab Four
1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
King of Hearts
1966
Pas de panique
1966
A Young World
1966
A Matter of Resistance
1966
Two Hours to Kill
1966
Fortuna
1966
L'Or du duc
1965
Cloportes
1965
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965
Black Humor
1965
The Circular Triangle
1964
Lucky Jo
1964
A Very Handy Man
1964
Josefa's Loot
1963
Agent of Doom
1963
Don't Tempt the Devil
1963
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Hitch-Hike
1962
Emile's Boat
1962
Rencontres
1962
Famous Love Affairs
1961
The Nina B. Affair
1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
Il bell'Antonio
1960
Carthage in Flames
1960
Eyes Without a Face
1960
The Bureaucrats
1959
Head Against the Wall
1959
The Law
1959
The Possessors
1958
Life Together
1958
Sans famille
1958
The Gates of Paris
1957
Napoleon
1955
Tower of Lust
1955
Oasis
1955
Rasputin
1954
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
Clothing the Naked
1954
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
The Drunkard
1953
Crimson Curtain
1952
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
Le Plaisir
1952
Bluebeard
1951
Dirty Hands
1951
Skipper Next to God
1951
Jamaican Man
1950
Lost Souvenirs
1950
Julie de Carneilhan
1950
Millionaires for One Day
1949
Portrait of a Murderer
1949
The Lovers of Verona
1949
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948
La Nuit blanche
1948
Cruise for the Unknown One
1948
The Revenge of Baccarat
1948
Rocambole
1948
Noah's Ark
1947
Love Around the House
1947
Gates of the Night
1946
Pétrus
1946
La Femme fatale
1946
Land Without Stars
1946
Behind These Walls
1946
Children of Paradise
1945
Adieu Léonard
1943
Summer Light
1943
Two Shy Ones
1943
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
La Croisée des chemins
1942
Promise to the Unknown One
1942
Three Argentines in Montmartre
1941
Tobie Is an Angel
1940
Sixième étage
1940
The Path of Honor
1939
Last Desire
1939
Second Childhood
1939
Corsican Brothers
1939
Le père Lebonnard
1939
Visages de femmes
1939
Café de Paris
1938
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938
Gosse de riche
1938
Port of Shadows
1938
Grisou
1938
Heartbeat
1938
Hercule
1938
Claudine at School
1937
The Virgin Bride
1937
La Reine des resquilleuses
1937
Confessions of a Newlywed
1937
Une femme qui se partage
1937
Le Mari rêvé
1936
Prête-moi ta femme
1936
Passé à vendre
1936
Jeunesse d'abord
1936
Valse éternelle
1936
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935
Little One
1935
A Rare Bird
1935
Jonny, haute-couture
1935
Le Miroir aux alouettes
1935
Quadrille d'amour
1935
Caravane
1934
L'Oncle de Pékin
1934
The Amorous Garrison
1934
Incognito
1934
Moi et l'impératrice
1933
Tell Me Tonight
1933
Honeymoon Trip
1933
Weaker Sex
1933
Une faim de loup
1932
Quick
1932
A Father Without Knowing It
1932
The Winner
1932
Circulate!
1931
My Friend Victor
1931
Backbiters
1927
Feu!
1927
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925