Pierre Brasseur
Acting
Born 1905-12-22
Died 1972-08-16
Paris, France
144 credits
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1
Prix du Brigadier 1
Awards
Won 1 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Award
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres 1 won
- — Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Won
Prix du Brigadier 1 won
- 1961 Prix du Brigadier Won
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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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Filmography
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Acting
57 credits
Cinépanorama
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
La Joie de vivre
La Brigade des maléfices
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Napoleon
Honeymoon Trip
Il bell'Antonio
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Port of Shadows
Le Plaisir
Rencontres
Oasis
Sans famille
Opération Jericho
King of Hearts
Un ange passe
The Gates of Paris
Pétrus
Heartbeat
Cloportes
Famous Love Affairs
Café de Paris
Grisou
Circulate!
Spotlight on a Murderer
The Law
Passé à vendre
Second Childhood
L'Or du duc
Rocambole
Don't Tempt the Devil
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Head Against the Wall
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Hercule
Crime Does Not Pay
Carthage in Flames
Lucky Jo
Gates of the Night
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Clothing the Naked
The Lovers of Verona
Lost Souvenirs
The Possessors
A Matter of Resistance
The Madman of Lab Four
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
A Father Without Knowing It
Bluebeard
La Nuit blanche
A Little Virtuous
Sixième étage
Millionaires for One Day
Other credits
3 credits
Writing
1 credit
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