Pierre Brasseur
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1905
- Died
- August 16, 1972
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
la loi TBA
as Don Cesare
- Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho TBA
as Jean-César Morin
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Le Dernier Mélodrame 1979
Writer
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life 1972
as La Brunetière
The Married Couple of the Year Two 1971
as Gosselin
- Macédoine
Macédoine 1971
Actor
Un ange passe 1970
Actor, as Florisse, Writer
Goto, Island of Love 1969
as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
- À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
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 Father Ballanchon
- The Birth of Children of Paradise
The Birth of Children of Paradise 1967
as Self
King of Hearts 1966
as General 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
L'Or du duc 1965
as Adhémar de Talois-Minet
Cloportes 1965
as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga 1965
as Patache
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 Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. 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 Constable of Montmorency
Spotlight on a Murderer 1961
as Comte de Kerloquen
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century 1960
as Pangloss
The Dialogue of the Carmelites 1960
as Commissioner of the Republic
Il bell'Antonio 1960
as Alfio Magnano
Carthage in Flames 1960
as Sidone
Eyes Without a Face 1960
as Professor 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
Oasis 1955
as Antoine Vallin
Tower of Lust 1955
as Jehan Buridan
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), Vocals
The Drunkard 1953
as Maître Pierre Renneville
Crimson Curtain 1952
as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth
- Torticola versus Frankensberg
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 (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")
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
Noah's Ark 1947
as Bitru
Love Around the House 1947
as 'Douze Apôtres'
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
as Hubert Epervans
Promise to the Unknown One 1942
as Lussac
Three Argentines in Montmartre 1941
as Toninett
- Tobie Is an Angel
Tobie Is an Angel 1940
Actor
Sixième étage 1940
as Jonval, the young cynic
The Path of Honor 1939
as Philippe
Last Desire 1939
as Frossard
Second Childhood 1939
as Frossard
Corsican Brothers 1939
as Tonio
Le père Lebonnard 1939
as Alfredo Lebonnard
Visages de femmes 1939
as Georges Legrand
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, Dialogue, Theatre Play
Heartbeat 1938
as Cousine (uncredited)
Hercule 1938
as Bastien
Claudine at School 1937
as Doctor Dubois
The Virgin Bride 1937
as Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline
La Reine des resquilleuses 1937
as Fred Woolson
Confessions of a Newlywed 1937
as Edmond Trivelin
Une femme qui se partage 1937
Actor
Le Mari rêvé 1936
as René Daroy /Achille Daroy
Prête-moi ta femme 1936
Actor
Passé à vendre 1936
as Bob
Jeunesse d'abord 1936
Actor
Valse éternelle 1936
Actor
Le Bébé de l'escadron 1935
as Max
Little One 1935
as Georges Darnetal
A Rare Bird 1935
as Jean Berthier
- Jonny, haute-couture
Jonny, haute-couture 1935
as Jonny
- Le Miroir aux alouettes
Le Miroir aux alouettes 1935
as Jean Forestier
Quadrille d'amour 1935
as Robert Lanclot
Caravane 1934
as Lt. de Tokay
L'Oncle de Pékin 1934
as Philippe
The Amorous Garrison 1934
as Paul, rider
- Incognito
Incognito 1934
as Marcel
Moi et l'impératrice 1933
as Didier
One Night's Song 1933
as Koretzky
Honeymoon Trip 1933
as Rudi
- Weaker Sex
Weaker Sex 1933
as Jimmy
- Une faim de loup
Une faim de loup 1932
Actor
Quick 1932
as Maxime
- A Father Without Knowing It
A Father Without Knowing It 1932
as Jean
The Winner 1932
as Hunter
Circulate! 1931
as Jean Dupont-Desroches
My Friend Victor 1931
as Edgar Flachon
Backbiters 1927
as Le type de l'appareil à sous
- Feu!
Feu! 1927
as Frémiet's ordinance
Madame Sans-Gêne 1925
Actor
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