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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
53 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life | La Brunetière | Film |
| 1971 | The Married Couple of the Year Two | Gosselin | Film |
| 1969 | Goto, Island of Love | Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III | Film |
| 1968 | Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo | Faria | Film |
| 1968 | A Little Virtuous | Jules Polnick | Film |
| 1967 | The Madman of Lab Four | Father Ballanchon | Film |
| 1966 | A Matter of Resistance | Dimanche | Film |
| 1966 | King of Hearts | General Géranium | Film |
| 1966 | Two Hours to Kill | Laurent | Film |
| 1965 | Cloportes | Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver | Film |
| 1964 | Lucky Jo | Loudéac | Film |
| 1963 | Josefa's Loot | Mayor | Film |
| 1963 | Don't Tempt the Devil | Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré | Film |
| 1962 | Emile's Boat | François Larmentiel | Film |
| 1962 | Hitch-Hike | Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly | Film |
| 1961 | Spotlight on a Murderer | Comte de Kerloquen | Film |
| 1961 | Famous Love Affairs | le grand duc Ernest | Film |
| 1960 | Il bell'Antonio | Alfio Magnano | Film |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century | Pangloss | Film |
| 1960 | Eyes Without a Face | Professor Génessier | Film |
| 1960 | The Dialogue of the Carmelites | Commissioner of the Republic | Film |
| 1960 | Carthage in Flames | Sidone | Film |
| 1959 | The Law | Don Cesare | Film |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wall | Dr. Varmont | Film |
| 1958 | Life Together | Pierre Carreau | Film |
| 1958 | Sans famille | Jeroboam Driscoll | Film |
| 1958 | The Possessors | Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif | Film |
| 1957 | The Gates of Paris | Juju | Film |
| 1955 | Tower of Lust | Jehan Buridan | Film |
| 1955 | Napoleon | Barras | Film |
| 1953 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird | Bird (voice) | Film |
| 1952 | Crimson Curtain | Ludovic Arn / Macbeth | Film |
| 1952 | Torticola versus Frankensberg | Invisible Man's Friend | Film |
| 1952 | Le Plaisir | Julien Ledentu | Film |
| 1950 | Julie de Carneilhan | Hubert Espivant | Film |
| 1950 | Lost Souvenirs | Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") | Film |
| 1949 | The Lovers of Verona | Raffaele | Film |
| 1949 | Portrait of a Murderer | Fabius / Jean | Film |
| 1949 | Millionaires for One Day | Francis | Film |
| 1946 | Gates of the Night | Georges | Film |
| 1946 | Pétrus | Rodrigue | Film |
| 1946 | Behind These Walls | Jean-César Morin | Film |
| 1945 | Children of Paradise | Frédérick Lemaître | Film |
| 1943 | Summer Light | Roland | Film |
| 1938 | Port of Shadows | Lucien | Film |
| 1938 | Café de Paris | Le Rec | Film |
| 1938 | Heartbeat | Cousine (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Grisou | Hagnauer | Film |
| 1938 | Hercule | Bastien | Film |
| 1938 | The Life of Giuseppe Verdi | Alexandre Dumas figlio | Film |
| 1934 | The Amorous Garrison | Paul, rider | Film |
| 1933 | Weaker Sex | Jimmy | Film |
| 1927 | Backbiters | Le type de l'appareil à sous | Film |
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