Known For
Acting
Known Credits
143
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 22, 1905 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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| 2002 | Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudesas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | The Most Wonderful Evening of My Lifeas La Brunetière | |
| 1971 | La Brigade des maléficesas Diablegris | |
| 1971 | La Brigade des maléficesas Diablevert | |
| 1971 | The Married Couple of the Year Twoas Gosselin | |
| 1971 | Macédoineas | |
| 1970 | Un ange passeas | |
| 1970 | Un ange passeas Florisse | |
| 1969 | Goto, Island of Loveas Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III | |
| 1969 | À la recherche de Jean Grémillonas Self | |
| 1968 | Sous le signe de Monte-Cristoas Faria | |
| 1968 | Birds in Peruas Husband | |
| 1968 | A Little Virtuousas Jules Polnick | |
| 1967 | The Madman of Lab Fouras Father Ballanchon | |
| 1967 | The Birth of Children of Paradiseas Self | |
| 1966 | King of Heartsas General Géranium | |
| 1966 | Pas de paniqueas Fernand Toussaint | |
| 1966 | A Young Worldas Le Grec | |
| 1966 | A Matter of Resistanceas Dimanche | |
| 1966 | Two Hours to Killas Laurent | |
| 1966 | Fortunaas Nissim Buzaglo | |
| 1965 | L'Or du ducas Adhémar de Talois-Minet | |
| 1965 | Cloportesas Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver | |
| 1965 | Pas de caviar pour tante Olgaas Patache | |
| 1965 | Black Humoras Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole' | |
| 1964 | The Circular Triangleas Georges Richter | |
| 1964 | Lucky Joas Loudéac | |
| 1964 | A Very Handy Manas Simone Palumbo | |
| 1963 | Josefa's Lootas Mayor | |
| 1963 | Agent of Doomas Charlèz | |
| 1963 | Don't Tempt the Devilas Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré | |
| 1963 | The Abominable Man of Customsas Russian killer | |
| 1962 | Crime Does Not Payas Martin Fenayrou | |
| 1962 | Hitch-Hikeas Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly | |
| 1962 | Emile's Boatas François Larmentiel | |
| 1962 | Rencontresas Carl Krasner | |
| 1961 | Famous Love Affairsas le grand duc Ernest | |
| 1961 | The Nina B. Affairas Berrera | |
| 1961 | Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!as Constable of Montmorency | |
| 1961 | Spotlight on a Murdereras Comte de Kerloquen | |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Centuryas Pangloss | |
| 1960 | The Dialogue of the Carmelitesas Commissioner of the Republic | |
| 1960 | Il bell'Antonioas Alfio Magnano | |
| 1960 | Carthage in Flamesas Sidone | |
| 1960 | Eyes Without a Faceas Professor Génessier | |
| 1959 | The Bureaucratsas Monsieur Nègre | |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wallas Dr. Varmont | |
| 1959 | The Lawas Don Cesare | |
| 1958 | The Possessorsas Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif | |
| 1958 | Life Togetheras Pierre Carreau | |
| 1958 | Sans familleas Jeroboam Driscoll | |
| 1958 | Les Cinq Dernières Minutesas Maurice Tardenois | |
| 1957 | The Gates of Parisas Juju | |
| 1956 | Cinépanoramaas Self | |
| 1955 | Napoleonas Barras | |
| 1955 | Tower of Lustas Jehan Buridan | |
| 1955 | Oasisas Antoine Vallin | |
| 1954 | Rasputinas Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine | |
| 1954 | Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacancesas Self | |
| 1954 | Clothing the Nakedas Console Grotti | |
| 1953 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbirdas Bird (voice) | |
| 1953 | The Drunkardas Maître Pierre Renneville | |
| 1952 | Crimson Curtainas Ludovic Arn / Macbeth | |
| 1952 | Torticola versus Frankensbergas Invisible Man's Friend | |
| 1952 | Le Plaisiras Julien Ledentu | |
| 1951 | Bluebeardas Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue | |
| 1951 | Dirty Handsas Hoederer | |
| 1951 | Skipper Next to Godas Captain Joris KnAipper | |
| 1950 | Jamaican Manas Jacques Mervel | |
| 1950 | Lost Souvenirsas Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") | |
| 1950 | Julie de Carneilhanas Hubert Espivant | |
| 1949 | Millionaires for One Dayas Francis | |
| 1949 | Portrait of a Murdereras Fabius / Jean | |
| 1949 | The Lovers of Veronaas Raffaele | |
| 1948 | The Secret of Monte-Cristoas François Picault | |
| 1948 | La Nuit blancheas Pierre Taverny | |
| 1948 | Cruise for the Unknown Oneas Emile Fréchisse | |
| 1948 | The Revenge of Baccaratas Rocambole | |
| 1948 | Rocamboleas Rocambole | |
| 1947 | Noah's Arkas Bitru | |
| 1947 | Love Around the Houseas 'Douze Apôtres' | |
| 1946 | Gates of the Nightas Georges | |
| 1946 | Pétrusas Rodrigue | |
| 1946 | La Femme fataleas Jean Pleyard | |
| 1946 | Land Without Starsas Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud | |
| 1946 | Behind These Wallsas Jean-César Morin | |
| 1945 | Children of Paradiseas Frédérick Lemaître | |
| 1943 | Adieu Léonardas Prosper Bonenfant | |
| 1943 | Summer Lightas Roland | |
| 1943 | Two Shy Onesas Vancouver | |
| 1943 | Le soleil a toujours raisonas Gabriel | |
| 1942 | La Croisée des cheminsas Hubert Epervans | |
| 1942 | Promise to the Unknown Oneas Lussac | |
| 1941 | Three Argentines in Montmartreas Toninett | |
| 1940 | Tobie Is an Angelas | |
| 1940 | Sixième étageas Jonval, the young cynic | |
| 1939 | The Path of Honoras Philippe | |
| 1939 | Last Desireas Frossard | |
| 1939 | Second Childhoodas Frossard | |
| 1939 | Corsican Brothersas Tonio | |
| 1939 | Le père Lebonnardas Alfredo Lebonnard | |
| 1939 | Visages de femmesas Georges Legrand | |
| 1938 | Café de Parisas Le Rec | |
| 1938 | The Life of Giuseppe Verdias Alexandre Dumas figlio | |
| 1938 | Gosse de richeas Pierre Mougins | |
| 1938 | Port of Shadowsas Lucien | |
| 1938 | Grisouas Hagnauer | |
| 1938 | Heartbeatas Cousine (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Herculeas Bastien | |
| 1937 | Claudine at Schoolas Doctor Dubois | |
| 1937 | The Virgin Brideas Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline | |
| 1937 | La Reine des resquilleusesas Fred Woolson | |
| 1937 | Confessions of a Newlywedas Edmond Trivelin | |
| 1937 | Une femme qui se partageas | |
| 1936 | Le Mari rêvéas René Daroy /Achille Daroy | |
| 1936 | Prête-moi ta femmeas | |
| 1936 | Passé à vendreas Bob | |
| 1936 | Jeunesse d'abordas | |
| 1936 | Valse éternelleas | |
| 1935 | Le Bébé de l'escadronas Max | |
| 1935 | Little Oneas Georges Darnetal | |
| 1935 | A Rare Birdas Jean Berthier | |
| 1935 | Jonny, haute-coutureas Jonny | |
| 1935 | Le Miroir aux alouettesas Jean Forestier | |
| 1935 | Quadrille d'amouras Robert Lanclot | |
| 1934 | Caravaneas Lt. de Tokay | |
| 1934 | L'Oncle de Pékinas Philippe | |
| 1934 | The Amorous Garrisonas Paul, rider | |
| 1934 | Incognitoas Marcel | |
| 1933 | Moi et l'impératriceas Didier | |
| 1933 | Tell Me Tonightas Koretzky | |
| 1933 | Honeymoon Tripas Rudi | |
| 1933 | Weaker Sexas Jimmy | |
| 1932 | Une faim de loupas | |
| 1932 | Quickas Maxime | |
| 1932 | A Father Without Knowing Itas Jean | |
| 1932 | The Winneras Hunter | |
| 1931 | Circulate!as Jean Dupont-Desroches | |
| 1931 | My Friend Victoras Edgar Flachon | |
| 1927 | Backbitersas Le type de l'appareil à sous | |
| 1927 | Feu!as Frémiet's ordinance | |
| 1925 | Madame Sans-Gêneas | |
| Opération Jerichoas Jean-César Morin |
| 1979 | Le Dernier Mélodrame...Writer | |
| 1970 | Un ange passe...Writer | |
| 1953 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird...Vocals | |
| 1938 | Grisou...Theatre Play | |
| 1938 | Grisou...Dialogue |
