Pierre Brasseur
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-12-22
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Pierre Brasseur
Biography
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.
Also Known For
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Dec 11, 1968
Children of Paradise
Mar 15, 1945
A Matter of Resistance
Jan 25, 1966
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Apr 07, 1971
Eyes Without a Face
Jan 11, 1960
Emile's Boat
Mar 03, 1962
The Possessors
Nov 19, 1958
Napoleon
Mar 25, 1955
Le Plaisir
Feb 29, 1952
Gates of the Night
Dec 03, 1946
Summer Light
Mar 26, 1943
Port of Shadows
May 17, 1938
Millionaires for One Day
Dec 13, 1949
Café de Paris
Sep 28, 1938
Spotlight on a Murderer
Mar 31, 1961
Julie de Carneilhan
Apr 21, 1950
King of Hearts
Dec 21, 1966
Portrait of a Murderer
Nov 25, 1949
The Lovers of Verona
Mar 07, 1949
The Gates of Paris
Sep 27, 1957
Crimson Curtain
Nov 14, 1952
Weaker Sex
Jan 01, 1933
The Law
Jan 25, 1959
Une faim de loup
Nov 18, 1932
My Friend Victor
Jan 09, 1931
Circulate!
Nov 20, 1931
Incognito
Jan 05, 1934
Le Bébé de l'escadron
Dec 06, 1935
Jeunesse d'abord
Jun 05, 1936
Passé à vendre
Sep 14, 1936
Prête-moi ta femme
Sep 18, 1936
Le Mari rêvé
Dec 25, 1936
La Reine des resquilleuses
Mar 12, 1937
Une femme qui se partage
Feb 19, 1937
Gosse de riche
Jun 07, 1938
Don't Tempt the Devil
Apr 17, 1963
Three Argentines in Montmartre
Jan 14, 1941
Visages de femmes
Jan 06, 1939
Promise to the Unknown One
Oct 02, 1942
La Croisée des chemins
Dec 02, 1942
Sixième étage
Sep 02, 1940
La Femme fatale
Apr 12, 1946
Il bell'Antonio
Mar 04, 1960
Cruise for the Unknown One
Sep 01, 1948
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Dec 22, 1972
Lost Souvenirs
Nov 11, 1950
Skipper Next to God
Mar 02, 1951
Life Together
Sep 24, 1958
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Apr 19, 1952
Hitch-Hike
Mar 16, 1962
Tower of Lust
Mar 18, 1955
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Jun 01, 1960
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
Dec 16, 1960
A Little Virtuous
Feb 21, 1968
Grisou
May 11, 1938
Pétrus
Oct 02, 1946
Two Hours to Kill
Jan 14, 1966
Behind These Walls
Mar 13, 1946
The Madman of Lab Four
Nov 29, 1967
Head Against the Wall
Mar 20, 1959
Carthage in Flames
Jan 29, 1960
Josefa's Loot
Aug 22, 1963
Lucky Jo
Nov 12, 1964
Dirty Hands
Aug 09, 1951
The Nina B. Affair
Jun 06, 1961
Corsican Brothers
May 03, 1939
Crime Does Not Pay
Jul 06, 1962
Birds in Peru
Oct 20, 1968
The Winner
Mar 24, 1932
Agent of Doom
Jul 31, 1963
Heartbeat
Apr 15, 1938
Caravane
Oct 25, 1934
Goto, Island of Love
Jan 29, 1969
Rocambole
Apr 08, 1948
Valse éternelle
Apr 03, 1936
The Abominable Man of Customs
Mar 01, 1963
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
May 29, 1953
The Revenge of Baccarat
Apr 23, 1948
The Circular Triangle
Dec 17, 1964
Claudine at School
Dec 15, 1937
Macédoine
Jan 20, 1971
Fortuna
Jan 02, 1966
Land Without Stars
Apr 02, 1946
Black Humor
Apr 12, 1965
L'Oncle de Pékin
May 25, 1934
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
Aug 13, 1965
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Apr 04, 1961
The Virgin Bride
Aug 06, 1937
The Amorous Garrison
Mar 24, 1934
Hercule
Mar 05, 1938
Noah's Ark
Aug 20, 1947
The Bureaucrats
Jun 30, 1959
Two Shy Ones
Mar 03, 1943
L'or du duc
Sep 23, 1965
A Very Handy Man
Jan 23, 1964
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Jan 01, 1967
A Rare Bird
Jun 06, 1935
Little One
Aug 22, 1935
Bluebeard
Sep 27, 1951
Confessions of a Newlywed
Feb 26, 1937
Jamaican Man
Dec 22, 1950
The Path of Honor
Dec 15, 1939
Tell Me Tonight
Feb 03, 1933
Famous Love Affairs
Nov 03, 1961
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
Aug 01, 1938
Un ange passe
Mar 07, 1970
Un ange passe
Mar 07, 1970
Adieu Léonard
Sep 01, 1943
Rencontres
Feb 16, 1962
Oasis
Mar 18, 1955
Clothing the Naked
Feb 25, 1954
Le père Lebonnard
Mar 29, 1939
A Young World
Mar 25, 1966
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
Jan 01, 1969
The Drunkard
Feb 27, 1953
Tobie Is an Angel
Nov 03, 1940
Quick
Aug 23, 1932
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Sep 17, 1948
La Nuit blanche
Sep 03, 1948
A Father Without Knowing It
Apr 10, 1932
Love Around the House
Aug 08, 1947
Le Miroir aux alouettes
Apr 05, 1935
Last Desire
Aug 28, 1939
Second Childhood
Aug 11, 1939
Jonny, haute-couture
Apr 12, 1935
Honeymoon Trip
Jan 06, 1933
Quadrille d'amour
Jan 25, 1935
Le soleil a toujours raison
Jan 27, 1943
Sans famille
Jan 01, 1958
Rasputin
Jul 19, 1954
Feu!
May 29, 1927
Cloportes
Sep 08, 1965
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
Apr 15, 1954
Pas de panique
Aug 10, 1966
Moi et l'impératrice
Mar 17, 1933
Madame Sans-Gêne
Jan 02, 1925
Backbiters
Nov 09, 1927
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Sep 01, 2002
Cinépanorama
Feb 04, 1956
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Jan 01, 1958
La Brigade des maléfices
Aug 02, 1971