Pierre Brasseur
Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1905
Died: August 16, 1972
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Brasseur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
140 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002
8.0
Le Dernier Mélodrame
1979
7.2
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972
6.7
La Brigade des maléfices
1971
6.5
The Married Couple of the Year Two
19719.0
Macédoine
1971
7.0
Un ange passe
1970
6.3
Goto, Island of Love
1969NR
À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
6.8
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968
5.0
Birds in Peru
1968
6.5
A Little Virtuous
1968
6.0
The Madman of Lab Four
1967NR
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
7.0
King of Hearts
1966
9.0
Pas de panique
1966
10.0
A Young World
1966
6.8
A Matter of Resistance
1966
6.5
Two Hours to Kill
1966
7.0
Fortuna
1966
4.0
L'Or du duc
1965
6.3
Cloportes
1965
9.0
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965
6.0
Black Humor
1965
8.0
The Circular Triangle
1964
6.7
Lucky Jo
1964
8.3
A Very Handy Man
1964
5.4
Josefa's Loot
1963
4.3
Agent of Doom
1963
6.2
Don't Tempt the Devil
1963
5.4
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963
5.5
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
6.1
Hitch-Hike
1962
6.6
Emile's Boat
1962
7.3
Rencontres
1962
4.4
Famous Love Affairs
1961
5.8
The Nina B. Affair
1961
5.6
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
6.5
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
6.4
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
7.4
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
7.1
Il bell'Antonio
1960
5.2
Carthage in Flames
1960
7.6
Eyes Without a Face
1960
5.9
The Bureaucrats
1959
6.8
Head Against the Wall
1959
5.9
The Law
1959
6.9
The Possessors
1958
6.1
Life Together
1958
6.1
Sans famille
1958
NR
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
6.6
The Gates of Paris
1957
8.7
Cinépanorama
1956
6.3
Napoleon
1955
5.1
Tower of Lust
1955
9.0
Oasis
1955
6.5
Rasputin
1954
7.0
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
10.0
Clothing the Naked
1954
7.2
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
9.0
The Drunkard
1953
6.6
Crimson Curtain
1952
NR
La Joie de vivre
19525.7
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
7.5
Le Plaisir
1952
6.5
Bluebeard
1951
4.9
Dirty Hands
1951
6.5
Skipper Next to God
1951
8.0
Jamaican Man
1950
5.5
Lost Souvenirs
1950
9.0
Julie de Carneilhan
1950
6.0
Millionaires for One Day
1949
5.9
Portrait of a Murderer
1949
5.0
The Lovers of Verona
1949
9.0
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948
9.0
La Nuit blanche
1948
6.7
Cruise for the Unknown One
1948
7.0
The Revenge of Baccarat
1948
7.0
Rocambole
1948
7.5
Noah's Ark
1947
8.0
Love Around the House
1947
7.0
Gates of the Night
1946
6.0
Pétrus
1946
7.0
La Femme fatale
1946
7.4
Land Without Stars
1946
6.4
Behind These Walls
1946
8.0
Children of Paradise
1945
5.6
Adieu Léonard
1943
7.0
Summer Light
1943
8.0
Two Shy Ones
1943
6.8
Le soleil a toujours raison
1943
8.0
La Croisée des chemins
1942
8.0
Promise to the Unknown One
1942
9.0
Three Argentines in Montmartre
194110.0
Tobie Is an Angel
1940
10.0
Sixième étage
1940
9.5
The Path of Honor
1939
7.0
Last Desire
1939
8.0
Second Childhood
1939
10.0
Corsican Brothers
1939
7.0
Le père Lebonnard
1939
7.0
Visages de femmes
1939
7.9
Café de Paris
1938
9.5
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938
10.0
Gosse de riche
1938
7.4
Port of Shadows
1938
8.0
Grisou
1938
6.9
Heartbeat
1938
6.7
Hercule
1938
4.6
Claudine at School
1937
6.1
The Virgin Bride
1937
9.0
La Reine des resquilleuses
1937
5.5
Confessions of a Newlywed
1937
7.0
Une femme qui se partage
1937
8.0
Le Mari rêvé
1936
9.0
Prête-moi ta femme
1936
10.0
Passé à vendre
1936
9.0
Jeunesse d'abord
1936
9.0
Valse éternelle
1936
7.0
Le Bébé de l'escadron
1935
10.0
Little One
1935
6.9
A Rare Bird
1935NR
Jonny, haute-couture
193510.0
Le Miroir aux alouettes
1935
8.0
Quadrille d'amour
1935
10.0
Caravane
1934
8.0
L'Oncle de Pékin
1934
7.0
The Amorous Garrison
193410.0
Incognito
1934
9.0
Moi et l'impératrice
1933
5.8
One Night's Song
1933
8.0
Honeymoon Trip
193310.0
Weaker Sex
193310.0
Une faim de loup
1932
7.0
Quick
19327.0
A Father Without Knowing It
1932
7.0
The Winner
1932
7.0
Circulate!
1931
9.5
My Friend Victor
1931
6.8
Backbiters
19279.0
Feu!
1927
10.0
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925NR
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