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.

Filmografi

Eyes Without a Face1960 · Professor GénessierNapoleon1955 · BarrasOpération Jericho · Jean-César MorinChildren of Paradise1945 · Frédérick Lemaîtrela loi · Don CesareSans famille1958 · Jeroboam DriscollOasis1955 · Antoine VallinSous le signe de Monte-Cristo1968 · FariaSecond Childhood1939 · FrossardMacédoine1971 · Rencontres1962 · Carl KrasnerHeartbeat1938 · Cousine (uncredited)Lucky Jo1964 · LoudéacPort of Shadows1938 · LucienRocambole1948 · RocamboleHercule1938 · BastienPétrus1946 · RodrigueMillionaires for One Day1949 · FrancisThe Gates of Paris1957 · JujuClothing the Naked1954 · Console GrottiCloportes1965 · Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiverIl bell'Antonio1960 · Alfio MagnanoThe Married Couple of the Year Two1971 · GosselinSpotlight on a Murderer1961 · Comte de Kerloquen