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 As
Movie Appearances
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
as Faria
1968
Children of Paradise
as Frédérick Lemaître
1945
A Matter of Resistance
as Dimanche
1966
The Married Couple of the Year Two
as Gosselin
1971
Eyes Without a Face
as Professor Génessier
1960
Emile's Boat
as François Larmentiel
1962
The Possessors
as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
1958
Napoleon
as Barras
1955
Le Plaisir
as Julien Ledentu
1952
Gates of the Night
as Georges
1946
Summer Light
as Roland
1943
Port of Shadows
as Lucien
1938
Millionaires for One Day
as Francis
1949
Café de Paris
as Le Rec
1938
Spotlight on a Murderer
as Comte de Kerloquen
1961
Julie de Carneilhan
as Hubert Espivant
1950
King of Hearts
as General Géranium
1966
Portrait of a Murderer
as Fabius / Jean
1949
The Lovers of Verona
as Raffaele
1949
The Gates of Paris
as Juju
1957
