Pierre Brasseur
Known for ActingBorn 1905-12-22 — died 1972-08-16Paris, 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.
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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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Known for
Children of Paradise
1945 · as Frédérick Lemaître
Napoleon
1955 · as Barras
Lucky Jo
1964 · as Loudéac
Rencontres
1962 · as Carl Krasner
Eyes Without a Face
1960 · as Professor Génessier
Sans famille
1958 · as Jeroboam Driscoll
Oasis
1955 · as Antoine Vallin
Opération Jericho
as Jean-César Morin
Pétrus
1946 · as Rodrigue
Le Plaisir
1952 · as Julien Ledentu
King of Hearts
1966 · as General Géranium
Cloportes
1965 · as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
Il bell'Antonio
1960 · as Alfio Magnano
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968 · as Faria
Hercule
1938 · as Bastien
Clothing the Naked
1954 · as Console Grotti
Grisou
1938 · as Hagnauer
Rocambole
1948 · as Rocambole