Pierre Brasseur
Acting·December 22, 1905·† August 16, 1972 — 66 years old·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.
Known For
Eyes Without a Face
1960·7.6
Children of Paradise
1945·8.1
Port of Shadows
1938·7.4
Le Plaisir
1952·7.5
Il bell'Antonio
1960·7.1
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971·6.5
King of Hearts
1966·6.9
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972·7.2
The Possessors
1958·6.9
Heartbeat
1938·6.9
A Matter of Resistance
1966·6.8
Cloportes
1965·6.3
Filmography · 142
—Opération JerichoJean-César Morin2002Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des BermudesSelf (archive footage)1979Le Dernier MélodrameWriter1972The Most Wonderful Evening of My LifeLa Brunetière1971La Brigade des maléficesTVDiablevert · Diablegris1971The Married Couple of the Year TwoGosselin1971Macédoine1970Un ange passeFlorisse · Writer1969Goto, Island of LoveLe Gouverneur-Roi Goto III1969À la recherche de Jean GrémillonSelf1968Sous le signe de Monte-CristoFaria1968Birds in PeruHusband1968A Little VirtuousJules Polnick1967The Madman of Lab FourFather Ballanchon1967The Birth of Children of ParadiseSelf1966King of HeartsGeneral Géranium1966Pas de paniqueFernand Toussaint1966A Young WorldLe Grec1966A Matter of ResistanceDimanche1966Two Hours to KillLaurent1966FortunaNissim Buzaglo1965L'Or du ducAdhémar de Talois-Minet1965CloportesDemuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver1965Pas de caviar pour tante OlgaPatache1965Black HumorLe guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'1964The Circular TriangleGeorges Richter1964Lucky JoLoudéac1964A Very Handy ManSimone Palumbo1963Josefa's LootMayor1963Agent of DoomCharlèz1963Don't Tempt the DevilCharles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré1963The Abominable Man of CustomsRussian killer1962Crime Does Not PayMartin Fenayrou1962Hitch-HikeAchille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly1962Emile's BoatFrançois Larmentiel1962RencontresCarl Krasner1961Famous Love Affairsle grand duc Ernest1961The Nina B. AffairBerrera1961Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!Constable of Montmorency1961Spotlight on a MurdererComte de Kerloquen1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyPangloss1960The Dialogue of the CarmelitesCommissioner of the Republic1960Il bell'AntonioAlfio Magnano1960Carthage in FlamesSidone1960Eyes Without a FaceProfessor Génessier1959The BureaucratsMonsieur Nègre1959Head Against the WallDr. Varmont1959The LawDon Cesare1958The PossessorsLucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif1958Life TogetherPierre Carreau1958Sans familleJeroboam Driscoll1958Les Cinq Dernières MinutesTVMaurice Tardenois1957The Gates of ParisJuju1956CinépanoramaTVSelf1955NapoleonBarras1955Tower of LustJehan Buridan1955OasisAntoine Vallin1954RasputinGregory Iefimovich Raspoutine1954Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacancesSelf1954Clothing the NakedConsole Grotti1953The Curious Adventures of Mr. WonderbirdBird (voice) · Vocals1953The DrunkardMaître Pierre Renneville1952Crimson CurtainLudovic Arn / Macbeth1952Torticola versus FrankensbergInvisible Man's Friend1952Le PlaisirJulien Ledentu1951BluebeardAmédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue1951Dirty HandsHoederer1951Skipper Next to GodCaptain Joris KnAipper1950Jamaican ManJacques Mervel1950Lost SouvenirsPhilippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris")1950Julie de CarneilhanHubert Espivant1949Millionaires for One DayFrancis1949Portrait of a MurdererFabius / Jean1949The Lovers of VeronaRaffaele1948The Secret of Monte-CristoFrançois Picault1948La Nuit blanchePierre Taverny1948Cruise for the Unknown OneEmile Fréchisse1948The Revenge of BaccaratRocambole1948RocamboleRocambole1947Noah's ArkBitru1947Love Around the House'Douze Apôtres'1946Gates of the NightGeorges1946PétrusRodrigue1946La Femme fataleJean Pleyard1946Land Without StarsJean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud1946Behind These WallsJean-César Morin1945Children of ParadiseFrédérick Lemaître1943Adieu LéonardProsper Bonenfant1943Summer LightRoland1943Two Shy OnesVancouver1943Le soleil a toujours raisonGabriel1942La Croisée des cheminsHubert Epervans1942Promise to the Unknown OneLussac1941Three Argentines in MontmartreToninett1940Tobie Is an Angel1940Sixième étageJonval, the young cynic1939The Path of HonorPhilippe1939Last DesireFrossard1939Second ChildhoodFrossard1939Corsican BrothersTonio1939Le père LebonnardAlfredo Lebonnard1939Visages de femmesGeorges Legrand1938Café de ParisLe Rec1938The Life of Giuseppe VerdiAlexandre Dumas figlio1938Gosse de richePierre Mougins1938Port of ShadowsLucien1938GrisouHagnauer · Theatre Play · Dialogue1938HeartbeatCousine (uncredited)1938HerculeBastien1937Claudine at SchoolDoctor Dubois1937The Virgin BrideGeorges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline1937La Reine des resquilleusesFred Woolson1937Confessions of a NewlywedEdmond Trivelin1937Une femme qui se partage1936Le Mari rêvéRené Daroy /Achille Daroy1936Prête-moi ta femme1936Passé à vendreBob1936Jeunesse d'abord1936Valse éternelle1935Le Bébé de l'escadronMax1935Little OneGeorges Darnetal1935A Rare BirdJean Berthier1935Jonny, haute-coutureJonny1935Le Miroir aux alouettesJean Forestier1935Quadrille d'amourRobert Lanclot1934CaravaneLt. de Tokay1934L'Oncle de PékinPhilippe1934The Amorous GarrisonPaul, rider1934IncognitoMarcel1933Moi et l'impératriceDidier1933Tell Me TonightKoretzky1933Honeymoon TripRudi1933Weaker SexJimmy1932Une faim de loup1932QuickMaxime1932A Father Without Knowing ItJean1932The WinnerHunter1931Circulate!Jean Dupont-Desroches1931My Friend VictorEdgar Flachon1927BackbitersLe type de l'appareil à sous1927Feu!Frémiet's ordinance1925Madame Sans-Gêne