Pierre Brasseur
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
December 22, 1905Deathday
August 16, 1972Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
138Place of birth
Paris, FranceAlso known as
Пьер Брассёр, Пьер БрассерCast credits
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
FariaA Matter of Resistance
DimancheThe Married Couple of the Year Two
GosselinEyes Without a Face
Doctor GénessierEmile's Boat
François LarmentielThe Possessors
Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisifGates of the Night
GeorgesNapoleon
BarrasLe Plaisir
Julien LedentuSummer Light
RolandMillionaires for One Day
FrancisPort of Shadows
LucienSpotlight on a Murderer
Comte de KeraudrenJulie de Carneilhan
Hubert EspivantKing of Hearts
Le Général GéraniumCafé de Paris
Le RecThe Lovers of Verona
RaffaeleCrimson Curtain
Ludovic Arn / MacbethThe Gates of Paris
JujuPortrait of a Murderer
Fabius / Jean