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.
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Acting
Movie
Eyes Without a Face
as Professor Génessier
1960
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Children of Paradise
as Frédérick Lemaître
1945
Movie
Port of Shadows
as Lucien
1938
Movie
Le Plaisir
as Julien Ledentu
1952
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Il bell'Antonio
as Alfio Magnano
1960
Movie
The Married Couple of the Year Two
as Gosselin
1971
Movie
King of Hearts
as General Géranium
1966
Movie
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
as La Brunetière
1972
Movie
The Possessors
as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif
1958
Movie
Heartbeat
as Cousine (uncredited)
1938
Movie
A Matter of Resistance
as Dimanche
1966
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Cloportes
as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
1965
Movie
Head Against the Wall
as Dr. Varmont
1959
Movie
Gates of the Night
as Georges
1946
Movie
The Gates of Paris
as Juju
1957
Movie
Goto, Island of Love
as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III
1969
Movie
The Law
as Don Cesare
1959
Movie
Napoleon
as Barras
1955
Movie
Lucky Jo
as Loudéac
1964
Movie
Spotlight on a Murderer
as Comte de Kerloquen
1961
Movie
Don't Tempt the Devil
as Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré
1963
Movie
Summer Light
as Roland
1943
Movie
Life Together
as Pierre Carreau
1958
Movie
The Madman of Lab Four
as Father Ballanchon
1967
