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Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Birthday: 1905-12-22 | Place of Birth: Paris, France

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1971
1969
Goto, Island of Love

as    Goto

1966
King of Hearts

as    Le Général Géranium

1960
Handsome Antonio

as    Alfio Magnano

1960
Eyes Without a Face

as    Doctor Génessier

1958
Life Together

as    Pierre Carreau

1955
Napoleon

as    Barras

1953
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

as    L'Oiseau (voice)

1952
Le Plaisir

as    Julien Ledentu

1949
Portrait of a Murderer

as    Fabius / Jean

1946
Children of Paradise

as    Frédérick Lemaître

1938
Port of Shadows

as    Lucien

1934
Caravane

as    Lt. de Tokay