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Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Writing · As actor

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 Pa…

Writing

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🎬 Le Dernier Mélodrame Movie · 1979

As actor

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🎬 Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo Faria 🎬 Rencontres Carl Krasner 🎬 Il bell'Antonio Alfio Magnano 🎬 Head Against the Wall Dr. Varmont 🎬 Children of Paradise Frédérick Lemaître 🎬 Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier 🎬 Hercule Bastien 🎬 Honeymoon Trip Rudi 🎬 Le Plaisir Julien Ledentu 🎬 Land Without Stars Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud 🎬 The Lovers of Verona Raffaele 🎬 Café de Paris Le Rec 🎬 Millionaires for One Day Francis 🎬 The Nina B. Affair Berrera 🎬 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Bird (voice) 🎬 L'Or du duc Adhémar de Talois-Minet 🎬 Don't Tempt the Devil Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré 🎬 Cloportes Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver 🎬 Portrait of a Murderer Fabius / Jean 🎬 La Nuit blanche Pierre Taverny 🎬 Spotlight on a Murderer Comte de Kerloquen 🎬 Jamaican Man Jacques Mervel 🎬 La Reine des resquilleuses Fred Woolson 🎬 Julie de Carneilhan Hubert Espivant 🎬 A Very Handy Man Simone Palumbo 🎬 Emile's Boat François Larmentiel 🎬 Goto, Island of Love Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III 🎬 🎬 Le Miroir aux alouettes Jean Forestier 🎬 Gates of the Night Georges 🎬 Two Shy Ones Vancouver 🎬 The Gates of Paris Juju 🎬 Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances Self 🎬 Life Together Pierre Carreau 🎬 Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Constable of Montmorency 🎬 🎬 A Father Without Knowing It Jean 🎬 The Revenge of Baccarat Rocambole 🎬 Backbiters Le type de l'appareil à sous 🎬 Oasis Antoine Vallin 🎬 The Drunkard Maître Pierre Renneville 🎬 Moi et l'impératrice Didier 🎬 The Bureaucrats Monsieur Nègre 🎬 Le soleil a toujours raison Gabriel 🎬 Adieu Léonard Prosper Bonenfant 🎬 🎬 The Birth of Children of Paradise Self 🎬 Last Desire Frossard 🎬 Agent of Doom Charlèz 🎬 🎬 À la recherche de Jean Grémillon Self 🎬 Cruise for the Unknown One Emile Fréchisse 🎬 Pas de caviar pour tante Olga Patache 🎬 Noah's Ark Bitru 🎬 Lost Souvenirs Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") 🎬 The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life La Brunetière 🎬 The Path of Honor Philippe 🎬 Josefa's Loot Mayor 🎬 A Rare Bird Jean Berthier 🎬 A Young World Le Grec 🎬 🎬 Tobie Is an Angel Movie · 1940 🎬 Dirty Hands Hoederer 🎬 Bluebeard Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue 🎬 Promesse à l'inconnue Lussac 🎬 The Secret of Monte-Cristo François Picault 🎬 L'Amour autour de la maison 'Douze Apôtres'

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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🎬 Un ange passe Movie · 1970 🎬 Le Dernier Mélodrame Movie · 1979

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Series · 1958 📺 Cinépanorama Series · 1956 📺 La Joie de vivre Series · 1952 🎬 Napoleon Movie · 1955 🎬 Eyes Without a Face Movie · 1960 🎬 Sans famille Movie · 1958 🎬 Children of Paradise Movie · 1945 📺 La Brigade des maléfices Series · 1971 🎬 Sixième étage Movie · 1940 🎬 Rencontres Movie · 1962 🎬 Heartbeat Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Opération Jericho Movie 🎬 Pétrus Movie · 1946 🎬 Oasis Movie · 1955 🎬 Café de Paris Movie · 1938 🎬 Second Childhood Movie · 1939 🎬 Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo Movie · 1968 🎬 Port of Shadows Movie · 1938 🎬 Hercule Movie · 1938 🎬 🎬 Macédoine Movie · 1971 🎬 la loi Movie 🎬 Two Hours to Kill Movie · 1966 🎬 Millionaires for One Day Movie · 1949 🎬 Moi et l'impératrice Movie · 1933