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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 🎬 Children of Paradise Frédérick Lemaître 🎬 Head Against the Wall Dr. Varmont 🎬 Honeymoon Trip Rudi 🎬 Hercule Bastien 🎬 Le Plaisir Julien Ledentu 🎬 Eyes Without a Face Professor Génessier 🎬 Café de Paris Le Rec 🎬 The Lovers of Verona Raffaele 🎬 Millionaires for One Day Francis 🎬 Land Without Stars Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud 🎬 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Bird (voice) 🎬 The Nina B. Affair Berrera 🎬 Cloportes Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver 🎬 Don't Tempt the Devil Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré 🎬 Spotlight on a Murderer Comte de Kerloquen 🎬 Jamaican Man Jacques Mervel 🎬 La Nuit blanche Pierre Taverny 🎬 A Very Handy Man Simone Palumbo 🎬 La Reine des resquilleuses Fred Woolson 🎬 L'Or du duc Adhémar de Talois-Minet 🎬 Emile's Boat François Larmentiel 🎬 🎬 Le Miroir aux alouettes Jean Forestier 🎬 Gates of the Night Georges 🎬 Julie de Carneilhan Hubert Espivant 🎬 Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances Self 🎬 The Gates of Paris Juju 🎬 Life Together Pierre Carreau 🎬 Portrait of a Murderer Fabius / Jean 🎬 The Revenge of Baccarat Rocambole 🎬 Two Shy Ones Vancouver 🎬 🎬 The Birth of Children of Paradise Self 🎬 Oasis Antoine Vallin 🎬 Agent of Doom Charlèz 🎬 Moi et l'impératrice Didier 🎬 Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Constable of Montmorency 🎬 Le soleil a toujours raison Gabriel 🎬 🎬 Papa sans le savoir Jean 🎬 🎬 À la recherche de Jean Grémillon Self 🎬 Lost Souvenirs Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") 🎬 Pas de caviar pour tante Olga Patache 🎬 Adieu Léonard Prosper Bonenfant 🎬 Promesse à l'inconnue Lussac 🎬 Last Desire Frossard

🎥 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 🎬 Eyes Without a Face Movie · 1960 🎬 Children of Paradise Movie · 1945 📺 La Joie de vivre Series · 1952 🎬 Il bell'Antonio Movie · 1960 🎬 Port of Shadows Movie · 1938 🎬 Le Plaisir Movie · 1952 📺 La Brigade des maléfices Series · 1971 🎬 The Married Couple of the Year Two Movie · 1971 🎬 Spotlight on a Murderer Movie · 1961 🎬 King of Hearts Movie · 1966 🎬 Carthage in Flames Movie · 1960 🎬 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird Movie · 1953 🎬 Portrait of a Murderer Movie · 1949 🎬 Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! Movie · 1961 🎬 The Dialogue of the Carmelites Movie · 1960 🎬 Don't Tempt the Devil Movie · 1963 🎬 Oasis Movie · 1955 🎬 The Law Movie · 1959 🎬 Napoleon Movie · 1955 🎬 Sans famille Movie · 1958 🎬 Two Hours to Kill Movie · 1966 🎬 The Gates of Paris Movie · 1957