Pierre Brasseur
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Le Dernier Mélodrame
1979
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
1972
La Brigade des maléfices
1971
The Married Couple of the Year Two
1971
Macédoine
Macédoine
1971
Un ange passe
1970
Goto, Island of Love
1969
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
1968
Birds in Peru
1968
A Little Virtuous
1968
The Madman of Lab Four
1967
King of Hearts
1966
Pas de panique
1966
A Young World
1966
A Matter of Resistance
1966
Two Hours to Kill
1966
Fortuna
1966
L'Or du duc
1965
Cloportes
1965
Pas de caviar pour tante Olga
1965
Black Humor
1965
The Circular Triangle
1964
Lucky Jo
1964
A Very Handy Man
1964
Josefa's Loot
1963
Agent of Doom
1963
Don't Tempt the Devil
1963
The Abominable Man of Customs
1963
Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Hitch-Hike
1962
Emile's Boat
1962
Rencontres
1962
Famous Love Affairs
1961
The Nina B. Affair
1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
Il bell'Antonio
1960
Carthage in Flames
1960
Eyes Without a Face
1960
The Bureaucrats
1959
Head Against the Wall
1959
The Law
1959
The Possessors
1958
Life Together
1958
Sans famille
1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
The Gates of Paris
1957
Napoleon
1955
Tower of Lust
1955
Oasis
1955
Rasputin
1954
Clothing the Naked
1954
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
The Drunkard
1953
Crimson Curtain
1952
Torticola versus Frankensberg
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
Le Plaisir
1952
Bluebeard
1951
Dirty Hands
1951
Skipper Next to God
1951
Jamaican Man
1950
Lost Souvenirs
1950
Julie de Carneilhan
1950
Millionaires for One Day
1949
Portrait of a Murderer
1949
The Lovers of Verona
1949
The Secret of Monte-Cristo
1948
La Nuit blanche
1948
Cruise for the Unknown One
1948
The Revenge of Baccarat
1948
Rocambole
1948
Noah's Ark
1947
Love Around the House
1947
Gates of the Night
1946
Pétrus
1946
La Femme fatale
1946
Land Without Stars
1946
Behind These Walls
1946