12/22/1905
Paris, France:
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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Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002) as Self (archive footage) |
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La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) as La Brunetière |
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Les Mariés de l'an deux (1971) as Gosselin |
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Macédoine (1971) as |
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Un ange passe (1970) as |
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Un ange passe (1970) as Florisse |
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Goto, l'île d'amour (1969) as Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III |
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À la recherche de Jean Grémillon (1969) as Self |
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Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo (1968) as Faria |
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Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou (1968) as Husband |
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La Petite Vertu (1968) as Jules Polnick |
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Le Fou du labo 4 (1967) as Father Ballanchon |
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Die Geburt der Kinder Des Olymp (1967) as Self |
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Le Roi de cœur (1966) as General Géranium |
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Pas de panique (1966) as Fernand Toussaint |
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Un monde nouveau (1966) as Le Grec |
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La Vie de château (1966) as Dimanche |
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Deux heures à tuer (1966) as Laurent |
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פורטונה (1966) as Nissim Buzaglo |
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L'Or du duc (1965) as Adhémar de Talois-Minet |
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La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965) as Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver |
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Pas de caviar pour tante Olga (1965) as Patache |
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La muerte viaja demasiado (1965) as Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole' |
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Le grain de sable (1964) as Georges Richter |
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Lucky Jo (1964) as Loudéac |
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Liolà (1964) as Simone Palumbo |
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Le Magot de Josefa (1963) as Mayor |
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Un soir... par hasard (1963) as Charlèz |
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Les Bonnes Causes (1963) as Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré |
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L'Abominable Homme des douanes (1963) as Russian killer |
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Le crime ne paie pas (1962) as Martin Fenayrou |
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Les Petits Matins (1962) as Achille Pipermint, l'homme d'affaires radin à Orly |
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Le Bateau d'Émile (1962) as François Larmentiel |
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Rencontres (1962) as Carl Krasner |
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Amours célèbres (1961) as le grand duc Ernest |
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L'Affaire Nina B. (1961) as Berrera |
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Vive Henri IV... Vive l'amour (1961) as Constable of Montmorency |
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Pleins feux sur l'assassin (1961) as Comte de Kerloquen |
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Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle (1960) as Pangloss |
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Le Dialogue des Carmélites (1960) as Commissioner of the Republic |
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Il bell'Antonio (1960) as Alfio Magnano |
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Cartagine in fiamme (1960) as Sidone |
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Les Yeux sans visage (1960) as Professor Génessier |
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Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959) as Monsieur Nègre |
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La Tête contre les murs (1959) as Dr. Varmont |
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La legge (1959) as Don Cesare |
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Les Grandes Familles (1958) as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif |
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La Vie à deux (1958) as Pierre Carreau |
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Sans famille (1958) as Jeroboam Driscoll |
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Porte des Lilas (1957) as Juju |
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Napoléon (1955) as Barras |
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La Tour de Nesle (1955) as Jehan Buridan |
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Oasis (1955) as Antoine Vallin |
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Raspoutine (1954) as Gregory Iefimovich Raspoutine |
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Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954) as Self |
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Vestire gli ignudi (1954) as Console Grotti |
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La bergère et le ramoneur (1953) as Bird (voice) |
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La pocharde (1953) as Maître Pierre Renneville |
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Le Rideau rouge (1952) as Ludovic Arn / Macbeth |
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Torticola contre Frankensberg (1952) as Invisible Man's Friend |
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Le Plaisir (1952) as Julien Ledentu |
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Barbe-Bleue (1951) as Amédée de Salfère dit Barbe-Bleue |
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Les Mains sales (1951) as Hoederer |
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Maître après Dieu (1951) as Captain Joris KnAipper |
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L'Homme de la Jamaïque (1950) as Jacques Mervel |
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Souvenirs perdus (1950) as Philippe (segment "Une statuette d'Osiris") |
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Julie de Carneilhan (1950) as Hubert Espivant |
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Millionnaires d'un jour (1949) as Francis |
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Portrait d'un assassin (1949) as Fabius / Jean |
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Les Amants de Vérone (1949) as Raffaele |
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Le Secret de Monte-Cristo (1948) as François Picault |
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La Nuit blanche (1948) as Pierre Taverny |
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Croisière pour l'inconnu (1948) as Emile Fréchisse |
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La Revanche de Baccarat (1948) as Rocambole |
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Rocambole (1948) as Rocambole |
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L'Arche de Noé (1947) as Bitru |
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L'Amour autour de la maison (1947) as 'Douze Apôtres' |
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Les Portes de la nuit (1946) as Georges |
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Pétrus (1946) as Rodrigue |
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La Femme fatale (1946) as Jean Pleyard |
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Le Pays sans étoiles (1946) as Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud |
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Jéricho (1946) as Jean-César Morin |
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Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) as Frédérick Lemaître |
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Adieu Léonard (1943) as Prosper Bonenfant |
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Lumière d'été (1943) as Roland |
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Les Deux Timides (1943) as Vancouver |
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Le soleil a toujours raison (1943) as Gabriel |
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La Croisée des chemins (1942) as Hubert Epervans |
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Promesse à l'inconnue (1942) as Lussac |
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Trois Argentins à Montmartre (1941) as Toninett |
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Tobie est un ange (1940) as |
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Sixième étage (1940) as Jonval, the young cynic |
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Le Chemin de l'honneur (1939) as Philippe |
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Ultima giovinezza (1939) as Frossard |
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Dernière jeunesse (1939) as Frossard |
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Frères corses (1939) as Tonio |
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Le père Lebonnard (1939) as Alfredo Lebonnard |
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Visages de femmes (1939) as Georges Legrand |
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Café de Paris (1938) as Le Rec |
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Giuseppe Verdi (1938) as Alexandre Dumas figlio |
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Gosse de riche (1938) as Pierre Mougins |
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Le quai des brumes (1938) as Lucien |
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Grisou (1938) as Hagnauer |
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Le Schpountz (1938) as Cousine (uncredited) |
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Hercule (1938) as Bastien |
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Claudine à l'école (1937) as Doctor Dubois |
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Mademoiselle ma mère (1937) as Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline |
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La Reine des resquilleuses (1937) as Fred Woolson |
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Vous n'avez rien à déclarer ? (1937) as Edmond Trivelin |
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Une femme qui se partage (1937) as |
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Le Mari rêvé (1936) as René Daroy /Achille Daroy |
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Prête-moi ta femme (1936) as |
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Passé à vendre (1936) as Bob |
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Jeunesse d'abord (1936) as |
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Valse éternelle (1936) as |
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Le Bébé de l'escadron (1935) as Max |
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Bout de chou (1935) as Georges Darnetal |
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Un oiseau rare (1935) as Jean Berthier |
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Jonny, haute-couture (1935) as Jonny |
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Le Miroir aux alouettes (1935) as Jean Forestier |
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Quadrille d'amour (1935) as Robert Lanclot |
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Caravane (1934) as Lt. de Tokay |
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L'Oncle de Pékin (1934) as Philippe |
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La Garnison amoureuse (1934) as Paul, rider |
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Incognito (1934) as Marcel |
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Moi et l'impératrice (1933) as Didier |
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La Chanson d'une nuit (1933) as Koretzky |
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Voyage de noces (1933) as Rudi |
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Le sexe faible (1933) as Jimmy |
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Une faim de loup (1932) as |
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Quick (1932) as Maxime |
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Papa sans le savoir (1932) as Jean |
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Le Vainqueur (1932) as Hunter |
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Circulez ! (1931) as Jean Dupont-Desroches |
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Mon ami Victor (1931) as Edgar Flachon |
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Une vie sans joie (1927) as Le type de l'appareil à sous |
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Feu! (1927) as Frémiet's ordinance |
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Madame Sans-Gêne (1925) as |
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Opération Jericho () as Jean-César Morin |
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Le Dernier Mélodrame (1979) Writer |
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Un ange passe (1970) Writer |
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La bergère et le ramoneur (1953) Vocals |
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Grisou (1938) Theatre Play |
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Grisou (1938) Dialogue |