Pierre Brasseur

Born in December 22nd, 1905

From Paris, France

Pierre Brasseur Biography

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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Pierre Brasseur Movies

Goto Island of Love Poster
September 26, 1969
King of Hearts Poster
June 19, 1967
A Matter of Resistance Poster
March 20, 1967
Eyes Without a Face Poster
October 24, 1962
Handsome Antonio Poster
April 2, 1962
The Possessors Poster
July 20, 1959
Head Against the Wall Poster
April 4, 1959

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