Pierre Brasseur
Acting
Born December 22, 1905 · Paris, France
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Cinépanorama
La Joie de vivre
Eyes Without a Face
Children of Paradise
Hercule
Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
Heartbeat
Rencontres
La Brigade des maléfices
Un ange passe
Napoleon
Sans famille
Port of Shadows
Pétrus
Honeymoon Trip
Backbiters
Valse éternelle
Cloportes
Opération Jericho
Café de Paris
King of Hearts
The Married Couple of the Year Two
Grisou
Lucky Jo
Passé à vendre
Two Hours to Kill
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
The Possessors
The Gates of Paris
Une femme qui se partage
Summer Light
Il bell'Antonio
Circulate!
Le Plaisir
Oasis
The Lovers of Verona
Crimson Curtain
Gosse de riche
Sixième étage