Pierre Brasseur
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 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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1972 | The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life | La Brunetière | HIT | |
| 1971 | The Married Couple of the Year Two | Gosselin | HIT | |
| 1969 | Goto, Island of Love | Le Gouverneur-Roi Goto III | FLOP | |
| 1968 | Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo | Faria | HIT | |
| 1968 | A Little Virtuous | Jules Polnick | FLOP | |
| 1967 | The Madman of Lab Four | Father Ballanchon | FLOP | |
| 1966 | King of Hearts | General Géranium | HIT | |
| 1966 | A Matter of Resistance | Dimanche | HIT | |
| 1966 | Two Hours to Kill | Laurent | FLOP | |
| 1966 | Fortuna | Nissim Buzaglo | FLOP | |
| 1965 | Cloportes | Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver | FLOP | |
| 1964 | Lucky Jo | Loudéac | HIT | |
| 1964 | A Very Handy Man | Simone Palumbo | HIT | |
| 1963 | Don't Tempt the Devil | Charles Cassidi, lawyer for Mrs. Dupré | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Emile's Boat | François Larmentiel | FLOP | |
| 1962 | Rencontres | Carl Krasner | FLOP | |
| 1961 | Spotlight on a Murderer | Comte de Kerloquen | HIT | |
| 1960 | Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century | Pangloss | FLOP | |
| 1960 | The Dialogue of the Carmelites | Commissioner of the Republic | HIT | |
| 1960 | Il bell'Antonio | Alfio Magnano | HIT | |
| 1960 | Eyes Without a Face | Professor Génessier | HIT | |
| 1959 | Head Against the Wall | Dr. Varmont | HIT | |
| 1959 | The Law | Don Cesare | FLOP | |
| 1958 | The Possessors | Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif | HIT | |
| 1957 | The Gates of Paris | Juju | HIT | |
| 1955 | Napoleon | Barras | FLOP | |
| 1953 | The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird | Bird (voice) | HIT | |
| 1952 | Crimson Curtain | Ludovic Arn / Macbeth | FLOP | |
| 1952 | Le Plaisir | Julien Ledentu | HIT | |
| 1951 | Skipper Next to God | Captain Joris KnAipper | FLOP | |
| 1948 | Cruise for the Unknown One | Emile Fréchisse | FLOP | |
| 1946 | Gates of the Night | Georges | HIT | |
| 1946 | Pétrus | Rodrigue | FLOP | |
| 1946 | Land Without Stars | Jean-Thomas Pellerin / François-Charles Talacayud | HIT | |
| 1945 | Children of Paradise | Frédérick Lemaître | HIT | |
| 1943 | Summer Light | Roland | HIT | |
| 1943 | Le soleil a toujours raison | Gabriel | FLOP | |
| 1939 | The Path of Honor | Philippe | HIT | |
| 1938 | Café de Paris | Le Rec | HIT | |
| 1938 | The Life of Giuseppe Verdi | Alexandre Dumas figlio | HIT | |
| 1938 | Port of Shadows | Lucien | HIT | |
| 1938 | Grisou | Hagnauer | HIT | |
| 1938 | Heartbeat | Cousine (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1938 | Hercule | Bastien | FLOP | |
| 1937 | The Virgin Bride | Georges Letournel, fils du mari de Jacqueline | FLOP | |
| 1935 | A Rare Bird | Jean Berthier | HIT | |
| 1934 | The Amorous Garrison | Paul, rider | HIT | |
| 1931 | My Friend Victor | Edgar Flachon | HIT | |
| 1927 | Backbiters | Le type de l'appareil à sous | FLOP |