Claude Brasseur
Born June 15, 1936 (Age: 89)
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur. He was a member of the French bobsleigh team in the 1960s and a winning Paris-Dakar rally competitor as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx. From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. One of his film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's Bande à part (1964). Brasseur played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series The New Adventures of Vidocq. A big commercial success were the comedies La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), in which he played the father of Sophie Marceau's teenage character. Brasseur died on 22 December 2020 at the age of 84. He is buried alongside his father at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Source: Article "Claude Brasseur" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor.
Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur.
He was a member of the French bobsleigh team in the 1960s and a winning Paris-Dakar rally competitor as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx.
From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. One of his film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's Bande à part (1964). Brasseur played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series The New Adventures of Vidocq. A big commercial success were the comedies La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), in which he played the father of Sophie Marceau's teenage character.
Brasseur died on 22 December 2020 at the age of 84. He is buried alongside his father at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Source: Article "Claude Brasseur" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
Actors
2000
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as Claude Brasseur
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Age: 63
Toreros
2000
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as Francisco
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Age: 63
Prêcheur en eau trouble
1992
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as Simon
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Age: 56
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
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as Maître Murene
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Age: 36
Too Small My Friend
1971
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as Inspector Hess
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Age: 35
Portrait of Marianne
1971
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as Octave
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Age: 34
No Image
The Royal Chase
1969
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as Henri Guifred
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Age: 33
Les Eaux mêlées
1969
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as Simon adulte
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Age: 33
Catherine
1969
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as Caboche
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Age: 32
La Double Inconstance
1968
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as Arlequin
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Age: 31
Band of Outsiders
1964
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as Arthur
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Age: 28
Chicken Soup
1963
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as Girel
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Age: 26
L'Envie
1962
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as Riri
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Age: 25
No Image
House of Sin
1961
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as Dominique
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Age: 25
Please, Not Now!
1961
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as Claude
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Age: 24
Pete the Tender
1960
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as Tony
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Age: 24
Eyes Without a Face
1960
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as Police inspector
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Age: 23
Green Harvest
1959
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as Robert Borelli
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Age: 23
Rue de Paris
1959
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as Loulou
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Age: 23
Meeting in Paris
1956
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as Le jeune homme
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Age: 19