Pierre Brasseur
Born December 22, 1905 (Age: 120)
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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 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.
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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Filmography
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À la recherche de Jean Grémillon
1969
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as Self
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Age: 63
Rencontres
1962
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as Carl Krasner
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Age: 56
Famous Love Affairs
1961
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as le grand duc Ernest
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Age: 55
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
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as Constable of Montmorency
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Age: 55
Spotlight on a Murderer
1961
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as Comte de Kerloquen
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Age: 55
Eyes Without a Face
1960
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as Professor Génessier
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Age: 54
The Bureaucrats
1959
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as Monsieur Nègre
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Age: 53
Head Against the Wall
1959
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as Dr. Varmont
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Age: 53
The Law
1959
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as Don Cesare
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Age: 53
Oasis
1955
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as Antoine Vallin
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Age: 49
Children of Paradise
1945
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as Frédérick Lemaître
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Age: 39
La Croisée des chemins
1942
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as Hubert Epervans
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Age: 36
Promise to the Unknown One
1942
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as Lussac
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Age: 36
Three Argentines in Montmartre
1941
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as Toninett
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Age: 35
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Une faim de loup
1932
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as
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Age: 26
Quick
1932
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as Maxime
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Age: 26
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A Father Without Knowing It
1932
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as Jean
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Age: 26
The Winner
1932
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as Hunter
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Age: 26
Circulate!
1931
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as Jean Dupont-Desroches
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Age: 25
My Friend Victor
1931
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as Edgar Flachon
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Age: 25