Pierre Brasseur


Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.

Biography

The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine 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 best remembered for his portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis and as Docteur Génessier in the horror film Les Yeux sans visage co-starring Alida Valli. On 30 May 1927, he performed the spoken role of the Narrator in the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex.

Honours

Brasseur was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1966. The following year, he was made Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1967.

Selected filmography

A Father Without Knowing It Honeymoon Trip One Night's Song The Weaker Sex The Uncle from Peking A Rare Bird The Decoy Little One The Squadron's Baby Claudine at School Giuseppe Verdi Hercule Port of Shadows The Path of Honour The Corsican Brothers Tobias Is an Angel Three Argentines in Montmartre The Crossroads Promise to a Stranger Summer Light Goodbye Leonard Children of Paradise Gates of the Night Pétrus Jericho Love Around the House Rocambole Cruise for the Unknown One The Secret of Monte Cristo The White Night Millionaires for One Day The Lovers Of Verona The Man from Jamaica Julie de Carneilhan Skipper Next to God Dirty Hands Le Plaisir Crimson Curtain The King and the Mockingbird Rasputin Oasis Tower of Lust Napoléon Gates of Paris Life Together Les Grandes Familles The Law Head Against the Wall Eyes Without a Face Carthage in Flames Il bell'Antonio Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle Spotlight on a Murderer The Nina B. Affair Emile's Boat Girl on the Road Lucky Jo Un monde nouveau A Matter of Resistance King of Hearts Fortuna Birds in Peru Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo A Little Virtuous