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Pierre Brasseur

Pierre Brasseur

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 22, 1905
Died Aug 16, 1972 (66)
Birthplace Paris, France
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Updated Apr 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 07, 2025
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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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Eyes Without a Face

Eyes Without a Face

1960

as Professor Génessier

The Possessors

The Possessors

1958

as Lucien Maublanc, le cousin oisif

Children of Paradise

Children of Paradise

1945

as Frédérick Lemaître

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