Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur (born December 22, 1905 in Paris , † August 14, 1972 in Bruneck , Italy ; actually Pierre-Albert Espinasse ) was a French actor .
Brasseur came from a large French family of actors. According to an anecdote, he is said to have been conceived in a theater box. Both his father Albert Brasseur and his grandfather Jules Brasseur were actors. According to his family tradition, Espinasse also called himself Brasseur. This naming is continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre .
At the request of his parents, the young Pierre Brasseur was to become a draftsman. Although he hardly attended the drawing courses he was registered for, he came into contact with the Surrealism trend and with the artist scene in Montparnasse . Ultimately, Brasseur continued the family tradition as an actor. Pierre Brasseur had his first appearance in 1924 in the film Madame Sans-Gêne . In the following four decades Brasseur took part in more than 140 films and around 30 plays. He also wrote chansons for Édith Piaf and tried his hand at scriptwriting, but his seven tabloids were unsuccessful. His greatest acting success was his role in Children of Olympus as Frédérick Lemaitre .
From 1935 to 1945 Brasseur was married to the actress Odette Joyeux . The marriage comes from Claude Brasseur , born in 1936 , who was best known in Germany for the film La Boum .
Pierre Brasseur is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Filmography (selection)
- 1924: Madame Sans-Gêne
- 1927: Fire!
- 1935: Le Miroir aux Alouettes
- 1938: Harbor in the Fog (Le quai des Brumes)
- 1938: Three women around Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi)
- 1942: Promise of a stranger (Promesse à l'inconnue)
- 1943: Les deux timides
- 1943: Weather lights (Lumière d'été)
- 1945: Children of Olympus (Les enfants du paradis)
- 1946: Buccaneers of Love (Pétrus)
- 1946: Gates of the Night (Les portes de la nuit)
- 1950: it happened in Paris (souvenirs perdus)
- 1951: The dirty hands (Les mains sales)
- 1957: The Mousetrap (Porte de Lilas)
- 1958: With your head against the walls (La tête contre les murs)
- 1958: Where the hot wind blows (La loi)
- 1958: Life for Two (La vie à deux)
- 1958: The big families (Les grandes familles)
- 1960: Eyes without a face (Les yeux sans visage)
- 1960: The sacrifice of a nun (Le dialogue des Carmélites)
- 1960: Bel Antonio (Il bell'Antonio)
- 1960: Carthage in flames (Cartagine in fiamme)
- 1961: Affair Nina B. (L'affaire Nina B.)
- 1961: Dr. Malbus disappeared at four (Rencontres)
- 1961: Madeleine and the sailor (Le bâteau d'Émile)
- 1962: We ask for bed (Les petits matins)
- 1963: The Devil's Weak Side (Les bonnes causes)
- 1963: Liolà
- 1964: The Immoral (Le triangle)
- 1965: crooks settle accounts (La métamorphose des cloportes)
- 1965: A young world (Un monde nouveau)
- 1966: King of Hearts (Le roi de cœur)
- 1966: Life in the Castle (La vie de château)
- 1967: The madman of Labor 4 (Le Fou du labo 4)
- 1968: Goto: Island of Love (Goto)
- 1968: Birds die in Peru (Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou)
- 1968: The avenger from the coffin (Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo)
- 1968: The Little Brave (La petite vertu)
- 1971: Musketeer with blow and stab (Les mariés de l'an II)
- 1972: The most beautiful soirée of my life (La più bella serata della ma vita)
Web links
- Pierre Brasseur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brasseur, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espinasse, Pierre-Albert (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1972 |
| Place of death | Brunico , Italy |