Claude Brasseur

1936-

Biography: life and films

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Claude Brasseur (real name: Claude Espinasse) is a French film actor. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on 15 June 1936. The son of two distinguished actors, Pierre Brasseur and Odette Joyeux, Claude Brasseur was destined for an acting career. He made his screen debut in the mid-1950s and worked with some of France's finest filmmakers, including Georges Franju, Marcel Carné, Michel Deville and Jean Renoir. Television provided a boost to his career in the mid-60s, so that by the time he starred in Yves Robert's Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976), in the role that won him his first César, he was a familiar face in France. In a career that spans more than half a century, Claude Brasseur has appeared in over 90 films, which range from popular comedies to serious dramas and thrillers. He has also been active in the theatre and on television, winning acclaim for his policier role in the TV series Franck Keller from 2003 to 2007.
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Filmography

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Le Pays, d'où je viens (1956) [a]

Rencontre à Paris (1956) [a]

L'Amour descend du ciel (1957) [a]

La Verte moisson (1959) [a]

Rue des Prairies (1959) [a]

Les Distractions (1960) [a]

Les Yeux sans visage (1960) [a]

Pierrot la tendresse (1960) [a]

La Bride sur le cou (1961) [a]

Les Menteurs (1961) [a]

Le Caporal épinglé (1962) [a]

Les Ennemis (1962) [a]

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1962) [a]

Nous irons à Deauville (1962) [a]

Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962) [a]

Dragées au poivre (1963) [a]

Germinal (1963) [a]

Il terrore dei mantelli rossi (1963) [a]

La Soupe aux poulets (1963) [a]

Peau de banane (1963) [a]

Bande à part (1964) [a]

L'Enfer (1964) [a]

Lucky Jo (1964) [a]

La Bonne occase (1965) [a]

Du rififi à Paname (1966) [a]

Le Chien fou (1966) [a]

Un homme de trop (1967) [a]

Catherine (1969) [a]

La Chasse royale (1969) [a]

Trop petit mon ami (1970) [a]

Le Portrait de Marianne (1971) [a]

Un cave (1971) [a]

Le Viager (1972) [a]

Une belle fille comme moi (1972) [a]

Bel ordure (1973) [a]

Gli Eroi (1973) [a]

Les Seins de glace (1974) [a]

Il faut vivre dangereusement (1975) [a]

L'Agression (1975) [a]

Attention les yeux! (1976) [a]

Barocco (1976) [a]

Le Grand escogriffe (1976) [a]

Le Guêpier (1976) [a]

Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (1976) [a]

Monsieur Papa (1977) [a]

Nous irons tous au paradis (1977) [a]

L'Argent des autres (1978) [a]

L'État sauvage (1978) [a]

Une histoire simple (1978) [a]

Aragosta a colazione (1979) [a]

Au revoir à lundi (1979) [a]

Ils sont grands, ces petits (1979) [a]

La Guerre des polices (1979) [a]

La Banquière (1980) [a]

La Boum (1980) [a]

Quando la coppia scoppia (1980) [a]

L'Ombre rouge (1981) [a]

Une affaire d'hommes (1981) [a]

Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981) [a]

Guy de Maupassant (1982) [a]

Josepha (1982) [a]

La Boum 2 (1982) [a]

Légitime violence (1982) [a]

La Crime (1983) [a]

Signes extérieurs de richesse (1983) [a]

T'es heureuse? Moi, toujours... (1983) [a]

Le Léopard (1984) [a]

Rallye Paris - Dakar (1984) [a]

Souvenirs souvenirs (1984) [a]

Détective (1985) [a]

Les Loups entre eux (1985) [a]

Les Rois du gag (1985) [a]

Palace (1985) [a]

Descente aux enfers (1986) [a]

La Gitane (1986) [a]

Taxi Boy (1986) [a]

Dandin (1987) [a]

L'Orchestre rouge (1989) [a]

L'Union sacrée (1989) [a]

Radio Corbeau (1989) [a]

Dancing Machine (1990) [a]

Sale comme un ange (1991) [a]

Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992) [a]

Le Souper (1992) [a]

Les Ténors (1993) [a]

O Fio do Horizonte (1993) [a]

Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993) [a]

Délit mineur (1994) [a]

L'Autre côté de la mer (1997) [a]

Matrimoni (1998) [a]

Fait d'hiver (1999) [a]

La Débandade (1999) [a]

Le Plus beau pays du monde (1999) [a]

La Taule (2000) [a]

Les Acteurs (2000) [a]

Toreros (2000) [a]

Le Lait de la tendresse humaine (2001) [a]

Chouchou (2003) [a]

Malabar Princess (2004) [a]

L'Amour aux trousses (2005) [a]

Les Parrains (2005) [a]

Camping (2006) [a]

Fauteuils d'orchestre (2006) [a]

J'invente rien (2006) [a]

Le Héros de la famille (2006) [a]

Les Petites vacances (2007) [a]

Sa majesté Minor (2007) [a]

Camping 2 (2010) [a]

Légitime défense (2011) [a]

Ma bonne étoile (2012) [a]

Quand je serai petit (2012) [a]

Le Renard jaune (2013) [a]

L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri (2015) [a]

Camping 3 (2016) [a]



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