Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor.

Claude Brasseur
Brasseur in 2013
Born
Claude Pierre Espinasse

(1936-06-15)15 June 1936
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 84)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Notable work
Bande à part
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
The Police War
La Boum
Spouse(s)Peggy Roche
(1961－?, divorced)
Michèle Cambon
(1970.11.14 － 2020.12.22)
Children1
Parent(s)Pierre Brasseur
Odette Joyeux
AwardsChevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur
(2008)

Life and career

Claude Brasseur was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He was the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur.

He was a member of the French bobsleigh team in the 60s and also a winning Paris-Dakar rally competitor, as co-pilot of Jacky Ickx.

From the late 1950s until two years before his death, Brasseur appeared in overall 150 film and television productions. One of his film roles was as Arthur in Jean-Luc Godard's Bande à part (1964). Brasseur played the title role in the early 1970s historical crime television series The New Adventures of Vidocq. A big commercial success were the comedies La Boum (1980) and La Boum 2 (1982), in which he played the father of Sophie Marceau's teenage character.

He died on 22 December 2020, at the age of 84.[1]

Accolades
YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1977 César Awards Best Supporting Actor Pardon Mon Affaire Won
1979 César Awards Best Actor A Simple Story Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
1980 César Awards Best Actor The Police War Won
1993 César Awards Best Actor The Supper Nominated
Amiens International Film Festival Best Actor O Fio do Horizonte Won
2000 Molière Award Best Actor Taking Sides Nominated
2008 Legion of Honour Knight Career Won
2015 Molière Award Best Actor La Colère du Tigre Nominated
Globe de Cristal Awards Best Actor Nominated

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Director
1956 Meeting in Paris The young man Georges Lampin
1959 Rue des prairies Louis Neveux Denys de La Patellière
Green Harvest Robert Borelli François Villiers
1960 Eyes Without a Face An Inspector Georges Franju
Trapped by Fear Laurent Porte Jacques Dupont
1961 Please, Not Now! Claude Roger Vadim
1962 The Seven Deadly Sins Riri Édouard Molinaro
The Elusive Corporal Papa / Pop Jean Renoir
Moonlight in Maubeuge Walter Jean Chérasse
We Will Go to Deauville Maurice Dubois Francis Rigaud
1963 Germinal Martin Chaval Yves Allégret
Banana Peel Charlie Meyer Marcel Ophuls
Sweet and Sour The plumber Jacques Baratier
1964 Bande à part Arthur Jean-Luc Godard
Lucky Jo Loudéac Junior Michel Deville
1966 The Upper Hand Giulio Denys de La Patellière
1967 Shock Troops Groubec Costa-Gavras
1972 Le Viager Noël Galipeau Pierre Tchernia
Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me Maître Murene François Truffaut
1973 The Heroes Raphael Tilbaudet Duccio Tessari
1974 Icy Breasts François Rollin Georges Lautner
1975 Act of Aggression André Ducatel Gérard Pirès
1976 Le guêpier Renaud Roger Pigaut
Barocco Jules André Téchiné
Pardon Mon Affaire Daniel Yves Robert
The Big Operator Ari Claude Pinoteau
1977 Monsieur Papa Franck Lanier Philippe Monnier
Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! Daniel Yves Robert
1978 The Savage State Gravenoire Francis Girod
L'argent des autres Claude Chevalier d'Aven Christian de Chalonge
A Simple Story Serge Claude Sautet
1979 Lobster for Breakfast Mario Spinosi Giorgio Capitani
Bye, See You Monday Arnold Samson Maurice Dugowson
The Police War Inspector Jacques Fush Robin Davis
1980 The Lady Banker Largué Francis Girod
La Boum François Beretton Claude Pinoteau
1981 Quando la coppia scoppia Pier Giorgio Funari Steno
1982 La Boum 2 François Beretton Claude Pinoteau
1983 Signes extérieurs de richesse Jean-Jacques Lestrade Jacques Monnet
1984 Souvenirs, Souvenirs Firmani Ariel Zeitoun
1985 Détective Émile Chenal Jean-Luc Godard
Among Wolves Lacier José Giovanni
1986 Descente aux enfers Alan Kolber Francis Girod
1990 Dancing Machine Inspector Michel Eparvier Gilles Béhat
1992 The Supper Joseph Fouché Édouard Molinaro
1993 1, 2, 3, Sun The bad guy Bertrand Blier
1998 Marriages Alessio Cristina Comencini
2000 Actors Himself Bertrand Blier
2001 The Milk of Human Kindness Jean-Claude Dominique Cabrera
2003 Chouchou Father Léon Merzak Allouache
2004 Malabar Princess Robert Gilles Legrand
2006 Avenue Montaigne Jacques Grumberg Danièle Thompson
Camping Jacky Pic Fabien Onteniente
Les Petites vacances The stranger in the palace Olivier Peyon
2007 His Majesty Minor Firos Jean-Jacques Annaud
2010 Camping 2 Jacky Pic Fabien Onteniente
2015 The Student and Mister Henri Henri Voizot Ivan Calbérac
2016 Camping 3 Jacky Pic Fabien Onteniente
2018 Rolling to You Jocelyn's father Franck Dubosc

References
  1. Claude Brasseur est mort (in French)
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