About
Claude Brasseur (15 June 1936 – 22 December 2020) was a French actor. 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 1960s and 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. Brasseur died on 22...
Known for
Eyes Without a FaceMovie • 1960
The PartyMovie • 1980
Rolling to YouMovie • 2018
ActorsMovie • 2000
DetectiveMovie • 1985
The Party 2Movie • 1982
ChouchouMovie • 2003
The AnnuityMovie • 1972
His Majesty MinorMovie • 2007
Pardon Mon AffaireMovie • 1976
DruidsMovie • 2001
Band of OutsidersMovie • 1964
Icy BreastsMovie • 1974
Shock TroopsMovie • 1967
The Seven Deadly SinsMovie • 1962
Avenue MontaigneMovie • 2006
The Upper HandMovie • 1966
The Student and Mister HenriMovie • 2015
A Gorgeous Kid Like MeMovie • 1972
We Will All Meet in ParadiseMovie • 1977
Malabar PrincessMovie • 2004
CampingMovie • 2006
The Elusive CorporalMovie • 1962
The Lady BankerMovie • 1980