Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 15, 1936
Place of Birth:
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Claude Brasseur
Biography
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 commerical 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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Godard by Godard | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Camping : histoire d'un succès | Self - Actor |
| 2018 | Rolling to You | Jocelyn and Lucien's father |
| 2016 | Camping 3 | Jacky Pic |
| 2016 | On refait le boulevard | |
| 2016 | Belmondo by Belmondo | Self |
| 2016 | Jacques Daniel | |
| 2015 | The Student and Mister Henri | Henri Voizot |
| 2013 | Le Renard jaune | Le commandant |
| 2012 | Twice Upon a Time | Maurice |
| 2012 | My Lucky Star | Robert |
| 2011 | Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde | Self |
| 2011 | Final Balance | Vautier |
| 2011 | Another World | Le Gouverneur |
| 2011 | The Great Restaurant II | The amnesic husband |
| 2010 | Camping 2 | Jacky Pic |
| 2010 | Vieilles canailles | Raoul |
| 2010 | Au bas de l'échelle | Paul Morvenac |
| 2007 | Mon père avait raison | |
| 2007 | His Majesty Minor | Firos |
| 2007 | Stolen Holidays | L'inconnu du palace |
| 2007 | The Elf Case | André Tarallo |
| 2007 | Elf, Kings of Oil | André Tarallo |
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | Jacques Grumberg |
| 2006 | J'invente rien | Mahut |
| 2006 | Camping | Jacky Pic |
| 2006 | Family Hero | Gabriel Stern |
| 2006 | My Russian Uncle | Gaston Boissac |
| 2005 | Hot Acts of Love | Jacques Pellegrin |
| 2005 | The Do-Gooders | Max (voice) |
| 2005 | Edda | |
| 2004 | Malabar Princess | Robert |
| 2003 | Chouchou | Père Léon |
| 2003 | Soraya | Mossadeq |
| 2001 | Druids | Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | The Milk of Human Kindness | Dr Gérard Cafarelli |
| 2000 | The Slammer | Le maton chef |
| 2000 | Actors | Claude Brasseur |
| 2000 | Toreros | Francisco |
| 1999 | Hard Off | Paul-Édouard |
| 1999 | Fait d'hiver | Docteur Vogein |
| 1999 | The Happiest Place on Earth | Delabit |
| 1998 | Marriages | Alessio (Giulia's Father) |
| 1997 | The Other Shore | Georges Montero |
| 1994 | Délit mineur | Guerin |
| 1993 | One, Two, Three, Freeze | L'enfoiré / The dumb |
| 1993 | On the Edge of the Horizon | Spino |
| 1993 | The Tenors | |
| 1992 | The Supper | Fouché |
| 1992 | Le Bal des casse-pieds | Le séducteur |
| 1992 | Prêcheur en eau trouble | |
| 1991 | Dirty Like an Angel | Georges Deblache |
| 1990 | Dancing Machine | L'Inspecteur Michel Eparvier |
| 1989 | Brothers in Arms | Le colonel Revers |
| 1989 | Radio corbeau | Paul Maurier, le correspondant du journal local |
| 1989 | L'Orchestre rouge | Léopold Trépper |
| 1989 | Eaux troubles | Attila |
| 1988 | Dandin | Georges Dandin |
| 1988 | L'Argent | Saccard |
| 1986 | Descent Into Hell | Alan Kolber |
| 1986 | The Gypsy | Hubert Durieux |
| 1986 | Taxi Boy | Pétrus Machin |
| 1985 | Detective | Emile Chenal |
| 1985 | Among Wolves | Roger Lacier |
| 1985 | Palace | Robert Morland |
| 1984 | Souvenirs souvenirs | Firmani |
| 1984 | The Leopard | Lartigue |
| 1984 | Rallye Paris-Dakar | |
| 1983 | Outward Signs of Wealth | Dr Jean-Jacques 'Gigi' Lestrade, veterinarian |
| 1983 | Cover Up | Commissaire Martin Griffon |
| 1982 | The Party 2 | François Beretton |
| 1982 | Josepha | Michel Laurent |
| 1982 | Legitimate Violence | Martin Modot |
| 1982 | Guy de Maupassant | Guy de Maupassant |
| 1981 | A Business of Men | Le commissaire Servolle |
| 1981 | The Red Shade | Anton Kovetz |
| 1981 | Quando la coppia scoppia | Piergiorgio Funari |
| 1981 | Une robe noire pour un tueur | Simon Risler |
| 1980 | The Party | François Beretton |
| 1980 | The Lady Banker | Judge Largué |
| 1979 | These Kids Are Grown-Ups | Léo Dartigues |
| 1979 | Lobster for Breakfast | Mario Spinosi |
| 1979 | The Police War | Commissioner Jacques Fush |
| 1979 | Bye, See You Monday | Arnold Samson |
| 1978 | A Simple Story | Serge |
| 1978 | Other People's Money | Claude Chevalier d'Aven |
| 1978 | The Savage State | Gravenoire |
| 1977 | We Will All Meet in Paradise | Daniel |
| 1977 | Monsieur Papa | Franck Lanier / Monsieur Papa |
| 1976 | Pardon Mon Affaire | Daniel |
| 1976 | Barocco | Jules |
| 1976 | Let's Make a Dirty Movie | Manuel Cauchois |
| 1976 | The Hornet's Nest | Renaud |
| 1976 | The Big Operator | Ari |
| 1975 | Act of Aggression | André Ducatel |
| 1975 | One Must Live Dangerously | Richard Diquet |
| 1974 | Icy Breasts | François Rollin |
| 1973 | The Heroes | Raphael Tilbaudet |
| 1973 | Lovely Swine | Pierre, the illusionist |
| 1972 | A Gorgeous Girl Like Me | Maître Murene |
| 1972 | The Annuity | Noël Galipeau à 39 ans |
| 1972 | A Loser | Granier |
| 1971 | Too Small My Friend | Inspector Hess |
| 1971 | Portrait of Marianne | Octave |
| 1969 | Catherine | Caboche |
| 1969 | The Royal Chase | Henri Guifred |
| 1969 | Les Eaux mêlées | Simon adulte |
| 1968 | La Double Inconstance | Arlequin |
| 1968 | Spécial Bardot | Self |
| 1967 | Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard | Arlequin, le faux Dorante |
| 1967 | Shock Troops | Groubec |
| 1967 | La bonne peinture | Lafleur |
| 1966 | The Upper Hand | Giulio |
| 1966 | The Mad Dog | Marc |
| 1965 | Dom Juan | Sganarelle |
| 1965 | The Real Bargain | Trucker |
| 1964 | Band of Outsiders | Arthur |
| 1964 | Lucky Jo | Loudéac Fils dit Junior |
| 1963 | Sweet and Sour | Plumber |
| 1963 | Banana Peel | Charlie Meyer |
| 1963 | Germinal | Martin Chaval |
| 1963 | Chicken Soup | Girel |
| 1962 | The Elusive Corporal | Papa |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Riri (segment "L'envie") |
| 1962 | We Will Go to Deauville | Maurice Dubois |
| 1962 | L'Envie | Riri |
| 1962 | A Touch of Treason | Vigo |
| 1962 | Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge | Walter |
| 1961 | Please, Not Now! | Claude |
| 1961 | House of Sin | Dominique |
| 1960 | Eyes Without a Face | Police inspector |
| 1960 | Trapped by Fear | Laurent Porte |
| 1960 | Pete the Tender | Tony |
| 1959 | Rue de Paris | Loulou |
| 1959 | Green Harvest | Robert Borelli |
| 1957 | Love Descends from the Sky | Julien |
| 1956 | The Country I Come From | Roland |
| 1956 | Meeting in Paris | Le jeune homme |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ah, c'était ça la vie! | M. de Reuilly-Nonancourt |
| 2003 | Franck Keller | Franck Keller |
| 1998 | Vivement dimanche | Self |
| 1992 | Coucou c'est nous ! | Self |
| 1987 | Le monde est à vous | Self |
| 1987 | Matin Bonheur | Self |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1977 | Fan School | Self (segment '[L'école des poètes") |
| 1976 | 30 millions d'amis | Self |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1975 | Numéro un | Self |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self - Main Guest |
| 1972 | Midi trente | Self |
| 1971 | Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq | François Vidocq |
| 1971 | Samedi soir | Self |
| 1971 | La Brigade des maléfices | |
| 1968 | Les Dossiers de l'Agence O | Gustave Legrec |
| 1965 | Le Mystère de la chambre jaune | Rouletabille |