Claude Brasseur
Birthday: 1936-06-15 | Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, FranceClaude 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
Acting
Role
as Self - Actor
as Firos
as Gabriel Stern
as Jacky Pic
as Jacques Grumberg
as Jacques Pellegrin
as Max (voice)
as Père Léon
as L'Inspecteur Michel Eparvier
as Paul Maurier, le correspondant du journal local
as Alan Kolber
as Hubert Durieux
as Emile Chenal
as Le commissaire Servolle
as François Beretton
as Judge Largué
as Daniel
as Ari
as Daniel
as Jules
as Richard Diquet
as Maître Murene
as Arthur
as Marc
as Charlie Meyer
as L'inspecteur de police
as Papa
as Riri (segment "L'envie")
as Claude
as Robert Borelli