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Claude BrasseurFrench actor.
Date of Birth: 15.06.1936
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Content:
- Family and Early Life
- Acting Career
- Motorsports and Other Achievements
- Personal Life and Honors
- Filmography
Family and Early Life
Michel Pierre Brassens was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on October 29, 1922. His father, Pierre Brasseur, was a renowned actor, and his mother, Odette Joyeux, was also an actress. Michel adopted his father's stage name, Brassens.
Acting Career
Brassens began his acting career in 1956 with a supporting role in "Rencontre à Paris." He went on to star in a wide range of films, including "Les Grandes Familles" (1958), "Les Yeux sans visage" (1960), "Pierrot la tendresse" (1960), and "La bride sur le cou" (1961). His performances earned him widespread acclaim and two César Awards for Best Actor in 1977 and 1980.
Motorsports and Other Achievements
In addition to acting, Brassens was also an accomplished sportsman. He raced successfully in motorsports and won the Paris-Dakar Rally in the automobile class in 1983 as a co-driver with Jacky Ickx. He was also a member of the French national bobsleigh team in the 1960s.
Personal Life and Honors
In 2008, Brassens was awarded the prestigious Legion of Honor. He married Anne-Marie Périer in 1956, and they had three children. Brassens passed away on October 22, 2014, at the age of 91.
Filmography
1950s- 1956: "Rencontre à Paris"
- 1956: "Le pays d'où je viens"
- 1958: "Les Grandes Familles"
1960s
- 1959: "Rue des prairies"
- 1959: "La Verte Moisson"
- 1960: "Les Yeux sans visage"
- 1960: "Les Distractions"
- 1960: "Pierrot la tendresse"
- 1961: "La bride sur le cou"
- 1962: "Le Caporal épinglé"
- 1962: "Les Sept Péchés capitaux"
- 1962: "Les Ennemis"
- 1962: "Un clair de lune à Maubeuge"
- 1962: "Germinal"
- 1962: "Nous irons à Deauville"
- 1963: "Peau de banane"
- 1963: "Dragées au poivre"
- 1964: "Lucky Jo"
- 1964: "La bonne occase"
- 1964: "Bande à part"
1960s (continued)
- 1965: "Du rififi à Paname"
- 1965: "La misère et la gloire"
- 1965: "Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre"
- 1967: "Un homme de trop"
- 1967: "Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard"
- 1968: "La double inconstance"
1970s
- 1971-1973: "Les Nouvelles Aventures de Vidocq" (TV series)
- 1972: "Le Viager"
- 1972: "Un cave"
- 1972: "Une Belle Fille Comme Moi"
- 1973: "Bel ordure"
- 1974: "Les Seins de glace"
- 1975: "Il faut vivre dangereusement"
- 1975: "L'Agression"
- 1976: "Attention les yeux !"
- 1976: "Barocco"
- 1976: "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément"
- 1976: "Le Grand Escogriffe"
- 1977: "Nous irons tous au paradis"
- 1978: "L' Argent Des Autres"
- 1978: "Une histoire simple"
- 1979: "La Guerre des polices"
- 1979: "Aragosta a colazione"
1980s
- 1980: "La Banquière"
- 1980: "La Boum"
- 1980: "Une robe noire pour un tueur"
- 1981: "Une affaire d'hommes"
- 1981: "Josepha"
- 1982: "Guy de Maupassant"
- 1982: "Légitime Violence"
- 1982: "La Boum 2"
- 1983: "Signes extérieurs de richesse"
- 1983: "La Crime"
- 1984: "Détective"
- 1985: "Palace"
- 1985: "Les Rois du gag"
- 1985: "Les Loups entre eux"
- 1986: "La Gitane"
- 1986: "Descente aux enfers"
1990s
- 1989: "Radio Corbeau"
- 1989: "L'Union sacrée"
- 1989: "L'Orchestre rouge"
- 1990: "Dancing Machine"
- 1991: "Sale comme un ange"
- 1992: "Le Bal des casse-pieds"
- 1992: "Le Souper"
- 1993: "Un, deux, trois... soleil"
- 1999: "Le plus beau pays du monde"
- 1999: "La Débandade"
- 1999: "Fait d'hiver"
2000s
- 2000: "Les Acteurs"
- 2003: "Chouchou"
- 2003: "Soraya"
- 2004: "Malabar Princess"
- 2005: "L'Amour aux trousses"
- 2006: "Fauteuils d'orchestre"
- 2006: "Camping"
- 2006: "Le Héros de la famille"
- 2006: "L'oncle de Russie"
2010s
- 2010: "Camping 2"
- 2011: "Légitime Défense"
- 2012: "Ma bonne étoile"
- 2013: "Le renard jaune"