As Actor
Cover Up
1983
5.5
Claude Brasseur
Acting
Born
June 15, 1936
Place of Birth
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Deceased
December 22, 2020
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.
The Filmography
As Actor
The Party 2
1982
6.4
As Actor
Legitimate Violence
1982
5.1
As Actor
Josepha
1982
5.1
As Actor
A Business of Men
1981
6.0
As Actor
The Red Shade
1981
5.1
As Actor
Quando la coppia scoppia
1981
4.2
As Actor
The Party
1980
6.6
As Actor
The Lady Banker
1980
5.4
As Actor
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
1979
4.3
As Actor
A Simple Story
1978
6.1
As Actor
Other People's Money
1978
5.8
As Actor
The Savage State
1978
6.2
As Actor
We Will All Meet in Paradise
1977
6.8
As Actor
Monsieur Papa
1977
3.5
As Actor
The Big Operator
1976
4.5
As Actor
Pardon Mon Affaire
1976
7.0
As Actor
The Hornet's Nest
1976
6.4
As Actor
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
3.9
As Actor
Act of Aggression
1975
4.8