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
The Party
(1980)
François Beretton
The Party 2
(1982)
François Beretton
Eyes Without a Face
(1960)
Inspector
Rolling to You
(2018)
Jocelyn and Lucien's father
The Student and Mister Henri
(2015)
Henri Voizot
Band of Outsiders
(1964)
Arthur
Malabar Princess
(2004)
Robert
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Daniel
Camping 2
(2010)
Jacky Pic
Camping
(2006)
Jacky Pic
Chouchou
(2003)
Père Léon
The Annuity
(1972)
Noël Galipeau à 39 ans
Druids
(2001)
Narrator (voice)
Camping 3
(2016)
Jacky Pic
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
(1972)
Maître Murene
Detective
(1985)
Emile Chenal
Full Filmography
Acting
The Country I Come From
(1956)
Roland
Meeting in Paris
(1956)
Le jeune homme
Love Descends from the Sky
(1957)
Rue de Paris
(1959)
Loulou
Green Harvest
(1959)
Robert Borelli
Eyes Without a Face
(1960)
Inspector
Trapped by Fear
(1960)
Laurent Porte
Pete the Tender
(1960)
Tony
Please, Not Now!
(1961)
Claude
House of Sin
(1961)
Dominique
The Elusive Corporal
(1962)
Papa
The Seven Deadly Sins
(1962)
Riri (segment "L'envie")
We Will Go to Deauville
(1962)
Maurice Dubois
A Touch of Treason
(1962)
Vigo
Un clair de lune à Maubeuge
(1962)
Walter
L'Envie
(1962)
Riri
Sweet and Sour
(1963)
Plumber
Banana Peel
(1963)
Charlie Meyer
Germinal
(1963)
Martin Chaval
Chicken Soup
(1963)
Girel
Band of Outsiders
(1964)
Arthur
Lucky Jo
(1964)
Loudéac Fils dit Junior
Dom Juan
(1965)
Sganarelle
The Real Bargain
(1965)
The Upper Hand
(1966)
Giulio
The Mad Dog
(1966)
Marc
Shock Troops
(1967)
Groubec
La bonne peinture
(1967)
Lafleur
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard
(1967)
Arlequin, le faux Dorante
Spécial Bardot
(1968)
Self
La double inconstance
(1968)
Arlequin
Catherine
(1969)
Caboche
The Royal Chase
(1969)
Henri Guifred
Les Eaux mêlées
(1969)
Simon adulte
Portrait of Marianne
(1971)
Octave
Too Small My Friend
(1971)
Inspector Hess
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
(1972)
Maître Murene
The Annuity
(1972)
Noël Galipeau à 39 ans
A Loser
(1972)
Granier
The Heroes
(1973)
Raphael Tilbaudet
Lovely Swine
(1973)
Pierre, the illusionist
Icy Breasts
(1974)
François Rollin
Act of Aggression
(1975)
André Ducatel
One Must Live Dangerously
(1975)
Richard Diquet
Pardon Mon Affaire
(1976)
Daniel
Barocco
(1976)
Jules
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
(1976)
Manuel Cauchois
The Big Operator
(1976)
Ari
The Hornet's Nest
(1976)
Renaud
We Will All Meet in Paradise
(1977)
Daniel
Monsieur Papa
(1977)
Franck Lanier / Monsieur Papa
A Simple Story
(1978)
Serge
Other People's Money
(1978)
Claude Chevalier d'Aven
The Savage State
(1978)
Gravenoire
These Kids Are Grown-Ups
(1979)
Léo Dartigues
Lobster for Breakfast
(1979)
Mario Spinosi
The Police War
(1979)
Commissioner Jacques Fush
Bye, See You Monday
(1979)
Arnold Samson
The Party
(1980)
François Beretton
The Lady Banker
(1980)
Judge Largué
A Business of Men
(1981)
Le commissaire Servolle
The Red Shade
(1981)
Anton Kovetz
Une robe noire pour un tueur
(1981)
Simon Risler
The Party 2
(1982)
François Beretton
Legitimate Violence
(1982)
Martin Modot
Guy de Maupassant
(1982)
Guy de Maupassant
Quando la coppia scoppia
(1982)
Piergiorgio Funari
Josepha
(1982)
Michel Laurent
Signes extérieurs de richesse
(1983)
Dr Jean-Jacques "Gigi" Lestrade, vétérinaire
Cover Up
(1983)
Commissaire Martin Griffon
Souvenirs souvenirs
(1984)
Firmani
The Leopard
(1984)
Lartigue
Rallye Paris-Dakar
(1984)
Detective
(1985)
Emile Chenal
Among Wolves
(1985)
Roger Lacier
Palace
(1985)
Robert Morland
Descent Into Hell
(1986)
Alan Kolber
The Gypsy
(1986)
Hubert Durieux
L'Argent
(1988)
Saccard
Dandin
(1988)
Georges Dandin
Brothers in Arms
(1989)
Le colonel Revers
Radio corbeau
(1989)
Paul Maurier, le correspondant du journal local
L'Orchestre rouge
(1989)
Léopold Trépper
Eaux troubles
(1989)
Attila
Dancing Machine
(1990)
L'Inspecteur Michel Eparvier
Dirty Like an Angel
(1991)
Georges Deblache
The Supper
(1992)
Fouché
Le bal des Casse-pieds
(1992)
Le séducteur
Prêcheur en eau trouble
(1992)
One, Two, Three, Freeze
(1993)
L'enfoiré / The dumb
On the Edge of the Horizon
(1993)
Spino
The Tenors
(1993)
Délit mineur
(1994)
Guerin
The Other Shore
(1997)
Georges Montero
Marriages
(1998)
Alessio (Giulia's Father)
Hard Off
(1999)
Paul-Édouard
Fait d'hiver
(1999)
Docteur Vogein
The Slammer
(2000)
Le maton chef
Actors
(2000)
Self
Toreros
(2000)
Francisco
The Milk of Human Kindness
(2001)
Dr Gérard Cafarelli
Druids
(2001)
Narrator (voice)
Chouchou
(2003)
Père Léon
Soraya
(2003)
Mossadeq
Malabar Princess
(2004)
Robert
L'amour aux Trousses
(2005)
Jacques Pellegrin
The Do-Gooders
(2005)
Max (voice)
Edda
(2005)
Avenue Montaigne
(2006)
Jacques Grumberg
J'invente rien
(2006)
Mahut
Camping
(2006)
Jacky Pic
Family Hero
(2006)
Gabriel Stern
My Russian Uncle
(2006)
Gaston Boissac
Stolen Holidays
(2007)
His Majesty Minor
(2007)
Firos
Les Prédateurs - Le Procès de l'affaire Elf (Partie 2)
(2007)
Les Prédateurs - Les Rois du pétrole (Partie 1)
(2007)
André Tarallo
Mon père avait raison
(2007)
Camping 2
(2010)
Jacky Pic
Vieilles canailles
(2010)
Raoul
Au bas de l'échelle
(2010)
Paul Morvenac
Final Balance
(2011)
Vautier
Another World
(2011)
Le Gouverneur
The Great Restaurant II
(2011)
The amnesic husband
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
(2011)
Intervenant
My Lucky Star
(2012)
Robert
Twice Upon a Time
(2012)
Maurice
Le Renard jaune
(2013)
Le commandant
The Student and Mister Henri
(2015)
Henri Voizot
Camping 3
(2016)
Jacky Pic
On refait le boulevard
(2016)
Belmondo by Belmondo
(2016)
Self
Jacques Daniel
(2016)
Rolling to You
(2018)
Jocelyn and Lucien's father
Camping : histoire d'un succès
(2021)
Self - Actor
Godard by Godard
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(2023)
Self (archive footage)