Claude Brasseur was born in NeuillysurSeine 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 ParisDakar rally competitor as copilot 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 JeanLuc Godards 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 Marceaus teenage character He died on 22 December 2020 at the age of 84
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