Claude Brosset, an actor born in Tours in 1943, played gangsters and policemen for twenty years, a line of work his build and his deep voice marked out for him from the start. A graduate of the Conservatoire, he led a career that nothing classical foretold. He died in 2007. His name comes third on a slab that first bears that of another family, and nothing there tells his profession.
The story
Crook or policeman. His build and his deep voice put him straight into that line of work, and he held it for twenty years in the crime films and television series of the 1970s to the 1990s. His filmography is dense: he is one of those faces the public knows without knowing the name.
Born in Tours in 1943, he had nonetheless trained at the Conservatoire national — a classical schooling for a career that would be nothing of the kind.
He died in 2007. The grave in Division 32 belongs to the Lassasi family: Guy, who died in 1984, Marcelle, who died in 1999, and him last. Nothing gives his trade, and his name comes third.
The grave
A grave of the Lassasi family, where the actor was buried last and where his name comes third: “Guy LASSASI, 1929-1984. Marcelle LASSASI, 1926-1999. Claude BROSSET, 1943-2007.” Nothing there indicates the profession, nor the twenty years of gangster and policeman roles, nor the national Conservatoire from which he graduated.
On site, do not miss
Three names, his last: “Guy LASSASI, 1929-1984. Marcelle LASSASI, 1926-1999. Claude BROSSET, 1943-2007.” Nothing indicates the profession.
Visitors' questions
Where is Claude Brosset's grave?
In Division 32, chemin Bernard, second row — the Division of Fernand Braudel. His name comes last on the stone, after those of Guy and Marcelle Lassasi. He died in 2007 and rests in Division 32.
Fernand BraudelWhat parts did Claude Brosset play?
The crook or the cop, in the crime films and television series of the 1970s to the 1990s. His filmography is a long one: he is one of those faces the public knows at once without always being able to put a name to.
Claude BrasseurWhere did he train?
At the National Conservatoire, from which he graduated — a classical training for a career that would lead him mostly to popular cinema and television. He came from Tours.
Alfred StevensWho rests with him?
Guy Lassasi (1929-1984) and Marcelle Lassasi (1926-1999), whose names come before his on the stone. The grave is theirs; the actor was the last to be buried there, in 2007.
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