Patrick Bauchau

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Patrick Bauchau
Born (1938-12-06) 6 December 1938 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
Spouse
(m. 1962)
Children1
Relatives Brigitte Bardot (sister-in-law)

Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born 6 December 1938) is a Belgian actor best known for his roles in the films A View to a Kill , The Rapture and Panic Room , as well as the TV shows The Pretender and House .

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Biography

Early life

Patrick Bauchau was born in Brussels, Belgium on 6 December 1938, the son of Mary (née Kozyrev), a Russian-born school administrator and publisher, and Henry Bauchau, a school administrator, lawyer, publisher, writer, and psychoanalyst who served as an officer in the Belgian Underground during World War II. [1] [2] He was raised in Belgium, Switzerland and England.

He attended Oxford University on an academic scholarship and speaks German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, and a little Russian, Portuguese and Dutch.

He is married to the French actress and writer Mijanou Bardot, and lives in Los Angeles.

Career

Bauchau began his career in French New Wave cinema, including acting in two films by Éric Rohmer, La Carrière de Suzanne (1963) and La Collectionneuse (1967). He also participated in the New German Cinema in films like Wim Wenders' Der Stand der Dinge (1982).

Bauchau is better known for his roles in American television. Bauchau has starred in many different TV shows and movies, including Choose Me , A View to a Kill as Scarpine, The Pretender , Kindred: The Embraced , The Rapture , Clear and Present Danger , The Cell , Panic Room , Boy Culture , Carnivàle , 2012 , Extraordinary Measures and Get the Gringo . In 1987, he was considered for the part of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation . [3] [4] In 1989 he starred as the murderer in Columbo: Murder: A Self Portrait . In 1992 he guest-starred on Murder, She Wrote : The Monte Carlo Murders. In 2004 he appeared in the Ray Charles biopic Ray as Dr. Hacker. In 2005, he appeared as a guest star on ABC's Alias , as well as on the Fox shows House and 24 .

In 2007 Bauchau took the lead dramatic role in the biographical movie The Gray Man —a thriller which dramatised the crimes of the American sadomasochistic serial killer, rapist, and cannibal Albert Fish. In 2009, he appeared as a guest star on ABC's show Castle . For movies, he often performs the French dubbing of his characters himself, as he is a native French speaker. In 2011, Bauchau guest-starred on the episode "Eye for an Eye" of USA's Burn Notice .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 La Carrière de Suzanne FrankUncredited
1967 La collectionneuse Adrien
1968 Tuset Street Jorge Artigas
1980Fun and Games for Everyone
1981GunsTony
1982 Der Stand der Dinge Friedrich Munro
1982Crystal GazingHusband
1982 Enigma
1983 Les îles Edouard
1983 Coup de foudre Carlier
1983 Premiers désirs Jordan
1984 Emmanuelle 4 Marc
1984 La femme publique Le père d'Ethel
1984 Choose Me Zack Antoine
1984Le voyage d'hiverAdam
1985 Phenomena Inspector Rudolf Geiger
1985La nuit porte jarretelles
1985 Christopher Columbus Don RodrigoTV mini-series, 4 episodes
1985 A View to a Kill Scarpine
1985 Kane & Abel LudwikTV mini-series, 1 episode
1985Folie suisseFederico
1986 Lola Robert
1986Conseil de familleOctave, le frèreUncredited
1986Motten im Licht
1987 Cross Simon Leenhardt
1987Balada da Praia dos CãesCapt. Dantas
1987 Friendship's Death Kubler
1987Arhangelos tou pathousGregoire
1987 Accroche-coeur Léo
1988 Mount Royal Andre Valeur
1988 Le maître de musique Prince Scotti
1989Erreur de jeunessePaul
1989 Australia André Gauthier
1989Comédie d'amourVollard
1989 Visioni private Boris
1989Columbo (episode: ‘Murder, A Self Portrait’)Max Barsini
1991 Lo más natural Pablo
1991Il nodo alla cravatta
1991 The Rapture Vic / Sharon's boyfriend
1991 Terra Nova Mr. Stal
1991Craven
1991Cómo levantar 1000 kilos
1992Robert's MovieRobert
1992 Chain of Desire Jerald Buckley
1992Complicazioni nella notte
1993 Havanera 1820 Mr. Johnson
1993 Acting on Impulse Yoram Sussman
1993 And the Band Played On Dr. Luc Montagnier TV film
1994Every BreathRichard
1994 Clear and Present Danger Enrique Rojas
1994Dark Side of GeniusSherman McPhee
1994 The New Age Jean Levy
1994 Lisbon Story Friedrich Monroe
1995 The Interview Padre Stephen Louis
1996 Serpent's Lair Sam
1996Enfants de salaudPierre-Yves
1996 We Free Kings Balthazar
1996 Kindred: The Embraced Archon Raine8 episodes
1996-2000 The Pretender Sydney86 episodes
1998 Holy Man Guy at the party who is hypnotisedUncredited
1999 Twin Falls Idaho Miles, a Doctor
2000 The Cell Lucien Baines
2000The SculptressProfessor Giraud
2001 The Pretender 2001 SydneyTV movie
2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted SydneyTV movie
2001The BeatnicksHank
2001 Jackpot Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon
2002 Secretary Dr. Twardon
2002 Panic Room Stephen Altman
2002C.E.O.Monsieur de Reaumur
2003 The Five Obstructions Malini
2003 - 2005 Carnivale (TV series)Lodz
2004 Promised Land Jim Williamson
2004 Ray Dr. Hacker
2005 Vampires: The Turning Raines
2005 Alias Dr. Desantis
2005 House Dr. Rowan ChaseSeason 1, episode 13 - Cursed
2006 Karla Dr. Arnold
2006 El amor y la ciudad
2006 Boy Culture Gregory Talbot
2006SuzanneFrank
2007 Thieves Anticuario
2007 The Memory Thief Mr. Fisher
2007 Chrysalis Charles Becker
2007 The Gray Man Albert Fish
20079 Lives of MaraDocumentarian
2008La velocità della luceRinaldo
2008 La Possibilité d'une île Le prophète
2009 The Smell of Success Mr. Rose
2009The Perfect SleepNikolai
2009 2012 Roland Picard
2009 Extraordinary Measures CEO Erich Loring
2009“Numb3rs”Jean StephanoisSneakerhead
2010Glenn, the Flying RobotRichard
2010Dharma Guns (La succession Starkov)Le professeur Starkov
2011 Burn Notice Lucien BalanSeason 5, episode 9 - Eye for an Eye
2012 Get the Gringo Surgeon
2012Satellite of LoveAlex
2012Ghost SoldiersKitcher
2013 Big Ass Spider! Dr. Lucas
2013Four SensesJoseph
2014 Amnesiac Doctor
2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine Dad
2015 Mega Shark vs. Kolossus Dr. Sergie Abramov
2015 The Girl King René Descartes
2015 Me and Kaminski Prof. Megelbach

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References

  1. Patrick Bauchau Biography (1938–)
  2. Patrick Bauchau Biography / Wim Wenders – The Official Site Archived 17 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "The Memo That Never Was to be Seen". November 2006.
  4. "STAR TREK/Casting". 25 August 2010.