Patrick Bauchau

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. On television, he was a main cast member in the NBC series The Pretender and the HBO drama Carnivàle, as well as making notable guest appearances in series such as Columbo and House, M.D..

Biography

Personal 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. 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. They have a daughter and live 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. In 1989 he starred as the murderer in Columbo episode "Murder: A Self Portrait". In 1992 he guest-starred on Murder, She Wrote episode "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 Year Title Role Notes1963 La Carrière de Suzanne Frank Uncredited1967 La collectionneuse Adrien 1968 Tuset Street Jorge Artigas 1980 Fun and Games for Everyone 1981 Guns Tony 1982 Der Stand der Dinge Friedrich Munro 1982 Crystal Gazing Husband 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 1984 Le voyage d'hiver Adam 1985 Phenomena Inspector Rudolf Geiger 1985 La Nuit porte-jarretelles 1985 Christopher Columbus Don Rodrigo TV mini-series, 4 episodes1985 A View to a Kill Scarpine 1985 Kane & Abel Ludwik TV mini-series, 1 episode1985 Folie suisse Federico 1986 Lola Robert 1986 Conseil de famille Octave, le frère Uncredited1986 Motten im Licht 1987 Cross Simon Leenhardt 1987 Balada da Praia dos Cães Capt. Dantas 1987 Friendship's Death Kubler 1987 Arhangelos tou pathous Gregoire 1987 Accroche-coeur Léo 1988 Mount Royal Andre Valeur 1988 Le maître de musique Prince Scotti 1989 Erreur de jeunesse Paul 1989 Australia André Gauthier 1989 Comédie d'amour Vollard 1989 Visioni private Boris 1989ColumboMax BarsiniEpisode: "Murder, a Self Portrait"1991 Lo más natural Pablo 1991 Il nodo alla cravatta 1991 The Rapture Vic / Sharon's boyfriend 1991 Terra Nova Mr. Stal 1991 Craven 1991 Cómo levantar 1000 kilos 1992 Robert's Movie Robert 1992 Chain of Desire Jerald Buckley 1992 Complicazioni nella notte 1993 Havanera 1820 Mr. Johnson 1993 Acting on Impulse Yoram Sussman 1993 And the Band Played On Dr. Luc Montagnier TV film1994 Every Breath Richard 1994 Clear and Present Danger Enrique Rojas 1994 Dark Side of Genius Sherman McPhee 1994 The New Age Jean Levy 1994 Lisbon Story Friedrich Monroe 1995 The Interview Padre Stephen Louis 1996 Serpent's Lair Sam 1996 Enfants de salaud Pierre-Yves 1996 We Free Kings Balthazar 1996 Kindred: The Embraced Archon Raine 8 episodes1996–2000 The Pretender Sydney 86 episodes1998 Holy Man Guy at the party who is hypnotised Uncredited1999 Twin Falls Idaho Miles, a Doctor 2000 The Cell Lucien Baines 2000 The Sculptress Professor Giraud 2001 The Pretender 2001 Sydney TV movie2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted Sydney TV movie2001 The Beatnicks Hank 2001 Jackpot Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon 2002 Secretary Dr. Twardon 2002 Panic Room Stephen Altman 2002 C.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 Chase Season 1, episode 13 – "Cursed"2006 Karla Dr. Arnold 2006 El amor y la ciudad 2006 Boy Culture Gregory Talbot 2006 Suzanne Frank 2007 Thieves Anticuario 2007 The Memory Thief Mr. Fisher 2007 Chrysalis Charles Becker 2007 The Gray Man Albert Fish 2007 9 Lives of Mara Documentarian 2008 La velocità della luce Rinaldo 2008 La Possibilité d'une île Le prophète 2009 The Smell of Success Mr. Rose 2009 The Perfect Sleep Nikolai 2009 2012 Roland Picard 2009 Extraordinary Measures CEO Erich Loring 2009 NUMB3RS Jean Stephanois "Sneakerhead"2010 Glenn, the Flying Robot Richard 2010 Dharma Guns (La succession Starkov) Le professeur Starkov 2011 Burn Notice Lucien Balan Season 5, episode 9 – "Eye for an Eye"2012 Get the Gringo Surgeon 2012 Satellite of Love Alex 2012 Ghost Soldiers Kitcher 2013 Big Ass Spider! Dr. Lucas 2013 Four Senses Joseph 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