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born: "18 May 1934"
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# Don Bachardy

Actor. Born 18 May 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 18 May 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bachardy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277103, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045386/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30423

## Biography

Donald Bachardy is an American portrait artist and occasional actor. Born in Los Angeles in 1934, he studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Slade School of Art in London. He is known for his portraits of figures from film, literature and politics.

Bachardy appeared uncredited as a passenger in the back seat of a car in *The Rose Tattoo* (1955) and as a Malibu party guest in *Rich and Famous* (1981). He co-wrote the teleplay for the television film *Frankenstein: The True Story* (1973) and has worked as a consultant and portrait artist on other productions. He was the partner of writer Christopher Isherwood from 1953 until Isherwood's death in 1986.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rose Tattoo* (1955), Fi1m 76, as Passenger in the Back Seat of a Car (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rose-tattoo.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes* (2024), Actor
- *Christopher and His Kind* (2011), Creative Consultant
- *A Single Man* (2009), Creative Consultant
- *Rich and Famous* (1981), as Malibu Party Guest
- *The Stepford Wives* (1975), as Other
- *Frankenstein: The True Story* (1974), Teleplay
- *Frankenstein: The True Story* (1973), series, Writer
- *The Rose Tattoo* (1955), as Passenger in the Back Seat of a Car (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rose-tattoo.md)

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