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name: "Patrick Bauchau"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 December 1938"
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average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
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# Patrick Bauchau

Actor. Born 6 December 1938 in Brussels, Belgium.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1938, Brussels, Belgium
- **Active:** 1971–2003
- **Also known as:** Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau , Πάτρικ Μπαουχάου, پاتریک بوچو, Патрік Нікола Жан Сікст Жіслен Бошо
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 1980s 46 (1), 2000s 75 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $152m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bauchau, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q308792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000872/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5274

## Biography

Patrick Bauchau is a Belgian actor. He was born on 6 December 1938 in Brussels and raised in Belgium, Switzerland and England. He attended Oxford University on an academic scholarship and speaks several languages including French, English, German, Spanish and Italian.

Bauchau began his career in French New Wave cinema, appearing in Éric Rohmer's *La Carrière de Suzanne* (1963) and *La Collectionneuse* (1967). He later featured in Wim Wenders' *Der Stand der Dinge* (1982). He is known for his role as Scarpine in the James Bond film *A View to a Kill* (1985), as well as appearances in *Panic Room* (2002), *The Cell* (2000), *2012* (2009) and the television series *The Pretender* and *House*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, as Professor Ernst Lodz — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Aldo Desantis — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *A View to a Kill* (1985), Fi1m 46, as Scarpine — [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Max Barsini — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Complete filmography (130)

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

- *Films to Die For* (2025), as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Museum of Regret* (2025), as Don Patricio
- *The Translators* (2019), as Georges Fontaine
- *Against the Clock* (2019), as Goldstucker
- *The Girl King* (2015), as René Descartes
- *Me and Kaminski* (2015), as Professor Megelbach
- *Amnesiac* (2015), as Doctor
- *Mega Shark vs. Kolossus* (2015), as Dr. Sergie Abramov
- *Every Thing Will Be Fine* (2015), as Dad
- *The Affair* (2014), series, as Guillaume, Etienne
- *Big Ass Spider!* (2013), as Lucas
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Christophe Bernard
- *Satellite of Love* (2013), as Alex
- *The Boarder* (2012), as Jarren Williams
- *Get the Gringo* (2012), as Surgeon
- *The Smell of Success* (2011), as Mr. Rose
- *Glenn, the Flying Robot* (2011), as Richard Leblanc
- *Dharma Guns* (2011), as Professor Starkov
- *Extraordinary Measures* (2010), as CEO Erich Loring
- *2012* (2009), as Roland Picard
- *The Perfect Sleep* (2009), as Nikolai
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Caine Powell
- *Possibility of an Island* (2008), as Le prophéte
- *La velocità della luce* (2008), as Rinaldo
- *Women's Murder Club* (2007), series, Acting
- *The Gray Man* (2007), as Albert Fish
- *Thieves* (2007), as Anticuario
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Lucien Balan
- *Chrysalis* (2007), as Charles Becker
- *Lost Signs* (2007), series, as Général de Lestrade
- *El amor y la ciudad* (2007), Acting
- *Suzanne* (2007), as Frank
- *9 Lives of Mara* (2007), as Documentarian
- *Boy Culture* (2006), as Gregory Talbot
- *Karla* (2006), as Dr. Arnold
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Jean Stephanois
- *Vampires: The Turning* (2005), as Raines
- *House* (2004), series, as Dr. Rowan Case — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Ray* (2004), as Dr. Hacker
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Dr. Willems
- *Promised Land* (2004), as Jim Williamson
- *Justice League Unlimited* (2004), series, as Kasnian Monk (voice)
- *The Five Obstructions* (2003), as The Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Frederick Vorn
- *Carnivàle* (2003), series, as Professor Ernst Lodz — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *Shade* (2003), as Malini
- *C.E.O.* (2002), Acting
- *Secretary* (2002), as Dr. Twardon
- *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Andrew Lyne
- *Panic Room* (2002), as Stephen Altman
- *The Beatnicks* (2002), as Hank
- *The Pretender: Island of the Haunted* (2001), as Sydney
- *24* (2001), series, as Jacob Rossler — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Aldo Desantis — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Jackpot* (2001), as Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon
- *The Pretender 2001* (2001), as Sydney
- *The Demon Within* (2000), as Professor Giraud
- *The Cell* (2000), as Lucien Baines
- *Twin Falls Idaho* (1999), as Miles, a Doctor
- *Holy Man* (1998), as Hypnotized Guy at Party (uncredited)
- *We Free Kings* (1996), as Baldassarre
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Sydney/Jacob
- *Enfants de salaud* (1996), as Pierre-Yves
- *Kindred: The Embraced* (1996), series, as Archon Raine
- *Serpent's Lair* (1995), as Sam
- *The Interview* (1995), as Padre Stephen Louis
- *Lisbon Story* (1994), as Friedrich Monroe
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, as 'Govenor' Sheppard
- *The New Age* (1994), as Jean Levy
- *Dark Side of Genius* (1994), as Sherman McPhee
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), as Enrique Rojas
- *Every Breath* (1994), as Richard
- *Day of Reckoning* (1994), as Andre Rouselle
- *And the Band Played On* (1993), as Dr. Luc Montagnier
- *Acting on Impulse* (1993), as Yoram Sussman
- *Havanera 1820* (1993), as Mister Johnson
- *Chain of Desire* (1992), as Jerald Buckley
- *From Time to Time* (1992), as L'interprète de H.G Wells
- *Robert's Movie* (1992), as Robert
- *The Rapture* (1991), as Vic
- *The Knot in the Necktie* (1991), as Cesare
- *Terra Nova* (1991), as Mr. Stal
- *Blood Ties* (1991), as Eli Chelarin
- *The Most Natural Thing* (1991), as Pablo
- *The Madonna and the Dragon* (1990), as Pavel
- *Visioni private* (1990), as Boris
- *Max Monroe: Loose Cannon* (1990), series, as Kyle Lorden
- *Love Comedy* (1989), as Vollard
- *Australia* (1989), as André Gauthier
- *Errors of Youth* (1989), as Paul
- *Miguel Servet (La Sangre y La Ceniza)* (1989), series, as Champier
- *The Music Teacher* (1988), as Prince Scotti
- *Mount Royal* (1988), series, as André Valeur
- *Accroche-cœur* (1987), as Léo
- *Potlatch* (1987), as Gregoire
- *Friendship's Death* (1987), as Kubler
- *Ballad of Dog Beach* (1987), as Capt. Dantas
- *Love Among Thieves* (1987), as Alan Channing
- *Cross* (1987), as Simon Leenhardt
- *Riviera* (1987), as Riker
- *Family Business* (1986), as Octave, the Brother (uncredited)
- *Lola* (1986), as Robert
- *Kane & Abel* (1985), series, as Ludwik
- *La moitié de l'amour* (1985), Acting
- *Folie suisse* (1985), as Federico
- *A View to a Kill* (1985), as Scarpine — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/a-view-to-a-kill.md)
- *The Night Wears Suspenders* (1985), Acting
- *Christopher Columbus* (1985), series, as Don Rodrigo
- *Phenomena* (1985), as Inspector Rudolf Geiger
- *Report from Hollywood* (1985), Acting
- *Nucleo Zero* (1984), as Giovanni Dettore
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Inspector Morel
- *Choose Me* (1984), as Zack Antoine
- *The Public Woman* (1984), as Ethel's Father
- *Emmanuelle 4* (1984), as Marc
- *First Desires* (1983), as Jordan
- *Entre Nous* (1983), as Carlier
- *Les Îles* (1983), as Edouard
- *Enigma* (1982), as Russian Soldier (voice)
- *Crystal Gazing* (1982), as Husband
- *The State of Things* (1982), as Friedrich Munro
- *Le petit Pommier* (1981), as Pierre, l'ami de la mère
- *Guns* (1980), as Tony
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Max Barsini — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Fun and Games for Everyone* (1969), Acting
- *Tuset Street* (1968), as Jorge Artigas
- *La Collectionneuse* (1967), Adrien, Dialogue
- *Six in Paris* (1965), Associate Producer
- *Suzanne’s Career* (1963), as Frank (uncredited)
- *The Knife Thrower*, as Cerle de Smet

## Gallery

- ![Patrick Bauchau](https://film.one/media/person/467699/gallery-ba59276d9b37.jpg) Patrick Bauchau — Eduardo.seligra, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Patrick_Bauchau.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Patrick Bauchau](https://film.one/media/person/467699/gallery-05ac68ef0ad7.jpg) Patrick Bauchau — Image via TMDB

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