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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. 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, and lives in Los Angeles.
Patrick Bauchau is a Belgian actor known for his sophisticated screen presence and extensive background in both European arthouse and American mainstream cinema.
He is recognized for his role as Sydney in the television series The Pretender, his performance in the French New Wave film La Collectionneuse, and notable supporting roles in films like A View to a Kill and Panic Room. Follow Patrick Bauchau on Mood.
His career spans from experimental collaborations with international directors like Eric Rohmer and Wim Wenders to recurring character roles in major American studio thrillers and television dramas.