Pierre Batcheff

Biography

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Pierre Batcheff (23 June 1907 – 13 April 1932) was a French actor, whose original name was Piotr Bacev (from Russia), born in Harbin, Manchuria. His best-known film was Un chien andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. He was married to French film editor Denise Piazza.

Both Batcheff and the leading actress in Un chien andalou, Simone Mareuil, committed suicide, Mareuil by setting herself on fire in 1954, Batcheff reportedly by overdosing on Veronal.

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Known For

Un Chien Andalou
Un Chien Andalou
Two Timid Souls
Two Timid Souls
The Rebel
The Rebel
Sea Fever
Sea Fever
Double Love
Double Love
Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo
Siren of the Tropics
Siren of the Tropics
The Chess Player
The Chess Player
Bonaparte et la révolution
Bonaparte et la révolution

Filmography

1972 Bonaparte et la révolution
as Hoche (archive footage)
1932 Baroud
as Si Hamed
1932 Baroud
as Si Hamed
1931 The Rebel
as
1931 The Lovers of Midnight
as Marcel
1930 The King of Paris
as
1930 Illusions
as
1929 Un Chien Andalou
as Man
1929 Monte Cristo
as Albert de Morcerf
1929 Island of Love
as
1928 Two Timid Souls
as Fremissin
1927 Siren of the Tropics
as André Berval
1927 Sea Fever
as
1927 Education of a Prince
as Sacha
1927 The Chess Player
as Prince Serge Oblomoff
1927 Napoleon
as General Louis Lazare Hoche
1925 Double Love
as Jacques Maresco
1925 Princesse Lulu
as Raoul Brounet - le 'prince'
1925 The Late Mathias Pascal
as Scipion