Person
Patrick Bauchau
Acting · Born 1938-12-06 · Brussels, Belgium
Biography
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.
Known for
House
Dr. Rowan Case
Castle
Caine Powell
Columbo
Max Barsini
24
Jacob Rossler
Murder, She Wrote
Inspector Morel
CSI: NY
Dr. Willems
Numb3rs
Jean Stephanois
Burn Notice
Lucien Balan
The Affair
Guillaume
The Dead Zone
Andrew Lyne
Filmography
- 2025Films to Die For(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025Museum of RegretDon Patricio
- 2020Wim Wenders, DesperadoSelf
- 2019The TranslatorsGeorges Fontaine
- 2019Against the ClockGoldstucker
- 2015The Girl KingRené Descartes
- 2015Me and KaminskiProfessor Megelbach
- 2015AmnesiacDoctor
- 2015Mega Shark vs. KolossusDr. Sergie Abramov
- 2015Every Thing Will Be FineDad
- 2014The AffairGuillaume
- 2013Big Ass Spider!Lucas
- 2013Crossing LinesChristophe Bernard
- 2013Satellite of LoveAlex
- 2012The BoarderJarren Williams
- 2012Get the GringoSurgeon
- 2011The Smell of SuccessMr. Rose
- 2011Glenn, the Flying RobotRichard Leblanc
- 2011Dharma GunsProfessor Starkov
- 2010Lafayette: The Lost HeroSelf - Lafayette's narration
- 2010Extraordinary MeasuresCEO Erich Loring
- 20092012Roland Picard
- 2009The Perfect SleepNikolai
- 2009CastleCaine Powell
- 2008Possibility of an IslandLe prophéte
- 2008La velocità della luceRinaldo
- 2007Women's Murder Club
- 2007The Gray ManAlbert Fish
- 2007ThievesAnticuario
- 2007Burn NoticeLucien Balan
- 2007ChrysalisCharles Becker
- 2007Lost SignsGénéral de Lestrade
- 2007El amor y la ciudad
- 2007SuzanneFrank
- 20079 Lives of MaraDocumentarian
- 2006Boy CultureGregory Talbot
- 2006KarlaDr. Arnold
- 2005Numb3rsJean Stephanois
- 2005Vampires: The TurningRaines
- 2004HouseDr. Rowan Case
- 2004RayDr. Hacker
- 2004CSI: NYDr. Willems
- 2004Promised LandJim Williamson
- 2004Justice League UnlimitedKasnian Monk (voice)
- 2003The Five ObstructionsThe Perfect Man / Voice-over (Brussels) / Speaker (Cartoon)
- 2003Threat MatrixFrederick Vorn
- 2003CarnivàleProfessor Ernst Lodz
- 2003Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
- 2003ShadeMalini
- 2002C.E.O.
- 2002SecretaryDr. Twardon
- 2002The Dead ZoneAndrew Lyne
- 2002Panic RoomStephen Altman
- 2002The BeatnicksHank
- 2001The Pretender: Island of the HauntedSydney
- 200124Jacob Rossler
- 2001AliasAldo Desantis
- 2001JackpotSanta Claus / Voice of Sevon
- 2001The Pretender 2001Sydney
- 2001Emmanuelle: A Hard LookHimself
- 2000The Demon WithinProfessor Giraud
- 2000The CellLucien Baines
- 1999Twin Falls IdahoMiles, a Doctor
- 1998Holy ManHypnotized Guy at Party (uncredited)
- 1996We Free KingsBaldassarre
- 1996The PretenderSydney
- 1996Enfants de salaudPierre-Yves
- 1996Kindred: The EmbracedArchon Raine
- 1995Serpent's LairSam
- 1995The InterviewPadre Stephen Louis
- 1994Lisbon StoryFriedrich Monroe
- 1994Earth 2'Govenor' Sheppard
- 1994The New AgeJean Levy
- 1994Dark Side of GeniusSherman McPhee
- 1994Clear and Present DangerEnrique Rojas
- 1994Every BreathRichard
- 1994Day of ReckoningAndre Rouselle
- 1993And the Band Played OnDr. Luc Montagnier
- 1993Acting on ImpulseYoram Sussman
- 1993Havanera 1820Mister Johnson
- 1992Chain of DesireJerald Buckley
- 1992From Time to TimeL'interprète de H.G Wells
- 1992Robert's MovieRobert
- 1991The RaptureVic
- 1991The Knot in the NecktieCesare
- 1991Terra NovaMr. Stal
- 1991Blood TiesEli Chelarin
- 1991The Most Natural ThingPablo
- 1990The Madonna and the DragonPavel
- 1990Visioni privateBoris
- 1990Max Monroe: Loose CannonKyle Lorden
- 1989Love ComedyVollard
- 1989AustraliaAndré Gauthier
- 1989Errors of YouthPaul
- 1989Miguel Servet (La Sangre y La Ceniza)Champier
- 1988The Music TeacherPrince Scotti
- 1988Mount RoyalAndré Valeur
- 1987Accroche-cœurLéo
- 1987PotlatchGregoire
- 1987Friendship's DeathKubler
- 1987Ballad of Dog BeachCapt. Dantas
- 1987Love Among ThievesAlan Channing
- 1987CrossSimon Leenhardt
- 1987RivieraRiker
- 1986Family BusinessOctave, the Brother (uncredited)
- 1986LolaRobert
- 1985Kane & AbelLudwik
- 1985La moitié de l'amour
- 1985Folie suisseFederico
- 1985A View to a KillScarpine
- 1985The Night Wears Suspenders
- 1985Christopher ColumbusDon Rodrigo
- 1985PhenomenaInspector Rudolf Geiger
- 1985Report from Hollywood
- 1984Nucleo ZeroGiovanni Dettore
- 1984Murder, She WroteInspector Morel
- 1984Choose MeZack Antoine
- 1984The Public WomanEthel's Father
- 1984Emmanuelle 4Marc
- 1983First DesiresJordan
- 1983Entre NousCarlier
- 1983Les ÎlesEdouard
- 1982EnigmaRussian Soldier (voice)
- 1982Crystal GazingHusband
- 1982The State of ThingsFriedrich Munro
- 1981Le petit PommierPierre, l'ami de la mère
- 1980GunsTony
- 1971ColumboMax Barsini
- 1969Fun and Games for Everyone
- 1968Tuset StreetJorge Artigas
- 1967La CollectionneuseAdrien
- 1965Six in ParisAssociate Producer
- 1963Suzanne’s CareerFrank (uncredited)
- —The Knife ThrowerCerle de Smet
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