Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff (23 June 1901 – 13 April 1932) was a French actor of Russian origin. He became a popular film actor from the mid-1920s until the early 1930s, and among his best-known work was the surrealist short film Un chien andalou (1929), made by Luis Buñuel in collaboration with Salvador Dalí. After appearing in about twenty-five films, he met an early death from a drug overdose.
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| Full name at birth | Piotr Bacev
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| Claim to fame | Un Chien Andalou (1929)
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1901
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| Place of birth | Harbin, Manchuria
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| Date of death | 13 April 1932
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| Age | 30 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Paris, France
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| Cause of death | Suicide, reportedly overdosed on Veronal
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| Distinctive feature | Pierre Batcheff (1901 - 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 overdosed on Veronal per his entry at the Internet Movie Database.
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Pierre Batcheff is known for his role in the film 717 (2019) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series documentary Compression (1995) - archive footage.
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