Pierre Batcheff | |
|---|---|
 Batcheff c. 1926 | |
| Born | 23 June 1901?[1] |
| Died | 13 April 1932 |
| Other names | Benjamin Batcheff Piotr Bachev Пётр Бачев |
| Years active | 1923–1932 |
| Notable work | Un chien andalou |
| Spouse | Denise Piazza |
Pierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901?[1] – 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 died at an early age from a drug overdose.
- ^ a b Various reference sources give his birth year as 1901: e.g. Bibliothèque nationale de France; Dictionnaire du cinéma français; sous la direction de Jean-Loup Passek. (Paris: Larousse, 1987); Ephraim Katz, The International Film Encyclopedia (London: Macmillan, 1980). On the other hand, the most detailed academic study of Batcheff's life and career, by Powrie and Rebillard (see Bibliography), says that Batcheff was born on 22 or 23 June 1907 [p.2] and cites as evidence his marriage and death certificates [p.24]; in this case he would have started his appearances in film at the age of 16, and he would have been only 24 when he died.