Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born December 6, 1938 in Brussels) is a Belgian actor.
Bauchau was born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Belgium, Switzerland and England. He is the son of the belgian writer Henry Bauchau. He attended Oxford University on an academic scholarship and speaks German, French, English, Spanish, and Italian. Bauchau began his career in French New Wave cinema, including acting in two films by Éric Rohmer, La Carrière de Suzanne (1963) and La Collectionneuse (1967). He also participated in the New German Cinema in films like Wim Wenders' Der Stand der Dinge (1982).
Today Bauchau is better known for his roles in American television. Bauchau has starred in many different TV shows and movies, including A View to a Kill, The Pretender, Kindred: The Embraced, Blood Ties (as Uncle Eli Chelarin), The Rapture, Panic Room, and Carnivàle. He appeared in 2004 in the Ray Charles biopic Ray as Dr. Hacker. In 2005, he appeared as a guest star on ABC's show, Alias, as well as on the Fox shows, House and 24.
