Pierre Batcheff

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Pierre Batcheff (born Piotr Bacev 1901 – died 13 April 1932) was a French actor. His best-known film was Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. He was married to French film editor Denise Batcheff.[1]

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 on 13 April 1932.[2]

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