Pierre Batcheff, born Pëtr Fëdorovič Bačev (Harbin, 1907 – Paris, 1932), was a French actor of Russian origin and a prominent figure in the avant-garde silent cinema of the 1920s. His fame is inextricably linked to his leading role in the surrealist short film *Un Chien Andalou* (1929), a masterpiece by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, which established him as an icon of European experimental cinema. His intense and modern performance became a symbol of the era's unconventional acting. In his brief but prolific career, he appeared in over twenty-five films, working with notable directors such as Marcel L'Herbier in *Il fu Mattia Pascal* (1926), Abel Gance in *Napoleone* (1927), and René Clair in *I due timidi* (1928). His promising ascent was tragically cut short by his premature death by suicide at the age of just 24, leaving a lasting legacy as the emblematic face of an unrepeatable era in cinema.