Years active 1975–present Name Hans Bachmann | Role Theatre actor Movies Invader | |
Full Name Hans Rudolph Bachmann, Jr. Born June 24, 1954 (age 69) ( 1954-06-24 ) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, singer, editor Spouse(s) Debbie (m. 1981; div. 1983) | ||
Hans Rudolph Bachmann, Jr. (born June 24, 1954) is an American theatre and film actor, director, singer and editor of Swiss-German descent. He is best known for his lead roles as Harold Brickman in Beyond the Rising Moon and as Frank McCall in Invader.
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Early life and education
Hans Rudolph Bachmann Jr. was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 24, 1954 as the first of two children to Hans Rudolph Bachmann Sr. and Eulalia (Selig) Bachmann. His early years were spent growing up with his younger sister Eleanor Susan (Bachmann) Matthews in multiple locations in Ohio and elsewhere in the United States until his family settled down in Galion, Ohio when he was 10 years old. His parents emigrated to the United States from Switzerland and Germany after the Second World War.
Bachmann graduated from Galion High School in 1972. He played the trumpet in High School and was a member of the marching band as well as first chair in the High School orchestra. He went to college at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Theater in 1975. His studies included English as a major and Speech and Theater as minor subjects. Bachmann went on to study Law at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio between 1976 and 1981, receiving a Juris Doctor Degree upon completion.
Career
Bachmann's movie acting career spanned over three decades. He spent the majority of his acting career on the theatre stage focussing predominantly on musicals.
One of his first roles was in the play 1776 which was performed at the Ohio State University, Mansfield Branch Campus in 1976. Bachmann played South Carolina's Edward Rutledge. Performances in subsequent years include Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Adam Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Emile De Becque in South Pacific.
Bachmann also directed various stage productions including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Pajama Game, My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly!, A Christmas Carol, Witness for the Prosecution, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita. The production of Meet Me in St. Louis with the Rockville Musical Theatre achieved the second runner-up award in the 1999 Ruby Griffith Awards for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical.
Theater performances
American Century Theater, Arlington, Virginia
Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
Backstreet Theatre, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
C.A.S.T. in McLean, McLean, Virginia
Encore Theater, Lima, Ohio
Fairstage Theatre
Fay Jacobs Productions, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C.
Footlight Dinner Theater
Fredericksburg Summer Theatre, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Georgetown Summer Theater, Washington, D.C.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
King’s Jester Dinner Theater
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater, Woodbridge, Virginia
USO Stage Door Canteen - Man One
Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
Mansfield Playhouse, Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield Summer Theater, Mansfield, Ohio
Maryland Shakespeare Festival, Frederick, Maryland
Maryland Shakespeare Festival, St. Mary's, Maryland
Community Players, McLean, Virginia
National Theatre, Washington, D.C.
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Puccunello’s Dinner Theater, Mansfield, Ohio
Rockville Little Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
Rockville Musical Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
Sandy Springs CommTheatre, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Second Star Productions, Bowie, Maryland
Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia
Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, Maryland
Source Theatre, Washington, D.C.
St Marks Players, Washington, D.C.
Tantallon Community Players, Fort Washington, Maryland
The Arlington Players, Arlington, Virginia
The Tavern Stage
Trinity Theatre, Washington, D.C.
West End Dinner Theatre, Alexandria, Virginia
Director
American Music Stage, Burke, Virginia
Atlas Theater, Washington, D.C.
Backstreet Theater, Ada, Ohio
C.A.S.T. in McLean, McLean, Virginia
Encore Theater, Lima, Ohio
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater, Woodbridge, Virginia
Little Theater Of Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
McLean Community Players, McLean, Virginia
McLean Theater Alliance, McLean, Virginia
Potomac Theater Company, Potomac, Maryland
Rock Spring Congregational Church, McLean, Virginia
Rockville Musical Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
Tantallon Community Players, Fort Washington, Maryland
The Writer’s Center, Washington, D.C.