Hans Bachmann

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Hans Bachmann
Born
Hans Rudolph Bachmann, Jr.

(1954-06-24) June 24, 1954 (age 69)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, singer, editor
Years active1975–present
Spouse
Debbie
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(m. 1981;div. 1983)​

Hans Rudolph Bachmann, Jr. (born June 24, 1954) is an American theatre and film actor, [1] [2] director, [3] singer and editor of Swiss-German descent. He is best known for his lead roles as Harold Brickman in Beyond the Rising Moon [4] and as Frank McCall in Invader . [5]

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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 [6] for Outstanding Achievement in a Musical.

Filmography

Writer

Bachmann was a writer of the 1985 film Morgengrauen

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.

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