# Hans Bachmann

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.

## 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.

### Filmography

* 1975 The Grotze - Farmer
* 1987 Broadcast News - Man at Speech
* 1987 Beyond the Rising Moon - Harold Brickman
* 1992 Invader - Frank McCall
* 2001 Great Books: Upton Sinclair's the Jungle (TV Movie)- Socialist Organizer
* 2002 Great Books: Exodus (TV Movie) - Father

### Writer

Bachmann was a writer of the 1985 film Morgengrauen

### Theater performances

American Century Theater, Arlington, Virginia
* Hollywood Pinafore - Mike Cochoran
Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
* Screenplay - Comr Lister
Backstreet Theatre, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
* Barefoot in the Park - Paul Bratter
* Seesaw - Jerry Ryan
* The Music Man - Professor Harold Hill
C.A.S.T. in McLean, McLean, Virginia
* Bye Bye Birdie - Albert J Peterson
* Dial 'M' for Murder - Tony Wendice
* The Sound of Music - | Captain von Trapp
Encore Theater, Lima, Ohio
* The Pajama Game - Sid Sorokin
Fairstage Theatre
* 1776 - Thomas Jefferson
* Godspell - Jesus
Fay Jacobs Productions, Rehoboth Beach, DE
* USO Stage Door Canteen
* Man One
Folger Theatre, Washington, D.C.
* The Diary of a Scoundrel - Egor Kurchaev
Footlight Dinner Theater
* The Fantasticks - Matt
* Ford's Theatre
* Washington, D.C.
* A Christmas Carol
* Nephew Fred
Fredericksburg Summer Theatre, Fredericksburg, Virginia
* 1776 - Edward Rutledge
* Annie Get Your Gun - Frank Butler
* Bus Stop - Bo Decker
* Guys and Dolls - Sky Masterson
* Our Town - Simon Stimpson
Georgetown Summer Theater, Washington, D.C.
* Grease - Teen Angel/Johnny Casino
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
* Goldfish - Adolph Zucker
King's Jester Dinner Theater
* The Robber Bridegroom - * Preacher
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater, Woodbridge, Virginia
* 1776 - Edward Rutledge
* Camelot - King Arthur
* Clue the Musical - Professor Plum
* Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? - Father O’Reilley
* Guys and Dolls - Sky Masterson
* I Do! I Do! - Michael Snow
* Little Shop of Horrors - Skip Snip/M Luce
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - * Adam Ponitpee
* Show Boat - Gaylord Ravenal
* Something's Afoot - Nigel Rancoor
* Ten Little Indians - Judge Wargrave
* The Hollow - Sir Henry Angkatell
* The Murder at the Vicarage - Lawrence Redding
* The Pajama Game - Sid Sorokin
* The Sound of Music - Captain von Trapp
USO Stage Door Canteen - Man One
* Witness for the Prosecution - Sir Wilfred Robarts
Little Theatre of Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
* Baby - Nick Sakarian
* Mack and Mabel - Mack Sennett
* Something's Afoot - Nigel Rancoor
* Stardust - Andre
Mansfield Playhouse, Mansfield, Ohio
* A Comedy of Errors - Antipholus of Syracuse
* Romeo and Juliet - Romeo
* Zoo Story - Jerry
Mansfield Summer Theater, Mansfield, Ohio
* 1776 - Thomas Jefferson
Maryland Shakespeare Festival, Frederick, Maryland
* HMS Pinafore - Ralph Rackstraw
* Taming of the Shrew - Vincentio
Maryland Shakespeare Festival, St. Mary's, Maryland
* Living History - Dan Clocker
Community Players, McLean, Virginia
* Blame It On the Movies - Man One
* I Do! I Do!
* Michael Snow
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Adam Pontipee
* The Sound of Music - Captain von Trapp
National Theatre, Washington, D.C.
* Bobby Jean - Doug Simpson
* Cycles - Zachary Moon
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
* Hello World! - Max
* H.M.S. Pinafore - Captain Corcharan
* The Creation of the World and Other Business - Adam
* The Good Woman of Setzuan - Yang Sun
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
* The Boys from Syracuse - Antipholus of Syracuse
* The Summer Tree - Matt
* Twice Told Tales - Young Goodman Brown
Puccunello's Dinner Theater, Mansfield, Ohio
* The Owl and the Pussycat - Felix Sherman
Rockville Little Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
* Light Up the Sky - Sven Svenson
Rockville Musical Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
* 20th Silver Anniversary Review - Himself
* Camelot - Lancelot du Lac
* Chess - Anatoly Sergievsky
* Guys and Dolls - Sky Masterson
* Hello, Dolly! - Mr Rose
* Mame - Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside
* Oklahoma!- Curly McClain
* On the 20th Century - Oscar Jaffe
Sandy Springs CommTheatre, Gaithersburg, Maryland
* Cabaret - Cliff Bradshaw
Second Star Productions, Bowie, Maryland
* I Do! I Do! - Michael Snow
Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia
* Strings of My Heart - Chuck
Silver Spring Stage, Silver Spring, Maryland
* Company - Bobby
Source Theatre, Washington, D.C.
* Bent - Wolf
* Echoes - Halderman
* Equus - Dalton\Horseman\Nugget
* Father's Day - Harold
St Marks Players, Washington, D.C.
* Oliver! - Bill Sykes
Tantallon Community Players, Fort Washington, Maryland
* Funny Girl - Nick Anrstein
* I Do! I Do! - Michael Snow
* Into the Woods - Cinderella's Prince/Wolf
* Oliver! - Bill Sykes
* The Scarlet Pimpernel - Sir Percy Blakeney
* The Sound of Music - Captain von Trapp
The Arlington Players, Arlington, Virginia
* Carnival! - Marco the Magnificent
* Love Letters - Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
* On the Town - Judge Pritkin
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Adam Pontipee
* Sweeney Todd - Judge Turpin
The Tavern Stage
* The Way to the Top - Teddy Thoreau
Trinity Theatre, Washington, D.C.
* Guys and Dolls - Sky Masterson
West End Dinner Theatre, Alexandria, Virginia
* Grease - Vince Fontaine/Teen Angel
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Adam Pontipee
* South Pacific - Emile De Becque
* The Sound of Music - Captain von Trapp

### Director

American Music Stage, Burke, Virginia
* 42nd Street
* Aida
Atlas Theater, Washington, D.C.
* The Wiz
Backstreet Theater, Ada, Ohio
* Hello World!
* My Fair Lady
* The Robber Bridegroom
C.A.S.T. in McLean, McLean, Virginia
* Dial 'M' for Murder
* Gypsy
* Some Enchanted Evening
* South Pacific
* Dominion Stage, Arlington, Virginia
* They're Playing Our Song
Encore Theater, Lima, Ohio
* Mame
* The Music Man
* Foundry Players, Washington, D.C.
* Closer Than Ever
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater, Woodbridge, Virginia
* A Christmas Carol
* Appointment with Death
* Beehive
* Black Coffee
* Clue the Musical
* Death on the Nile
* Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
* I Do! I Do!
* Me and My Girl
* Nunsense
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
* Something's Afoot
* Steel Magnolias
* Ten Little Indians
* The Hollow
* The Mousetrap
* The Murder at the Vicarage
* The Pajama Game
* The Spitfire Grill
* Witness for the Prosecution
Little Theater Of Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
* Something's Afoot
McLean Community Players, McLean, Virginia
* La Cage aux Folles
* Little Shop of Horrors
McLean Theater Alliance, McLean, Virginia
* Best Of Broadway I and II-Cabarets
* Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Potomac Theater Company, Potomac, Maryland
* Something's Afoot
Rock Spring Congregational Church, McLean, Virginia
* Jesus Christ Superstar
Rockville Musical Theatre, Rockville, Maryland
* 42nd Street
* City of Angels
* Evita
* Meet Me In St. Louis
* Gypsy
* Hello, Dolly!
* My Fair Lady
* On the 20th Century
* RMT Silver Jubilee
Tantallon Community Players, Fort Washington, Maryland
* Guys and Dolls
* Our Town
* The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Writer's Center, Washington, D.C.
* The Most Romantic Hair In the World