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.
 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.
 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.
 Bachmann was a writer of the 1985 film Morgengrauen
 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
 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.