Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 5, 1946
Place of Birth:
Cardiff, Wales, UK
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John Bach
Biography
John Bach (born 5 June 1946) is a British-born New Zealand actor who has acted on stage, television and film over a period of more than four decades. Though born in the United Kingdom, he has spent most of his career living and working in New Zealand.
In 1997, his leading role as the titular detective character of Duggan was created for him, firstly in a couple of telemovies, then in a successful New Zealand series.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Ballad of Maddog Quinn | Grandpa quinn |
| 2020 | Reunion | Jack |
| 2018 | Mistress, Mercy | Judge Anderson |
| 2016 | Judgement Tavern | The Judge |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Mayor Jock Johnson |
| 2014 | The Cure | Lionel |
| 2011 | Rest for the Wicked | Frank |
| 2009 | Piece of My Heart | Mike |
| 2008 | The Hollow Men | Michael Bassett (voice) |
| 2008 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | British Homeguard 1 |
| 2007 | My Name Is Bruce | Shot in the Leg Guy |
| 2005 | Kidnapped | Cluny |
| 2004 | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Madril |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Madril |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Austen Leech |
| 1993 | The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story | Alexander Graham Bell |
| 1993 | CrimeBroker | Frank MacPhee |
| 1993 | Typhon's People | Daniel Harrington |
| 1991 | Old Scores | Ewan Murray |
| 1990 | Blood Oath | Major Roberts |
| 1989 | Georgia | William Karlin |
| 1989 | The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder | Travis |
| 1988 | The Heroes | Donald Davidson |
| 1986 | Pallet on the Floor | Jack Voot |
| 1984 | Wild Horses | Jack |
| 1984 | Other Halves | Jim |
| 1984 | Utu | Belcher |
| 1984 | Heart of the Stag | Shearer |
| 1983 | The Lost Tribe | Edward / Max Scarry |
| 1982 | Battletruck | Bone |
| 1982 | Bad Blood | Bert Cropp |
| 1982 | Carry Me Back | |
| 1981 | Goodbye Pork Pie | Snout |
| 1980 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Detective Murray Jeffries |
| 1977 | Wild Man | Barman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Under the Vines | Don Silverton |
| 2016 | Jack Irish | Senator Michael Longmore |
| 2016 | Roman Empire | Marcus Aurelius |
| 2015 | Gallipoli | Sir Ian Hamilton |
| 2014 | Hope and Wire | Vernon |
| 2013 | Wentworth | Vinnie Holt |
| 2010 | Spartacus | Magistrate Calavius |
| 2010 | This Is Not My Life | |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Herald |
| 2006 | The Lost Children | |
| 2005 | Kidnapped | |
| 2005 | Hercules | Creon |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars | Einstein |
| 1999 | Farscape | Einstein |
| 1999 | The Lost World | Balar |
| 1998 | The Day of the Roses | Tom Weir |
| 1997 | Duggan | |
| 1997 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Thierry Arronax |
| 1995 | Mysterious Island | |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River | Dandy Jim O'Rourke |
| 1993 | The Feds | Commander Rainer Bass |
| 1991 | Golden Fiddles | Walter Balfour |
| 1991 | Heroes II: The Return | Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson |
| 1990 | The Paper Man | Philip Cromwell |
| 1986 | The Great Bookie Robbery | Mike Power |
| 1977 | The Governor | John Sheehan |