John Bach

Acting

Born June 5, 1946, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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.

Filmography

• 2026Holy Days — Bishop Chaytor
• 2026Man of Valor — General Horrocks (Elder)
• 2022The Ballad of Maddog Quinn — Grandpa quinn
• Under the Vines — Don Silverton
• 2020Reunion — Jack
• 2018Mistress, Mercy — Judge Anderson
• Jack Irish — Senator Michael Longmore
• 2016Judgement Tavern — The Judge
• Roman Empire — Marcus Aurelius
• 2016The Light Between Oceans — Mayor Jock Johnson
• Gallipoli — Sir Ian Hamilton
• Hope and Wire — Vernon
• 2014The Cure — Lionel
• Wentworth — Vinnie Holt
• 2011Rest for the Wicked — Frank
• Spartacus — Magistrate Calavius
• This Is Not My Life
• 2009Piece of My Heart — Mike
• Legend of the Seeker — Herald
• 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian — British Homeguard 1
• 2008The Hollow Men — Michael Bassett (voice)
• 2007My Name Is Bruce — Shot in the Leg Guy
• The Lost Children
• Hercules — Creon
• Kidnapped
• Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars — Einstein
• 2004Ike: Countdown to D-Day — Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory
• 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — Madril
• 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers — Madril
• Farscape — Einstein
• The Lost World — Balar
• The Day of the Roses — Tom Weir
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea — Thierry Arronax
• Duggan
• Mysterious Island — Captain Nemo
• 1994The Last Tattoo — Austen Leech
• The Man from Snowy River — Dandy Jim O'Rourke
• 1993CrimeBroker — Frank MacPhee
• The Feds — Commander Rainer Bass
• 1993The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story — Alexander Graham Bell
• 1993Typhon's People — Daniel Harrington
• Golden Fiddles — Walter Balfour
• Heroes II: The Return — Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson
• 1991Old Scores — Ewan Murray
• 1990Blood Oath — Major Roberts
• The Paper Man — Philip Cromwell
• 1989Georgia — William Karlin
• 1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder — Travis
• 1988The Heroes — Donald Davidson
• 1986Pallet on the Floor — Jack Voot
• The Great Bookie Robbery — Mike Power
• 1984Heart of the Stag — Shearer
• 1984Other Halves — Jim
• 1984Wild Horses — Jack
• 1983Nearly No Christmas — King Penguin
• 1983The Lost Tribe — Edward / Max Scarry
• 1983Utu — Belcher
• 1982Bad Blood — Bert Cropp
• 1982Battletruck — Bone
• 1982Carry Me Back
• 1981Goodbye Pork Pie — Snout
• 1980Beyond Reasonable Doubt — Detective Murray Jeffries
• 1978The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts — Wilkie
• The Governor — John Sheehan
• 1977Wild Man — Barman