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John Bach

John Bach

Born: 1946-06-05 • 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
Sgt. Haane poster
Sgt. Haane
2026 • General Horrocks (Elder)
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn poster
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn
2022 • Grandpa quinn
Reunion poster
Reunion
2020 • Jack
Mistress, Mercy poster
Mistress, Mercy
2018 • Judge Anderson
The Light Between Oceans poster
The Light Between Oceans
2016 • Mayor Jock Johnson
Judgement Tavern poster
Judgement Tavern
2016 • The Judge
The Cure poster
The Cure
2014 • Lionel
Rest for the Wicked poster
Rest for the Wicked
2011 • Frank
Piece of My Heart poster
Piece of My Heart
2009 • Mike
The Hollow Men poster
The Hollow Men
2008 • Michael Bassett (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian poster
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 • British Homeguard 1
My Name Is Bruce poster
My Name Is Bruce
2007 • Shot in the Leg Guy
Kidnapped poster
Kidnapped
2005 • Cluny
Ike: Countdown to D-Day poster
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004 • Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 • Madril
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 • Madril
The Last Tattoo poster
The Last Tattoo
1994 • Austen Leech
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story poster
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
1993 • Alexander Graham Bell
CrimeBroker poster
CrimeBroker
1993 • Frank MacPhee
Typhon's People poster
Typhon's People
1993 • Daniel Harrington
Old Scores poster
Old Scores
1991 • Ewan Murray
Blood Oath poster
Blood Oath
1990 • Major Roberts
Georgia poster
Georgia
1989 • William Karlin
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder poster
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
1989 • Travis
The Heroes poster
The Heroes
1988 • Donald Davidson
Pallet on the Floor poster
Pallet on the Floor
1986 • Jack Voot
Other Halves poster
Other Halves
1984 • Jim
Heart of the Stag poster
Heart of the Stag
1984 • Shearer
Utu poster
Utu
1984 • Belcher
No Image
Wild Horses
1984 • Jack
Nearly No Christmas poster
Nearly No Christmas
1983 • King Penguin
The Lost Tribe poster
The Lost Tribe
1983 • Edward / Max Scarry
Bad Blood poster
Bad Blood
1982 • Bert Cropp
Carry Me Back poster
Carry Me Back
1982
Battletruck poster
Battletruck
1982 • Bone
Goodbye Pork Pie poster
Goodbye Pork Pie
1981 • Snout
Beyond Reasonable Doubt poster
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1980 • Detective Murray Jeffries
Wild Man poster
Wild Man
1977 • Barman