Reginald Bach (3 September 1886 – 6 January 1941) was a British actor and theatrical producer.
Early life and career Born in Shepperton, Middlesex, England, Bach was educated at Dean Close School, in Cheltenham Spa, the family having moved to Leamington Spa. After leaving school lived in Cheltenham Spa, where he established a reputation as an amateur actor, making his professional debut in 1905.Gloucestershire Echo, 10 January 1941 In 1926 Bach married Olive Thurston, daughter of writer E. Temple Thurston. She had acted in Bach's 1924 production of the Temple Thurston play Blue Peter."Literary Lounger", The Sketch, 21 July 1926 Bach took an active part in the actor's union Equity and served on the executive committee."British Equity, meeting at The Savoy", The Stage, 23 March 1933 At the outbreak of the Second World War, Bach moved to the US, where he acted in several plays. He died 6 January 1941 in New York City.
Selected plays Damaged Goods (1917)Photo portrait, The Era, 21 March 1917 Havoc (1923)"Stage & Screen", The Yorkshire Evening Post, 10 November 1923 'Our Nell (1924) Blue Peter (1924) (producer)The Stage, 4 September 1924 Death Sentence (1926)The Stage, 4 March 1926 My Lady's Mill (1928)The Stage, 5 July 1928 The Stranger Within (1929)The Stage, 27 June 1929 Through A Window (1929) {producer/actor}The Era. 6 November 1929 Tunnel Trench (1929)"London Theatres", The Stage, 28 November 1929 Twelve Hours (1930) (producer)"Twelve Hours", The Era, 10 December 1930 A Song of Sixpence (1930) (producer)"A Song of Sixpence", The Era, 26 March 1930 The Scorpion (1930) (producer/actor)"London Theatres", The Stage, 7 August 1930 The Queen's Husband (1931)The Stage, 8 October 1931 The Hound of the Baskervilles (1832)Grantham Journal, 19 March 1932 High Temperature (1833)The Era, 3 May 1933 The Bride (1934> (producer/actor)"London Theatres", The Stage, 5 April 1934 Treasure Island (1934) (producer/actor)"Chit Chat", The Stage, 20 December 1934
Selected filmography The Chinese Puzzle (1919) Once Aboard the Lugger (1920) The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss (1920) Build Thy House (1920) The Will (1921) Empress Josephine; Or, Wife of a Demigod (1923) A Romance of Mayfair (1925) We Women (1925) The Girl in the Night (1931) Hobson's Choice (1931) Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) Account Rendered (1932) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932) The Scoop (1934)
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