Patrick Bach (born 30 March 1968) is a German

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and

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. His parents are Beate Molina and lawyer Horst Bach. He was discovered while playing a football game and was given the title role in the

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''Silas'', based on the books by

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. Bach is best known for his lead roles in the two miniseries ''

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'' (1981) and ''

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'' (1982). He is married, with two children, and currently lives with his family in Hamburg. He is the German voice of

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's ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy and Twoflower in

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Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 370-371.

External links

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Patrick Bach's official homepage (German)Patrick Bach at Actors Connection (German)
1968 births German male child actors German male film actors German male television actors German male voice actors 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors Living people {{Germany-screen-actor-stub