Hart Bochner
Hart Bochner | |
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| Born | Hart Matthew Bochner October 3, 1956 |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Parent | Lloyd Bochner (father) |
Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian TV, film and voice actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), The Wild Life (1984), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988), Apartment Zero (1988), Mr. Destiny (1990), Mad at the Moon (1992), Break Up (1998), Liberty Stands Still (2002) and Spread (2009). On television, he has starred in War and Remembrance (1988–89), Children of the Dust (1995), Baby for Sale (2004), The Starter Wife (2008) and Scandal (2015).
Early life
[edit]Bochner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and actor Lloyd Bochner.[1] His family is Jewish.[2] Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards. His grand-uncle was journalist, lawyer and philanthropist Isaiah L. Kenen.[3]
Career
[edit]Bochner appeared in such films as Islands in the Stream (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), Supergirl (1984), Apartment Zero (1988), Die Hard (1988), Mr. Destiny and Fellow Traveller (1989). In the late 1990s, Bochner had a voice role in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and starred opposite Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999). He also appeared in the films Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000), and Say Nothing (2001). Bochner had an uncredited role in the 2013 remake of Carrie.
On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance. More recently, he starred as Zach, the boyfriend of Molly Kagan (Debra Messing), on USA Network's short-lived series The Starter Wife (2008).
Among the films he has directed are PCU (1994), High School High (1996), and Just Add Water (2008).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Tom Hudson | |
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Rodney "Rod" | |
| 1980 | Terror Train | "Doc" Manley | |
| 1981 | Rich and Famous | Chris Adams | |
| 1984 | Supergirl | Ethan | |
| The Wild Life | David Curtiss | ||
| 1987 | Making Mr. Right | Don | |
| 1988 | Die Hard | Harry Ellis | |
| Apartment Zero | Jack Carney | ||
| 1989 | Fellow Traveller | Clifford Byrne | |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny | Niles Pender | |
| 1992 | Mad at the Moon | Miller Brown | |
| 1993 | The Innocent | Russell | |
| Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Arthur Reeves | Voice | |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Hugh Waldron, Bulworth's Political Opponent | Uncredited |
| Break Up | Frankie Dade | ||
| 1999 | Anywhere But Here | Josh Spritzer | |
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Professor Solomon | |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Felix | |
| Say Nothing | Matt | ||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Captain Hank Wilford | |
| Project Redlight | Narrator | Short film | |
| 2009 | Spread | Will | Uncredited |
| Company Retreat | Lonny | ||
| 2013 | Carrie | Mr. Hargensen | Uncredited[4] |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Colonel Willis |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Haywire | William "Bill" Hayward | Television film |
| 1981 | East of Eden | Aron Trask | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Having It All | Jess Enright | Television film |
| Callahan | Callahan | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Sun Also Rises | Jake Barnes | Miniseries |
| 1988–1989 | War and Remembrance | Byron Henry | Miniseries; 12 episodes |
| 1990 | Teach 109 | Dr. Bonner | TV Short |
| 1991 | Screen Two | Clifford Byrne | Episode: "Fellow Traveller" |
| And the Sea Will Tell | Buck Walker | Television film | |
| 1993 | Complex of Fear | Ray Dolan | Television film |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | Roland | Voice, episode: "The Shadows of Destiny" | |
| 1995 | Children of the Dust | Shelby Hornbeck | Television film |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Jack | Episode: "Now He's Coming Up the Stairs/Used Car" |
| Silicon Follies | Unknown | Television film | |
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Ben Hothorne | Episode: "Ockham's Razor" |
| Once Around the Park | Nick Wingfield | Television film | |
| 2004 | Baby for Sale | Steve Johnson | Television film |
| 2005 | The Inside | Cole Brandt | Episode: "Old Wounds" |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Zach McNeill | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Scruples | Ellis Ikehorn | Television film |
| Leverage | Frank Madigan | Episode: "The Corkscrew Job" | |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Julian Crest | Episode: "This Is Why We Fight" |
| Franklin & Bash | Patrick Fitzgerald | Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" | |
| 2014 | Feed Me | Will | Episode: "The Goal of Sexual Intercourse" |
| 2015 | Scandal | Mayor Verrano | Episode: "I'm Just a Bill" |
| Royal Pains | Bruce Beeman | Episode: "Lending a Shoulder" | |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds | Sam Bower | Episode: "Unforgettable" |
| 2019 | Too Old To Die Young | Lieutenant | Recurring |
References
[edit]- ^ "On The Air". Drummondville Spokesman. March 24, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "Births". Canadian Jewish Review. August 6, 1954. p. 11. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ Kenen, Isaiah L. (30 October 1985). "All my causes: an 80-year life span in many lands and for many causes, some we won and some we lost but we never gave up". Near East Research – via Google Books.
- ^ Franich, Darren (October 29, 2013). "'Carrie' remake includes great 'Die Hard' cameo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
External links
[edit]- Hart Bochner at IMDb
- Hart Bochner(Aveleyman)
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Canadian male film actors
- Film producers from Ontario
- Jewish Canadian writers
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Jewish Canadian male actors
- Male actors from Toronto
- Film directors from Toronto
- Screenwriters from Toronto
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent
- Jewish film people
- 20th-century Canadian screenwriters
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male writers