Paul Hecht (born August 16, 1941) is an English-born Canadian stage, film, voice and television actor known for playing radio newsman Ross Buckingham in Howard Stern's Private Parts.
Early life and education Born in London, England, Hecht graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963.
Career Hecht made his Broadway debut in 1968 in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Additional Broadway credits include 1776 (as John Dickinson), The Rothschilds, The Great God Brown, Herzl, Caesar and Cleopatra, Noises Off, and The Invention of Love. He received the Obie Award for his performance in the off-Broadway production of Enrico IV in 1989.
Hecht voiced a role in the 2010 animated film My Dog Tulip. He played Emperor Palpatine for the radio drama adaptions of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Hecht was a regular performer on Himan Brown's CBS Radio Mystery Theater between 1974 and 1982.
Hecht's extensive television credits include the recurring role of Allie's ex-husband Charles on Kate & Allie, frequent guest shots on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, As the World Turns, Starsky & Hutch, Remington Steele, Miami Vice, and Queer as Folk.
Hecht has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Allentown Symphony, at the 92nd Street Y, and performs a program of John Donne sonnets with the early music group Parthenia. He has recorded many books for Recorded Books and Audible. Hecht was president of the New York chapter of the Screen Actors Guild from 1991 to 1995.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1971The Selfish GiantNarratorVoice1974Only God KnowsRabbi Isaac Sherman1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudDr. Samuel Goodman1981ThresholdHeart Day M.C.1981RolloverKhalid1982TempestPaul1985Joshua Then and NowEli Seligson1988A New LifeBarry1992Jack and His FriendsTom1996The First Wives Club'A Certain Age' Cast Member1997Private PartsRoss Buckingham2001Down to EarthDirector2005Trust the ManAmis2008Vote and Die: Liszt for PresidentWilliam H. 'Cuppy' Brazzelton III2009My Dog TulipArmy VeterinarianVoice
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1970Neither Are We EnemiesCenturionTelevision film1972NET PlayhouseHenryEpisode: "Harriet"1973PuebloLt. S.R. HarrisTelevision film1975The ImpostorJoe Tyler1975Starsky & HutchD.A. ColemanEpisode: "Death Ride"1975Fear on TrialPaulTelevision film1975The Last of the MohicansDuncan Heyward1976The Adams ChroniclesJay Gould2 episodes1976Street KillingDistrict Attorney CarelliTelevision film1976The Savage BeesDr. Rufus Carter1976Hawaii Five-OVarnaEpisode: "Yes, My Deadly Daughter"1977LucanMiklosEpisode: "Listen to the Heart Beat"1980OHMSThomas EichenTelevision film1981Family ReunionVernon Markham1982Another WorldNikolai PirenkoEpisode dated 13 April 19821982Remington SteeleAshley FeldmanEpisode: "Steele Trap"1983Loving Friends and Perfect CouplesMarkEpisode dated 4 January 19831983ABC Weekend SpecialMr. WilsonEpisode: "The Haunted Mansion Mystery"1983Running OutMichel GenetTelevision film1983Tucker's WitchStefan KublerEpisode: "Psych-Out"1984Miami ViceSam KovicsEpisode: "Heart of Darkness"1984–1989Kate & AllieCharles Lowell10 episodes1986Philip Marlowe, Private EyeMarty EstelEpisode: "Trouble Is My Business"1986Danger BayPhil NadeauEpisode: "Pressure Point"1987I'll Take ManhattanPavka Mayer2 episodes1987One Life to LiveDr. HoffmanEpisode #1.47441989True BlueCommissionerEpisode: "Pilot: Part 1"1990Street LegalPaulo DePalmaEpisode: "Godfather of Mimico"1990Top CopsGregory JaglowskiEpisode: "Gregory Jaglowski"1991Tropical HeatJames DunfordEpisode: "Winter Wrong"1991–2005Law & OrderVarious roles7 episodes1992–1995As the World TurnsAlexander Cabot6 episodes1993GhostwriterTV AnnouncerEpisode: "Who's Who: Part 1"1993With Hostile IntentChief DarnellTelevision film1994Janek: The Silent BetrayalVan Dorn1994–1995Side EffectsDr. Knelman3 episodes1998Naked City: A Killer ChristmasKosinskiTelevision film1999Rembrandt: Fathers & SonsMenasseh Ben Israel1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRobert SidarksyEpisode: "A Single Life"1999Dear America: Dreams in the Golden CountryPapaTelevision film2002The AssociatesPaul MasonEpisode: "Winner Take All"2002Last CallSamuel KrollTelevision film2002Courage the Cowardly DogVoice13 episodes2002Scar TissueAlex NevskyTelevision film2004Queer as FolkFendermanEpisode: "Proposal of Two Kinds"2010Who Is Clark Rockefeller?AttorneyTelevision film
References
External links
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