Paul Hecht
Biography
Paul Hecht is an English-born Canadian actor who trained at the National Theatre School of Canada and graduated in 1963. He made his Broadway debut in 1968 in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, earning a Tony nomination for featured actor in a play, and later appeared on Broadway in 1776, The Rothschilds, The Great God Brown, Herzl, Caesar and Cleopatra, Noises Off and The Invention of Love. His off-Broadway work in Enrico IV brought an Obie Award in 1989. On screen he played the radio newsman Ross Buckingham in Private Parts (1997) and voiced a role in My Dog Tulip (2009), while on television he had a recurring part on Kate & Allie and guest roles on Law & Order and Miami Vice. He was also a regular on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater from 1974 to 1982.
85years old
Turns 86 on August 16in 306 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 34 years1975 to 2009
Every film, newest first
- 2009My Dog TulipIMDb rating 6.8
- 1997Private PartsIMDb rating 6.9
- 1982TempestIMDb rating 6.4
- 1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudIMDb rating 6.4
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Beyond film
In the radio drama adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the role of Emperor Palpatine was voiced by Paul Hecht.
Beyond film
From 1974 to 1982, Hecht was a regular performer on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, which was Himan Brown's program.
First role
Hecht's first Broadway appearance came in 1968, when he took a part in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. That performance brought him a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.
Beyond film
Hecht has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Allentown Symphony, and at the 92nd Street Y. He also performs John Donne sonnets alongside the early music group Parthenia.
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Worked with
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Films together
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