Hart Bochner

Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

Early life

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]

Career

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.) Perhaps most famously in Die Hard (also 1988,) where he played Ellis, a nervous, drug addicted, salesman for the Nokatomi company. Ellis foolishly believes he can prevent the thieves from harming himself and fellow captives, by convincing John McClane, (Bruce Willis) to give up which gets Ellis killed. He played antagonist Niles Pender in the 1990 fantasy film Mr. Destiny. In the late 1990s, Bochner had a voice role in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), starred opposite Susan Sarandon in Anywhere But Here (1999), Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) and Say Nothing (2001). Bochner went on to play Chris Hargensen's father John Hargensen in the 2013 horror film Carrie although his role was uncredited.

On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance. More recently, he starred as Zach, 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) and High School High (1996).

Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards.

Filmography

References

External links

• Hart Bochner at the Internet Movie Database