Hart Bochner

Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as Breaking Away (1979), Rich and Famous (1981), The Wild Life (1984), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988), Apartment Zero (1988), Mad at the Moon (1992), Break Up (1998), Liberty Stands Still (2002), Spread (2009), and Carrie (2013). 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).

Personal life

Bochner was born in Toronto, 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 great-uncle was Isaiah L. Kenen.^[3]

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), and perhaps most famously in Die Hard (1988), where he played Ellis, a nervous, drug addicted, salesman for the Nakatomi company. Ellis foolishly believes he can prevent the thieves from harming him and his fellow captives, by convincing John McClane (Bruce Willis) to give up, which gets Ellis killed.

Bochner then 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), 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 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, 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) and High School High (1996).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Hart Bochner at the Internet Movie Database