# Paul Hecht

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

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Only God Knows | Rabbi Isaac Sherman | |
| 1975 | The Reincarnation of Peter Proud | Dr. Samuel Goodman | |
| 1981 | Threshold | Heart Day M.C. | |
| 1981 | Rollover | Khalid | |
| 1982 | Tempest | Paul | |
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | Eli Seligson | |
| 1988 | A New Life | Barry | |
| 1992 | Jack and His Friends | Tom | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | 'A Certain Age' Cast Member | |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Ross Buckingham | |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Director | |
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Amis | |
| 2008 | Vote and Die: Liszt for President | William H. 'Cuppy' Brazzelton III | |
| 2009 | My Dog Tulip | Army Veterinarian | Voice |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Neither Are We Enemies | Centurion | Television film |
| 1972 | NET Playhouse | Henry | Episode: "Harriet" |
| 1973 | Pueblo | Lt. S.R. Harris | Television film |
| 1975 | The Impostor | Joe Tyler | Television film |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | D.A. Coleman | Episode: "Death Ride" |
| 1975 | Fear on Trial | Paul | Television film |
| 1975 | The Last of the Mohicans | Duncan Heyward | Television film |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Jay Gould | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Street Killing | District Attorney Carelli | Television film |
| 1976 | The Savage Bees | Dr. Rufus Carter | Television film |
| 1976 | Hawaii Five-O | Varna | Episode: "Yes, My Deadly Daughter" |
| 1977 | Lucan | Miklos | Episode: "Listen to the Heart Beat" |
| 1980 | OHMS | Thomas Eichen | Television film |
| 1981 | Family Reunion | Vernon Markham | Television film |
| 1982 | Another World | Nikolai Pirenko | Episode dated 13 April 1982 |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Ashley Feldman | Episode: "Steele Trap" |
| 1983 | Loving Friends and Perfect Couples | Mark | Episode dated 4 January 1983 |
| 1983 | ABC Weekend Special | Mr. Wilson | Episode: "The Haunted Mansion Mystery" |
| 1983 | Running Out | Michel Genet | Television film |
| 1983 | Tucker's Witch | Stefan Kubler | Episode: "Psych-Out" |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Sam Kovics | Episode: "Heart of Darkness" |
| 1984–1989 | Kate & Allie | Charles Lowell | 10 episodes |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Marty Estel | Episode: "Trouble Is My Business" |
| 1986 | Danger Bay | Phil Nadeau | Episode: "Pressure Point" |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Pavka Mayer | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | One Life to Live | Dr. Hoffman | Episode #1.4744 |
| 1989 | True Blue | Commissioner | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
| 1990 | Street Legal | Paulo DePalma | Episode: "Godfather of Mimico" |
| 1990 | Top Cops | Gregory Jaglowski | Episode: "Gregory Jaglowski" |
| 1991 | Tropical Heat | James Dunford | Episode: "Winter Wrong" |
| 1991–2005 | Law & Order | Various roles | 7 episodes |
| 1992–1995 | As the World Turns | Alexander Cabot | 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Ghostwriter | TV Announcer | Episode: "Who's Who: Part 1" |
| 1993 | With Hostile Intent | Chief Darnell | Television film |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Van Dorn | Television film |
| 1994–1995 | Side Effects | Dr. Knelman | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Kosinski | Television film |
| 1999 | Rembrandt: Fathers & Sons | Menasseh Ben Israel | Television film |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robert Sidarksy | Episode: "A Single Life" |
| 1999 | Dear America: Dreams in the Golden Country | Papa | Television film |
| 2002 | The Associates | Paul Mason | Episode: "Winner Take All" |
| 2002 | Last Call | Samuel Kroll | Television film |
| 2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Voice | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | Scar Tissue | Alex Nevsky | Television film |
| 2004 | Queer as Folk | Fenderman | Episode: "Proposal of Two Kinds" |
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Attorney | Television film |