# Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman (born 12 August 1952) is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer, and film producer.

## Career

Guttman was born in Uccle. He started appearing in French-language productions in Europe in 1975. He appeared in his first English-language film, Hanna K., in 1983.
He continues to work in Europe and North America, predominantly in television, including Lost, Lipstick Jungle, Heroes, The West Wing, Mad Men, and Hunters. Guttman had a recurring role as Alexander Cambias Sr. on the daytime soap opera All My Children (20 episodes over 18 years) and spots on three series in the Law & Order franchise: Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2021, he had a recurring role as French gangster Jean Jehan in the Epix drama series Godfather of Harlem.
Guttman's performances also include numerous Off-Broadway productions, including The Fifth Column, a play by Ernest Hemingway; the title role in Dennis McIntyre's Modigliani at Jewish Repertory Theatre; and the original production in 1986 of Tina Howe's Coastal Disturbances..
His movie roles include Avalon, The Hunt For Red October, On the Basis of Sex, The Tollbooth, 27 Dresses, The Guru, and August Rush.
Guttman's company, Highbrow Entertainment, has produced several feature films, including The Tollbooth, Tickling Leo, New York Street Games, and 30 Beats. Through Highbrow, he also served as a co-executive producer of Welcome to the Punch.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | Le Renard à l'anneau d'or | Jean-Paul Lucassen | TV series |
| 1979 | Le Tiercé de Jack | André | TV |
| 1982 | Le Rêve d'Icare | Jeffry | TV |
| 1983 | Deux amies d'enfance | | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | Danton | Herman | |
| 1983 | Hanna K. | Prison Director | |
| 1986 | Classified Love | Giancarlo | TV |
| 1987 | The Squeeze | Rigaud | |
| 1988 | Gros coeurs | Franulovic | |
| 1988 | Steal the Sky | Mohammed Khader | TV |
| 1988 | Little Nikita | Spessky | a.k.a. The Sleepers |
| 1988 | As the World Turns | Franco Visconti | TV |
| 1989 | La Danse du scorpion | Edouard de Vito | TV a.k.a. Frame Up Blues |
| 1989 | Her Alibi | 'Lucy' Comanescu | |
| 1989 | Deux | Laurent | a.k.a. Two |
| 1989 | Jeniec Europy | Gen. Gougaud | a.k.a. The Hostage of Europe |
| 1989 | La Révolution française | Herman | TV (segment "Années terribles, Les") a.k.a. The French Revolution |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Lieutenant Melekhin, Engineer on Red October | |
| 1990 | Avalon | Simka | |
| 1990 | Green Card | Anton | |
| 1991 | Looping | Gianni Fabercini | |
| 1991 | Transit | | |
| 1991 | L'Amérique en otage | Hossein | TV a.k.a. Iran: Days of Crisis |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mr. Kluklinski | TV (Episode: "Fire and Ice") |
| 1992 | Notorious | | TV |
| 1992 | Wings | Peter Swinden | TV (Episode: "As Fate Would Have It") |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Helmut Bloch | TV (Episode: "Oboe Phobia") |
| 1992 | Le JAP, juge d'application des peines | William Cachan | TV Episode: "Les dangers de la liberté" |
| 1993 | Navarro | Golden | TV Episode: "L'honneur de Navarro" |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann | TV |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Jean-Pierre LaTorette | |
| 1994 | Loin des barbares | Vincent | a.k.a. Far From the Barbarians |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Byron Tokofsky | TV Episode: "A Murderous Muse" |
| 1994 | Les Patriotes | Employee NSA | a.k.a. The Patriots |
| 1994 | Target of Suspicion | Charles | TV |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Kalashko | TV Episode: "Cease Fire" |
| 1995 | Comfortably Numb | Rappale | |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Gathra 'Gath' Laban | TV Episode: "Prime Factors" |
| 1995 | V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles Pathé | George Eastman | TV a.k.a. The Life of Charles Pathé |
| 1996 | The Beast | Dr. Herbert Talley | TV |
| 1996 | The Pillow Book | Calligrapher | |
| 1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Norman Ross | TV |
| 1997 | Lena's Dreams | Bob | |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Mr. Joseph Tyler | TV |
| 1998 | Midnight Flight | Sullivan | TV |
| 1998 | Nestor Burma | Le Manessier | TV Episode: "Mise à prix pour Nestor Burma" |
| 1999 | Suits | Barry Hoffman | |
| 1999 | Just the Ticket | Gerrard, Culinary Director | |
| 1999 | Recto/Verso | Parker | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gallery Owner | TV Episode: "Payback" |
| 1999 | Now and Again | Curator | TV Episode: "Pulp Turkey" |
| 2000 | Woman Found Dead in Elevator | Menacing Man | |
| 2000 | The Girl | Bartender | |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Carl Reger, Assistant Italian Consul & Farber | TV Episodes: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" (1990, Farber), "Blood Money" (1999, Assistant Italian Consul), and "Dissonance" (2000, Carl Reger) |
| 2001 | The Believer | Danny's Father | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Belgian Diplomat | TV Episode: "Smothered" |
| 2002 | Papillons de nuit | | |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Dominic Robert & Atty. Andrei Resnick | TV Episodes: "Ohio" (2000, Dominic Robert), "Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days", "The Greater Good" (2002, Atty. Andrei Resnick) |
| 2002 | The Guru | Edwin, Lexi's Dad | |
| 2002 | Benjamin Franklin | Le Comte de Vergennes | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | The Lucky Ones | Father | |
| 2003–2009 | All My Children | Alexander Cambias | TV Unknown episodes |
| 2004 | Sex and the City | Andre DiBiachi | TV Episode: "Splat!" |
| 2004 | Messengers | Radu, the Romanian Hypnotist | |
| 2004 | The Tollbooth | Isaac Cohen | Producer |
| 2005 | Indiscretion (101) | The Man | |
| 2005 | Starved | Charles | TV Episodes: "Viva La Cucaracha", "Please Release Me", and "Let Me Go" |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Henri | TV |
| 2006 | The West Wing | Franz – German Ambassador | TV Episode: "Internal Displacement" |
| 2006 | Lost | Angelo | TV Episode: "The Hunting Party" |
| 2006 | Mentor | Interviewer | |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | Charles | TV Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Delirious | Restaurant Manager | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Lost Signs | Professeur Roger/Gaston Denis | TV miniseries |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | Dr. Pranger | TV Episode: "Separation Anxiety" |
| 2007 | If I Didn't Care | Ayad | a.k.a. Blue Blood |
| 2007 | August Rush | Professor | |
| 2008 | The Dueling Accountant | Shandor | |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Antoine | |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Diego Cantero | TV "Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill" and "Chapter Six: Take the High Road" |
| 2008 | The Edge of Town | Taxi Manager | |
| 2008 | Heroes | Dr. Zimmerman | TV Episodes: "Chapter Three: One of Us, One of Them" and "Chapter Four: I Am Become Death" |
| 2008 | The Funeral Party | Rabbi Menashe | |
| 2009 | Tickling Leo | Robert Pikler | Producer |
| 2010 | 13 | Joe Grubber | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Claudio Calso | TV Episode: "Privilege" |
| 2010 | New York Street Games | | Documentary Producer |
| 2012 | Mad Men | Émile Calvet | TV Episode: "At the Codfish Ball" |
| 2012 | 30 Beats | | Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Je fais feu de tout bois | | Co-Producer |
| 2013 | Elementary | Mr.Mueller/Elliot Honeycutt | TV Episode: "We Are Everyone" |
| 2013 | The Good Wife | Judge Antoine Villapique | TV Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?" |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | | Co-Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Welcome to New York | Roullot | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Klaus Von Muhlberg | TV Episode: "Need to Know" |
| 2015 | Nina | Henri Edwards | |
| 2015 | The Rendezvous | | |
| 2015 | Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice | | Documentary (American Masters) Co-Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Preacher | Denis | TV 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Bull | Marcus Clayton | TV Episode: "School for Scandal" |
| 2017 | Homeland | Viktor | TV Episode: "The Return" |
| 2018 | Black Earth Rising | Jacques Antoine Barre | TV 3 episodes |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Gerald Gunther | |
| 2019 | Long Time No See | Michel | |
| 2020 | Hunters | Moritz Ehrlich | TV 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Sister of the Groom | Philibert | |
| 2020 | What Breaks the Ice | | Executive Producer |
| 2020–2021 | Group | | Web series 13 episodes Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Either Side of Midnight | Konstantin | |
| 2021 | Godfather of Harlem | Jean Jehan | TV 4 episodes |

## Stage appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | The Fifth Column | Max | |
| 2014 | Bauer | Rudolf Bauer | Production at San Francisco Playhouse |
| 2022 | Patriots | | Almeida Theatre and Noël Coward Theatre |