Hart Bochner

Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian TV, film and voice actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as Breaking Away, Terror Train (1980), Rich and Famous (1981), The Wild Life (1984), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988), Apartment Zero (1988), Mr. Destiny (1990), Mad at the Moon (1992), Break Up (1998), Liberty Stands Still (2002) and Spread (2009). 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).

Early life Bochner was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Ruth (née Roher), a concert pianist, and the late actor Lloyd Bochner. His family is Jewish. Bochner is a board member of the Environmental Media Awards. His grand-uncle was journalist, lawyer and philanthropist Isaiah L. Kenen.

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), Die Hard (1988), Mr. Destiny and Fellow Traveller (1989). 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 had an uncredited role in the 2013 remake of Carrie.

On television, Bochner had a key role as Byron Henry in the 1988 ABC miniseries War and Remembrance. Later, 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), High School High (1996), and Just Add Water (2008).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1977 Islands in the Stream Tom Hudson 1979 Breaking Away Rodney "Rod" 1980 Terror Train "Doc" Manley 1981 Rich and Famous Chris Adams1984 Supergirl Ethan The Wild Life David Curtiss 1987 Making Mr. Right Don 1988 Die Hard Harry Ellis Apartment Zero Jack Carney 1989 Fellow Traveller Clifford Byrne 1990 Mr. Destiny Niles Pender 1992 Mad at the Moon Miller Brown 1993 The Innocent Russell Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Arthur Reeves Voice 1998 Bulworth Hugh Waldron, Bulworth's Political Opponent Uncredited Break Up Frankie Dade 1999 Anywhere But Here Josh Spritzer 2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut Professor Solomon 2001 Speaking of Sex Felix Say Nothing Matt2002 Liberty Stands Still Captain Hank Wilford Project Redlight Narrator Short film2009 Spread Will Uncredited Company Retreat Lonny 2013 Carrie Mr. Hargensen Uncredited 2016 Rules Don't Apply Colonel Willis 2024 The Last Stand of Ellen Cole Duke

Television