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 miniseriesDanton Herman Hanna K. Prison Director 1986 Classified Love Giancarlo TV 1987 The Squeeze Rigaud 1988 Gros coeurs Franulovic Steal the Sky Mohammed Khader TVLittle Nikita Spessky a.k.a. The SleepersAs the World Turns Franco Visconti TV 1989 La Danse du scorpion Edouard de Vito TVa.k.a. Frame Up BluesHer Alibi 'Lucy' Comanescu Deux Laurent a.k.a. TwoJeniec Europy Gen. Gougaud a.k.a. The Hostage of EuropeLa 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 Avalon Simka Green Card Anton 1991 Looping Gianni Fabercini Transit L'Amérique en otage Hossein TVa.k.a. Iran: Days of Crisis 1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Mr. Kluklinski TV (Episode: "Fire and Ice") Notorious TV Wings Peter Swinden TV (Episode: "As Fate Would Have It") Civil Wars Helmut Bloch TV (Episode: "Oboe Phobia") Le JAP, juge d'application des peines William Cachan TVEpisode: "Les dangers de la liberté" 1993 Navarro Golden TVEpisode: "L'honneur de Navarro" And the Band Played On Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann TV Josh and S.A.M. Jean-Pierre LaTorette 1994 Loin des barbares Vincent a.k.a. Far From the Barbarians Murder, She Wrote Byron Tokofsky TVEpisode: "A Murderous Muse" Les Patriotes Employee NSA a.k.a. The Patriots Target of Suspicion Charles TV M.A.N.T.I.S. Kalashko TVEpisode: "Cease Fire" 1995 Comfortably Numb Rappale Star Trek: Voyager Gathra 'Gath' Laban TVEpisode: "Prime Factors" V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles Pathé George Eastman TVa.k.a. The Life of Charles Pathé 1996 The Beast Dr. Herbert Talley TV The Pillow Book Calligrapher On Seventh Avenue Norman Ross TV 1997 Lena's Dreams Bob On the Edge of Innocence Mr. Joseph Tyler TV 1998 Midnight Flight Sullivan TV Nestor Burma Le Manessier TVEpisode: "Mise à prix pour Nestor Burma" 1999 Suits Barry Hoffman Just the Ticket Gerrard, Culinary Director Recto/Verso Parker Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gallery Owner TVEpisode: "Payback" Now and Again Curator TVEpisode: "Pulp Turkey" 2000 Woman Found Dead in Elevator Menacing Man The Girl Bartender Law & Order Carl Reger, Assistant Italian Consul & Farber TVEpisodes: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" (1990, Farber), "Blood Money" (1999, Assistant Italian Consul), and "Dissonance" (2000, Carl Reger) 2001 The Believer Danny's Father Law & Order: Criminal Intent Belgian Diplomat TVEpisode: "Smothered" 2002 Papillons de nuit Third Watch Dominic Robert & Atty. Andrei Resnick TVEpisodes: "Ohio" (2000, Dominic Robert), "Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days", "The Greater Good" (2002, Atty. Andrei Resnick) The Guru Edwin, Lexi's Dad Benjamin Franklin Le Comte de Vergennes TV miniseries 2003 The Lucky Ones Father 2003–2009 All My Children Alexander Cambias TVUnknown episodes 2004 Sex and the City Andre DiBiachi TVEpisode: "Splat!" Messengers Radu, the Romanian Hypnotist The Tollbooth Isaac Cohen Producer 2005 Indiscretion (101) The Man Starved Charles TVEpisodes: "Viva La Cucaracha", "Please Release Me", and "Let Me Go" Mrs. Harris Henri TV 2006 The West Wing Franz – German Ambassador TVEpisode: "Internal Displacement" Lost Angelo TVEpisode: "The Hunting Party" Mentor Interviewer Six Degrees Charles TVEpisode: "Pilot" Delirious Restaurant Manager Uncredited 2007 Lost Signs Professeur Roger/Gaston Denis TV miniseries Side Order of Life Dr. Pranger TVEpisode: "Separation Anxiety" If I Didn't Care Ayad a.k.a. Blue Blood August Rush Professor 2008 The Dueling Accountant Shandor 27 Dresses Antoine Lipstick Jungle Diego Cantero TV"Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill" and "Chapter Six: Take the High Road" The Edge of Town Taxi Manager Heroes Dr. Zimmerman TVEpisodes: "Chapter Three: One of Us, One of Them" and "Chapter Four: I Am Become Death" The Funeral Party Rabbi Menashe 2009 Tickling Leo Robert Pikler Producer 2010 13 Joe Grubber Blue Bloods Claudio Calso TVEpisode: "Privilege" New York Street Games DocumentaryProducer 2012 Mad Men Émile Calvet TVEpisode: "At the Codfish Ball" 30 Beats Executive Producer Je fais feu de tout bois Co-Producer 2013 Elementary Mr.Mueller/Elliot Honeycutt TVEpisode: "We Are Everyone" The Good Wife Judge Antoine Villapique TVEpisode: "Je Ne Sais What?" Welcome to the Punch Co-Executive Producer 2014 Welcome to New York Roullot Madam SecretaryKlaus Von MuhlbergTV Episode: "Need to Know" 2015 Nina Henri Edwards The Rendezvous Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice Documentary (American Masters)Co-Executive Producer 2017 Preacher Denis TV10 episodes Bull Marcus Clayton TVEpisode: "School for Scandal" Homeland Viktor TVEpisode: "The Return" 2018 Black Earth Rising Jacques Antoine Barre TV3 episodes On the Basis of Sex Gerald Gunther 2019 Long Time No See Michel 2020 Hunters Moritz Ehrlich TV4 episodes Sister of the Groom Philibert What Breaks the Ice Executive Producer 2020–2021 Group Web series13 episodesExecutive Producer 2021 Either Side of Midnight Konstantin Godfather of Harlem Jean Jehan TV4 episodes 2025 V13 Lieberman

Stage appearances and Noël Coward Theatre