Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner | |
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Notable work | Hong Kong, Dynasty, Santa Barbara, Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures |
Spouse | Ruth Roher Bochner (m. 1948) |
Children | 3, including Hart Bochner |
Awards | ACTRA Awards (2004) |
Lloyd Wolfe Bochner (July 29, 1924 – October 29, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He appeared in many Canadian and Hollywood productions between the 1950s and 1990s, including the films
Career
At the age of 11, Bochner began his acting career on Ontario radio programs.[1] He went on to garner two Liberty Awards, the highest acting honour in Canada, for his work in Canadian film and theatre. Bochner served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.[2][3] In 1946, he made his debut with The Mapleville Story[4] and in 1951 he moved to New York City where he appeared in early television series such as One Man's Family and Kraft Television Theatre.[5] In 1960, ABC called with a starring role in the series Hong Kong with co-star Rod Taylor. Faced against NBC's Wagon Train, then one of the most highly rated programs on the air, Hong Kong ended with the 26th episode. In 1961, he guest-starred in The Americans, an American Civil War drama about how the conflict divided families, starring Darryl Hickman.
A few years later, Bochner appeared in one of his most famous roles, that of a cryptographer attempting to decipher an alien text in the classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man",[6] a part he spoofed years later in the comedy The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear.[7] In 1962 and 1963, he appeared in two episodes of the CBS anthology series, GE True, hosted by Jack Webb; he portrayed the part of Stoughton in "Code Name: Christopher, Part I"[8] and Captain Ian Stuart in "Commando".
From 1963 to 1964, Bochner was a member of the repertory cast of NBC's The Richard Boone Show.[9] In 1964, he guest-starred in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea season-one episode "The Fear-Makers". Later that year, he appeared as murderer Eric Pollard in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Latent Lover".[8] In 1965, he guest-starred on ABC's Western series The Legend of Jesse James starring Christopher Jones in the title role. Two years later, he appeared on the ABC military-Western Custer starring Wayne Maunder in the title role. He appeared twice on the long-running television Western The Virginian in the 1960s.[10] Bochner is also memorably smooth and malicious as the gangster Carter against Lee Marvin in John Boorman's seminal 1960s film noir Point Blank.[6] In 1971, Bochner appeared as Abel Wilks in "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for The Virginian) in the episode titled "The Town Killer."
Over the years, Bochner continued to portray a variety of roles in television and film, from a
Notable roles
Bochner played the scheming
Television roles
In 1962, Bochner played in The Twilight Zone episode, "To Serve Man."[1] In 1965, he guest starred on Combat! in the fourth season episode "Evasion" as Major Thorne. In 1966 on The Wild Wild West he played Zachariah Skull, an ingenious murderer, in "The Night of the Puppeteer." In 1966, Bochner played the author Robert Louis Stevenson in the episode "Jolly Roger and Wells Fargo" of Death Valley Days.[15] That same year he appeared in 12 O'Clock High, playing the British officer, Major Mallory, episode "Fortress Weisbaden".[16]
In 1967, he appeared as a
In 1970, Bochner played Walter Gregson, a strangler on
In 1974 and 1977, he appeared in four episodes of The
In the 1980s, Bochner was in two episodes of
Personal life and death
Bochner was born in
In 1998, he co-founded the Committee to End Violence, a panel designed to study the impact violent images had on culture.[6] He was also active in the Association of Canadian Radio and Television Artists and was a licensed amateur radio operator.[25]
Bochner was married to Ruth Roher Bochner (1925–2017), a concert pianist, until his death from cancer on October 29, 2005, at the age of 81 at home in Santa Monica, California.[26][27] Bochner and his wife had three children — Hart Bochner (actor, who also provided voices for Batman), Paul (director and animator) and Johanna.[28]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Drums of Africa | David Moore | |
1964 | The Night Walker | The Dream | |
1965 | Sylvia | Bruce Stamford III | |
Harlow | Marc Peters | ||
1967 | Point Blank | Frederick Carter | |
Tony Rome | Vic Rood | ||
1968 | The Detective | Dr. Roberts | |
The Young Runaways | Raymond Allen | ||
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Archer Madison | ||
1970 | Tiger by the Tail | Del Ware | |
The Dunwich Horror | Dr. Cory | ||
1972 | Ulzana's Raid | Captain Gates | |
1975 | The Man in the Glass Booth | Dr. Churchill | |
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Burton | ||
1978 | Mr. No Legs | D'Angelo | |
1981 | The Hot Touch | Severo | |
1983 | The Lonely Lady | Walter Thornton | |
1986 | Fine Gold | Don Pedro | |
1989 | Millennium | Walters | |
1991 | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | Terence Baggett | |
1992 | Landslide | "Bull" Matterson | |
1993 | Morning Glory | Bob Collins | |
2003 | The Commission | John McCloy |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | The Twilight Zone | Mr. Chambers | Episode: "To Serve Man" |
1965 | Honey West | Guy Patterson | Episode: "The Owl and the Eye" |
1966 | The Green Hornet | Dan Carley | Episode: "The Silent Gun" |
1967 | Sail to Glory | James Cox Stevens | Television film |
1967 | Stranger on the Run | Mr. Gorman | Television film |
1969-1972 | Mission: Impossible | Maj. Nicholas Zelinko, Mayor Steve Tallman, General Oliver Hammond | 3 Episodes |
1971 | The Megantic Outlaw | Inspector Carpenter | Television film |
1973 | Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match | Mazoor Berozski | Television film |
1973 | Mannix | Burt Sands | Episode: "To Quote a Dead Man" |
1973 | Satan's School for Girls | Professor Delacroix | Television film |
1978 | The Immigrants | Chris Noel | Television film |
1978 | A Fire in the Sky | Paul Gilliam | Television film |
1979 | Battlestar Galactica | Commandant Leiter | 2 episodes |
1979 | Riel | Dr. Schultz | Television film |
1982 | Mazes and Monsters | Hall | Television film |
1987-1989 | The Golden Girls | Multiple Roles | 2 episodes |
1992-1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Hamilton Hill | Voice, 11 episodes |
1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Hamilton Hill | Voice, 2 episodes |
1998 | Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House | President Mark Hayden | Television film |
1998 | Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy | Abel Trelawny |
Awards
Bochner received an ACTRA Award in 2004.[29]
References
- ^ OCLC 1071147483.
- ^ Lloyd Bochner; Veteran Hollywood actor best known for being eaten by aliens The Guardian via Internet Archive. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ Lloyd Bochner; Santa Barbara www.gulfpropertyshow.net. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-61373-888-7.
- ISBN 0-595-29716-1.
- ^ a b c "Lloyd Bochner, 81; Actor Noted for Sophisticated Film and TV Roles". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 2005. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ISBN 0-87972-729-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8995-0807-8.
- ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4680-3.
- ^ "Television". New York Magazine. September 2, 1985. p. 94.
- ^ Matthew Rettenmund (1996). Totally Awesome 80s: A Lexicon of the Music, Videos, Movies, TV Shows, Stars and Trends of That Decadent Decade. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 3.
- ^ a b Reed, Christopher (November 5, 2005). "Obituary: Lloyd Bochner". The Guardian. Manchester. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ISBN 052152394X.
- ISBN 078647386X.
- ^ "Twelve O'Clock High: Fortress Weisbaden". TV.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ISBN 0-595-31557-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3108-3.
- ISBN 0899505570.
- ^ "Cue". Cue. Vol. 39, no. 27–39. North American Publishing Company. 1970. p. 43.
- ISBN 978-1365021282.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-2487-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4116-8528-4.
- ^ Isaiah L. Kenen (1985). "All my causes: an 80-year life span in many lands and for many causes". Near East Research: 129.
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(help) - ^ "ULS License - Amateur License - N6CKF - BOCHNER, LLOYD W". Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Births". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. October 5, 1956. p. 26.
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- ^ "On The Air". Drummondville Spokesman. March 24, 1950. p. 4. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ Potts, Monica (November 2, 2005). "Lloyd Bochner, 81, Actor of Stage, Screen and TV, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ "ACTRA Awards". ACTRA. Retrieved May 7, 2019.