Ronald Guttman

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Ronald Guttman
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Guttman in 2019 in New York City
Born (1952-08-12) 12 August 1952 (age 72)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1975–present
Website highbrow.net

Ronald Guttman (born 12 August 1952) is a Belgian actor, theatrical producer, and film producer. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Guttman was born in Uccle. He started appearing in French language productions in Europe in 1975, appearing 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 . [4] In 2021, he had a recurring role as French gangster Jean Jehan in the Epix drama series Godfather of Harlem . [5]

Guttman's performances also include numerous Off-Broadway productions, including The Fifth Column , a play by Ernest Hemingway; [6] the title role in Dennis McIntyre's Modigliani at Jewish Repertory Theatre; [7] and the original production in 1986 of Tina Howe's Coastal Disturbances.. [8]

His movie roles include The Hunt For Red October , On the Basis of Sex , The Tollbooth , 27 Dresses , The Guru , and August Rush . [9]

Guttman's company, Highbrow Entertainment, has produced several feature films, including The Tollbooth , Tickling Leo , New York Street Games , and 30 Beats . [10] Through Highbrow, he also served as a co-executive producer of Welcome to the Punch .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Le Renard à l'anneau d'orJean-Paul LucassenTV series
1979Le Tiercé de JackAndréTV
1982Le Rêve d'IcareJeffryTV
1983Deux amies d'enfanceTV miniseries
Danton Herman
Hanna K. Prison Director
1986Classified LoveGiancarloTV
1987 The Squeeze Rigaud
1988Gros coeursFranulovic
Steal the Sky Mohammed KhaderTV
Little Nikita Spesskya.k.a. The Sleepers
As the World Turns Franco ViscontiTV
1989La Danse du scorpionEdouard de VitoTV
aka Frame Up Blues
Her Alibi 'Lucy' Comanescu
DeuxLaurenta.k.a. Two
Jeniec EuropyGen. Gougauda.k.a. The Hostage of Europe
La Révolution françaiseHermanTV (segment "Années terribles, Les")
aka The French Revolution
1990 The Hunt for Red October Lieutenant Melekhin, Engineer on Red October
Avalon Simka
Green Card Anton
1991LoopingGianni Fabercini
Transit
L'Amérique en otageHosseinTV
aka Iran: Days of Crisis
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Mr. KluklinskiTV (Episode: "Fire and Ice")
NotoriousTV
Wings Peter SwindenTV (Episode: "As Fate Would Have It")
Civil Wars Helmut BlochTV (Episode: "Oboe Phobia")
Le JAP, juge d'application des peinesWilliam CachanTV
Episode: "Les dangers de la liberté"
1993NavarroGoldenTV
Episode: "L'honneur de Navarro"
And the Band Played On Dr. Jean-Claude ChermannTV
Josh and S.A.M. Jean-Pierre LaTorette
1994Loin des barbaresVincenta.k.a. Far From the Barbarians
Murder, She Wrote Byron TokofskyTV
Episode: "A Murderous Muse"
Les Patriotes Employee NSAa.k.a. The Patriots
Target of SuspicionCharlesTV
M.A.N.T.I.S. KalashkoTV
Episode: "Cease Fire"
1995 Comfortably Numb Rappale
Star Trek: Voyager Gathra 'Gath' LabanTV
Episode: "Prime Factors"
V'la l'cinéma ou le roman de Charles PathéGeorge EastmanTV
aka The Life of Charles Pathé
1996 The Beast Dr. Herbert TalleyTV
The Pillow Book Calligrapher
On Seventh AvenueNorman RossTV
1997Lena's DreamsBob
On the Edge of Innocence Mr. Joseph TylerTV
1998Midnight FlightSullivanTV
Nestor BurmaLe ManessierTV
Episode: "Mise à prix pour Nestor Burma"
1999SuitsBarry Hoffman
Just the Ticket Gerrard, Culinary Director
Recto/VersoParker
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Gallery OwnerTV
Episode: "Payback"
Now and Again CuratorTV
Episode: "Pulp Turkey"
2000Woman Found Dead in ElevatorMenacing Man
The Girl Bartender
Law & Order Carl Reger, Assistant Italian Consul & FarberTV
Episodes: "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 DiplomatTV
Episode: "Smothered"
2002Papillons de nuit
Third Watch Dominic Robert & Atty. Andrei ResnickTV
Episodes: "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 VergennesTV miniseries
2003The Lucky OnesFather
2003–2009 All My Children Alexander CambiasTV
Unknown episodes
2004 Sex and the City Andre DiBiachiTV
Episode: "Splat!"
MessengersRadu, the Romanian Hypnotist
The Tollbooth Isaac CohenProducer
2005Indiscretion (101)The Man
Starved CharlesTV
Episodes: "Viva La Cucaracha", "Please Release Me", and "Let Me Go"
Mrs. Harris HenriTV
2006 The West Wing Franz – German AmbassadorTV
Episode: "Internal Displacement"
Lost AngeloTV
Episode: "The Hunting Party"
MentorInterviewer
Six Degrees CharlesTV
Episode: "Pilot"
Delirious Restaurant ManagerUncredited
2007 Lost Signs Professeur Roger/Gaston DenisTV miniseries
Side Order of Life Dr. PrangerTV
Episode: "Separation Anxiety"
If I Didn't Care Ayada.k.a. Blue Blood
August Rush Professor
2008The Dueling AccountantShandor
27 Dresses Antoine
Lipstick Jungle Diego CanteroTV
"Chapter Five: Dressed to Kill" and "Chapter Six: Take the High Road"
The Edge of TownTaxi Manager
Heroes Dr. ZimmermanTV
Episodes: "Chapter Three: One of Us, One of Them" and "Chapter Four: I Am Become Death"
The Funeral Party Rabbi Menashe
2009 Tickling Leo Robert PiklerProducer
2010 13 Joe Grubber
Blue Bloods Claudio CalsoTV
Episode: "Privilege"
New York Street Games Documentary
Producer
2012 Mad Men Émile Calvet TV
Episode: "At the Codfish Ball"
30 Beats Executive Producer
Je fais feu de tout boisCo-Producer
2013 Elementary Mr.Mueller/Elliot Honeycutt TV
Episode: "We Are Everyone"
The Good Wife Judge Antoine VillapiqueTV
Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?"
Welcome to the Punch Co-Executive Producer
2014 Welcome to New York Roullot
Madam Secretary Klaus Von MuhlbergTV Episode: "Need to Know"
2015 Nina Henri Edwards
The Rendezvous
Ricky Jay: Deceptive PracticeDocumentary ( American Masters )
Co-Executive Producer
2017 Preacher DenisTV
10 episodes
Bull Marcus ClaytonTV
Episode: "School for Scandal"
Homeland ViktorTV
Episode: "The Return"
2018 Black Earth Rising Jacques Antoine BarreTV
3 episodes
On the Basis of Sex Gerald Gunther
2019 Long Time No See Michel
2020 Hunters Moritz EhrlichTV
4 episodes
Sister of the Groom Philibert
What Breaks the IceExecutive Producer
2020–2021GroupWeb series
13 episodes
Executive Producer
2021Either Side of MidnightKonstantin
Godfather of Harlem Jean JehanTV
4 episodes

Stage appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Fifth Column Max
2014 Bauer Rudolf Bauer Production at San Francisco Playhouse
2022 Patriots Almeida Theatre

and Noël Coward Theatre

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