Ted Hecht


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Also Known As
Theodore Hecht
Born
February 17, 1908

Biography

Actor Ted Hecht appeared in many heart-racing action films over the course of his Hollywood career. Hecht's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the drama "Lady From Chungking" (1942) with Anna May Wong, "Time to Kill" (1942) with Lloyd Nolan and the Otto Kruger action flick "Corregidor" (1943). He also appeared in the Claudette Colbert drama "So Proudly We...

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Biography

Actor Ted Hecht appeared in many heart-racing action films over the course of his Hollywood career. Hecht's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the drama "Lady From Chungking" (1942) with Anna May Wong, "Time to Kill" (1942) with Lloyd Nolan and the Otto Kruger action flick "Corregidor" (1943). He also appeared in the Claudette Colbert drama "So Proudly We Hail" (1943) and the mystery "Danger Woman" (1946) with Don Porter. He kept working in film throughout the forties, starring in "Just Before Dawn" (1946) with Warner Baxter, "Spoilers of the North" (1947) and the Johnny Weissmuller adventure "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947). He also appeared in the adventure "Song of India" (1949) with Sabu and "The Wolf Hunters" (1949). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Killer Shark" (1950), the action picture "Desert Legion" (1953) with Alan Ladd and the dramatic adventure "Istanbul" (1957) with Errol Flynn. Hecht was most recently credited in "The American Dream" (ABC, 1980-81). He held additional roles in television including a part on "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1953-54). Hecht passed away in June 1969 at the age of 61.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Istanbul (1957)
Lieutenant Sarac
Congo Crossing (1956)
Official
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Anzi
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Reporter
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Max
Desert Legion (1953)
Tubban
Willie and Joe Back at the Front (1952)
Fong Loo
Killer Shark (1950)
Gano
Big Timber (1950)
Bert
Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950)
Layton
Abbott & Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Arab proprietor
Song of India (1949)
Numtal
Apache Chief (1949)
Pani
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
Pasco
The Wolf Hunters (1949)
Muskoka
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Blackie
We Were Strangers (1949)
Enrico
Port Said (1948)
Carlo
Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
Native doctor
Shoot to Kill (1947)
Al Collins
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Prince Ozira
Spoilers of the North (1947)
Joe Taku
Riding the California Trail (1947)
Raoul
The Gangster (1947)
Swain
Gilda (1946)
Social citizen
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Judge
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Harry Burton
Danger Woman (1946)
Lane
Just Before Dawn (1946)
Armand Morell
Three's a Crowd (1945)
Jacob Waite
Counter-Attack (1945)
Partisan
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Man with bandaged ear
The Fighting Guardsman (1945)
Liveried servant
Dragon Seed (1944)
Maj. Yohagi
End of the Road (1944)
Walter Gribbon
Time to Kill (1943)
George Anson Phillips
So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Dr. Jose Bardia
Corregidor (1943)
Filipino lieutenant
Rookies in Burma (1943)
Capt. Tomura
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Lieutenant Shimoto
Manila Calling (1942)
Japanese announcer

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