Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
The Ben Hecht Show's primary photo
  • The Ben Hecht Show (1958–1959)
  • TV Series | 30 min | Talk-Show
Primary photo for The Ben Hecht Show
The Ben Hecht Show (1958–1959)
TV Series | 30 min | Talk-Show

Due to its sometimes controversial subject matter, the show only ran for 22 weeks. Hecht discussed a variety of subjects; often enraging some, engaging many. His comments were often entertaining, defiant, realistic and iconoclastic.
Seasons
Producer
Trending

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about The Ben Hecht Show.

Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 15, 1958

Release date (First episode)
Sep 15, 1958 (United States)

Contacts

Become a member to see contact information for The Ben Hecht Show.

Cast

+ Add Cast
70 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Ben Hecht
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
101
Monique van Vooren
Actress / Self - Actress / Self - Singer Actress / Self - Actress / Self - Singer   See fewer
2
Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig
Self - Photographer Self - Photographer   See fewer
2
Hy Stierman
Self - Publisher of Confidential Magazine Self - Publisher of Confidential Magazine   See fewer
2
Jimmy Durante
Self - Comedian Self - Comedian   See fewer
2
Salvador Dalí
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
2
Alexander King
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
2
Burgess Meredith
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Orson Bean
Self - Comic Self - Comic   See fewer
1
Gloria Swanson
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
Geraldine Page
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
José Ferrer
Director / Self - Actor Director / Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Otto Preminger
Producer / Self - Director Producer / Self - Director   See fewer
1
Steve Allen
Self - TV Personality Self - TV Personality   See fewer
1
Diana Barrymore
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Hermione Gingold
Comedienne / Self - Actress Comedienne / Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Stella Adler
Drama Teacher / Self - Actress Drama Teacher / Self - Actress   See fewer
1
John Resko
Self - Recently Paroled Murder Self - Recently Paroled Murder   See fewer
1
Henry Morgan
Self - Humorist / TV Personality Self - Humorist / TV Personality   See fewer
1
Charles Lederer
Director / Self - Screenwriter Director / Self - Screenwriter   See fewer
1
Jack Kerouac
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Mike Wallace
Self - TV Producer Self - TV Producer   See fewer
1
Budd Schulberg
Screenwriter / Self - Novelist Screenwriter / Self - Novelist   See fewer
1
Billy Rose
Self - Lyricist / Showman Self - Lyricist / Showman   See fewer
1
Walter Wanger
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
1
Al Capp
Self - Cartoonist Self - Cartoonist   See fewer
1
Grace Metalious
Self - Author of Peyton Place Self - Author of Peyton Place   See fewer
1
Abe Burrows
Self - Humorist Self - Humorist   See fewer
1
George Antheil
Self - Composer Self - Composer   See fewer
1
John Murtagh
Self - Judge Murtagh Self - Judge Murtagh   See fewer
1
S.J. Perelman
Self - Humorist / Writer Self - Humorist / Writer   See fewer
1
Ted Yates
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
1
Lilo
Self - French Comedy Star Self - French Comedy Star   See fewer
1
Charles Dale
Self - Vaudeville Legend Self - Vaudeville Legend   See fewer
1
Harrison Salisbury
Self - NY Times Reporter Self - NY Times Reporter   See fewer
1
Joe Smith
Self - Vaudeville Legend Self - Vaudeville Legend   See fewer
1
Drew Pearson
Commentator / Self - Columnist Commentator / Self - Columnist   See fewer
1
John Ciardi
Self - Professor at Rutgers University Self - Professor at Rutgers University   See fewer
1
1
Mike Todd Jr.
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
1
Richard Watts Jr.
Self - Drama Critic of NY Post Self - Drama Critic of NY Post   See fewer
1
Richard Maney
Self - Theatrical Press Agent Self - Theatrical Press Agent   See fewer
1
Westbrook Pegler
Journalist / Self - Writer Journalist / Self - Writer   See fewer
1
Anne Kross
Self - NY Surrogate Court Judge Self - NY Surrogate Court Judge   See fewer
1
Michail Christodoulou Mouskos
Self - AKA Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus Self - AKA Archbishop Makarios III of Cyprus   See fewer
1
Helen Thuri
Self - Reverend Thuri Self - Reverend Thuri   See fewer
1
William Lee Miller
Self - Rev. Miller Self - Rev. Miller   See fewer
1
Donal MacNamara
Self - Dean of NY Inst. of Criminology Self - Dean of NY Inst. of Criminology   See fewer
1
Emile Zola Berman
Self - Attorney Self - Attorney   See fewer
1
Michael J. Quill
Self - President Transport Workers Union Self - President Transport Workers Union   See fewer
1
1
Stephen Emery
Self - Socialist Labor Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Self - Socialist Labor Party Candidate for U.S. Senate   See fewer
1
Robert Briscoe
Self - Former Dublin Lord Mayor Self - Former Dublin Lord Mayor   See fewer
1
William Zeckendorf
Self - Real Estate Executive Self - Real Estate Executive   See fewer
1
Robert L. Foreman
Self - TV Executive Self - TV Executive   See fewer
1
Luke Carroll
Self - City Editor NY Herald Tribune Self - City Editor NY Herald Tribune   See fewer
1
1
William Benton
Self - Former US Senator Self - Former US Senator   See fewer
1
Eartha Kitt
Actress / Self - Singer Actress / Self - Singer   See fewer
1
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
1
Keenan Wynn
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
June Havoc
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
1
Tempest Storm
Self - Entertainer Self - Entertainer   See fewer
1
Sugar Ray Robinson
Self - Professional Boxer Self - Professional Boxer   See fewer
1
Dorothy Parker
Critic / Satirist / Self - Poet Critic / Satirist / Self - Poet   See fewer
1
George Axelrod
Self - Playwright Self - Playwright   See fewer
1
Igor Cassini
Self - Columnist Self - Columnist   See fewer
1
Hazel Wells
Self - Rep. of Womens Christian Temperance Union Self - Rep. of Womens Christian Temperance Union   See fewer
1
Victor Reisel
Self - Blinded Reporter Self - Blinded Reporter   See fewer
1
Charles James
Self - US Fashion Designer Self - US Fashion Designer   See fewer
1
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown