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Ben Gazzara
Actor

Ben Gazzara

28 Aug 1930Born
3 Feb 2012Died
81Age at death
122Credits

Biography

Biagio Anthony Gazzarra (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012), known as Ben Gazzara, was an American film, stage, and television actor and director. His best known films include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Inchon (1981), Road House (1989), The Big Lebowski (1998), Happiness (1998), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Summer of Sam (1999), Dogville (2003) and Paris, je t'aime (2006).

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He was a recurring collaborator with John Cassavetes, working with him on Husbands (1970), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and Opening Night (1977).

As the star of the television series Run for Your Life (1965-1968), Gazzarra was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He won his first, and only, Emmy Award for his role in the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002).

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. 2025Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe TornatoreSeries: 'O Professore di Vesuviano (5 episodes)
  2. 2013Pupetta, Woman of HonorSeries: Don Otello Di Bella (4 episodes)
  3. 2012RistabbannaFilm
  4. 2011Chez GinoFilm: Oncle Giovanni
  5. 2010Christopher RothFilm: Paul Andersen
  6. 2010Il VoloFilm
  7. 201013Film: Schlondorff
  8. 2009Holy MoneyFilm: Vatican's Banker
  9. 2008EveFilm: Joe
  10. 2008Empire State Building MurdersFilm: Paulie Genovese
  11. 2008Looking for PalladinFilm: Jack Palladin
  12. 2008Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the MoviesFilm
  13. 2007Donne sbagliateFilm: Franco Maresco
  14. 2006Quiet Flows The DonFilm: Secretov
  15. 2006Quiet Flows the DonSeries: General Secretov (7 episodes)
  16. 2006L'onore e il rispettoSeries: Don Fred Di Venanzio (6 episodes)
  17. 2006Paris Je T'aimeFilm: Ben (Quartier Latin)
  18. 2005Pope John Paul IISeries: Kardinal Agostino Casaroli (2 episodes)
  19. 2005The ShoreFilm: Mr. Bob Harris
  20. 2005Bonjour MichelFilm: michele Terranova
  21. 2003DogvilleFilm: Jack McKay
  22. 2003L'ospite segretoFilm: Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
  23. 2002Hysterical BlindnessFilm: Nick
  24. 2001Home Sweet HobokenFilm
  25. 2001Brian's SongFilm: Coach Halas
  26. 2000Jack of HeartsFilm: Batossa
  27. 2000The ListFilm: D.A. Bernard Salman
  28. 2000Nella terra di nessunoFilm: L'avvocato Scalzi
  29. 2000Piovuto dal cieloFilm
  30. 2000Undertaker's ParadiseFilm: Jim
  31. 2000Shark in a BottleFilm: The Arranger
  32. 2000Very Mean MenFilm: Gino Minetti
  33. 2000BelieveFilm
  34. 2000Blue MoonFilm: Frank Cavallo
  35. 2000Poor LizaFilm: The Narrator
  36. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: E.A.D.A. (1 episode)
  37. 1999The Thomas Crown AffairFilm: Andrew Wallace
  38. 1999Summer of SamFilm: Luigi
  39. 1999Paradise CoveFilm: Duke Mantee
  40. 1998HappinessFilm: Lenny Jordan
  41. 1998Il tesoro di DamascoFilm: Gregorio Kos
  42. 1998Too Tired to DieFilm: John Sage
  43. 1998Angelo NeroFilm: Padre Guelfi
  44. 1998IlluminataFilm: Old Flavio
  45. 1998The Big LebowskiFilm: Jackie Treehorn
  46. 1998Buffalo '66Film: Jimmy Brown
  47. 1998Valentine's DayFilm: Joe Buddha
  48. 1997The Spanish PrisonerFilm: Mr. Klein
  49. 1997StagFilm: Frank Grieco
  50. 1997Shadow ConspiracyFilm: Vicepresident Saxon
  51. 1997Farmer & ChaseFilm: Farmer
  52. 1997Vicious CirclesFilm: March
  53. 1996LadykillerFilm: Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
  54. 1996StrangersSeries: Doctor (1 episode)
  55. 1995The ZoneFilm: Dick Althorp
  56. 1995Convict CowboyFilm: Warden Ferguson
  57. 1995BanditsFilm: Amos
  58. 1994Parallel LivesFilm: Charlie Duke
  59. 1994Swallows Never Die in JerusalemFilm: Moshe
  60. 1994Nefertiti: Daughter of the SunFilm: Amenophis III
  61. 1993Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia MarriageFilm: Joseph Bonanno
  62. 1993BlindsidedFilm: Ira Gold
  63. 1993The Window Over the WayFilm
  64. 1991ForeverFilm: Marcelo
  65. 1991Lies Before KissesFilm: Grant Sanders
  66. 1990People Like UsFilm: Gus Bailey
  67. 1990Beyond the OceanFilm: John Tana, Writer, Director
  68. 1989Quicker Than the EyeFilm: Ben Norell
  69. 1989Road HouseFilm: Brad Wesley
  70. 1988Don BoscoFilm: Don Giovanni Bosco
  71. 1987Police Story: The Freeway KillingsFilm: Capt. Tom Wright
  72. 1987ControlFilm: Mike Zella
  73. 1987Downpayment on MurderFilm: Harry Cardell
  74. 1986The ProfessorFilm: 'O Professore di Vesuviano
  75. 1986Bitter ChampagneFilm: Paul Rivière
  76. 1985A Letter to Three WivesFilm: Porter Holloway
  77. 1985My Dearest SonFilm: Antonio Morelli
  78. 1985Woman of WondersFilm: Alberto
  79. 1985An Early FrostFilm: Nick Pierson
  80. 1984Uno scandalo perbeneFilm: The man with no memory

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