Ben Gazzara

Birthday: 1930-08-28
Deathday: 2012-02-03
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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). 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).

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Credits

Year Title Character
2012-04-14 Ristabbanna
2011-03-29 Chez Gino Oncle Giovanni
2010-04-10 Christopher Roth Paul Andersen
2010-03-19 Il Volo
2010-03-12 13 Schlondorff
2009-09-16 Holy Money Vatican's Banker
2008-08-27 Eve Joe
2008-08-14 Empire State Building Murders Paulie Genovese
2008-03-05 Looking for Palladin Jack Palladin
2008-01-20 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2007-03-05 Donne sbagliate Franco Maresco
2006-11-07 Quiet Flows The Don Secretov
2006-06-21 Paris Je T'aime Ben (Quartier Latin)
2005-09-11 The Shore
2005-06-16 Bonjour Michel michele Terranova
2003-05-21 Dogville Jack McKay
2003-05-02 L'ospite segreto Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
2002-01-16 Hysterical Blindness Nick
2001-12-12 Home Sweet Hoboken
2001-12-02 Brian's Song Coach Halas
2000-11-02 Jack of Hearts Batossa
2000-09-27 The List D.A. Bernard Salman
2000-09-21 Nella terra di nessuno L'avvocato Scalzi
2000-09-17 Piovuto dal cielo
2000-06-25 Undertaker's Paradise Jim
2000-06-12 Shark in a Bottle The Arranger
2000-06-10 Very Mean Men Gino Minetti
2000-03-22 Believe
2000-01-16 Blue Moon Frank Cavallo
1999-08-06 The Thomas Crown Affair Andrew Wallace
1999-06-28 Summer of Sam Luigi
1999-01-01 Paradise Cove Duke Mantee
1998-10-11 Happiness Lenny Jordan
1998-10-06 Il tesoro di Damasco Gregorio Kos
1998-06-24 Angelo Nero Padre Guelfi
1998-05-21 Illuminata Old Flavio
1998-03-06 The Big Lebowski Jackie Treehorn
1998-01-20 Buffalo '66 Jimmy Brown
1998-01-20 Too Tired to Die John Sage
1998-01-01 Valentine's Day Joe Buddha
1997-12-03 The Spanish Prisoner Mr. Klein
1997-04-01 Stag Frank Grieco
1997-01-25 Shadow Conspiracy Vicepresident Saxon
1997-01-10 Farmer & Chase Farmer
1997-01-01 Vicious Circles March
1996-10-05 Ladykiller Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
1995-11-16 The Zone Dick Althorp
1995-07-15 Convict Cowboy Warden Ferguson
1995-01-01 Bandits Amos
1994-08-04 Parallel Lives Charlie Duke
1994-01-02 Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem Moshe
1994-01-01 Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun Amenophis III
1993-05-23 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage Joseph Bonanno
1993-01-20 Blindsided Ira Gold
1993-01-01 The Window Over the Way
1991-08-16 Forever Marcelo
1991-03-03 Lies Before Kisses Grant Sanders
1990-05-13 People Like Us Gus Bailey
1990-04-09 Beyond the Ocean John Tana
1989-07-22 Quicker Than the Eye Ben Norell
1989-05-19 Road House Brad Wesley
1988-01-31 Don Bosco Don Giovanni Bosco
1987-05-03 Police Story: The Freeway Killings Capt. Tom Wright
1987-02-14 Control Mike Zella
1987-01-18 Downpayment on Murder Harry Cardell
1986-09-12 The Professor 'O Professore di Vesuviano
1986-01-01 Bitter Champagne Paul Rivière
1985-12-16 A Letter to Three Wives Porter Holloway
1985-09-20 My Dearest Son Antonio Morelli
1985-09-06 Woman of Wonders Alberto
1985-05-01 An Early Frost Nick Pierson
1984-10-19 Uno scandalo perbene The man with no memory
1982-10-28 The Girl from Trieste Dino Romani
1982-04-28 A Question of Honor Detective Joe DeFalco
1981-11-20 They All Laughed John Russo
1981-09-11 Tales of Ordinary Madness Charles Serking
1981-05-04 Inchon Maj. Frank Hallsworth
1979-06-29 Bloodline Rhys Williams
1979-04-27 Saint Jack Jack Flowers
1977-12-22 Opening Night Manny Victor
1977-09-30 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Anson 'Kip' Roberts
1977-01-10 The Death of Richie George Werner
1976-12-22 Voyage of the Damned Morris Troper
1976-09-01 High Velocity
1976-02-15 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Cosmo Vittelli
1975-04-16 Capone Al Capone
1973-12-09 Maneater Nick Baron
1973-08-03 The Neptune Factor Cmdr. Adrian Blake
1972-12-21 The Sicilian Connection Joseph Coppola
1972-12-12 Pursuit Steven Graves
1972-09-13 The Family Rico Eddie Rico
1972-03-05 Fireball Forward Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
1972-02-05 When Michael Calls Doremus Connelly
1970-12-08 Husbands Harry
1969-06-25 The Bridge at Remagen Sgt. Angelo
1969-04-24 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Card Player
1965-10-20 A Rage to Live Roger Bannon
1964-12-28 Carol for Another Christmas Fred
1962-12-05 Conquered City Captain George Stubbs
1962-09-15 Convicts 4 John Resko
1961-08-23 The Young Doctors Dr. David Coleman
1960-10-12 The Passionate Thief Lello
1959-07-01 Anatomy of a Murder Lt. Frederick Manion
1958-04-15 Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
1957-04-12 The Strange One Jocko de Paris