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Birthday: Aug 28, 1930
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Ben Gazzara

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Gazzara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Anatomy of a Murder Lt. Frederick Manion 1959
The Big Lebowski Jackie Treehorn 1998
The Thomas Crown Affair Andrew Wallace 1999
Dogville Jack McKay 2003
Road House Brad Wesley 1989
Bloodline Rhys Williams 1979
Paris Je T'aime Ben (Quartier Latin) 2006
Nella terra di nessuno L'avvocato Scalzi 2000
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Card Player 1969
They All Laughed John Russo 1981
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Cosmo Vittelli 1976
Buffalo '66 Jimmy Brown 1998
Eve Joe 2008
Bonjour Michel michele Terranova 2005
Opening Night Manny Victor 1977
Il Volo 2010
The Spanish Prisoner Mr. Klein 1997
Poor Liza The Narrator 2000
Ladykiller Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky 1996
Undertaker's Paradise Jim 2000
The Bridge at Remagen Sgt. Angelo 1969
The Neptune Factor Cmdr. Adrian Blake 1973
Shadow Conspiracy Vicepresident Saxon 1997
The Girl from Trieste Dino Romani 1982
Capone Al Capone 1975
The Strange One Jocko de Paris 1957
Tales of Ordinary Madness Charles Serking 1981
Droit de Réponse Self 1981
Empire State Building Murders Paulie Genovese 2008
Los Angeles Plays Itself Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage) 2004
Pursuit Steven Graves 1972
Husbands Harry 1970
The Passionate Thief Lello 1960
When Michael Calls Doremus Connelly 1972
Illuminata Old Flavio 1998
The Professor Il Professore 1986
Convicts 4 John Resko 1962
Valentine's Day Joe Buddha 1998
Chez Gino Oncle Giovanni 2011
An Early Frost Nick Pierson 1985
Shark in a Bottle The Arranger 2000
Saint Jack Jack Flowers 1979
Carol for Another Christmas Fred 1964
Christopher Roth Paul Andersen 2010
Holy Money Vatican's Banker 2009
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
Dogville Confessions Self 2004
A Rage to Live Roger Bannon 1965
Marilyn in Manhattan Self 1998
The Zone Dick Althorp 1995
Inchon Maj. Frank Hallsworth 1981
Anything for John Self 1993
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All Self 1996
Quiet Flows The Don Secretov 2006
The Death of Richie George Werner 1977
The Young Doctors Dr. David Coleman 1961
Forever Marcelo 1991
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Self (archive footage) 1982
Convict Cowboy Warden Ferguson 1995
Donne sbagliate Franco Maresco 2007
Bitter Champagne Paul Rivière 1986
Woman of Wonders Alberto 1985
Looking for Palladin Jack Palladin 2008
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage Joseph Bonanno 1993
Blindsided Ira Gold 1993
Maneater Nick Baron 1973
Ristabbanna 2012
Don Bosco Don Giovanni Bosco 1988
The Sicilian Connection Joseph Coppola 1972
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Anson 'Kip' Roberts 1977
Home Sweet Hoboken 2001
The Making of 'Husbands' Self 1971
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") 1958
Quicker Than the Eye Ben Norell 1989
Control Mike Zella 1987
Conquered City Captain George Stubbs 1962
Fireball Forward Maj. Gen Joe Barrett 1972
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage) 2023
People Like Us Gus Bailey 1990
Parallel Lives Charlie Duke 1994
Happiness Lenny Jordan 1998
Il tesoro di Damasco Gregorio Kos 1998
Too Tired to Die John Sage 1998
Bandits Amos 1995
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem Moshe 1994
Lies Before Kisses Grant Sanders 1991
A Letter to Three Wives Porter Holloway 1985
The List D.A. Bernard Salman 2000
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Blue Moon Frank Cavallo 2000
Downpayment on Murder Harry Cardell 1987
Uno scandalo perbene The man with no memory 1984
Beyond the Ocean John Tana 1990
My Dearest Son Antonio Morelli 1985
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage) 1970
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies 2008
Brian's Song Coach Halas 2001
High Velocity 1976
Arena - John Cassavetes Self 1989
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima Self 2014
Very Mean Men Gino Minetti 2000
Paradise Cove Duke Mantee 1999
The Shore 2005
A Constant Forge Self 2000
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Self 2014
Vicious Circles March 1997
Summer of Sam Luigi 1999
Police Story: The Freeway Killings Capt. Tom Wright 1987
Angelo Nero Padre Guelfi 1998
Farmer & Chase Farmer 1997
Stag Frank Grieco 1997
13 Schlondorff 2010
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988
Voyage of the Damned Morris Troper 1976
The Family Rico Eddie Rico 1972
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun Amenophis III 1994
A Question of Honor Detective Joe DeFalco 1982
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes Self 2009
Jack of Hearts Batossa 2000
Hysterical Blindness Nick 2002
L'ospite segreto Ispettore di Polizia Solomos 2003
A Prince Called Toto Self 2007
Believe 2000
Piovuto dal cielo 2000
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
The Window Over the Way 1993
Series Cast Year
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
Kraft Suspense Theatre Paul Bryan 1963
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit E.A.D.A. 1999
Arrest and Trial Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson 1963
Run for Your Life Paul Bryan 1965
L'onore e il rispetto Don Fred Di Venanzio 2006
QB VII Abe Cady 1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Sidney 1963
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Pope John Paul II Kardinal Agostino Casaroli 2005
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Quiet Flows the Don Secretov tábornok 2006
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Pupetta, Woman of Honor Don Otello Di Bella 2013
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host 1961
Ninho da Serpente Self 1982
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore 'O Professore di Vesuviano 2025
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