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Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 28, 1930
Died Feb 03, 2012 (81)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Jun 30, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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), Happine ... ss (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.    

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Filmography

Christopher Roth

Christopher Roth

2010

as Paul Andersen

13

13

2010

as Schlondorff

Holy Money

Holy Money

2009

as Vatican's Banker

Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

2008

as Paulie Genovese

Eve

Eve

2008

as Joe

Looking for Palladin

Looking for Palladin

2008

as Jack Palladin

Donne sbagliate

Donne sbagliate

2007

as Franco Maresco

Bonjour Michel

Bonjour Michel

2005

as michele Terranova

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)

Dogville

Dogville

2003

as Jack McKay

Hysterical Blindness

Hysterical Blindness

2002

as Nick

Brian's Song

Brian's Song

2001

as Coach Halas

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

2000

as Frank Cavallo

Very Mean Men

Very Mean Men

2000

as Gino Minetti

Shark in a Bottle

Shark in a Bottle

2000

as The Arranger

Jack of Hearts

Jack of Hearts

2000

as Batossa

The List

The List

2000

as D.A. Bernard Salman

Paradise Cove

Paradise Cove

1999

as Duke Mantee

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

as Andrew Wallace

Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

1999

as Luigi

Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

1998

as Jimmy Brown

Too Tired to Die

Too Tired to Die

1998

as John Sage

Illuminata

Illuminata

1998

as Old Flavio

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

1998

as Joe Buddha

Happiness

Happiness

1998

as Lenny Jordan

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

1998

as Jackie Treehorn

Vicious Circles

Vicious Circles

1997

as March

Farmer & Chase

Farmer & Chase

1997

as Farmer

The Spanish Prisoner

The Spanish Prisoner

1997

as Mr. Klein

Stag

Stag

1997

as Frank Grieco

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

as Vicepresident Saxon

Ladykiller

Ladykiller

1996

as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky

The Zone

The Zone

1995

as Dick Althorp

Convict Cowboy

Convict Cowboy

1995

as Warden Ferguson

Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

1994

as Charlie Duke

Blindsided

Blindsided

1993

as Ira Gold

Lies Before Kisses

Lies Before Kisses

1991

as Grant Sanders

People Like Us

People Like Us

1990

as Gus Bailey

Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean

1990

as John Tana

Road House

Road House

1989

as Brad Wesley

Downpayment on Murder

Downpayment on Murder

1987

as Harry Cardell

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987

as Capt. Tom Wright

Bitter Champagne

Bitter Champagne

1986

as Paul Rivière

An Early Frost

An Early Frost

1985

as Nick Pierson

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1985

as Porter Holloway

Uno scandalo perbene

Uno scandalo perbene

1984

as The man with no memory

A Question of Honor

A Question of Honor

1982

as Detective Joe DeFalco

They All Laughed

They All Laughed

1981

as John Russo

Inchon

Inchon

1981

as Maj. Frank Hallsworth

Saint Jack

Saint Jack

1979

as Jack Flowers

Bloodline

Bloodline

1979

as Rhys Williams

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977

as Anson 'Kip' Roberts

The Death of Richie

The Death of Richie

1977

as George Werner

Opening Night

Opening Night

1977

as Manny Victor

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976

as Cosmo Vittelli

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Morris Troper

Capone

Capone

1975

as Al Capone

Maneater

Maneater

1973

as Nick Baron

The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor

1973

as Cmdr. Adrian Blake

When Michael Calls

When Michael Calls

1972

as Doremus Connelly

Pursuit

Pursuit

1972

as Steven Graves

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

1972

as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett

The Family Rico

The Family Rico

1972

as Eddie Rico

Husbands

Husbands

1970

as Harry

The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen

1969

as Sgt. Angelo

A Rage to Live

A Rage to Live

1965

as Roger Bannon

Convicts 4

Convicts 4

1962

as John Resko

The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors

1961

as Dr. David Coleman

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

as Lt. Frederick Manion

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

1958

as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")

The Strange One

The Strange One

1957

as Jocko de Paris

Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean

1990

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Beyond the Ocean

Beyond the Ocean

1990

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor The Rose Tattoo Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor The Rose Tattoo Nominated
Television Credits

Run for Your Life

as Paul Bryan

Episodes: 86

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Arrest and Trial

as Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 15, 1963

Quiet Flows the Don

as Secretov tábornok

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 06, 2006

L'onore e il rispetto

as Don Fred Di Venanzio

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 05, 2006

Pupetta, Woman of Honor

as Don Otello Di Bella

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 06, 2013

QB VII

as Abe Cady

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 29, 1974

Pope John Paul II

as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 04, 2005

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Paul Bryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as E.A.D.A.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Sidney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Ninho da Serpente

as Self

Episodes: 125

First Aired: Apr 05, 1982

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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