Ben Gazzara
Aug 28, 1930 - Feb 03, 2012 (81 years old) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
E.A.D.A.
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Shore
Mr. Bob Harris
Run for Your Life
Paul Bryan
Dinah!
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Paul Bryan
The Big Lebowski
Jackie Treehorn
Arrest and Trial
Nick Anderson
Don Bosco
Don Giovanni Bosco
Parallel Lives
Charlie Duke
Credits
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'O Professore di Vesuviano★ 5.2 -
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Self★ 9 -
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Don Otello Di Bella★ 6 -
Ristabbanna 2012★ 6 -
Chez Gino 2011Oncle Giovanni★ 4.4 -
Christopher Roth 2010Paul Andersen★ 4.3 -
Il Volo 2010★ NR -
13 2010Schlondorff★ 5.8 -
Holy Money 2009Vatican's Banker★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Eve 2008Joe★ 6.2 -
Paulie Genovese★ NR
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Looking for Palladin 2008Jack Palladin★ 3 -
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A Prince Called Toto 2007Self★ 5 -
Donne sbagliate 2007Franco Maresco★ 4 -
Quiet Flows The Don 2006Secretov★ 3.8 -
Quiet Flows the Don 2006General Secretov★ 7.5 -
Don Fred Di Venanzio★ 7.3 -
Paris Je T'aime 2006Ben (Quartier Latin)★ 6.8 -
Pope John Paul II 2005★ NR -
The Shore 2005Mr. Bob Harris★ 6 -
Bonjour Michel 2005michele Terranova★ NR
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Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)★ 7.6 -
Dogville Confessions 2004Self★ 6.8 -
Dogville 2003Jack McKay★ 7.8 -
L'ospite segreto 2003Ispettore di Polizia Solomos★ NR -
Self★ 7 -
Hysterical Blindness 2002Nick★ 6 -
Home Sweet Hoboken 2001★ NR
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Brian's Song 2001Coach Halas★ 6.3 -
Jack of Hearts 2000Batossa★ 1.5 -
A Constant Forge 2000Self★ 6.6 -
The List 2000D.A. Bernard Salman★ 4.7 -
L'avvocato Scalzi★ NR -
Piovuto dal cielo 2000★ NR
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Jim★ 5 -
Shark in a Bottle 2000The Arranger★ 6.2 -
Very Mean Men 2000Gino Minetti★ 5 -
Believe 2000★ 5.4 -
Blue Moon 2000Frank Cavallo★ 5 -
Poor Liza 2000The Narrator★ NR -
E.A.D.A.★ 7.9 -
Andrew Wallace★ 6.7 -
Summer of Sam 1999Luigi★ 6.5 -
Paradise Cove 1999Duke Mantee★ 6 -
Happiness 1998Lenny Jordan★ 7.4 -
Il tesoro di Damasco 1998Gregorio Kos★ NR -
Marilyn in Manhattan 1998Self★ 7.5 -
Too Tired to Die 1998John Sage★ 4.9 -
Angelo Nero 1998Padre Guelfi★ NR -
Illuminata 1998Old Flavio★ 5.4 -
The Big Lebowski 1998Jackie Treehorn★ 7.8 -
Buffalo '66 1998Jimmy Brown★ 7.1 -
Valentine's Day 1998Joe Buddha★ 3.6 -
The Spanish Prisoner 1997Mr. Klein★ 6.8 -
Stag 1997Frank Grieco★ 4.8 -
Shadow Conspiracy 1997Vicepresident Saxon★ 5 -
Farmer & Chase 1997Farmer★ NR -
Vicious Circles 1997March★ 4.1 -
Ladykiller 1996Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky★ 3.3 -
Self★ NR
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The Zone 1995Dick Althorp★ 4.2 -
Convict Cowboy 1995Warden Ferguson★ 6.1 -
Bandits 1995Amos★ 1 -
Parallel Lives 1994Charlie Duke★ 5 -
Moshe★ NR -
Amenophis III★ 3.9 -
Anything for John 1993Self★ 6 -
Joseph Bonanno★ 4 -
Blindsided 1993Ira Gold★ 3 -
★ NR -
Forever 1991Marcelo★ 3.5 -
Lies Before Kisses 1991Grant Sanders★ NR -
People Like Us 1990Gus Bailey★ 4.3 -
Beyond the Ocean 1990John Tana★ 3 -
Quicker Than the Eye 1989Ben Norell★ 3.5 -
Road House 1989Brad Wesley★ 6.7 -
Self★ NR
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Don Bosco 1988Don Giovanni Bosco★ 6 -
Capt. Tom Wright★ 5.3 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Control 1987Mike Zella★ 5.2 -
Harry Cardell★ 6 -
The Professor 1986'O Professore di Vesuviano★ 7.1 -
Bitter Champagne 1986Paul Rivière★ NR -
Porter Holloway★ 1.7 -
My Dearest Son 1985Antonio Morelli★ 4.3 -
Woman of Wonders 1985Alberto★ 6.5 -
An Early Frost 1985Nick Pierson★ 5.7 -
Self★ 8 -
Uno scandalo perbene 1984The man with no memory★ 5.4 -
Dino Romani★ 4.6 -
A Question of Honor 1982Detective Joe DeFalco★ 7 -
Ninho da Serpente 1982Self★ NR
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Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Droit de Réponse 1981Self★ 8 -
They All Laughed 1981John Russo★ 5.8 -
Charles Serking★ 5.9 -
Inchon 1981Maj. Frank Hallsworth★ 3.4 -
Bloodline 1979Rhys Williams★ 4.9 -
Saint Jack 1979Jack Flowers★ 6.6 -
Opening Night 1977Manny Victor★ 7.6 -
Anson 'Kip' Roberts★ NR -
The Death of Richie 1977George Werner★ 6.7 -
Voyage of the Damned 1976Morris Troper★ 6 -
High Velocity 1976★ NR -
Cosmo Vittelli★ 7.1 -
Capone 1975Al Capone★ 5.8 -
Dinah! 1974Self★ 6.7 -
QB VII 1974Abe Cady★ 7.7 -
Maneater 1973Nick Baron★ NR -
The Neptune Factor 1973Cmdr. Adrian Blake★ 4.9 -
Joseph Coppola★ 6 -
Pursuit 1972Steven Graves★ 5.2 -
The Family Rico 1972Eddie Rico★ 10 -
Fireball Forward 1972Maj. Gen Joe Barrett★ 5 -
When Michael Calls 1972Doremus Connelly★ 5.6 -
Self★ NR -
Husbands 1970Harry★ 6.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.1 -
Sgt. Angelo★ 6.8 -
Card Player★ 5.8 -
A Rage to Live 1965Roger Bannon★ 4.4 -
Run for Your Life 1965Paul Bryan★ 7.2 -
Fred★ 5.8 -
Paul Bryan★ 5.3 -
Arrest and Trial 1963Nick Anderson★ 7.7 -
Conquered City 1962Captain George Stubbs★ 4.3 -
Convicts 4 1962John Resko★ 4.7 -
The Young Doctors 1961Dr. David Coleman★ 5.6 -
The Passionate Thief 1960Lello★ 6.9 -
Jim Mason★ NR
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Anatomy of a Murder 1959Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion★ 7.8 -
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")★ 5 -
The Strange One 1957Jocko de Paris★ 6.4 -
What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 7
