Paul Ben-Victor
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the made-for-TV movie Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney & Lacey. Fifteen years after beginning his television career with bit parts, Ben-Victor found himself cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire and Entourage, as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name is Earl. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 made-for-TV film The Three Stooges. Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like Monk and CSI, and also had a recurring role as two-bit con man Steve Richards on three episodes of NYPD Blue from 1994 to 1997. Ben-Victor has co-written stage plays with his mother. At least two of their plays have been staged in the Manhattan area, including "Club Soda" and "The Good Steno". Ben-Victor had a starring role in the Sci-Fi channel television show, The Invisible Man, alongside Vincent Ventresca. The two later guest starred together on the hit TV show Las Vegas. They were reunited again on an episode of the new USA Network series In Plain Sight (Episode 1.2, "Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role. Appeared on "Everybody Hates Chris" as Mr. Thurman In 2008, Ben-Victor held a supporting role in the feature film, Clear Lake, WI, starring Michael Madsen. In August 2008, Ben-Victor co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.
Known for
Credits
Cool World (1992)
as Valet
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The Irishman (2019)
as Jake Gottlieb
True Romance (1993)
as Luca
Flight Risk (2025)
as Coleridge (voice)
The Banker (2020)
as Donald Silverthorne
Plane (2023)
as Terry Hampton
Tombstone (1993)
as Florentino
Daredevil (2003)
as Quesada
Emancipation (2022)
as Major G. Halstead
Don Jon (2013)
as Priest
The Rookie (1990)
as Little Felix
Grudge Match (2013)
as Lou Camare
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Agent Pellman
Get Hard (2015)
as Gayle Burns
The Corruptor (1999)
as Schabacker
Empire State (2013)
as Tommy
A Civil Action (1998)
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Last Looks (2022)
as Conady
Rosario (2025)
as Marty
Dream Lover (1994)
as Clown
The Collective (2023)
as Miro Lindell
Monster (2021)
as Anthony Petrocelli
Metro (1997)
as Clarence Teal
Gun Shy (2000)
as Howard
Houseguest (1995)
as Pauly Gasperini
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
as D.A. Mackie
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
as Johnny
Drowning Mona (2000)
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
Blood and Money (2020)
as Bill
The 6th Man (1997)
as Bernie
Body Parts (1991)
as Ray Kolberg
A Crooked Somebody (2018)
as Detective Zimmer
The Super (2018)
as Mr. Johnson
Bushwhacked (1995)
as Dana's father (uncredited)
Empire City (—)
as Cmssr. Lance Davies
Camera Store (2016)
as Mr. Bibideaux
Point Blank (1998)
as Howard
The Three Stooges (2000)
as Moe Howard
By the Gun (2014)
as Vincent Tortano
Collide (2022)
as Clyde
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Posseman Grubb
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
as Principal Henry Birdsell
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Kip Tippington
The Amityville Murders (2018)
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
American Bully (2009)
as Principal Wheeler
Trouble Bound (1993)
as Zand
Extreme Justice (1993)
as Councilman Joe Taylor
Killing Castro (2026)
as Sam Giancana
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
as Joey
Murder at Hollow Creek (2024)
as Jeff Rhodes
On the Doll (2007)
as Jimmy Sours
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
Actor
On Our Way (2023)
as Mr. Adler
Eyes of the Beholder (1992)
as Dr. Medaris
Goliath (2016)
as Cleft Chin
Venus & Vegas (2010)
as Carlo
Video Girl (2011)
as Jermaine Stanford
Clear Lake, WI (2009)
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Red Scorpion 2 (1995)
as Vince D'Angelo
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995)
as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
as Customer
Another Day in America (2025)
as Sam Ackerman
Tempting Fate (1998)
as Police officer
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Generale Francesco Viscuzo
The Cure for Boredom (2001)
as Rudy
State of Emergency (1994)
as Trevor Jacobs
Player 5150 (2008)
as Jimmy
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997)
as Det. Meyer
Sunset Heat (1992)
as New Yorker
Web of Deception (1994)
as Detective Fracinetti
Any Day (2015)
as William
Pass the Ammo (1988)
as Eddie Depaul
A Reuben by Any Other Name (2010)
as Max
The Chosen: Crucifixion (2027)
as Kind Herod
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Mussolini
Terrified (1995)
as Sol Lipsteiger
After the Shock (1990)
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
Mighty Fine (2012)
as Bobby
My Brothers' Crossing (2020)
as Officer Byrd
Wired (1989)
as Tom Perino
Friends and Romans (2014)
as Dennis Socio
3 Days Rising (—)
as Detective Detective
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Jimmy D.
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as Executive Victor
Standoff (1998)
as Agent Hank McGill
Streets (1990)
as Officer #2
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
as Vince
The First Man (1996)
as Dulles
Black Marigolds (2013)
as Doctor Taylor
Firestorm (1996)
as Duran
His Lover (2017)
as Scotty Davidson Jr.
Blowtorch (2016)
as Blackie
8-Ball (—)
as acting
The Invisible Man (2000)
as Robert Albert Hobbes
Randy & the Mob (2007)
as Franco
The Carrier (2012)
as Vlade
Heist (1998)
as Abbie
Soulmates (1992)
as Driver
Choosing Matthias (2001)
as Chase