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