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