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Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Acting August 28, 1930 (81 years old) February 3, 2012 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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), 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).

Movies 126

The Big Lebowski 7.9

The Big Lebowski

as Jackie Treehorn

1998
The Thomas Crown Affair 6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Andrew Wallace

1999
Dogville 7.7

Dogville

as Jack McKay

2003
Anatomy of a Murder 7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

as Lt. Frederick Manion

1959
Paris Je T'aime 6.8

Paris Je T'aime

as Ben (Quartier Latin)

2006
Happiness 7.4

Happiness

as Lenny Jordan

1998
Buffalo '66 7.1

Buffalo '66

as Jimmy Brown

1998
13 5.8

13

as Schlondorff

2010
The Bridge at Remagen 6.8

The Bridge at Remagen

as Sgt. Angelo

1969
Road House 6.8

Road House

as Brad Wesley

1989
Opening Night 7.6

Opening Night

as Manny Victor

1977
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 7.0

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

as Cosmo Vittelli

1976
Summer of Sam 6.5

Summer of Sam

as Luigi

1999
Voyage of the Damned 6.0

Voyage of the Damned

as Morris Troper

1976
Tales of Ordinary Madness 6.0

Tales of Ordinary Madness

as Charles Serking

1981
Capone 5.9

Capone

as Al Capone

1975
Shadow Conspiracy 4.9

Shadow Conspiracy

as Vicepresident Saxon

1997
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 7.0

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self

2003
The Professor 7.1

The Professor

as 'O Professore di Vesuviano

1986
The Spanish Prisoner 6.8

The Spanish Prisoner

as Mr. Klein

1997
Bloodline 4.8

Bloodline

as Rhys Williams

1979
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2021
Carol for Another Christmas 5.9

Carol for Another Christmas

as Fred

1964
Saint Jack 6.6

Saint Jack

as Jack Flowers

1979
Quiet Flows The Don 4.3

Quiet Flows The Don

as Secretov

2006
The Death of Richie 7.0

The Death of Richie

as George Werner

1977
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 5.9

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

as Card Player

1969
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Husbands 6.7

Husbands

as Harry

1970
The Girl from Trieste 4.9

The Girl from Trieste

as Dino Romani

1982
They All Laughed 6.0

They All Laughed

as John Russo

1981
Night of 100 Stars II 6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985
Hysterical Blindness 6.1

Hysterical Blindness

as Nick

2002
Too Tired to Die 5.1

Too Tired to Die

as John Sage

1998
The Neptune Factor 5.1

The Neptune Factor

as Cmdr. Adrian Blake

1973
Blindsided 4.2

Blindsided

as Ira Gold

1993
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 7.4

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1970
Inchon 3.9

Inchon

as Maj. Frank Hallsworth

1981
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film 6.7

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

as Self

2014
Blue Moon 7.5

Blue Moon

as Frank Cavallo

2000
A Rage to Live 4.8

A Rage to Live

as Roger Bannon

1965
The List 4.8

The List

as D.A. Bernard Salman

2000
People Like Us 5.8

People Like Us

as Gus Bailey

1990
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage 6.0

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

as Joseph Bonanno

1993
Dogville Confessions 7.0

Dogville Confessions

as Self

2004
Don Bosco 6.5

Don Bosco

as Don Giovanni Bosco

1988
Police Story: The Freeway Killings 6.2

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

as Capt. Tom Wright

1987
You'll Never See Me Again

You'll Never See Me Again

as Jim Mason

1959
When Michael Calls 5.7

When Michael Calls

as Doremus Connelly

1972
Stag 5.1

Stag

as Frank Grieco

1997
The Young Doctors 5.8

The Young Doctors

as Dr. David Coleman

1961
Il tesoro di Damasco 10.0

Il tesoro di Damasco

as Gregorio Kos

1998
An Early Frost 5.8

An Early Frost

as Nick Pierson

1985
Control 5.6

Control

as Mike Zella

1987
The Sicilian Connection 6.2

The Sicilian Connection

as Joseph Coppola

1972
A Constant Forge 6.8

A Constant Forge

as Self

2000
Convicts 4 5.1

Convicts 4

as John Resko

1962
Quicker Than the Eye 4.4

Quicker Than the Eye

as Ben Norell

1989
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 6.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Parallel Lives 5.7

Parallel Lives

as Charlie Duke

1994
Bitter Champagne 8.0

Bitter Champagne

as Paul Rivière

1986
The Strange One 6.5

The Strange One

as Jocko de Paris

1957
My Dearest Son 5.2

My Dearest Son

as Antonio Morelli

1985
Woman of Wonders 6.8

Woman of Wonders

as Alberto

1985
The Passionate Thief 6.9

The Passionate Thief

as Lello

1960
Brian's Song 6.5

Brian's Song

as Coach Halas

2001
A Letter to Three Wives 3.8

A Letter to Three Wives

as Porter Holloway

1985
Believe 5.5

Believe

2000
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams 5.0

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

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

1958
Very Mean Men 5.3

Very Mean Men

as Gino Minetti

2000
Vicious Circles 4.8

Vicious Circles

as March

1997
High Velocity 9.0

High Velocity

as Clifford Baumgartner

1976
Convict Cowboy 6.5

Convict Cowboy

as Warden Ferguson

1995
Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

as Paulie Genovese

2008
Jack of Hearts 2.9

Jack of Hearts

as Batossa

2000
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun 5.1

Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun

as Amenophis III

1994
Poor Liza 9.0

Poor Liza

as The Narrator

2000
Fireball Forward 6.5

Fireball Forward

as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett

1972
Pursuit 5.5

Pursuit

as Steven Graves

1972
Ladykiller 4.0

Ladykiller

as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky

1996
Donne sbagliate 4.0

Donne sbagliate

as Franco Maresco

2007
Forever 4.4

Forever

as Marcelo

1991
The Making of 'Husbands'

The Making of 'Husbands'

as Self

1971
Conquered City 6.0

Conquered City

as Captain George Stubbs

1962
The Family Rico 9.5

The Family Rico

as Eddie Rico

1972
Shark in a Bottle 7.1

Shark in a Bottle

as The Arranger

2000
Piovuto dal cielo 9.0

Piovuto dal cielo

2000
Lies Before Kisses

Lies Before Kisses

as Grant Sanders

1991
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem 8.0

Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem

as Moshe

1994
Chez Gino 4.3

Chez Gino

as Oncle Giovanni

2011
Il Volo

Il Volo

2010
Nella terra di nessuno 9.0

Nella terra di nessuno

as L'avvocato Scalzi

2000
Valentine's Day 3.9

Valentine's Day

as Joe Buddha

1998
Anything for John 7.3

Anything for John

as Self

1993
Marilyn in Manhattan 7.9

Marilyn in Manhattan

as Self

1998
A Prince Called Toto 5.0

A Prince Called Toto

as Self

2007
Illuminata 5.4

Illuminata

as Old Flavio

1998
A Question of Honor 8.5

A Question of Honor

as Detective Joe DeFalco

1982
Ristabbanna 6.0

Ristabbanna

2012
The Window Over the Way 9.0

The Window Over the Way

1993
Bonjour Michel

Bonjour Michel

as michele Terranova

2005
Downpayment on Murder 6.2

Downpayment on Murder

as Harry Cardell

1987
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies 7.0

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

2008
Beyond the Ocean 6.0

Beyond the Ocean

as John Tana

1990
Uno scandalo perbene 5.6

Uno scandalo perbene

as The man with no memory

1984
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

as Self

2009
Droit de Réponse 8.3

Droit de Réponse

as Self

1981
Paradise Cove 6.5

Paradise Cove

as Duke Mantee

1999
The Shore 6.7

The Shore

as Mr. Bob Harris

2005
Angelo Nero

Angelo Nero

as Padre Guelfi

1998
The Zone 4.7

The Zone

as Dick Althorp

1995
Looking for Palladin 3.0

Looking for Palladin

as Jack Palladin

2008
Eve 5.6

Eve

as Joe

2008
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

as Self

1996
Christopher Roth 4.3

Christopher Roth

as Paul Andersen

2010
The Troublemakers

The Troublemakers

as Stanley Carr

1957
Maneater 7.0

Maneater

as Nick Baron

1973
Farmer & Chase 9.0

Farmer & Chase

as Farmer

1997
Holy Money 5.0

Holy Money

as Vatican's Banker

2009
Bandits 3.7

Bandits

as Amos

1995
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima 9.0

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

as Self

2014
Arena - John Cassavetes

Arena - John Cassavetes

as Self

1989
Undertaker's Paradise 6.5

Undertaker's Paradise

as Jim

2000
L'ospite segreto

L'ospite segreto

as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos

2003
Home Sweet Hoboken 7.0

Home Sweet Hoboken

2001
Sherwood's Travels 6.5

Sherwood's Travels

as Raphael de Pietro

1994

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