Acting
Ben Gazzara
EN, IT, FR, RU cinema · 125 credits
Born
28 August 1930
Died
3 February 2012 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Biagio Anthony Gazzarra · Biagio Anthony Gazzara
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
Filmography
Chez Gino
as Oncle Giovanni
Christopher Roth
as Paul Andersen
13
as Schlondorff
Holy Money
as Vatican's Banker
Eve
as Joe
Meurtres à l'Empire State Building
2008
Empire State Building Murders
as Paulie Genovese
Looking for Palladin
as Jack Palladin
Donne sbagliate
as Franco Maresco
Paris Je T'aime
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
Quiet Flows The Don
as Secretov
Bonjour Michel
2005
Bonjour Michel
as michele Terranova
The Shore
as Mr. Bob Harris
Dogville
as Jack McKay
L'ospite segreto
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Brian's Song
as Coach Halas
Nella terra di nessuno
as L'avvocato Scalzi
Poor Liza
as The Narrator
Shark in a Bottle
as The Arranger
The List
as D.A. Bernard Salman
Blue Moon
as Frank Cavallo
Very Mean Men
as Gino Minetti
A Constant Forge
as Self
Jack of Hearts
as Batossa
Believe
Actor
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Andrew Wallace
Paradise Cove
as Duke Mantee
Summer of Sam
as Luigi
The Big Lebowski
as Jackie Treehorn
Buffalo '66
as Jimmy Brown
Illuminata
as Old Flavio
Valentine's Day
as Joe Buddha
Happiness
as Lenny Jordan
Il tesoro di Damasco
as Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
as John Sage
Angelo Nero
as Padre Guelfi
The Spanish Prisoner
as Mr. Klein
Shadow Conspiracy
as Vicepresident Saxon
Vicious Circles
as March
Farmer & Chase
as Farmer
Stag
as Frank Grieco
Ladykiller
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
The Zone
as Dick Althorp
Convict Cowboy
as Warden Ferguson
Bandits
as Amos
Parallel Lives
as Charlie Duke
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
as Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
as Ira Gold
Forever
as Marcelo
Lies Before Kisses
as Grant Sanders
People Like Us
as Gus Bailey
Beyond the Ocean
as John Tana, Writer, Director
Road House
as Brad Wesley
Quicker Than the Eye
as Ben Norell
Don Bosco
as Don Giovanni Bosco
Control
as Mike Zella
Downpayment on Murder
as Harry Cardell
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Capt. Tom Wright
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Professor
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Bitter Champagne
as Paul Rivière
An Early Frost
as Nick Pierson
Woman of Wonders
as Alberto
A Letter to Three Wives
as Porter Holloway
My Dearest Son
as Antonio Morelli
Uno scandalo perbene
as The man with no memory
The Girl from Trieste
as Dino Romani
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
A Question of Honor
as Detective Joe DeFalco
They All Laughed
as John Russo
Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Charles Serking
Droit de Réponse
as Self
Inchon
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Bloodline
as Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
as Jack Flowers
Opening Night
as Manny Victor
The Death of Richie
as George Werner
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Cosmo Vittelli
High Velocity
as Clifford Baumgartner
Voyage of the Damned
as Morris Troper
Capone
as Al Capone
The Neptune Factor
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Maneater
as Nick Baron
Pursuit
as Steven Graves
When Michael Calls
as Doremus Connelly
The Sicilian Connection
as Joseph Coppola
Fireball Forward
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
The Family Rico
as Eddie Rico
Husbands
as Harry
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Card Player
The Bridge at Remagen
as Sgt. Angelo
A Rage to Live
as Roger Bannon
Convicts 4
as John Resko
Conquered City
as Captain George Stubbs
The Young Doctors
as Dr. David Coleman
The Passionate Thief
as Lello
Anatomy of a Murder
as Lt. Frederick Manion
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
The Strange One
as Jocko de Paris
The Troublemakers
1957
The Troublemakers
as Stanley Carr