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
Tombstone (1993)
as Florentino
The Irishman (2019)
as Jake Gottlieb
Daredevil (2003)
as Jose Quesada
True Romance (1993)
as Luca
Flight Risk (2025)
as Coleridge (voice)
Don Jon (2013)
as Priest
Plane (2023)
as Terry Hampton
The Banker (2020)
as Donald Silverthorne
Emancipation (2022)
as Major G. Halstead
Get Hard (2015)
as Gayle Burns
The Rookie (1990)
as Little Felix
Grudge Match (2013)
as Lou Camare
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Agent Pellman
Dream Lover (1994)
as Clown
The Corruptor (1999)
as Schabacker
Empire State (2013)
as Tommy
Cool World (1992)
as Valet
Last Looks (2022)
as Conady
A Civil Action (1998)
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Metro (1997)
as Clarence Teal
Rosario (2025)
as Marty
Gun Shy (2000)
as Howard
The Super (2018)
as Mr. Johnson
The Collective (2023)
as Miro Lindell
Drowning Mona (2000)
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
A Crooked Somebody (2018)
as Detective Zimmer
Monster (2021)
as Anthony Petrocelli
Point Blank (1998)
as Howard
Empire City (—)
as Cmssr. Lance Davies
By the Gun (2014)
as Vincent Tortano
The 6th Man (1997)
as Bernie
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
as Johnny
Bushwhacked (1995)
as Dana's father (uncredited)
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
as D.A. Mackie
Body Parts (1991)
as Ray Kolberg
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Posseman Grubb
Red Scorpion 2 (1995)
as Vince D'Angelo
On the Doll (2007)
as Jimmy Sours
Collide (2022)
as Clyde
Blood and Money (2020)
as Bill
The Amityville Murders (2018)
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
Pass the Ammo (1988)
as Eddie Depaul
Any Day (2015)
as William
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
as Principal Henry Birdsell
Houseguest (1995)
as Pauly Gasperini
American Bully (2009)
as Principal Wheeler
Camera Store (2016)
as Mr. Bibideaux
Trouble Bound (1993)
as Zand
Tempting Fate (1998)
as Police officer
The Three Stooges (2000)
as Moe Howard
Video Girl (2011)
as Jermaine Stanford
Sunset Heat (1992)
as New Yorker
Player 5150 (2008)
as Jimmy
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Jimmy D.
Extreme Justice (1993)
as Councilman Joe Taylor
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
as Vince
Goliath (2016)
as Cleft Chin
Killing Castro (2026)
as Sam Giancana
Terrified (1995)
as Sol Lipsteiger
Streets (1990)
as Officer #2
3 Days Rising (—)
as Detective Detective
Venus & Vegas (2010)
as Carlo
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Mussolini
My Brothers' Crossing (2020)
as Officer Byrd
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Kip Tippington
Wired (1989)
as Tom Perino
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
as Joey
Murder at Hollow Creek (2024)
as Jeff Rhodes
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997)
as Det. Meyer
Web of Deception (1994)
as Detective Fracinetti
Mighty Fine (2012)
as Bobby
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
Actor
Clear Lake, WI (2009)
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
His Lover (2017)
as Scotty Davidson Jr.
Standoff (1998)
as Agent Hank McGill
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Generale Francesco Viscuzo
On Our Way (2023)
as Mr. Adler
Another Day in America (2025)
as Sam Ackerman
Randy & the Mob (2007)
as Franco
Blowtorch (2016)
as Blackie
The Chosen: Crucifixion (2027)
as Kind Herod
The First Man (1996)
as Dulles
The Carrier (2012)
as Vlade
The Cure for Boredom (2001)
as Rudy
State of Emergency (1994)
as Trevor Jacobs
Firestorm (1996)
as Duran
Friends and Romans (2014)
as Dennis Socio
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995)
as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
8-Ball (—)
as acting
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
as Customer
After the Shock (1990)
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
Eyes of the Beholder (1992)
as Dr. Medaris
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as Executive Victor
Soulmates (1992)
as Driver
The Invisible Man (2000)
as Robert Albert Hobbes
A Reuben by Any Other Name (2010)
as Max
Black Marigolds (2013)
as Doctor Taylor
Heist (1998)
as Abbie
Choosing Matthias (2001)
as Chase