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