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