Ben Gazzara
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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
Credits
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Jackie Treehorn
Dogville (2003)
as Jack McKay
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
as Andrew Wallace
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Lt. Frederick Manion
Saint Jack (1979)
as Jack Flowers
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
13 (2010)
as Schlondorff
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
as Sgt. Angelo
Dogville Confessions (2004)
as Self
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
as Morris Troper
Summer of Sam (1999)
as Luigi
Road House (1989)
as Brad Wesley
Buffalo '66 (1998)
as Jimmy Brown
Happiness (1998)
as Lenny Jordan
The Professor (1986)
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
as Charles Serking
Donne sbagliate (2007)
as Franco Maresco
Blindsided (1993)
as Ira Gold
Inchon (1981)
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
as Cosmo Vittelli
Uno scandalo perbene (1984)
as The man with no memory
Christopher Roth (2010)
as Paul Andersen
Opening Night (1977)
as Manny Victor
Poor Liza (2000)
as The Narrator
Chez Gino (2011)
as Oncle Giovanni
Husbands (1970)
as Harry
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
as Vicepresident Saxon
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
as Mr. Klein
Droit de Réponse (1981)
as Self
Capone (1975)
as Al Capone
Anything for John (1993)
as Self
Quicker Than the Eye (1989)
as Ben Norell
The List (2000)
as D.A. Bernard Salman
Conquered City (1962)
as Captain George Stubbs
Bloodline (1979)
as Rhys Williams
Brian's Song (2001)
as Coach Halas
People Like Us (1990)
as Gus Bailey
Looking for Palladin (2008)
as Jack Palladin
Bitter Champagne (1986)
as Paul Rivière
The Troublemakers (1957)
as Stanley Carr
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
as Card Player
They All Laughed (1981)
as John Russo
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Shark in a Bottle (2000)
as The Arranger
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Gino Minetti
The Making of 'Husbands' (1971)
as Self
The Girl from Trieste (1982)
as Dino Romani
You'll Never See Me Again (1959)
as Jim Mason
Bonjour Michel (2005)
as michele Terranova
Arena - John Cassavetes (1989)
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Quiet Flows The Don (2006)
as Secretov
A Rage to Live (1965)
as Roger Bannon
Too Tired to Die (1998)
as John Sage
The Neptune Factor (1973)
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
A Prince Called Toto (2007)
as Self
Vicious Circles (1997)
as March
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
as Nick
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun (1994)
as Amenophis III
Ristabbanna (2012)
Actor
Il Volo (2010)
Actor
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Stag (1997)
as Frank Grieco
The Family Rico (1972)
as Eddie Rico
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)
Actor
Convicts 4 (1962)
as John Resko
The Death of Richie (1977)
as George Werner
Piovuto dal cielo (2000)
Actor
An Early Frost (1985)
as Nick Pierson
Believe (2000)
Actor
The Sicilian Connection (1972)
as Joseph Coppola
The Passionate Thief (1960)
as Lello
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
as Capt. Tom Wright
Nella terra di nessuno (2000)
as L'avvocato Scalzi
A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
as Porter Holloway
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
The Shore (2005)
as Mr. Bob Harris
Blue Moon (2000)
as Frank Cavallo
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Forever (1991)
as Marcelo
Convict Cowboy (1995)
as Warden Ferguson
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
as Self
Woman of Wonders (1985)
as Alberto
Illuminata (1998)
as Old Flavio
Bandits (1995)
as Amos
Pursuit (1972)
as Steven Graves
Don Bosco (1988)
as Don Giovanni Bosco
Fireball Forward (1972)
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
as Fred
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
as Joseph Bonanno
Marilyn in Manhattan (1998)
as Self
Control (1987)
as Mike Zella
Il tesoro di Damasco (1998)
as Gregorio Kos
Valentine's Day (1998)
as Joe Buddha
A Question of Honor (1982)
as Detective Joe DeFalco
The Strange One (1957)
as Jocko de Paris
Jack of Hearts (2000)
as Batossa
When Michael Calls (1972)
as Doremus Connelly
Downpayment on Murder (1987)
as Harry Cardell
Undertaker's Paradise (2000)
as Jim
A Constant Forge (2000)
as Self
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem (1994)
as Moshe
The Zone (1995)
as Dick Althorp
The Young Doctors (1961)
as Dr. David Coleman
Parallel Lives (1994)
as Charlie Duke
The Window Over the Way (1993)
Actor
High Velocity (1976)
as Clifford Baumgartner
Farmer & Chase (1997)
as Farmer
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)
as Self
My Dearest Son (1985)
as Antonio Morelli
Ladykiller (1996)
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima (2014)
as Self
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
as Paulie Genovese
Holy Money (2009)
as Vatican's Banker
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes (2009)
as Self
Lies Before Kisses (1991)
as Grant Sanders
Eve (2008)
as Joe
Home Sweet Hoboken (2001)
Actor
Paradise Cove (1999)
as Duke Mantee
Angelo Nero (1998)
as Padre Guelfi
Maneater (1973)
as Nick Baron
Beyond the Ocean (1990)
as John Tana
L'ospite segreto (2003)
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos