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