Paul Ben-Victor
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1965-07-24 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Benvictor · Paul Ben Victor · Paul Friedman
Biography
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
TV Shows (65)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Peter Abrams
The Mentalist
2008
as Noah Landau
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Joey
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Agent Devin Campbell
FBI
2018
as Mark Krawley
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Aaron Monte
Castle
2009
as Dino Scarpella
Person of Interest
2011
as Detective Cameron
The Chosen
2019
as Herod Antipas
Chicago Med
2015
as Mr. McGregor
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Ticket Scalper
True Detective
2014
as Major Leroy Salter
The Wire
2002
as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
The Resident
2018
as Edmund Carver
Goliath
2016
as Cleft Chin
Entourage
2004
as Alan Gray
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Theo
The Practice
1997
as Benny Small
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Sly Funaro Sr.
Bull
2016
as Ryan Vance
Strong Medicine
2000
as Frank
The Shield
2002
as Detective Paul Reyes
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Frank Truno
Las Vegas
2003
as Michael
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
Monk
2002
as Al Nicoletto
L.A. Law
1986
as Sergeant Costellano / Bowles' Atty. Peters
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Coach Lou
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Spiros
Preacher
2016
as Viktor
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
In Plain Sight
2008
as Stan McQueen
Early Edition
1996
as Elliott Rosenfield
M.I.A.
2026
as Boris Federov
Close to Home
2005
as Paul Bosco
Shark
2006
as Ricky Rago
Nobody Wants This
2024
as Ilan Roklov
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Karl
The Mick
2017
as Jerry Berlin
Man on Fire
2026
as CIA Director Moncrief
Will & Grace
2017
as Mario
Creature Commandos
2024
as Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
as Victor
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Joey Tataglia
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Paul
L.A. Doctors
1998
Fastlane
2002
as Marty
Rude Awakening
1998
as Carl
Brooklyn South
1997
as Steve Richards
Alias
2001
as Carter
Bookie
2023
as Nick Quatrani
Pam & Tommy
2022
as Richard Alden
Dark Justice
1991
Vinyl
2016
as Maury Gold
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as (voice)
Vegas
2012
as Barry Silver
Allegiance
2015
as Special Agent Faber
Drive
2007
as The Truck Driver
John from Cincinnati
2007
as Palaka
Movies (98)
The Irishman
2019
as Jake Gottlieb
Plane
2023
as Terry Hampton
True Romance
1993
as Luca
Tombstone
1993
as Florentino
Don Jon
2013
as Priest
Flight Risk
2025
as Coleridge (voice)
Daredevil
2003
as Jose Quesada
Get Hard
2015
as Gayle Burns
Emancipation
2022
as Major G. Halstead
The Banker
2020
as Donald Silverthorne
Maximum Risk
1996
as Agent Pellman
Rosario
2025
as Marty
Cool World
1992
as Valet
Empire State
2013
as Tommy
Grudge Match
2013
as Lou Camare
The Rookie
1990
as Little Felix
Camera Store
2016
as Mr. Bibideaux
American Bully
2009
as Principal Wheeler
Gun Shy
2000
as Howard
Metro
1997
as Clarence Teal
Dream Lover
1993
as Clown
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
A Civil Action
1998
as Bobby Pasqueriella
The Super
2018
as Mr. Johnson
Monster
2021
as Anthony Petrocelli
Last Looks
2022
as Conady
The Corruptor
1999
as Schabacker
Blood and Money
2020
as Bill
A Crooked Somebody
2018
as Detective Zimmer
Red Scorpion 2
1995
as Vince D'Angelo
The Collective
2023
as Miro Lindell
The Three Stooges
2000
as Moe Howard
Killing Castro
2026
as Sam Giancana
Crazy in Alabama
1999
as D.A. Mackie
By the Gun
2014
as Vincent Tortano
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Joey
The Amityville Murders
2018
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
State of Emergency
1994
as Trevor Jacobs
The 6th Man
1997
as Bernie
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Vince
Extreme Justice
1993
as Councilman Joe Taylor
Houseguest
1995
as Pauly Gasperini
Video Girl
2011
as Jermaine Stanford
Drowning Mona
2000
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
Bushwhacked
1995
as Dana's father (uncredited)
Goliath
2016
as Cleft Chin
Venus & Vegas
2010
as Carlo
Love Is All You Need?
2016
as Principal Henry Birdsell
Very Mean Men
2000
as Jimmy D.
The Last Outlaw
1993
as Posseman Grubb
The Chosen: Crucifixion
2027
as Kind Herod
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
as Johnny
FDR: American Badass!
2012
as Mussolini
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011
as Kip Tippington
Trouble Bound
1993
as Zand
My Brothers' Crossing
2020
as Officer Byrd
Body Parts
1991
as Ray Kolberg
After the Shock
1990
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
3 Days Rising
as Detective Detective
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Eddie Depaul
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
On the Doll
2007
as Jimmy Sours
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
Point Blank
1998
as Howard
Mighty Fine
2012
as Bobby
Web of Deception
1994
as Detective Fracinetti
Terrified
1995
as Sol Lipsteiger
Another Day in America
2025
as Sam Ackerman
Any Day
2015
as William
Tempting Fate
1998
as Police officer
Standoff
1998
as Agent Hank McGill
The Cure for Boredom
2001
as Rudy
Randy & the Mob
2007
as Franco
Eyes of the Beholder
1992
as Dr. Medaris
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Player 5150
2008
as Jimmy
His Lover
2017
as Scotty Davidson Jr.
Friends and Romans
2014
as Dennis Socio
Streets
1990
as Officer #2
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
as Customer
Sunset Heat
1992
as New Yorker
Adventure Force 5
2019
as Executive Victor
8-Ball
as acting
Clear Lake, WI
2009
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997
as Det. Meyer
Blowtorch
2016
as Blackie
Wired
1989
as Tom Perino
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024
as Jeff Rhodes
Soulmates
1992
as Driver
Choosing Matthias
2001
as Chase
On Our Way
2023
as Mr. Adler
Collide
2022
as Clyde
The First Man
1996
as Dulles
The Carrier
2012
as Vlade
Heist
1999
as Abbie
Firestorm
1996
as Duran
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010
as Max
Black Marigolds
2013
as Doctor Taylor
About Paul Ben-Victor
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 appe… With 163 credits spanning from 1986 to 2027, Paul Ben-Victor has appeared in 98 films and 65 TV shows.
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- Plane (2023) — as Terry Hampton
- True Romance (1993) — as Luca
- Tombstone (1993) — as Florentino
- Don Jon (2013) — as Priest
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