Paul Ben-Victor
Known for Acting · 158 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
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 (61)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Peter Abrams
The Mentalist
2008
as Noah Landau
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Joey
Castle
2009
as Dino Scarpella
FBI
2018
as Mark Krawley
Person of Interest
2011
as Detective Cameron
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Agent Devin Campbell
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Aaron Monte
Chicago Med
2015
as Mr. McGregor
Monk
2002
as Al Nicoletto
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Ticket Scalper
The Resident
2018
as Edmund Carver
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Theo
True Detective
2014
as Major Leroy Salter
The Chosen
2019
as Herod Antipas
The Wire
2002
as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Sly Funaro Sr.
The Practice
1997
as Benny Small
The Shield
2002
as Detective Paul Reyes
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
Entourage
2004
as Alan Gray
Shark
2006
as Ricky Rago
L.A. Law
1986
as Sergeant Costellano / Bowles' Atty. Peters
Las Vegas
2003
as Michael
Bull
2016
as Ryan Vance
Strong Medicine
2000
as Frank
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Coach Lou
M.I.A.
2026
as Boris Federov
Early Edition
1996
as Elliott Rosenfield
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Frank Truno
Goliath
2016
as Cleft Chin
Close to Home
2005
as Paul Bosco
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Spiros
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
In Plain Sight
2008
as Stan McQueen
Will & Grace
2017
as Mario
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
as Victor
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Joey Tataglia
The Mick
2017
as Jerry Berlin
Creature Commandos
2024
as Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
Fastlane
2002
as Marty
Brooklyn South
1997
as Steve Richards
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Paul
Dark Justice
1991
Bookie
2023
as Nick Quatrani
L.A. Doctors
1998
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
Nobody Wants This
2024
as Ilan Roklov
Alias
2001
as Carter
Pam & Tommy
2022
as Richard Alden
Vinyl
2016
as Maury Gold
Allegiance
2015
as Special Agent Faber
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as (voice)
Drive
2007
as The Truck Driver
John from Cincinnati
2007
Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Mob Boss
Gravesend
2020
Rude Awakening
1998
as Carl
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Movies (97)
True Romance
1993
as Luca
Flight Risk
2025
as Coleridge (voice)
The Irishman
2019
as Jake Gottlieb
Tombstone
1993
as Florentino
Don Jon
2013
as Priest
Daredevil
2003
as Jose Quesada
Plane
2023
as Terry Hampton
Get Hard
2015
as Gayle Burns
Dream Lover
1994
as Clown
Emancipation
2022
as Major G. Halstead
The Banker
2020
as Donald Silverthorne
Empire State
2013
as Tommy
Metro
1997
as Clarence Teal
The Rookie
1990
as Little Felix
Rosario
2025
as Marty
Cool World
1992
as Valet
Monster
2021
as Anthony Petrocelli
Maximum Risk
1996
as Agent Pellman
Grudge Match
2013
as Lou Camare
The Corruptor
1999
as Schabacker
Last Looks
2022
as Conady
The Collective
2023
as Miro Lindell
A Civil Action
1998
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Bushwhacked
1995
as Dana's father (uncredited)
The Super
2018
as Mr. Johnson
Crazy in Alabama
1999
as D.A. Mackie
Drowning Mona
2000
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
The Last Outlaw
1993
as Posseman Grubb
Collide
2022
as Clyde
The 6th Man
1997
as Bernie
Gun Shy
2000
as Howard
Body Parts
1991
as Ray Kolberg
Extreme Justice
1993
as Councilman Joe Taylor
Blood and Money
2020
as Bill
Soulmates
1992
as Driver
By the Gun
2014
as Vincent Tortano
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024
as Jeff Rhodes
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011
as Kip Tippington
FDR: American Badass!
2012
as Mussolini
On the Doll
2007
as Jimmy Sours
Blowtorch
2016
as Blackie
Trouble Bound
1993
as Zand
Houseguest
1995
as Pauly Gasperini
Terrified
1995
as Sol Lipsteiger
Red Scorpion 2
1995
as Vince D'Angelo
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
as Johnny
Sunset Heat
1992
as New Yorker
Camera Store
2016
as Mr. Bibideaux
Tempting Fate
1998
as Police officer
The Amityville Murders
2018
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
Video Girl
2011
as Jermaine Stanford
Love Is All You Need?
2016
as Principal Henry Birdsell
Any Day
2015
as William
The Three Stooges
2000
as Moe Howard
Point Blank
1998
as Howard
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997
as Det. Meyer
Streets
1990
as Officer #2
Heist
1999
as Abbie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Standoff
1998
as Agent Hank McGill
Venus & Vegas
2010
as Carlo
Wired
1989
as Tom Perino
The Carrier
2012
as Vlade
American Bully
2009
as Principal Wheeler
Should've Been Romeo
2012
as Joey
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
Killing Castro
2026
as Sam Giancana
Web of Deception
1994
as Detective Fracinetti
On Our Way
2023
as Mr. Adler
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Eddie Depaul
A Crooked Somebody
2018
as Detective Zimmer
Very Mean Men
2000
as Jimmy D.
State of Emergency
1994
as Trevor Jacobs
Randy & the Mob
2007
as Franco
Mighty Fine
2012
as Bobby
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
as Customer
After the Shock
1990
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
Friends and Romans
2014
as Dennis Socio
The Chosen: Crucifixion
2027
as Kind Herod
My Brothers' Crossing
2020
as Officer Byrd
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010
as Max
Eyes of the Beholder
1992
as Dr. Medaris
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
as Vince
Clear Lake, WI
2009
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
The First Man
1996
as Dulles
Adventure Force 5
2019
as Executive Victor
Firestorm
1996
as Duran
Choosing Matthias
2001
as Chase
His Lover
2017
as Scotty Davidson Jr.
Black Marigolds
2013
as Doctor Taylor
Goliath
2016
as Cleft Chin
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
8-Ball
as acting
Another Day in America
2025
as Sam Ackerman
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
3 Days Rising
as Detective Detective
The Cure for Boredom
2001
as Rudy
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 158 credits spanning from 1986 to 2027, Paul Ben-Victor has appeared in 97 films and 61 TV shows.
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- True Romance (1993) — as Luca
- Flight Risk (2025) — as Coleridge (voice)
- The Irishman (2019) — as Jake Gottlieb
- Tombstone (1993) — as Florentino
- Don Jon (2013) — as Priest
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