Ben Gazzara
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1930-08-28
- Died
- 2012-02-03
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Бен Газзара · Biagio Anthony Gazzarra · بن گازارا
Biography
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as E.A.D.A.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Sidney
TV Shows (23)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as E.A.D.A.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Sidney
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Run for Your Life
1965
as Paul Bryan
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Paul Bryan
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Nick Anderson
L'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Don Fred Di Venanzio
Ninho da Serpente
1982
as Self
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Jim Mason
Strangers
1996
as Doctor
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
2025
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Pope John Paul II
2005
as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
QB VII
1974
as Abe Cady
Quiet Flows the Don
2006
as General Secretov
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
2013
as Don Otello Di Bella
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Movies (126)
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Jackie Treehorn
Happiness
1998
as Lenny Jordan
Dogville
2003
as Jack McKay
Buffalo '66
1998
as Jimmy Brown
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Andrew Wallace
Road House
1989
as Brad Wesley
13
2010
as Schlondorff
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
Summer of Sam
1999
as Luigi
Capone
1975
as Al Capone
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
as Sgt. Angelo
Opening Night
1977
as Manny Victor
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Convict Cowboy
1995
as Warden Ferguson
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
as Mr. Klein
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Morris Troper
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Bloodline
1979
as Rhys Williams
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as Vicepresident Saxon
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
as Secretov
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014
as Self
Hysterical Blindness
2002
as Nick
The Professor
1986
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Inchon
1981
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Charles Serking
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
as Cosmo Vittelli
Too Tired to Die
1998
as John Sage
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
People Like Us
1990
as Gus Bailey
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Card Player
Saint Jack
1979
as Jack Flowers
The Neptune Factor
1973
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Vicious Circles
1997
as March
Stag
1997
as Frank Grieco
The Passionate Thief
1960
as Lello
Illuminata
1998
as Old Flavio
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
They All Laughed
1981
as John Russo
The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Dino Romani
An Early Frost
1985
as Nick Pierson
Don Bosco
1988
as Don Giovanni Bosco
Pursuit
1972
as Steven Graves
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
as Capt. Tom Wright
The List
2000
as D.A. Bernard Salman
A Question of Honor
1982
as Detective Joe DeFalco
The Shore
2005
as Mr. Bob Harris
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
as Joseph Bonanno
Parallel Lives
1994
as Charlie Duke
Brian's Song
2001
as Coach Halas
Husbands
1970
as Harry
Ladykiller
1996
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
The Strange One
1957
as Jocko de Paris
A Rage to Live
1965
as Roger Bannon
Fireball Forward
1972
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
as Gregorio Kos
Convicts 4
1962
as John Resko
Downpayment on Murder
1987
as Harry Cardell
Blue Moon
2000
as Frank Cavallo
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
as Fred
Very Mean Men
2000
as Gino Minetti
The Death of Richie
1977
as George Werner
The Sicilian Connection
1972
as Joseph Coppola
When Michael Calls
1972
as Doremus Connelly
Valentine's Day
1998
as Joe Buddha
Chez Gino
2011
as Oncle Giovanni
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
as Ben Norell
Bitter Champagne
1986
as Paul Rivière
Forever
1991
as Marcelo
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
Control
1987
as Mike Zella
Woman of Wonders
1985
as Alberto
The Young Doctors
1961
as Dr. David Coleman
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
1994
as Amenophis III
Blindsided
1993
as Ira Gold
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
as Self
Farmer & Chase
1997
as Farmer
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
as Porter Holloway
Beyond the Ocean
1990
as John Tana
The Zone
1995
as Dick Althorp
Uno scandalo perbene
1984
as The man with no memory
Anything for John
1993
as Self
Eve
2008
as Joe
Believe
2000
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Paulie Genovese
Christopher Roth
2010
as Paul Andersen
Lies Before Kisses
1991
as Grant Sanders
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Batossa
Marilyn in Manhattan
1998
as Self
Holy Money
2009
as Vatican's Banker
Conquered City
1962
as Captain George Stubbs
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
2014
as Self
High Velocity
1976
Angelo Nero
1998
as Padre Guelfi
The Family Rico
1972
as Eddie Rico
Shark in a Bottle
2000
as The Arranger
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
Looking for Palladin
2008
as Jack Palladin
Maneater
1973
as Nick Baron
Poor Liza
2000
as The Narrator
Bandits
1995
as Amos
Donne sbagliate
2007
as Franco Maresco
The Window Over the Way
1993
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994
as Moshe
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
as Self
My Dearest Son
1985
as Antonio Morelli
Paradise Cove
1999
as Duke Mantee
A Prince Called Toto
2007
as Self
Piovuto dal cielo
2000
Bonjour Michel
2005
as michele Terranova
Il Volo
2010
Pope John Paul II
2005
Ristabbanna
2012
About Ben Gazzara
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 Openi… With 149 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Ben Gazzara has appeared in 126 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Gazzara Movies
- The Big Lebowski (1998) — as Jackie Treehorn
- Happiness (1998) — as Lenny Jordan
- Dogville (2003) — as Jack McKay
- Buffalo '66 (1998) — as Jimmy Brown
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) — as Andrew Wallace
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