Ben Gazzara
Acting
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
Acting149
tvIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
2025
'O Professore di Vesuviano
tvPupetta, Woman of Honor
2013
Don Otello Di Bella
movieChez Gino
2011
Oncle Giovanni
movieChristopher Roth
2010
Paul Andersen
movie13
2010
Schlondorff
movieHoly Money
2009
Vatican's Banker
movieEve
2008
Joe
movieLooking for Palladin
2008
Jack Palladin
movieDonne sbagliate
2007
Franco Maresco
movieQuiet Flows The Don
2006
Secretov
tvQuiet Flows the Don
2006
General Secretov
tvL'onore e il rispetto
2006
Don Fred Di Venanzio
movieParis Je T'aime
2006
Ben (Quartier Latin)
tvPope John Paul II
2005
Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
movieThe Shore
2005
Mr. Bob Harris
Bonjour Michel
2005
michele Terranova
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Self - Guest
movieDogville
2003
Jack McKay
movieL'ospite segreto
2003
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
movieBrian's Song
2001
Coach Halas
movieJack of Hearts
2000
Batossa
movieThe List
2000
D.A. Bernard Salman
movieNella terra di nessuno
2000
L'avvocato Scalzi
movieShark in a Bottle
2000
The Arranger
movieVery Mean Men
2000
Gino Minetti
movieBlue Moon
2000
Frank Cavallo
moviePoor Liza
2000
The Narrator
movieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Andrew Wallace
movieParadise Cove
1999
Duke Mantee
movieHappiness
1998
Lenny Jordan
movieIl tesoro di Damasco
1998
Gregorio Kos
movieToo Tired to Die
1998
John Sage
movieAngelo Nero
1998
Padre Guelfi
movieIlluminata
1998
Old Flavio
movieThe Big Lebowski
1998
Jackie Treehorn
movieBuffalo '66
1998
Jimmy Brown
movieValentine's Day
1998
Joe Buddha
movieThe Spanish Prisoner
1997
Mr. Klein
movieStag
1997
Frank Grieco
movieShadow Conspiracy
1997
Vicepresident Saxon
movieFarmer & Chase
1997
Farmer
movieLadykiller
1996
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
tvStrangers
1996
Doctor
movieThe Zone
1995
Dick Althorp
movieConvict Cowboy
1995
Warden Ferguson
movieBandits
1995
Amos
movieParallel Lives
1994
Charlie Duke
movieLove, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
Joseph Bonanno
movieBlindsided
1993
Ira Gold
movieForever
1991
Marcelo
movieLies Before Kisses
1991
Grant Sanders
moviePeople Like Us
1990
Gus Bailey
movieBeyond the Ocean
1990
John Tana
movieQuicker Than the Eye
1989
Ben Norell
movieRoad House
1989
Brad Wesley
movieDon Bosco
1988
Don Giovanni Bosco
moviePolice Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
Capt. Tom Wright
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieControl
1987
Mike Zella
movieDownpayment on Murder
1987
Harry Cardell
movieThe Professor
1986
'O Professore di Vesuviano
movieBitter Champagne
1986
Paul Rivière
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1985
Porter Holloway
movieMy Dearest Son
1985
Antonio Morelli
movieWoman of Wonders
1985
Alberto
movieAn Early Frost
1985
Nick Pierson
movieUno scandalo perbene
1984
The man with no memory
movieThe Girl from Trieste
1982
Dino Romani
movieA Question of Honor
1982
Detective Joe DeFalco
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Self (archive footage)
movieThey All Laughed
1981
John Russo
movieTales of Ordinary Madness
1981
Charles Serking
movieInchon
1981
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
movieBloodline
1979
Rhys Williams
movieSaint Jack
1979
Jack Flowers
movieOpening Night
1977
Manny Victor
tvThe Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
movieThe Death of Richie
1977
George Werner
movieVoyage of the Damned
1976
Morris Troper
movieThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
Cosmo Vittelli
movieCapone
1975
Al Capone
tvDinah!
1974
Self
tvQB VII
1974
Abe Cady
movieManeater
1973
Nick Baron
movieThe Neptune Factor
1973
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
movieThe Sicilian Connection
1972
Joseph Coppola
moviePursuit
1972
Steven Graves
movieThe Family Rico
1972
Eddie Rico
movieFireball Forward
1972
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
movieWhen Michael Calls
1972
Doremus Connelly
movieHusbands
1970
Harry
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Bridge at Remagen
1969
Sgt. Angelo
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieA Rage to Live
1965
Roger Bannon
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Paul Bryan
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Paul Bryan
tvArrest and Trial
1963
Nick Anderson
movieConquered City
1962
Captain George Stubbs
movieConvicts 4
1962
John Resko
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self / Self - Co-Host
movieThe Young Doctors
1961
Dr. David Coleman
movieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
movieThree Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
movieThe Strange One
1957
Jocko de Paris
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Jim Mason
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Directing4
movieBeyond the Ocean
1990
Director
tvColumbo
1971
Director
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Director
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Director