Ben Gazzara
Born
August 28, 1930 (age 81)
Died
February 3, 2012
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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 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).

Movies

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
Ristabbanna
Ristabbanna
2012 ★ 6.0
Chez Gino
Chez Gino
2011 ★ 4.4
Oncle Giovanni
Christopher Roth
Christopher Roth
2010 ★ 4.3
Paul Andersen
Il Volo
Il Volo
2010
13
13
2010 ★ 5.9
Schlondorff
Holy Money
Holy Money
2009
Vatican's Banker
Eve
Eve
2008 ★ 6.2
Joe
Empire State Building Murders
Empire State Building Murders
2008
Paulie Genovese
Looking for Palladin
Looking for Palladin
2008 ★ 3.0
Jack Palladin
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008 ★ 7.0
Donne sbagliate
Donne sbagliate
2007 ★ 4.0
Franco Maresco
Quiet Flows The Don
Quiet Flows The Don
2006 ★ 3.8
Secretov
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 ★ 6.8
Ben (Quartier Latin)
The Shore
The Shore
2005 ★ 6.0
Mr. Bob Harris
Bonjour Michel
Bonjour Michel
2005
michele Terranova
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004 ★ 7.6
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Dogville
Dogville
2003 ★ 7.8
Jack McKay
L'ospite segreto
L'ospite segreto
2003
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Hysterical Blindness
Hysterical Blindness
2002 ★ 6.0
Nick
Home Sweet Hoboken
Home Sweet Hoboken
2001
Brian's Song
Brian's Song
2001 ★ 6.3
Coach Halas
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts
2000 ★ 1.5
Batossa
The List
The List
2000 ★ 4.7
D.A. Bernard Salman
Nella terra di nessuno
Nella terra di nessuno
2000
L'avvocato Scalzi
Piovuto dal cielo
Piovuto dal cielo
2000
Undertaker's Paradise
Undertaker's Paradise
2000 ★ 5.0
Jim
Shark in a Bottle
Shark in a Bottle
2000 ★ 6.2
The Arranger
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men
2000 ★ 5.0
Gino Minetti
Believe
Believe
2000 ★ 5.4
Blue Moon
Blue Moon
2000 ★ 5.0
Frank Cavallo
Poor Liza
Poor Liza
2000
The Narrator
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 ★ 6.7
Andrew Wallace
Summer of Sam
Summer of Sam
1999 ★ 6.5
Luigi
Paradise Cove
Paradise Cove
1999 ★ 6.0
Duke Mantee
Happiness
Happiness
1998 ★ 7.4
Lenny Jordan
Il tesoro di Damasco
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die
1998 ★ 4.9
John Sage
Angelo Nero
Angelo Nero
1998
Padre Guelfi
Illuminata
Illuminata
1998 ★ 5.4
Old Flavio
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 ★ 7.8
Jackie Treehorn
Buffalo '66
Buffalo '66
1998 ★ 7.1
Jimmy Brown
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
1998 ★ 3.6
Joe Buddha
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
1997 ★ 6.8
Mr. Klein
Stag
Stag
1997 ★ 4.8
Frank Grieco
Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 ★ 5.0
Vicepresident Saxon
Farmer & Chase
Farmer & Chase
1997
Farmer
Vicious Circles
Vicious Circles
1997 ★ 4.1
March
Ladykiller
Ladykiller
1996 ★ 3.3
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
The Zone
The Zone
1995 ★ 4.2
Dick Althorp
Convict Cowboy
Convict Cowboy
1995 ★ 6.1
Warden Ferguson
Bandits
Bandits
1995 ★ 1.0
Amos
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives
1994 ★ 5.0
Charlie Duke
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994
Moshe
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
1994 ★ 3.9
Amenophis III
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993 ★ 4.0
Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
Blindsided
1993 ★ 3.0
Ira Gold
The Window Over the Way
The Window Over the Way
1993
Forever
Forever
1991 ★ 3.5
Marcelo
Lies Before Kisses
Lies Before Kisses
1991
Grant Sanders
People Like Us
People Like Us
1990 ★ 4.3
Gus Bailey
Beyond the Ocean
Beyond the Ocean
1990 ★ 3.0
John Tana
When Michael Calls
When Michael Calls
1989 ★ 5.6
Doremus Connelly
Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye
1989 ★ 3.5
Ben Norell
Road House
Road House
1989 ★ 6.7
Brad Wesley
Don Bosco
Don Bosco
1988 ★ 6.0
Don Giovanni Bosco
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987 ★ 5.3
Capt. Tom Wright
Control
Control
1987 ★ 5.3
Mike Zella
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder
1987 ★ 6.0
Harry Cardell
The Professor
The Professor
1986 ★ 7.1
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Bitter Champagne
Bitter Champagne
1986
Paul Rivière
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
1985 ★ 1.7
Porter Holloway
My Dearest Son
My Dearest Son
1985 ★ 4.3
Antonio Morelli
Woman of Wonders
Woman of Wonders
1985 ★ 6.5
Alberto
An Early Frost
An Early Frost
1985 ★ 5.7
Nick Pierson
Uno scandalo perbene
Uno scandalo perbene
1984 ★ 5.4
The man with no memory
The Girl from Trieste
The Girl from Trieste
1982 ★ 4.6
Dino Romani
A Question of Honor
A Question of Honor
1982 ★ 7.0
Detective Joe DeFalco
They All Laughed
They All Laughed
1981 ★ 5.8
John Russo
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981 ★ 6.0
Charles Serking
Inchon
Inchon
1981 ★ 3.4
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 ★ 4.9
Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
Saint Jack
1979 ★ 6.5
Jack Flowers
Opening Night
Opening Night
1977 ★ 7.6
Manny Victor
The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie
1977 ★ 6.7
George Werner
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
1976 ★ 6.0
Morris Troper
High Velocity
High Velocity
1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976 ★ 7.0
Cosmo Vittelli
Capone
Capone
1975 ★ 5.8
Al Capone
Maneater
Maneater
1973
Nick Baron
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor
1973 ★ 5.0
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
The Sicilian Connection
The Sicilian Connection
1972 ★ 6.0
Joseph Coppola
Pursuit
Pursuit
1972 ★ 5.2
Steven Graves
The Family Rico
The Family Rico
1972 ★ 10.0
Eddie Rico
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward
1972 ★ 5.0
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Husbands
Husbands
1970 ★ 6.7
Harry
The Bridge at Remagen
The Bridge at Remagen
1969 ★ 6.8
Sgt. Angelo
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969 ★ 5.8
Card Player
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live
1965 ★ 4.4
Roger Bannon
Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas
1964 ★ 5.8
Fred
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 ★ 4.3
Captain George Stubbs
Convicts 4
Convicts 4
1962 ★ 4.8
John Resko
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
1961 ★ 5.6
Dr. David Coleman
The Passionate Thief
The Passionate Thief
1960 ★ 6.9
Lello
You'll Never See Me Again
You'll Never See Me Again
1959
Jim Mason
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 ★ 7.8
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958 ★ 5.0
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
The Strange One
The Strange One
1957 ★ 6.4
Jocko de Paris

TV Series