Ben Gazzara
Acting
1930-08-28 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography(25)
tvIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano · 2025 · 5.7
tvPupetta, Woman of Honor
as Don Otello Di Bella · 2013 · 6.0
tvQuiet Flows the Don
as General Secretov · 2006 · 7.5
tvL'onore e il rispetto
as Don Fred Di Venanzio · 2006 · 7.4
tvPope John Paul II
as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli · 2005 · 6.4
tvThe Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004 · 6.4
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as E.A.D.A. · 1999 · 8.0
tvStrangers
as Doctor · 1996 · 4.2
tvNinho da Serpente
as Self · 1982 · 7.5
tvThe Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Anson 'Kip' Roberts · 1977 · 10.0
tvDinah!
as Self · 1974 · 7.0
tvQB VII
as Abe Cady · 1974 · 7.7
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968 · 6.8
tvRun for Your Life
as Paul Bryan · 1965 · 7.1
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
as Paul Bryan · 1963 · 6.5
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Sidney · 1963 · 5.9
tvArrest and Trial
as Nick Anderson · 1963 · 8.3
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962 · 7.5
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961 · 5.8
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961 · 5.8
tvArmchair Theatre
as Jim Mason · 1956 · 6.0
tvTony Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1956 · 0.0
tvWhat's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest · 1950 · 7.0
tvWhat's My Line?
as Self - Panelist · 1950 · 7.0