Paul Ben-Victor
Acting • Born 1965-07-24
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.
Filmography
156 credits
Maximum Risk
Movie • 1996
Agent Pellman
The Last Outlaw
Movie • 1993
Posseman Grubb
Crazy in Alabama
Movie • 1999
D.A. Mackie
Drowning Mona
Movie • 2000
Deputy Tony Carlucci
Body Parts
Movie • 1991
Ray Kolberg
The Corruptor
Movie • 1999
Schabacker
Mighty Fine
Movie • 2012
Bobby
A Civil Action
Movie • 1998
Bobby Pasqueriella
Soulmates
Movie • 1992
Driver
Firestorm
Movie • 1996
Duran
On Our Way
Movie • 2023
Mr. Adler
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Movie • 1999
Vince
Trouble Bound
Movie • 1993
Zand
Point Blank
Movie • 1998
Howard
A Reuben by Any Other Name
Movie • 2010
Max
The Three Stooges
Movie • 2000
Moe Howard
Should've Been Romeo
Movie • 2012
Joey
American Bully
Movie • 2009
Principal Wheeler
Don Jon
Movie • 2013
Priest
Terrified
Movie • 1995
Sol Lipsteiger
Empire State
Movie • 2013
Tommy
Standoff
Movie • 1998
Agent Hank McGill
The First Man
Movie • 1996
Dulles
Murder at Hollow Creek
Movie • 2024
Jeff Rhodes
By the Gun
Movie • 2014
Vincent Tortano
Collide
Movie • 2022
Clyde
Love Is All You Need?
Movie • 2016
Principal Henry Birdsell
The Cure for Boredom
Movie • 2001
Rudy
Daredevil
Movie • 2003
Jose Quesada
Plane
Movie • 2023
Terry Hampton
Any Day
Movie • 2015
William
Another Day in America
Movie • 2025
Sam Ackerman
Get Hard
Movie • 2015
Gayle Burns
Emancipation
Movie • 2022
Major G. Halstead
After the Shock
Movie • 1990
Dr. Steven Brattesani
Tempting Fate
Movie • 1998
Police officer
Goliath
Movie • 2016
Cleft Chin
The Collective
Movie • 2023
Miro Lindell
Friends and Romans
Movie • 2014
Dennis Socio
Gun Shy
Movie • 2000
Howard
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Florentino
Red Scorpion 2
Movie • 1995
Vince D'Angelo
Rosario
Movie • 2025
Marty
Randy & the Mob
Movie • 2007
Franco
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Movie • 1988
Customer
Heist
Movie • 1999
Abbie
Blowtorch
Movie • 2016
Blackie
Flight Risk
Movie • 2025
Coleridge (voice)
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Movie • 2011
Kip Tippington
FDR: American Badass!
Movie • 2012
Mussolini
Camera Store
Movie • 2016
Mr. Bibideaux
True Romance
Movie • 1993
Luca
Eyes of the Beholder
Movie • 1992
Dr. Medaris
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Movie • 1995
Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
The Super
Movie • 2018
Mr. Johnson
The Rookie
Movie • 1990
Little Felix
Very Mean Men
Movie • 2000
Jimmy D.
Sunset Heat
Movie • 1992
New Yorker
The Amityville Murders
Movie • 2018
Ronald DeFeo Sr.
Streets
Movie • 1990
Officer #2
Dream Lover
Movie • 1994
Clown
Wired
Movie • 1989
Tom Perino
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Movie • 1997
Det. Meyer
A Crooked Somebody
Movie • 2018
Detective Zimmer
Monster
Movie • 2021
Anthony Petrocelli
8-Ball
Movie
acting
The Banker
Movie • 2020
Donald Silverthorne
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Movie • 2019
Johnny
The Irishman
Movie • 2019
Jake Gottlieb
Adventure Force 5
Movie • 2019
Executive Victor
Blood and Money
Movie • 2020
Bill
My Brothers' Crossing
Movie • 2020
Officer Byrd
Extreme Justice
Movie • 1993
Councilman Joe Taylor
Bushwhacked
Movie • 1995
Dana's father (uncredited)
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Movie • 1987
Grudge Match
Movie • 2013
Lou Camare
Pass the Ammo
Movie • 1988
Eddie Depaul
Houseguest
Movie • 1995
Pauly Gasperini
Metro
Movie • 1997
Clarence Teal
The 6th Man
Movie • 1997
Bernie
Cool World
Movie • 1992
Valet
State of Emergency
Movie • 1994
Trevor Jacobs
Video Girl
Movie • 2011
Jermaine Stanford
Black Marigolds
Movie • 2013
Doctor Taylor
Web of Deception
Movie • 1994
Detective Fracinetti
The Carrier
Movie • 2012
Vlade
Clear Lake, WI
Movie • 2009
Sheriff Joe Dietzer
On the Doll
Movie • 2007
Jimmy Sours
Last Looks
Movie • 2022
Conady
Venus & Vegas
Movie • 2010
Carlo
The Invisible Man
Movie • 2000
Robert Albert Hobbes
His Lover
Movie • 2017
Scotty Davidson Jr.
Killing Castro
Movie
Sam Giancana
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Movie • 2027
Kind Herod
3 Days Rising
Movie
Detective Detective
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Movie
Choosing Matthias
Movie • 2001
Chase
Everybody Hates Chris
TV • 2005
The Shield
TV • 2002
Detective Paul Reyes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Joey
The Wire
TV • 2002
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
Shark
TV • 2006
Ricky Rago
John from Cincinnati
TV • 2007
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Sergeant Costellano
Drive
TV • 2007
The Truck Driver
Alias
TV • 2001
Carter
Monk
TV • 2002
Al Nicoletto
Early Edition
TV • 1996
Elliott Rosenfield
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV • 1989
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Coach Lou
Fastlane
TV • 2002
Marty
Entourage
TV • 2004
Alan Gray
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Michael
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Theo
Castle
TV • 2009
Dino Scarpella
The Practice
TV • 1997
Benny Small
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Dr. Aaron Monte
Close to Home
TV • 2005
Paul Bosco
The Invisible Man
TV • 2000
Robert Albert Hobbes
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Stan McQueen
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
TV • 1991
Dark Justice
TV • 1991
Brooklyn South
TV • 1997
Steve Richards
The Mick
TV • 2017
Jerry Berlin
Paul T. Goldman
TV • 2023
Mob Boss
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Detective Cameron
True Detective
TV • 2014
Major Leroy Salter
Allegiance
TV • 2015
Special Agent Faber
Vinyl
TV • 2016
Maury Gold
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Noah Landau
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Ticket Scalper
Pam & Tommy
TV • 2022
Richard Alden
Freddy's Nightmares
TV • 1988
Paul
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Spiros
Chicago Med
TV • 2015
Mr. McGregor
FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
Lethal Weapon
TV • 2016
Frank Truno
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Bowles' Atty. Peters
Santa Clarita Diet
TV • 2017
Victor
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
TV • 1993
Joey Tataglia
FBI
TV • 2018
Mark Krawley
The Resident
TV • 2018
Edmund Carver
Bull
TV • 2016
Ryan Vance
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Mario
Goliath
TV • 2016
Cleft Chin
Gravesend
TV • 2020
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Frank
The Chosen
TV • 2019
Herod Antipas
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Peter Abrams
Nobody Wants This
TV • 2024
Ilan Roklov
Everybody Still Hates Chris
TV • 2024
(voice)
The Lincoln Lawyer
TV • 2022
Sly Funaro Sr.
Creature Commandos
TV • 2024
Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Agent Devin Campbell
Bookie
TV • 2023
Nick Quatrani
L.A. Doctors
TV • 1998