Ben Gazzara
Acting • Born 1930-08-28 – Died 2012-02-03
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).
Filmography
149 credits
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie • 1959
Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
The Big Lebowski
Movie • 1998
Jackie Treehorn
The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie • 1999
Andrew Wallace
Dogville
Movie • 2003
Jack McKay
Road House
Movie • 1989
Brad Wesley
Bloodline
Movie • 1979
Rhys Williams
Paris Je T'aime
Movie • 2006
Ben (Quartier Latin)
Nella terra di nessuno
Movie • 2000
L'avvocato Scalzi
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Movie • 1969
Card Player
They All Laughed
Movie • 1981
John Russo
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Movie • 1976
Cosmo Vittelli
Buffalo '66
Movie • 1998
Jimmy Brown
Eve
Movie • 2008
Joe
Bonjour Michel
Movie • 2005
michele Terranova
Opening Night
Movie • 1977
Manny Victor
Il Volo
Movie • 2010
The Spanish Prisoner
Movie • 1997
Mr. Klein
Poor Liza
Movie • 2000
The Narrator
Ladykiller
Movie • 1996
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
Undertaker's Paradise
Movie • 2000
Jim
The Bridge at Remagen
Movie • 1969
Sgt. Angelo
The Neptune Factor
Movie • 1973
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Shadow Conspiracy
Movie • 1997
Vicepresident Saxon
The Girl from Trieste
Movie • 1982
Dino Romani
Capone
Movie • 1975
Al Capone
The Strange One
Movie • 1957
Jocko de Paris
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Movie • 1981
Charles Serking
Droit de Réponse
Movie • 1981
Self
Empire State Building Murders
Movie • 2008
Paulie Genovese
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Movie • 2004
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Pursuit
Movie • 1972
Steven Graves
Husbands
Movie • 1970
Harry
The Passionate Thief
Movie • 1960
Lello
Silêncio Mortal
Movie • 1972
Doremus Connelly
Illuminata
Movie • 1998
Old Flavio
The Professor
Movie • 1986
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Convicts 4
Movie • 1962
John Resko
Valentine's Day
Movie • 1998
Joe Buddha
Chez Gino
Movie • 2011
Oncle Giovanni
An Early Frost
Movie • 1985
Nick Pierson
Shark in a Bottle
Movie • 2000
The Arranger
Saint Jack
Movie • 1979
Jack Flowers
Carol for Another Christmas
Movie • 1964
Fred
Christopher Roth
Movie • 2010
Paul Andersen
Holy Money
Movie • 2009
Vatican's Banker
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
Self
Dogville Confessions
Movie • 2004
Self
A Rage to Live
Movie • 1965
Roger Bannon
Marilyn in Manhattan
Movie • 1998
Self
The Zone
Movie • 1995
Dick Althorp
Inchon
Movie • 1981
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Anything for John
Movie • 1993
Self
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Movie • 1996
Self
Quiet Flows The Don
Movie • 2006
Secretov
The Death of Richie
Movie • 1977
George Werner
The Young Doctors
Movie • 1961
Dr. David Coleman
Forever
Movie • 1991
Marcelo
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Convict Cowboy
Movie • 1995
Warden Ferguson
Donne sbagliate
Movie • 2007
Franco Maresco
Bitter Champagne
Movie • 1986
Paul Rivière
Woman of Wonders
Movie • 1985
Alberto
Looking for Palladin
Movie • 2008
Jack Palladin
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Movie • 1993
Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
Movie • 1993
Ira Gold
Maneater
Movie • 1973
Nick Baron
Ristabbanna
Movie • 2012
Don Bosco
Movie • 1988
Don Giovanni Bosco
The Sicilian Connection
Movie • 1972
Joseph Coppola
Home Sweet Hoboken
Movie • 2001
The Making of 'Husbands'
Movie • 1971
Self
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Movie • 1958
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
Quicker Than the Eye
Movie • 1989
Ben Norell
Control
Movie • 1987
Mike Zella
Fireball Forward
Movie • 1972
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Conquered City
Movie • 1962
Captain George Stubbs
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Movie • 2023
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
People Like Us
Movie • 1990
Gus Bailey
Parallel Lives
Movie • 1994
Charlie Duke
Happiness
Movie • 1998
Lenny Jordan
Il tesoro di Damasco
Movie • 1998
Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
Movie • 1998
John Sage
Bandits
Movie • 1995
Amos
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Movie • 1994
Moshe
Lies Before Kisses
Movie • 1991
Grant Sanders
A Letter to Three Wives
Movie • 1985
Porter Holloway
The List
Movie • 2000
D.A. Bernard Salman
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
Blue Moon
Movie • 2000
Frank Cavallo
Downpayment on Murder
Movie • 1987
Harry Cardell
Uno scandalo perbene
Movie • 1984
The man with no memory
Beyond the Ocean
Movie • 1990
John Tana
My Dearest Son
Movie • 1985
Antonio Morelli
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie • 1970
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Movie • 2008
Brian's Song
Movie • 2001
Coach Halas
High Velocity
Movie • 1976
Arena - John Cassavetes
Movie • 1989
Self
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Movie • 2014
Self
Very Mean Men
Movie • 2000
Gino Minetti
Paradise Cove
Movie • 1999
Duke Mantee
The Shore
Movie • 2005
Mr. Bob Harris
A Constant Forge
Movie • 2000
Self
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Movie • 2014
Self
Vicious Circles
Movie • 1997
March
Summer of Sam
Movie • 1999
Luigi
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Movie • 1987
Capt. Tom Wright
Angelo Nero
Movie • 1998
Padre Guelfi
Farmer & Chase
Movie • 1997
Farmer
Stag
Movie • 1997
Frank Grieco
13
Movie • 2010
Schlondorff
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
Voyage of the Damned
Movie • 1976
Morris Troper
The Family Rico
Movie • 1972
Eddie Rico
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
Movie • 1994
Amenophis III
A Question of Honor
Movie • 1982
Detective Joe DeFalco
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
Movie • 2009
Self
Jack of Hearts
Movie • 2000
Batossa
Hysterical Blindness
Movie • 2002
Nick
L'ospite segreto
Movie • 2003
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
A Prince Called Toto
Movie • 2007
Self
Believe
Movie • 2000
Piovuto dal cielo
Movie • 2000
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
The Window Over the Way
Movie • 1993
You'll Never See Me Again
Movie • 1959
Jim Mason
Pope John Paul II
Movie • 2005
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Paul Bryan
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
E.A.D.A.
Arrest and Trial
TV • 1963
Nick Anderson
Run for Your Life
TV • 1965
Paul Bryan
L'onore e il rispetto
TV • 2006
Don Fred Di Venanzio
QB VII
TV • 1974
Abe Cady
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV • 1963
Sidney
Pope John Paul II
TV • 2005
Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
TV • 2013
Don Otello Di Bella
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
Ninho da Serpente
TV • 1982
Self
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
TV • 2025
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
TV • 1977
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Quiet Flows the Don
TV • 2006
General Secretov