Ben Gazzara

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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

Run for Your Life

What's My Line?

All Movies (125)

• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self
• Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima2014 · as Self
• One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film2014 · as Self
• Ristabbanna2012
• Chez Gino2011 · as Oncle Giovanni
• Christopher Roth2010 · as Paul Andersen
• Il Volo2010
• 132010 · as Schlondorff
• Holy Money2009 · as Vatican's Banker
• The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes2009 · as Self
• Eve2008 · as Joe
• Empire State Building Murders2008 · as Paulie Genovese
• Looking for Palladin2008 · as Jack Palladin
• Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies2008
• A Prince Called Toto2007 · as Self
• Donne sbagliate2007 · as Franco Maresco
• Quiet Flows The Don2006 · as Secretov
• Paris Je T'aime2006 · as Ben (Quartier Latin)
• Pope John Paul II2005
• The Shore2005 · as Mr. Bob Harris
• Bonjour Michel2005 · as michele Terranova
• Dogville Confessions2004 · as Self
• Dogville2003 · as Jack McKay
• L'ospite segreto2003 · as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
• Hysterical Blindness2002 · as Nick
• Home Sweet Hoboken2001
• Brian's Song2001 · as Coach Halas
• Jack of Hearts2000 · as Batossa
• A Constant Forge2000 · as Self
• The List2000 · as D.A. Bernard Salman
• Nella terra di nessuno2000 · as L'avvocato Scalzi
• Piovuto dal cielo2000
• Undertaker's Paradise2000 · as Jim
• Shark in a Bottle2000 · as The Arranger
• Very Mean Men2000 · as Gino Minetti
• Believe2000
• Blue Moon2000 · as Frank Cavallo
• Poor Liza2000 · as The Narrator
• The Thomas Crown Affair1999 · as Andrew Wallace
• Summer of Sam1999 · as Luigi
• Paradise Cove1999 · as Duke Mantee
• Happiness1998 · as Lenny Jordan
• Il tesoro di Damasco1998 · as Gregorio Kos
• Marilyn in Manhattan1998 · as Self
• Too Tired to Die1998 · as John Sage
• Angelo Nero1998 · as Padre Guelfi
• Illuminata1998 · as Old Flavio
• The Big Lebowski1998 · as Jackie Treehorn
• Buffalo '661998 · as Jimmy Brown
• Valentine's Day1998 · as Joe Buddha
• The Spanish Prisoner1997 · as Mr. Klein
• Stag1997 · as Frank Grieco
• Shadow Conspiracy1997 · as Vicepresident Saxon
• Farmer & Chase1997 · as Farmer
• Vicious Circles1997 · as March
• Ladykiller1996 · as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
• John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All1996 · as Self
• The Zone1995 · as Dick Althorp
• Convict Cowboy1995 · as Warden Ferguson
• Bandits1995 · as Amos
• Parallel Lives1994 · as Charlie Duke
• Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem1994 · as Moshe
• Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun1994 · as Amenophis III
• Anything for John1993 · as Self
• Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage1993 · as Joseph Bonanno
• Blindsided1993 · as Ira Gold
• The Window Over the Way1993
• Forever1991 · as Marcelo
• Lies Before Kisses1991 · as Grant Sanders
• People Like Us1990 · as Gus Bailey
• Beyond the Ocean1990 · as John Tana
• Quicker Than the Eye1989 · as Ben Norell
• Road House1989 · as Brad Wesley
• Arena - John Cassavetes1989 · as Self
• Don Bosco1988 · as Don Giovanni Bosco
• Police Story: The Freeway Killings1987 · as Capt. Tom Wright
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Control1987 · as Mike Zella
• Downpayment on Murder1987 · as Harry Cardell
• The Professor1986 · as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
• Bitter Champagne1986 · as Paul Rivière
• A Letter to Three Wives1985 · as Porter Holloway
• My Dearest Son1985 · as Antonio Morelli
• Woman of Wonders1985 · as Alberto
• An Early Frost1985 · as Nick Pierson
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Uno scandalo perbene1984 · as The man with no memory
• The Girl from Trieste1982 · as Dino Romani
• A Question of Honor1982 · as Detective Joe DeFalco
• Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!1982 · as Self (archive footage)
• Droit de Réponse1981 · as Self
• They All Laughed1981 · as John Russo
• Tales of Ordinary Madness1981 · as Charles Serking
• Inchon1981 · as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
• Bloodline1979 · as Rhys Williams
• Saint Jack1979 · as Jack Flowers
• Opening Night1977 · as Manny Victor
• The Death of Richie1977 · as George Werner
• Voyage of the Damned1976 · as Morris Troper
• High Velocity1976
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie1976 · as Cosmo Vittelli
• Capone1975 · as Al Capone
• Maneater1973 · as Nick Baron
• The Neptune Factor1973 · as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
• The Sicilian Connection1972 · as Joseph Coppola
• Pursuit1972 · as Steven Graves
• The Family Rico1972 · as Eddie Rico
• Fireball Forward1972 · as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
• When Michael Calls1972 · as Doremus Connelly
• The Making of 'Husbands'1971 · as Self
• Husbands1970 · as Harry
• King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Bridge at Remagen1969 · as Sgt. Angelo
• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium1969 · as Card Player
• A Rage to Live1965 · as Roger Bannon
• Carol for Another Christmas1964 · as Fred
• Conquered City1962 · as Captain George Stubbs
• Convicts 41962 · as John Resko
• The Young Doctors1961 · as Dr. David Coleman
• The Passionate Thief1960 · as Lello
• You'll Never See Me Again1959 · as Jim Mason
• Anatomy of a Murder1959 · as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
• Three Plays by Tennessee Williams1958 · as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
• The Strange One1957 · as Jocko de Paris

All TV Shows (25)

• Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore2025 · as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
• Pupetta, Woman of Honor2013 · as Don Otello Di Bella
• Quiet Flows the Don2006 · as General Secretov
• L'onore e il rispetto2006 · as Don Fred Di Venanzio
• Pope John Paul II2005 · as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as E.A.D.A.
• Strangers1996 · as Doctor
• Ninho da Serpente1982 · as Self
• The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald1977 · as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• QB VII1974 · as Abe Cady
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Paul Bryan
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Paul Bryan
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Sidney
• Arrest and Trial1963 · as Nick Anderson
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Jim Mason
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter