Ben Gazzara
Acting1930Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting History
2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
as Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
2021
2013
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
TVas Don Otello Di Bella
2012
2011
Chez Gino
as Oncle Giovanni
2010
2009
Holy Money
as Vatican's Banker
2008
2007
Donne sbagliate
as Franco Maresco
A Prince Called Toto
as Self
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
Quiet Flows The Don
as Secretov
L'onore e il rispetto
TVas Don Fred Di Venanzio
Quiet Flows the Don
TVas General Secretov
2005
Bonjour Michel
as michele Terranova
The Shore
as Mr. Bob Harris
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Pope John Paul II
TVas Kardinal Agostino Casaroli• 2 eps
2004
Dogville Confessions
as Self
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
2003
Dogville
as Jack McKay
L'ospite segreto
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
2002
Hysterical Blindness
as Nick
2001
2000
Very Mean Men
as Gino Minetti
A Constant Forge
as Self
Shark in a Bottle
as The Arranger
Blue Moon
as Frank Cavallo
The List
as D.A. Bernard Salman
Jack of Hearts
as Batossa
Undertaker's Paradise
as Jim
Nella terra di nessuno
as L'avvocato Scalzi
Poor Liza
as The Narrator
1999
1998
The Big Lebowski
as Jackie Treehorn
Happiness
as Lenny Jordan
Illuminata
as Old Flavio
Valentine's Day
as Joe Buddha
Marilyn in Manhattan
as Self
Too Tired to Die
as John Sage
Buffalo '66
as Jimmy Brown
Il tesoro di Damasco
as Gregorio Kos
Angelo Nero
as Padre Guelfi
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
as Vicepresident Saxon
Farmer & Chase
as Farmer
Vicious Circles
as March
Stag
as Frank Grieco
The Spanish Prisoner
as Mr. Klein
1996
Ladykiller
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
1995
1994
Parallel Lives
as Charlie Duke
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
as Amenophis III
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
as Moshe
1993
Anything for John
as Self
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
as Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
as Ira Gold
1991
Forever
as Marcelo
Lies Before Kisses
as Grant Sanders
1990
People Like Us
as Gus Bailey
Beyond the Ocean
as John Tana
Beyond the Ocean
Writer
Beyond the Ocean
Director
1989
1988
Don Bosco
as Don Giovanni Bosco
1987
Downpayment on Murder
as Harry Cardell
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Capt. Tom Wright
Control
as Mike Zella
1986
The Professor
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Bitter Champagne
as Paul Rivière
1985
An Early Frost
as Nick Pierson
Woman of Wonders
as Alberto
A Letter to Three Wives
as Porter Holloway
My Dearest Son
as Antonio Morelli
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1984
Uno scandalo perbene
as The man with no memory
1982
The Girl from Trieste
as Dino Romani
A Question of Honor
as Detective Joe DeFalco
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Charles Serking
They All Laughed
as John Russo
Inchon
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Droit de Réponse
as Self
1979
Bloodline
as Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
as Jack Flowers
1977
The Death of Richie
as George Werner
Opening Night
as Manny Victor
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
TVas Anson 'Kip' Roberts
1976
1974
QB VII
TVas Abe Cady
1973
The Neptune Factor
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Maneater
as Nick Baron
1972
Pursuit
as Steven Graves
When Michael Calls
as Doremus Connelly
The Sicilian Connection
as Joseph Coppola
Fireball Forward
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
The Family Rico
as Eddie Rico
1971
1970
Husbands
as Harry
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Card Player
The Bridge at Remagen
as Sgt. Angelo
1968
Run for Your Life
TVDirector• 2 eps
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Sidney• 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee / Presenter• 1 eps
1965
A Rage to Live
as Roger Bannon
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Paul Bryan• 1 eps
Run for Your Life
TVas Paul Bryan• 86 eps
1964
Carol for Another Christmas
as Fred
1963
Arrest and Trial
TVas Nick Anderson• 30 eps
1962
Conquered City
as Captain George Stubbs
Convicts 4
as John Resko
1961
The Young Doctors
as Dr. David Coleman
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self / Self - Co-Host
1960
The Passionate Thief
as Lello
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
You'll Never See Me Again
as Jim Mason
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest• 3 eps
1958
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
1957
The Strange One
as Jocko de Paris
1956
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 2 eps