Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Acting
Born Aug 28, 1930
From Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died Feb 03, 2012

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

Filmography — Acting

The Big Lebowski
7.8
1998

The Big Lebowski

Jackie Treehorn

Dogville
7.8
2003

Dogville

Jack McKay

13
5.8
2010

13

Schlondorff

Buffalo '66
7.1
1998

Buffalo '66

Jimmy Brown

Road House
6.7
1989

Road House

Brad Wesley

The Thomas Crown Affair
6.7
1999

The Thomas Crown Affair

Andrew Wallace

Happiness
7.4
1998

Happiness

Lenny Jordan

Anatomy of a Murder
7.8
1959

Anatomy of a Murder

Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion

The Bridge at Remagen
6.8
1969

The Bridge at Remagen

Sgt. Angelo

Paris Je T'aime
6.8
2006

Paris Je T'aime

Ben (Quartier Latin)

Stag
4.8
1997

Stag

Frank Grieco

Bloodline
4.9
1979

Bloodline

Rhys Williams

Quiet Flows The Don
3.8
2006

Quiet Flows The Don

Secretov

Summer of Sam
6.5
1999

Summer of Sam

Luigi

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
1985

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Capone
5.8
1975

Capone

Al Capone

Opening Night
7.6
1977

Opening Night

Manny Victor

The Shore
6.0
2005

The Shore

Mr. Bob Harris

The Professor
7.1
1986

The Professor

'O Professore di Vesuviano

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

Saint Jack
6.6
1979

Saint Jack

Jack Flowers

Inchon
3.5
1981

Inchon

Maj. Frank Hallsworth

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1
1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6
2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)

The Spanish Prisoner
6.8
1997

The Spanish Prisoner

Mr. Klein

Voyage of the Damned
6.0
1976

Voyage of the Damned

Morris Troper

Very Mean Men
5.0
2000

Very Mean Men

Gino Minetti

Hysterical Blindness
6.0
2002

Hysterical Blindness

Nick

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
7.1
1976

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Cosmo Vittelli

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

Shadow Conspiracy
5.0
1997

Shadow Conspiracy

Vicepresident Saxon

The Neptune Factor
4.9
1973

The Neptune Factor

Cmdr. Adrian Blake

The Girl from Trieste
4.6
1982

The Girl from Trieste

Dino Romani

Blue Moon
5.0
2000

Blue Moon

Frank Cavallo

They All Laughed
5.8
1981

They All Laughed

John Russo

Tales of Ordinary Madness
5.9
1981

Tales of Ordinary Madness

Charles Serking

Husbands
6.7
1970

Husbands

Harry

Too Tired to Die
4.9
1998

Too Tired to Die

John Sage

When Michael Calls
5.6
1972

When Michael Calls

Doremus Connelly

The Zone
4.2
1995

The Zone

Dick Althorp

Jack of Hearts
1.5
2000

Jack of Hearts

Batossa

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.0
1982

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage)

Carol for Another Christmas
5.8
1964

Carol for Another Christmas

Fred

Police Story: The Freeway Killings
5.3
1987

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

Capt. Tom Wright

Convict Cowboy
6.1
1995

Convict Cowboy

Warden Ferguson

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.8
1969

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

Card Player

Don Bosco
6.0
1988

Don Bosco

Don Giovanni Bosco

Control
5.2
1987

Control

Mike Zella

Dogville Confessions
6.8
2004

Dogville Confessions

Self

People Like Us
4.3
1990

People Like Us

Gus Bailey

The Death of Richie
6.7
1977

The Death of Richie

George Werner

An Early Frost
5.7
1985

An Early Frost

Nick Pierson

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0
1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

The Sicilian Connection
6.0
1972

The Sicilian Connection

Joseph Coppola

Illuminata
5.4
1998

Illuminata

Old Flavio

Pursuit
5.2
1972

Pursuit

Steven Graves

The Strange One
6.4
1957

The Strange One

Jocko de Paris

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
4.0
1993

Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

Joseph Bonanno

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
6.7
2014

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

Self

7.0
2008

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

A Letter to Three Wives
1.7
1985

A Letter to Three Wives

Porter Holloway

Brian's Song
6.3
2001

Brian's Song

Coach Halas

Convicts 4
4.7
1962

Convicts 4

John Resko

The List
4.7
2000

The List

D.A. Bernard Salman

A Rage to Live
4.5
1965

A Rage to Live

Roger Bannon

Fireball Forward
5.0
1972

Fireball Forward

Maj. Gen Joe Barrett

Forever
3.5
1991

Forever

Marcelo

Ladykiller
3.2
1996

Ladykiller

Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky

Looking for Palladin
3.0
2008

Looking for Palladin

Jack Palladin

Believe
5.4
2000

Believe

A Question of Honor
7.0
1982

A Question of Honor

Detective Joe DeFalco

Holy Money
2009

Holy Money

Vatican's Banker

Parallel Lives
5.0
1994

Parallel Lives

Charlie Duke

Eve
5.6
2008

Eve

Joe

1989

Arena - John Cassavetes

Self

Maneater
1973

Maneater

Nick Baron

Conquered City
4.3
1962

Conquered City

Captain George Stubbs

Christopher Roth
4.3
2010

Christopher Roth

Paul Andersen

A Constant Forge
6.6
2000

A Constant Forge

Self

Lies Before Kisses
1991

Lies Before Kisses

Grant Sanders

The Passionate Thief
6.9
1960

The Passionate Thief

Lello

2008

Empire State Building Murders

Paulie Genovese

Woman of Wonders
6.5
1985

Woman of Wonders

Alberto

The Young Doctors
5.6
1961

The Young Doctors

Dr. David Coleman

Valentine's Day
3.6
1998

Valentine's Day

Joe Buddha

My Dearest Son
4.3
1985

My Dearest Son

Antonio Morelli

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
5.0
1958

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")

Downpayment on Murder
6.0
1987

Downpayment on Murder

Harry Cardell

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)

Il tesoro di Damasco
1998

Il tesoro di Damasco

Gregorio Kos

Quicker Than the Eye
3.5
1989

Quicker Than the Eye

Ben Norell

Droit de Réponse
8.0
1981

Droit de Réponse

Self

Chez Gino
4.4
2011

Chez Gino

Oncle Giovanni

Blindsided
3.0
1993

Blindsided

Ira Gold

Vicious Circles
4.1
1997

Vicious Circles

March

Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
4.9
1994

Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun

Amenophis III

Shark in a Bottle
6.2
2000

Shark in a Bottle

The Arranger

Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994

Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem

Moshe

Pope John Paul II
2005

Pope John Paul II

Bitter Champagne
1986

Bitter Champagne

Paul Rivière

The Family Rico
10.0
1972

The Family Rico

Eddie Rico

Bandits
1.0
1995

Bandits

Amos

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
9.0
2014

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

Self

Uno scandalo perbene
5.2
1984

Uno scandalo perbene

The man with no memory

High Velocity
1976

High Velocity

Anything for John
6.0
1993

Anything for John

Self

Farmer & Chase
1997

Farmer & Chase

Farmer

A Prince Called Toto
5.0
2007

A Prince Called Toto

Self

Beyond the Ocean
3.0
1990

Beyond the Ocean

John Tana

1996

John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

Self

The Making of 'Husbands'
1971

The Making of 'Husbands'

Self

Angelo Nero
1998

Angelo Nero

Padre Guelfi

Nella terra di nessuno
2000

Nella terra di nessuno

L'avvocato Scalzi

Poor Liza
2000

Poor Liza

The Narrator

1959

You'll Never See Me Again

Jim Mason

Marilyn in Manhattan
7.5
1998

Marilyn in Manhattan

Self

Undertaker's Paradise
5.0
2000

Undertaker's Paradise

Jim

Il Volo
2010

Il Volo

The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009

The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

Self

Paradise Cove
6.0
1999

Paradise Cove

Duke Mantee

The Window Over the Way
1993

The Window Over the Way

2001

Home Sweet Hoboken

Donne sbagliate
4.0
2007

Donne sbagliate

Franco Maresco

2000

Piovuto dal cielo

L'ospite segreto
2003

L'ospite segreto

Ispettore di Polizia Solomos

2005

Bonjour Michel

michele Terranova

6.0
2012

Ristabbanna

Filmography — Crew