Ben Gazzara

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 28, 1930

died

February 3, 2012

place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Бен Газзара · Biagio Anthony Gazzarra · بن گازارا

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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The Big Lebowski
7.8

The Big Lebowski

1998as Jackie Treehorn
13
5.8

13

2010as Schlondorff
Dogville
7.8

Dogville

2003as Jack McKay
Road House
6.8

Road House

1989as Brad Wesley
Buffalo '66
7.1

Buffalo '66

1998as Jimmy Brown
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999as Andrew Wallace
Happiness
7.4

Happiness

1998as Lenny Jordan
Paris Je T'aime
6.8

Paris Je T'aime

2006as Ben (Quartier Latin)
Anatomy of a Murder
7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

1959as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
Summer of Sam
6.5

Summer of Sam

1999as Luigi
The Bridge at Remagen
6.7

The Bridge at Remagen

1969as Sgt. Angelo
Voyage of the Damned
6.0

Voyage of the Damned

1976as Morris Troper
Opening Night
7.6

Opening Night

1977as Manny Victor
Capone
5.9

Capone

1975as Al Capone
Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997as Vicepresident Saxon
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

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

2003as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Jack of Hearts
3.1

Jack of Hearts

2000as Batossa
Convict Cowboy
6.5

Convict Cowboy

1995as Warden Ferguson
The Spanish Prisoner
6.8

The Spanish Prisoner

1997as Mr. Klein
The Neptune Factor
5.0

The Neptune Factor

1973as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Vicious Circles
4.5

Vicious Circles

1997as March
The Professor
7.1

The Professor

1986as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
An Early Frost
5.8

An Early Frost

1985as Nick Pierson
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970as Self (archive footage)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
5.9

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

1969as Card Player
Husbands
6.7

Husbands

1970as Harry
Quiet Flows The Don
4.3

Quiet Flows The Don

2006as Secretov
Tales of Ordinary Madness
6.0

Tales of Ordinary Madness

1981as Charles Serking
Too Tired to Die
5.1

Too Tired to Die

1998as John Sage
Saint Jack
6.7

Saint Jack

1979as Jack Flowers
People Like Us
5.8

People Like Us

1990as Gus Bailey
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
7.1

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

1976as Cosmo Vittelli
Convicts 4
5.1

Convicts 4

1962as John Resko
Dogville Confessions
7.0

Dogville Confessions

2004as Self
Very Mean Men
5.3

Very Mean Men

2000as Gino Minetti
Blue Moon
7.5

Blue Moon

2000as Frank Cavallo
Inchon
3.9

Inchon

1981as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
They All Laughed
5.9

They All Laughed

1981as John Russo
Bloodline
4.9

Bloodline

1979as Rhys Williams
Brian's Song
6.4

Brian's Song

2001as Coach Halas
Hysterical Blindness
6.1

Hysterical Blindness

2002as Nick
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
The Sicilian Connection
6.1

The Sicilian Connection

1972as Joseph Coppola
Control
5.6

Control

1987as Mike Zella
The Zone
4.7

The Zone

1995as Dick Althorp
Don Bosco
6.5

Don Bosco

1988as Don Giovanni Bosco
The Girl from Trieste
4.8

The Girl from Trieste

1982as Dino Romani
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
6.7

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

2014as Self
A Rage to Live
4.8

A Rage to Live

1965as Roger Bannon