Paul Ben-Victor
Born: 1965-07-24 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the made-for-TV movie Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney & Lacey. Fifteen years after beginning his television career with bit parts, Ben-Victor found himself cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire and Entourage, as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name is Earl. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 made-for-TV film The Three Stooges. Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like Monk and CSI, and also had a recurring role as two-bit con man Steve Richards on three episodes of NYPD Blue from 1994 to 1997. Ben-Victor has co-written stage plays with his mother. At least two of their plays have been staged in the Manhattan area, including "Club Soda" and "The Good Steno". Ben-Victor had a starring role in the Sci-Fi channel television show, The Invisible Man, alongside Vincent Ventresca. The two later guest starred together on the hit TV show Las Vegas. They were reunited again on an episode of the new USA Network series In Plain Sight (Episode 1.2, "Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role. Appeared on "Everybody Hates Chris" as Mr. Thurman In 2008, Ben-Victor held a supporting role in the feature film, Clear Lake, WI, starring Michael Madsen. In August 2008, Ben-Victor co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.
Filmography
2027
- The Chosen: Crucifixion as Kind Herod
2025
- Flight Risk as Coleridge (voice)
- Rosario as Marty
- Another Day in America as Sam Ackerman
2024
- Nobody Wants This as Ilan Roklov
- Creature Commandos as Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
- Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice)
- Murder at Hollow Creek as Jeff Rhodes
2023
- Plane as Terry Hampton
- Bookie as Nick Quatrani
- The Collective as Miro Lindell
- On Our Way as Mr. Adler
- Paul T. Goldman as Mob Boss
2022
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Sylvester 'Sly' Funaro, Sr.
- Collide as Clyde
- Pam & Tommy as Richard Alden
- Emancipation as Major G. Halstead
- Last Looks as Conady
2021
- Monster as Anthony Petrocelli
2020
- FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
- The Banker as Donald Silverthorne
- Blood and Money as Bill
- Gravesend
- My Brothers' Crossing as Officer Byrd
2019
- The Chosen as Herod Antipas
- The Irishman as Jake Gottlieb
- Feast of the Seven Fishes as Johnny
- Adventure Force 5 as Executive Victor
2018
- FBI as Mark Krawley
- The Resident as Edmund Carver
- The Super as Mr. Johnson
- The Amityville Murders as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
- A Crooked Somebody as Detective Zimmer
2017
- Santa Clarita Diet as Victor
- Will & Grace as Mario
- The Mick as Jerry Berlin
- His Lover as Scotty Davidson Jr.
2016
- Goliath as Cleft Chin
- Bull as Ryan Vance
- Lethal Weapon as Frank Truno
- Blowtorch as Blackie
- Vinyl as Maury Gold
- Goliath as Cleft Chin
- Love Is All You Need? as Principal Henry Birdsell
- Camera Store as Mr. Bibideaux
2015
- Chicago Med as Mr. McGregor
- Get Hard as Gayle Burns
- Any Day as William
- Allegiance as Special Agent Faber
2014
- True Detective as Major Leroy Salter
- By the Gun as Vincent Tortano
- Friends and Romans as Dennis Socio
2013
- Don Jon as Priest
- Black Marigolds as Doctor Taylor
- Empire State as Tommy
- Grudge Match as Lou Camare
2012
- The Carrier as Vlade
- Mighty Fine as Bobby
- FDR: American Badass! as Mussolini
- Should've Been Romeo as Joey
2011
- Person of Interest as Detective Cameron
- Video Girl as Jermaine Stanford
- Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Kip Tippington
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Agent Devin Campbell
- Venus & Vegas as Carlo
- A Reuben by Any Other Name as Max
2009
- Castle as Dino Scarpella
- American Bully as Principal Wheeler
- Clear Lake, WI as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
2008
- The Mentalist as Noah Landau
- Childrens Hospital as Spiros
- In Plain Sight as Stan McQueen
2007
- Drive as The Truck Driver
- John from Cincinnati
- On the Doll as Jimmy Sours
- Randy & the Mob as Franco
2006
- Shark as Ricky Rago
2005
- Everybody Hates Chris
- My Name Is Earl as Coach Lou
- Close to Home as Paul Bosco
2004
- Entourage as Alan Gray
2003
- Las Vegas as Michael
- Daredevil as Jose Quesada
- Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
2002
- Monk as Al Nicoletto
- The Wire as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
- The Shield as Detective Paul Reyes
- Fastlane as Marty
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Theo
- Alias as Carter
- The Cure for Boredom as Rudy
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Joey
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ticket Scalper
- Strong Medicine as Frank
- The Invisible Man as Robert Albert Hobbes
- Drowning Mona as Deputy Tony Carlucci
- Gun Shy as Howard
- The Three Stooges as Moe Howard
- Very Mean Men as Jimmy D.
- The Invisible Man as Robert Albert Hobbes
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Peter Abrams
- The Corruptor as Schabacker
- Crazy in Alabama as D.A. Mackie
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye as Vince
- Heist as Abbie
1998
- Point Blank as Howard
- Standoff as Agent Hank McGill
- L.A. Doctors
- A Civil Action as Bobby Pasqueriella
- Tempting Fate as Police officer
1997
- The Practice as Benny Small
- Brooklyn South as Steve Richards
- Metro as Clarence Teal
- The 6th Man as Bernie
- Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave as Det. Meyer
1996
- Early Edition as Elliott Rosenfield
- Maximum Risk as Agent Pellman
- Firestorm as Duran
- The First Man as Dulles
1995
- Bushwhacked as Dana's father (uncredited)
- Terrified as Sol Lipsteiger
- Houseguest as Pauly Gasperini
- Red Scorpion 2 as Vince D'Angelo
- The Fifteen Minute Hamlet as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
1994
- Dream Lover as Clown
- State of Emergency as Trevor Jacobs
- Web of Deception as Detective Fracinetti
1993
- The X-Files as Dr. Aaron Monte
- Tombstone as Florentino
- Trouble Bound as Zand
- True Romance as Luca
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Joey Tataglia
- Extreme Justice as Councilman Joe Taylor
- The Last Outlaw as Posseman Grubb
1992
- Sunset Heat as New Yorker
- Cool World as Valet
- Soulmates as Driver
- Eyes of the Beholder as Dr. Medaris
1991
- Body Parts as Ray Kolberg
- Dark Justice
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1990
- Streets as Officer #2
- The Rookie as Little Felix
- After the Shock as Dr. Steven Brattesani
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Wired as Tom Perino
1988
- Freddy's Nightmares as Paul
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos as Customer
- Pass the Ammo as Eddie Depaul
1986
- L.A. Law as Sgt. Costellano