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
2026
- Killing Castro as Sam Giancana
2025
- Flight Risk as Coleridge (voice)
- Rosario as Marty
- Another Day in America as Sam Ackerman
2024
- Creature Commandos as Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
- Nobody Wants This as Ilan Roklov
- Everybody Still Hates Chris as (voice)
- Murder at Hollow Creek as Jeff Rhodes
2023
- Plane as Terry Hampton
- Bookie as Nick Quatrani
- Paul T. Goldman as Mob Boss
- The Collective as Miro Lindell
- On Our Way as Mr. Adler
2022
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Sly Funaro Sr.
- Pam & Tommy as Richard Alden
- Emancipation as Major G. Halstead
- Last Looks as Conady
- Collide as Clyde
2021
- Monster as Anthony Petrocelli
2020
- FBI: Most Wanted as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
- The Banker as Donald Silverthorne
- Gravesend
- Blood and Money as Bill
- 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
- Bull as Ryan Vance
- Lethal Weapon as Frank Truno
- Goliath as Cleft Chin
- Vinyl as Maury Gold
- Love Is All You Need? as Principal Henry Birdsell
- Blowtorch as Blackie
- Goliath as Cleft Chin
- Camera Store as Mr. Bibideaux
2015
- Chicago Med as Mr. McGregor
- Get Hard as Gayle Burns
- Allegiance as Special Agent Faber
- Any Day as William
2014
- True Detective as Major Leroy Salter
- By the Gun as Vincent Tortano
- Friends and Romans as Dennis Socio
2013
- Don Jon as Priest
- Grudge Match as Lou Camare
- Empire State as Tommy
- Black Marigolds as Doctor Taylor
2012
- Should've Been Romeo as Joey
- Mighty Fine as Bobby
- FDR: American Badass! as Mussolini
- The Carrier as Vlade
2011
- Person of Interest as Detective Cameron
- Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Kip Tippington
- Video Girl as Jermaine Stanford
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
- Clear Lake, WI as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
- American Bully as Principal Wheeler
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
- My Name Is Earl as Coach Lou
- Everybody Hates Chris
- Close to Home as Paul Bosco
2004
- Entourage as Alan Gray
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
- Choosing Matthias as Chase
- 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
- L.A. Doctors
- A Civil Action as Bobby Pasqueriella
- Point Blank as Howard
- Tempting Fate as Police officer
- Standoff as Agent Hank McGill
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)
- Houseguest as Pauly Gasperini
- Red Scorpion 2 as Vince D'Angelo
- Terrified as Sol Lipsteiger
- 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
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Joey Tataglia
- True Romance as Luca
- The Last Outlaw as Posseman Grubb
- Extreme Justice as Councilman Joe Taylor
- Trouble Bound as Zand
1992
- Cool World as Valet
- Soulmates as Driver
- Eyes of the Beholder as Dr. Medaris
- Sunset Heat as New Yorker
1991
- Dark Justice
- The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
- Body Parts as Ray Kolberg
1990
- The Rookie as Little Felix
- After the Shock as Dr. Steven Brattesani
- Streets as Officer #2
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- Wired as Tom Perino
1988
- Freddy's Nightmares as Paul
- Pass the Ammo as Eddie Depaul
- Assault of the Killer Bimbos as Customer
1986
- L.A. Law as Sergeant Costellano