Ben Gazzara
Born: 1930-08-28 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2012-02-03
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
2023
- to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2014
2013
- Pupetta, Woman of Honor as Don Otello Di Bella
2012
2011
- Chez Gino as Oncle Giovanni
2010
- 13 as Schlondorff
- Christopher Roth as Paul Andersen
- Il Volo
2009
- Holy Money as Vatican's Banker
- The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes as Self
2008
- Looking for Palladin as Jack Palladin
- Eve as Joe
- Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
- Empire State Building Murders as Paulie Genovese
2007
- Donne sbagliate as Franco Maresco
- A Prince Called Toto as Self
2006
- Paris Je T'aime as Ben (Quartier Latin)
- L'onore e il rispetto as Don Fred Di Venanzio
- Quiet Flows The Don as Secretov
- Quiet Flows the Don as General Secretov
2005
- Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
- The Shore as Mr. Bob Harris
- Pope John Paul II
- Bonjour Michel as michele Terranova
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
- Dogville Confessions as Self
2003
- Dogville as Jack McKay
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- L'ospite segreto as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
2002
- Hysterical Blindness as Nick
2001
- Brian's Song as Coach Halas
- Home Sweet Hoboken
2000
- Blue Moon as Frank Cavallo
- Very Mean Men as Gino Minetti
- Believe
- A Constant Forge as Self
- The List as D.A. Bernard Salman
- Shark in a Bottle as The Arranger
- Jack of Hearts as Batossa
- Poor Liza as The Narrator
- Nella terra di nessuno as L'avvocato Scalzi
- Piovuto dal cielo
- Undertaker's Paradise as Jim
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as E.A.D.A.
- The Thomas Crown Affair as Andrew Wallace
- Summer of Sam as Luigi
- Paradise Cove as Duke Mantee
1998
- The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn
- Happiness as Lenny Jordan
- Buffalo '66 as Jimmy Brown
- Illuminata as Old Flavio
- Too Tired to Die as John Sage
- Valentine's Day as Joe Buddha
- Il tesoro di Damasco as Gregorio Kos
- Angelo Nero as Padre Guelfi
- Marilyn in Manhattan as Self
1997
- The Spanish Prisoner as Mr. Klein
- Shadow Conspiracy as Vicepresident Saxon
- Vicious Circles as March
- Stag as Frank Grieco
- Farmer & Chase as Farmer
1996
- Strangers as Doctor
- Ladykiller as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
- John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All as Self
1995
- Convict Cowboy as Warden Ferguson
- The Zone as Dick Althorp
- Bandits as Amos
1994
- Parallel Lives as Charlie Duke
- Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun as Amenophis III
- Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem as Moshe
1993
- Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage as Joseph Bonanno
- Blindsided as Ira Gold
- The Window Over the Way
- Anything for John as Self
1991
- Forever as Marcelo
- Lies Before Kisses as Grant Sanders
1990
- People Like Us as Gus Bailey
- Beyond the Ocean as John Tana
1989
- Road House as Brad Wesley
- Arena - John Cassavetes as Self
- Quicker Than the Eye as Ben Norell
1988
- Don Bosco as Don Giovanni Bosco
1987
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- Downpayment on Murder as Harry Cardell
- Control as Mike Zella
- Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Capt. Tom Wright
1986
- The Professor as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
- Bitter Champagne as Paul Rivière
1985
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- An Early Frost as Nick Pierson
- A Letter to Three Wives as Porter Holloway
- My Dearest Son as Antonio Morelli
- Woman of Wonders as Alberto
1984
- Uno scandalo perbene as The man with no memory
1982
- Ninho da Serpente as Self
- 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
- Inchon as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
- They All Laughed as John Russo
- Droit de Réponse as Self
1979
- Bloodline as Rhys Williams
- Saint Jack as Jack Flowers
1977
- Opening Night as Manny Victor
- The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
- The Death of Richie as George Werner
1976
- Voyage of the Damned as Morris Troper
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie as Cosmo Vittelli
- High Velocity
1975
- Capone as Al Capone
1973
- The Neptune Factor as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
- Maneater as Nick Baron
1972
- Pursuit as Steven Graves
- The Sicilian Connection as Joseph Coppola
- When Michael Calls as Doremus Connelly
- Fireball Forward as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
- The Family Rico as Eddie Rico
1971
- Columbo ... (Director)
- The Making of 'Husbands' as Self
1970
- Husbands as Harry
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
1969
- The Bridge at Remagen as Sgt. Angelo
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Card Player
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Name of the Game ... (Director)
1965
- Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
- A Rage to Live as Roger Bannon
1964
- Carol for Another Christmas as Fred
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Sidney
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Paul Bryan
- Arrest and Trial as Nick Anderson
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- Convicts 4 as John Resko
- Conquered City as Captain George Stubbs
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- The Young Doctors as Dr. David Coleman
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
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 as Self - Nominee
- Armchair Theatre as Jim Mason
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter