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
- Eve as Joe
- Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
- Looking for Palladin as Jack Palladin
- Empire State Building Murders as Paulie Genovese
2007
- Donne sbagliate as Franco Maresco
- A Prince Called Toto as Self
2006
- L'onore e il rispetto as Don Fred Di Venanzio
- Quiet Flows The Don as Secretov
- Paris Je T'aime as Ben (Quartier Latin)
- Quiet Flows the Don as General Secretov
2005
- Bonjour Michel as michele Terranova
- Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
- The Shore as Mr. Bob Harris
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- Dogville Confessions as Self
- Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
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
- Believe
- Blue Moon as Frank Cavallo
- The List as D.A. Bernard Salman
- A Constant Forge as Self
- Very Mean Men as Gino Minetti
- Nella terra di nessuno as L'avvocato Scalzi
- Poor Liza as The Narrator
- Shark in a Bottle as The Arranger
- Undertaker's Paradise as Jim
- Jack of Hearts as Batossa
- Piovuto dal cielo
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as E.A.D.A.
- The Thomas Crown Affair as Andrew Wallace
- Paradise Cove as Duke Mantee
- Summer of Sam as Luigi
1998
- The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn
- Buffalo '66 as Jimmy Brown
- Angelo Nero as Padre Guelfi
- Illuminata as Old Flavio
- Too Tired to Die as John Sage
- Valentine's Day as Joe Buddha
- Happiness as Lenny Jordan
- Il tesoro di Damasco as Gregorio Kos
- Marilyn in Manhattan as Self
1997
- Vicious Circles as March
- Shadow Conspiracy as Vicepresident Saxon
- Farmer & Chase as Farmer
- Stag as Frank Grieco
- The Spanish Prisoner as Mr. Klein
1996
- Ladykiller as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
- John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All as Self
1995
- Bandits as Amos
- The Zone as Dick Althorp
- Convict Cowboy as Warden Ferguson
1994
- Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem as Moshe
- Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun as Amenophis III
- Parallel Lives as Charlie Duke
1993
- Blindsided as Ira Gold
- The Window Over the Way
- Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage as Joseph Bonanno
- Anything for John as Self
1991
- Forever as Marcelo
- Lies Before Kisses as Grant Sanders
1990
- Beyond the Ocean as John Tana
- People Like Us as Gus Bailey
1989
- Road House as Brad Wesley
- Quicker Than the Eye as Ben Norell
- Arena - John Cassavetes as Self
- When Michael Calls as Doremus Connelly
1988
- Don Bosco as Don Giovanni Bosco
1987
- Control as Mike Zella
- Police Story: The Freeway Killings as Capt. Tom Wright
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- Downpayment on Murder as Harry Cardell
1986
- Bitter Champagne as Paul Rivière
- The Professor as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
1985
- Woman of Wonders as Alberto
- An Early Frost as Nick Pierson
- My Dearest Son as Antonio Morelli
- A Letter to Three Wives as Porter Holloway
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- Uno scandalo perbene as The man with no memory
1982
- The Girl from Trieste as Dino Romani
- Ninho da Serpente as Self
- A Question of Honor as Detective Joe DeFalco
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
1981
- Droit de Réponse as Self
- Inchon as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
- They All Laughed as John Russo
- Tales of Ordinary Madness as Charles Serking
1979
- Bloodline as Rhys Williams
- Saint Jack as Jack Flowers
1977
- Opening Night as Manny Victor
- The Death of Richie as George Werner
- The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
1976
- High Velocity
- Voyage of the Damned as Morris Troper
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie as Cosmo Vittelli
1975
- Capone as Al Capone
1973
- Maneater as Nick Baron
- The Neptune Factor as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
1972
- The Sicilian Connection as Joseph Coppola
- Pursuit as Steven Graves
- The Family Rico as Eddie Rico
- Fireball Forward as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
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 Detective Sergeant 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 Lt. Frederick 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
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter