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Ben Gazzara

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Gazzara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Born

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA on 28th August 1930

Died

3rd February 2012

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Image
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
E.A.D.A.
The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
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The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Run for Your Life Image
Run for Your Life
Paul Bryan
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
L'onore e il rispetto Image
L'onore e il rispetto
Don Fred Di Venanzio
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Sidney
Arrest and Trial Image
Arrest and Trial
Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
The Big Lebowski Image
The Big Lebowski
Jackie Treehorn
QB VII Image
QB VII
Abe Cady
Kraft Suspense Theatre Image
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Paul Bryan
The Thomas Crown Affair Image
The Thomas Crown Affair
Andrew Wallace
Quiet Flows the Don Image
Quiet Flows the Don
Secretov tábornok
Dogville Image
Dogville
Jack McKay
Buffalo '66 Image
Buffalo '66
Jimmy Brown
Road House Image
Road House
Brad Wesley
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Pope John Paul II
Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
13 Image
13
Schlondorff
Ninho da Serpente Image
Ninho da Serpente
Self
Anatomy of a Murder Image
Anatomy of a Murder
Lt. Frederick Manion
Happiness Image
Happiness
Lenny Jordan
Summer of Sam Image
Summer of Sam
Luigi
Paris Je T'aime Image
Paris Je T'aime
Ben (Quartier Latin)
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore Image
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
'O Professore di Vesuviano
The Bridge at Remagen Image
The Bridge at Remagen
Sgt. Angelo
Pupetta, Woman of Honor Image
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
Don Otello Di Bella
When Michael Calls Image
When Michael Calls
Doremus Connelly
The Spanish Prisoner Image
The Spanish Prisoner
Mr. Klein
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Image
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Image
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Cosmo Vittelli
Voyage of the Damned Image
Voyage of the Damned
Morris Troper
Bloodline Image
Bloodline
Rhys Williams
Opening Night Image
Opening Night
Manny Victor
They All Laughed Image
They All Laughed
John Russo
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Shadow Conspiracy
Vicepresident Saxon
The Strange One Image
The Strange One
Jocko de Paris
Capone Image
Capone
Al Capone
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Husbands Image
Husbands
Harry
Night of 100 Stars II Image
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Image
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Card Player
Stag Image
Stag
Frank Grieco
Saint Jack Image
Saint Jack
Jack Flowers
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Pursuit
Steven Graves
The Professor Image
The Professor
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Hysterical Blindness Image
Hysterical Blindness
Nick
The Girl from Trieste Image
The Girl from Trieste
Dino Romani
A Constant Forge Image
A Constant Forge
Self
The Passionate Thief Image
The Passionate Thief
Lello
Inchon Image
Inchon
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
People Like Us Image
People Like Us
Gus Bailey
The Neptune Factor Image
The Neptune Factor
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Believe Image
Believe
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Image
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Police Story: The Freeway Killings Image
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Capt. Tom Wright
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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
Self
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The Sicilian Connection
Joseph Coppola
Illuminata Image
Illuminata
Old Flavio
Quiet Flows The Don Image
Quiet Flows The Don
Secretov
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Image
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Tales of Ordinary Madness Image
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Charles Serking
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Convict Cowboy
Warden Ferguson
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Image
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
A Rage to Live Image
A Rage to Live
Roger Bannon
Brian's Song Image
Brian's Song
Coach Halas
Parallel Lives Image
Parallel Lives
Charlie Duke
Don Bosco Image
Don Bosco
Don Giovanni Bosco
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Image
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage Image
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Joseph Bonanno
Control Image
Control
Mike Zella
Valentine's Day Image
Valentine's Day
Joe Buddha
Dogville Confessions Image
Dogville Confessions
Self
Convicts 4 Image
Convicts 4
John Resko
Conquered City Image
Conquered City
Captain George Stubbs
The Death of Richie Image
The Death of Richie
George Werner
The Zone Image
The Zone
Dick Althorp
An Early Frost Image
An Early Frost
Nick Pierson
Vicious Circles Image
Vicious Circles
March
Ladykiller Image
Ladykiller
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
Farmer & Chase Image
Farmer & Chase
Farmer
The Young Doctors Image
The Young Doctors
Dr. David Coleman
Blue Moon Image
Blue Moon
Frank Cavallo
No Image
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Carol for Another Christmas Image
Carol for Another Christmas
Fred
No Image
Empire State Building Murders
Paulie Genovese
The List Image
The List
D.A. Bernard Salman
Too Tired to Die Image
Too Tired to Die
John Sage
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Image
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Anything for John Image
Anything for John
Self
Fireball Forward Image
Fireball Forward
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
Very Mean Men Image
Very Mean Men
Gino Minetti
The Family Rico Image
The Family Rico
Eddie Rico
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Ristabbanna
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Paradise Cove
Duke Mantee
Maneater Image
Maneater
Nick Baron
Lies Before Kisses Image
Lies Before Kisses
Grant Sanders
A Prince Called Toto Image
A Prince Called Toto
Self
A Letter to Three Wives Image
A Letter to Three Wives
Porter Holloway
Droit de Réponse Image
Droit de Réponse
Self
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun Image
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
Amenophis III
Blindsided Image
Blindsided
Ira Gold
Uno scandalo perbene Image
Uno scandalo perbene
The man with no memory
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Arena - John Cassavetes
Self
Chez Gino Image
Chez Gino
Oncle Giovanni
Bitter Champagne Image
Bitter Champagne
Paul Rivière
Forever Image
Forever
Marcelo
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Jack of Hearts
Batossa
Eve Image
Eve
Joe
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Beyond the Ocean
John Tana
The Shore Image
The Shore
Mr. Bob Harris
Poor Liza Image
Poor Liza
The Narrator
Holy Money Image
Holy Money
Vatican's Banker
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Image
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Self
A Question of Honor Image
A Question of Honor
Detective Joe DeFalco
Quicker Than the Eye Image
Quicker Than the Eye
Ben Norell
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Looking for Palladin
Jack Palladin
Il tesoro di Damasco Image
Il tesoro di Damasco
Gregorio Kos
Marilyn in Manhattan Image
Marilyn in Manhattan
Self
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Image
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
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Donne sbagliate
Franco Maresco
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Shark in a Bottle
The Arranger
Downpayment on Murder Image
Downpayment on Murder
Harry Cardell
The Making of 'Husbands' Image
The Making of 'Husbands'
Self
L'ospite segreto Image
L'ospite segreto
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour Image
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
Christopher Roth Image
Christopher Roth
Paul Andersen
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes Image
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
Self
High Velocity Image
High Velocity
Bandits Image
Bandits
Amos
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Undertaker's Paradise
Jim
Il Volo Image
Il Volo
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Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Moshe
My Dearest Son Image
My Dearest Son
Antonio Morelli
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Home Sweet Hoboken
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Woman of Wonders
Alberto
Angelo Nero Image
Angelo Nero
Padre Guelfi
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Piovuto dal cielo
The Window Over the Way Image
The Window Over the Way
Nella terra di nessuno Image
Nella terra di nessuno
L'avvocato Scalzi
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima Image
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Self
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Bonjour Michel
michele Terranova