1930-08-28 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021-08-14 |
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Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima | Self | 2014-11-18 |
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film | Self | 2014-08-26 |
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Ristabbanna | 2012-04-14 | |
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Chez Gino | Oncle Giovanni | 2011-03-29 |
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13 | Schlondorff | 2010-03-12 |
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Christopher Roth | Paul Andersen | 2010-04-10 |
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Il Volo | 2010-03-19 | |
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Holy Money | Vatican's Banker | 2009-09-16 |
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The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes | Self | 2009-08-18 |
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Meurtres à l'Empire State Building | Paulie Genovese | 2008-08-14 |
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Looking for Palladin | Jack Palladin | 2008-03-05 |
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Eve | Joe | 2008-08-27 |
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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies | 2008-01-20 | |
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Un principe chiamato Totò | Self | 2007-05-15 |
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Donne sbagliate | Franco Maresco | 2007-03-05 |
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Paris, je t'aime | Ben (Quartier Latin) | 2006-06-21 |
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Тихий Дон | Secretov | 2006-11-07 |
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Pope John Paul II | 2005-12-04 | |
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The Shore | Mr. Bob Harris | 2005-09-11 |
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Bonjour Michel | michele Terranova | 2005-06-16 |
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Dogville Confessions | Self | 2004-06-27 |
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Dogville | Jack McKay | 2003-05-21 |
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L'ospite segreto | Ispettore di Polizia Solomos | 2003-05-02 |
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003-04-03 |
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Hysterical Blindness | Nick | 2002-01-16 |
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Brian's Song | Coach Halas | 2001-12-02 |
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Home Sweet Hoboken | 2001-12-12 | |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-10-01 |
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Very Mean Men | Gino Minetti | 2000-06-10 |
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Piovuto dal cielo | 2000-09-17 | |
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Nella terra di nessuno | L'avvocato Scalzi | 2000-09-21 |
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Jack of Hearts | Batossa | 2000-11-02 |
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Shark in a Bottle | The Arranger | 2000-06-12 |
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Believe | 2000-03-22 | |
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Undertaker's Paradise | Jim | 2000-06-25 |
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Blue Moon | Frank Cavallo | 2000-01-16 |
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The List | D.A. Bernard Salman | 2000-09-27 |
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Poor Liza | The Narrator | 2000-01-01 |
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The Thomas Crown Affair | Andrew Wallace | 1999-08-06 |
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Paradise Cove | Duke Mantee | 1999-01-01 |
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Summer of Sam | Luigi | 1999-06-28 |
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Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998-09-05 |
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Too Tired to Die | John Sage | 1998-08-08 |
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Buffalo '66 | Jimmy Brown | 1998-01-20 |
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The Big Lebowski | Jackie Treehorn | 1998-03-06 |
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Happiness | Lenny Jordan | 1998-10-11 |
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Il tesoro di Damasco | Gregorio Kos | 1998-10-06 |
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Illuminata | Old Flavio | 1998-05-21 |
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Angelo Nero | Padre Guelfi | 1998-06-24 |
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Valentine's Day | Joe Buddha | 1998-01-01 |
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Vicious Circles | March | 1997-01-01 |
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The Spanish Prisoner | Mr. Klein | 1997-12-03 |
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Shadow Conspiracy | Vicepresident Saxon | 1997-01-25 |
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Stag | Frank Grieco | 1997-04-01 |
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Farmer & Chase | Farmer | 1997-01-10 |
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Ladykiller | Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky | 1996-10-05 |
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John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All | Self | 1996-01-28 |
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Convict Cowboy | Warden Ferguson | 1995-07-15 |
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The Zone | Dick Althorp | 1995-11-16 |
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Banditi | Amos | 1995-01-01 |
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Parallel Lives | Charlie Duke | 1994-08-04 |
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Nefertiti, figlia del sole | Amenophis III | 1994-01-01 |
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Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem | Moshe | 1994-01-02 |
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Els de davant | 1993-01-01 | |
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Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage | Joseph Bonanno | 1993-05-23 |
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Anything for John | Self | 1993-09-06 |
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Blindsided | Ira Gold | 1993-01-20 |
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Per Sempre | Marcelo | 1991-08-16 |
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Lies Before Kisses | Grant Sanders | 1991-03-03 |
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Oltre l'oceano | John Tana | 1990-04-09 |
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People Like Us | Gus Bailey | 1990-05-13 |
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Road House | Brad Wesley | 1989-05-19 |
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Arena - John Cassavetes | Self | 1989-02-24 |
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Quicker Than the Eye | Ben Norell | 1989-07-22 |
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Don Bosco | Don Giovanni Bosco | 1988-01-31 |
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Downpayment on Murder | Harry Cardell | 1987-01-18 |
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Il giorno prima | Mike Zella | 1987-02-14 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Capt. Tom Wright | 1987-05-03 |
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Il camorrista | 'O Professore di Vesuviano | 1986-09-12 |
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Champagne amer | Paul Rivière | 1986-01-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Figlio mio, infinitamente caro... | Antonio Morelli | 1985-09-20 |
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An Early Frost | Nick Pierson | 1985-05-01 |
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La donna delle meraviglie | Alberto | 1985-09-06 |
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A Letter to Three Wives | Porter Holloway | 1985-12-16 |
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Uno scandalo perbene | The man with no memory | 1984-10-19 |
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A Question of Honor | Detective Joe DeFalco | 1982-04-28 |
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La ragazza di Trieste | Dino Romani | 1982-10-28 |
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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Droit de Réponse | Self | 1981-12-12 |
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They All Laughed | John Russo | 1981-11-20 |
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Inchon | Maj. Frank Hallsworth | 1981-05-04 |
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Storie di ordinaria follia | Charles Serking | 1981-09-11 |
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Bloodline | Rhys Williams | 1979-06-29 |
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Saint Jack | Jack Flowers | 1979-04-27 |
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Opening Night | Manny Victor | 1977-12-22 |
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The Death of Richie | George Werner | 1977-01-10 |
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Voyage of the Damned | Morris Troper | 1976-12-22 |
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High Velocity | 1976-09-01 | |
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie | Cosmo Vittelli | 1976-02-15 |
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Capone | Al Capone | 1975-04-16 |
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Maneater | Nick Baron | 1973-12-08 |
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The Neptune Factor | Cmdr. Adrian Blake | 1973-06-26 |
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The Family Rico | Eddie Rico | 1972-09-12 |
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Fireball Forward | Maj. Gen Joe Barrett | 1972-03-05 |
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When Michael Calls | Doremus Connelly | 1972-02-05 |
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Afyon oppio | Joseph Coppola | 1972-12-21 |
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Pursuit | Steven Graves | 1972-12-12 |
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The Making of 'Husbands' | Self | 1971-03-28 |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
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Husbands | Harry | 1970-12-08 |
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Card Player | 1969-04-24 |
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The Bridge at Remagen | Sgt. Angelo | 1969-06-25 |
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A Rage to Live | Roger Bannon | 1965-10-20 |
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Carol for Another Christmas | Fred | 1964-12-28 |
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La città prigioniera | Captain George Stubbs | 1962-12-05 |
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Convicts 4 | John Resko | 1962-09-15 |
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The Young Doctors | Dr. David Coleman | 1961-08-23 |
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Risate di gioia | Lello | 1960-10-21 |
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You'll Never See Me Again | Jim Mason | 1959-08-16 |
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Anatomy of a Murder | Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion | 1959-07-01 |
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Three Plays by Tennessee Williams | Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") | 1958-04-15 |
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The Strange One | Jocko de Paris | 1957-04-12 |
