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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to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour | Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage) | 2023-11-26 |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021-08-14 |
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film | Self | 2014-08-26 |
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Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima | Self | 2014-11-18 |
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Ristabbanna | 2012-04-14 | |
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Chez Gino | Oncle Giovanni | 2011-03-29 |
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Christopher Roth | Paul Andersen | 2010-04-10 |
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Il Volo | 2010-03-19 | |
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13 | Schlondorff | 2010-03-12 |
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The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes | Self | 2009-08-18 |
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Holy Money | Vatican's Banker | 2009-09-16 |
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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies | 2008-01-20 | |
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Meurtres à l'Empire State Building | Paulie Genovese | 2008-08-14 |
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Eve | Joe | 2008-08-27 |
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Looking for Palladin | Jack Palladin | 2008-03-05 |
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Donne sbagliate | Franco Maresco | 2007-03-05 |
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Un principe chiamato Totò | Self | 2007-05-15 |
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Тихий Дон | Secretov | 2006-11-07 |
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Paris, je t'aime | Ben (Quartier Latin) | 2006-06-21 |
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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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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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L'ospite segreto | Ispettore di Polizia Solomos | 2003-05-02 |
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Dogville | Jack McKay | 2003-05-21 |
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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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Jack of Hearts | Batossa | 2000-11-02 |
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Poor Liza | The Narrator | 2000-01-01 |
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Shark in a Bottle | The Arranger | 2000-06-12 |
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Very Mean Men | Gino Minetti | 2000-06-10 |
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The List | D.A. Bernard Salman | 2000-09-27 |
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Nella terra di nessuno | L'avvocato Scalzi | 2000-09-21 |
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Piovuto dal cielo | 2000-09-17 | |
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Undertaker's Paradise | Jim | 2000-06-25 |
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A Constant Forge | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Believe | 2000-03-22 | |
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Blue Moon | Frank Cavallo | 2000-01-16 |
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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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Angelo Nero | Padre Guelfi | 1998-06-24 |
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Happiness | Lenny Jordan | 1998-10-11 |
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Buffalo '66 | Jimmy Brown | 1998-01-20 |
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Il tesoro di Damasco | Gregorio Kos | 1998-10-06 |
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Too Tired to Die | John Sage | 1998-01-20 |
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Valentine's Day | Joe Buddha | 1998-01-01 |
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Illuminata | Old Flavio | 1998-05-21 |
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The Big Lebowski | Jackie Treehorn | 1998-03-06 |
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Vicious Circles | March | 1997-01-01 |
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Shadow Conspiracy | Vicepresident Saxon | 1997-01-25 |
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The Spanish Prisoner | Mr. Klein | 1997-12-03 |
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Farmer & Chase | Farmer | 1997-01-10 |
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Stag | Frank Grieco | 1997-04-01 |
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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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Banditi | Amos | 1995-01-01 |
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The Zone | Dick Althorp | 1995-11-16 |
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Parallel Lives | Charlie Duke | 1994-08-04 |
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Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem | Moshe | 1994-01-02 |
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Nefertiti, figlia del sole | Amenophis III | 1994-01-01 |
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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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Arena - John Cassavetes | Self | 1989-02-24 |
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Road House | Brad Wesley | 1989-05-19 |
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When Michael Calls | Doremus Connelly | 1989-12-12 |
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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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Police Story: The Freeway Killings | Capt. Tom Wright | 1987-05-03 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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Il giorno prima | Mike Zella | 1987-02-14 |
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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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A Letter to Three Wives | Porter Holloway | 1985-12-16 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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La donna delle meraviglie | Alberto | 1985-09-06 |
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An Early Frost | Nick Pierson | 1985-05-01 |
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Figlio mio, infinitamente caro... | Antonio Morelli | 1985-09-20 |
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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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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! | Self (archive footage) | 1982-01-01 |
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La ragazza di Trieste | Dino Romani | 1982-10-28 |
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Droit de Réponse | Self | 1981-12-12 |
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Storie di ordinaria follia | Charles Serking | 1981-09-11 |
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Inchon | Maj. Frank Hallsworth | 1981-05-04 |
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They All Laughed | John Russo | 1981-11-20 |
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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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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | Anson 'Kip' Roberts | 1977-09-30 |
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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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The Neptune Factor | Cmdr. Adrian Blake | 1973-08-03 |
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Maneater | Nick Baron | 1973-12-08 |
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The Family Rico | Eddie Rico | 1972-09-12 |
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Afyon oppio | Joseph Coppola | 1972-12-21 |
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Fireball Forward | Maj. Gen Joe Barrett | 1972-03-05 |
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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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Husbands | Harry | 1970-12-08 |
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
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The Bridge at Remagen | Sgt. Angelo | 1969-06-25 |
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium | Card Player | 1969-04-24 |
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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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Convicts 4 | John Resko | 1962-09-15 |
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La città prigioniera | Captain George Stubbs | 1962-12-05 |
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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 | Lt. Frederick 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 |
