Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 28, 1930
Place of Birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Ben Gazzara
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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore | 'O Professore di Vesuviano |
| 2013 | Pupetta, Woman of Honor | Don Otello Di Bella |
| 2006 | L'onore e il rispetto | Don Fred Di Venanzio |
| 2006 | Quiet Flows the Don | Secretov tábornok |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | Kardinal Agostino Casaroli |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | E.A.D.A. |
| 1982 | Ninho da Serpente | Self |
| 1974 | QB VII | Abe Cady |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Paul Bryan |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Paul Bryan |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Sidney |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter |