About

Known credits:
133
Birthday:
1930-08-28
Place of birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Ben Gazzara

Overview

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

Acting
2023 to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour Actor Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage) N/A
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2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Actor Self N/A
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2014 Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima Actor Self 59
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2014 One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Actor Self 59
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2013 PUPETTA, WOMAN OF HONOR Actor Don Otello Di Bella 69
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2012 Ristabbanna Actor 59
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2011 Chez Gino Actor Oncle Giovanni 58
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2010 Christopher Roth Actor Paul Andersen 59
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2010 Il Volo Actor N/A
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2010 13 Actor Schlondorff 58
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2009 Holy Money Actor Vatican's Banker N/A
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2009 The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes Actor Self N/A
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2008 Eve Actor Joe 58
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2008 Empire State Building Murders Actor Paulie Genovese N/A
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2008 Looking for Palladin Actor Jack Palladin 59
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2008 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies Actor 59
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2007 A Prince Called Toto Actor Self 59
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2007 Donne sbagliate Actor Franco Maresco 59
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2006 Quiet Flows The Don Actor Secretov 58
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2006 Quiet Flows the Don Actor Secretov tábornok 70
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2006 Paris Je T'aime Actor Ben (Quartier Latin) 64
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2005 Pope John Paul II Actor Kardinal Agostino Casaroli 67
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2005 Pope John Paul II Actor Card. Agostino Casaroli N/A
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2005 The Shore Actor 59
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2005 Bonjour Michel Actor michele Terranova N/A
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2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself Actor Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage) 60
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2004 Dogville Confessions Actor Self 59
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2003 Dogville Actor Jack McKay 74
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2003 L'ospite segreto Actor Ispettore di Polizia Solomos N/A
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2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Actor Self 59
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2002 Hysterical Blindness Actor Nick 59
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2001 Home Sweet Hoboken Actor N/A
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2001 Brian's Song Actor Coach Halas 59
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2000 Jack of Hearts Actor Batossa 59
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2000 The List Actor D.A. Bernard Salman 58
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2000 Nella terra di nessuno Actor L'avvocato Scalzi N/A
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2000 Piovuto dal cielo Actor N/A
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2000 Undertaker's Paradise Actor Jim N/A
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2000 Shark in a Bottle Actor The Arranger 58
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2000 Very Mean Men Actor Gino Minetti 59
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2000 Believe Actor 58
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2000 Blue Moon Actor Frank Cavallo N/A
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2000 A Constant Forge Actor Self 59
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2000 Poor Liza Actor The Narrator N/A
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1999 The Thomas Crown Affair Actor Andrew Wallace 64
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1999 Summer of Sam Actor Luigi 61
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1999 Paradise Cove Actor Duke Mantee N/A
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1998 Happiness Actor Lenny Jordan 68
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1998 Il tesoro di Damasco Actor Gregorio Kos N/A
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1998 Marilyn in Manhattan Actor Self 59
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1998 Angelo Nero Actor Padre Guelfi N/A
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1998 Illuminata Actor Old Flavio 58
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1998 The Big Lebowski Actor Jackie Treehorn 77
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1998 Buffalo '66 Actor Jimmy Brown 66
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1998 Too Tired to Die Actor John Sage 58
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1998 Valentine's Day Actor Joe Buddha 58
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1997 The Spanish Prisoner Actor Mr. Klein 62
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1997 Stag Actor Frank Grieco 58
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1997 Shadow Conspiracy Actor Vicepresident Saxon 57
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1997 Farmer & Chase Actor Farmer N/A
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1997 Vicious Circles Actor March 58
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1996 Ladykiller Actor Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky 58
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1996 John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All Actor Self N/A
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1995 The Zone Actor Dick Althorp 58
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1995 Convict Cowboy Actor Warden Ferguson 59
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1995 Bandits Actor Amos N/A
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1994 Parallel Lives Actor Charlie Duke 58
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1994 Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem Actor Moshe N/A
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1994 Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun Actor Amenophis III 58
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1993 Anything for John Actor Self 59
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1993 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage Actor Joseph Bonanno 58
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1993 Blindsided Actor Ira Gold 58
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1991 Forever Actor Marcelo 58
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1991 Lies Before Kisses Actor Grant Sanders N/A
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1990 People Like Us Actor Gus Bailey 58
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1990 Beyond the Ocean Actor John Tana 59
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1989 Quicker Than the Eye Actor Ben Norell 58
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1989 Road House Actor Brad Wesley 64
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1989 Arena - John Cassavetes Actor Self N/A
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1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1988 Don Bosco Actor Don Giovanni Bosco 59
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1987 Police Story: The Freeway Killings Actor Capt. Tom Wright 59
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1987 Control Actor Mike Zella 58
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1987 Downpayment on Murder Actor Harry Cardell 58
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1986 The Professor Actor Il Professore 61
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1986 Bitter Champagne Actor Paul Rivière N/A
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1985 A Letter to Three Wives Actor Porter Holloway 58
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1985 My Dearest Son Actor Antonio Morelli 59
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1985 Woman of Wonders Actor Alberto N/A
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1985 An Early Frost Actor Nick Pierson 59
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1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
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1984 Uno scandalo perbene Actor The man with no memory 59
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1982 The Girl from Trieste Actor Dino Romani 58
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1982 A Question of Honor Actor Detective Joe DeFalco 58
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1982 Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1981 Droit de Réponse Actor Self 59
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1981 They All Laughed Actor John Russo 58
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1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness Actor Charles Serking 59
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1981 Inchon Actor Maj. Frank Hallsworth 58
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1979 Bloodline Actor Rhys Williams 58
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1979 Saint Jack Actor Jack Flowers 59
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1977 Opening Night Actor Manny Victor 63
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1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Actor Anson 'Kip' Roberts 58
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1977 The Death of Richie Actor George Werner 59
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1976 Voyage of the Damned Actor Morris Troper 59
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1976 High Velocity Actor N/A
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1976 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Actor Cosmo Vittelli 62
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1975 Capone Actor Al Capone 59
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1974 QB VII Actor Abe Cady 70
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1973 Maneater Actor Nick Baron N/A
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1973 The Neptune Factor Actor Cmdr. Adrian Blake 58
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1972 The Sicilian Connection Actor Joseph Coppola 59
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1972 Pursuit Actor Steven Graves 58
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1972 The Family Rico Actor Eddie Rico 58
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1972 Fireball Forward Actor Maj. Gen Joe Barrett 58
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1972 When Michael Calls Actor Doremus Connelly 58
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1971 The Making of 'Husbands' Actor Self N/A
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1970 Husbands Actor Harry 60
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1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1969 The Bridge at Remagen Actor Sgt. Angelo 60
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1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium Actor Card Player 58
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1965 A Rage to Live Actor Roger Bannon 58
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1965 Run for Your Life Actor Paul Bryan 69
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1964 Carol for Another Christmas Actor Fred 59
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1962 Conquered City Actor Captain George Stubbs 58
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1962 Convicts 4 Actor John Resko 59
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1961 The Young Doctors Actor Dr. David Coleman 59
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1960 The Passionate Thief Actor Lello 59
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1959 Anatomy of a Murder Actor Lt. Frederick Manion 71
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1958 Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Actor Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") 59
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1957 The Strange One Actor Jocko de Paris 59
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Directing
1990 Beyond the Ocean Directing Director 59
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Writing
1990 Beyond the Ocean Writing Writer 59
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