Acting · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA · Born August 28, 1930
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).
TVIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
2025
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieGiuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
2014
as Self
MovieOne Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014
as Self
TVPupetta, Woman of Honor
2013
as Don Otello Di Bella
Ristabbanna
2012
MovieChez Gino
2011
as Oncle Giovanni
MovieChristopher Roth
2010
as Paul Andersen
MovieIl Volo
2010
Movie13
2010
as Schlondorff
MovieHoly Money
2009
as Vatican's Banker
MovieThe Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009
as Self
MovieEve
2008
as Joe
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Paulie Genovese
MovieLooking for Palladin
2008
as Jack Palladin
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
MovieA Prince Called Toto
2007
as Self
MovieDonne sbagliate
2007
as Franco Maresco
MovieQuiet Flows The Don
2006
as Secretov
TVQuiet Flows the Don
2006
as General Secretov
TVL'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Don Fred Di Venanzio
MovieParis Je T'aime
2006
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
MoviePope John Paul II
2005
TVPope John Paul II
2005
as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
MovieThe Shore
2005
as Mr. Bob Harris
Bonjour Michel
2005
as michele Terranova
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieDogville Confessions
2004
as Self
MovieDogville
2003
as Jack McKay
MovieL'ospite segreto
2003
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieHysterical Blindness
2002
as Nick
Home Sweet Hoboken
2001
MovieBrian's Song
2001
as Coach Halas
MovieJack of Hearts
2000
as Batossa
MovieA Constant Forge
2000
as Self
MovieThe List
2000
as D.A. Bernard Salman
MovieNella terra di nessuno
2000
as L'avvocato Scalzi
Piovuto dal cielo
2000
MovieUndertaker's Paradise
2000
as Jim
MovieShark in a Bottle
2000
as The Arranger
MovieVery Mean Men
2000
as Gino Minetti
MovieBelieve
2000
MovieBlue Moon
2000
as Frank Cavallo
MoviePoor Liza
2000
as The Narrator
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as E.A.D.A.
MovieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Andrew Wallace
MovieSummer of Sam
1999
as Luigi
MovieParadise Cove
1999
as Duke Mantee
MovieHappiness
1998
as Lenny Jordan
MovieIl tesoro di Damasco
1998
as Gregorio Kos
MovieMarilyn in Manhattan
1998
as Self
MovieToo Tired to Die
1998
as John Sage
MovieAngelo Nero
1998
as Padre Guelfi
MovieIlluminata
1998
as Old Flavio
MovieThe Big Lebowski
1998
as Jackie Treehorn
MovieBuffalo '66
1998
as Jimmy Brown
MovieValentine's Day
1998
as Joe Buddha
MovieThe Spanish Prisoner
1997
as Mr. Klein
MovieStag
1997
as Frank Grieco
MovieShadow Conspiracy
1997
as Vicepresident Saxon
MovieFarmer & Chase
1997
as Farmer
MovieVicious Circles
1997
as March
MovieLadykiller
1996
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
TVStrangers
1996
as Doctor
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
as Self
MovieThe Zone
1995
as Dick Althorp
MovieConvict Cowboy
1995
as Warden Ferguson
MovieBandits
1995
as Amos
MovieParallel Lives
1994
as Charlie Duke
MovieSwallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994
as Moshe
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
1994
as Amenophis III
MovieAnything for John
1993
as Self
MovieLove, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
as Joseph Bonanno
MovieBlindsided
1993
as Ira Gold
MovieThe Window Over the Way
1993
MovieForever
1991
as Marcelo
MovieLies Before Kisses
1991
as Grant Sanders
MoviePeople Like Us
1990
as Gus Bailey
MovieBeyond the Ocean
1990
as John Tana
MovieQuicker Than the Eye
1989
as Ben Norell
MovieRoad House
1989
as Brad Wesley
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
MovieDon Bosco
1988
as Don Giovanni Bosco
MoviePolice Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
as Capt. Tom Wright
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieControl
1987
as Mike Zella
MovieDownpayment on Murder
1987
as Harry Cardell
MovieThe Professor
1986
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
MovieBitter Champagne
1986
as Paul Rivière
MovieA Letter to Three Wives
1985
as Porter Holloway
MovieMy Dearest Son
1985
as Antonio Morelli
MovieWoman of Wonders
1985
as Alberto
MovieAn Early Frost
1985
as Nick Pierson
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieUno scandalo perbene
1984
as The man with no memory
MovieThe Girl from Trieste
1982
as Dino Romani
MovieA Question of Honor
1982
as Detective Joe DeFalco
TVNinho da Serpente
1982
as Self
MovieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDroit de Réponse
1981
as Self
MovieThey All Laughed
1981
as John Russo
MovieTales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Charles Serking
MovieInchon
1981
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
MovieBloodline
1979
as Rhys Williams
MovieSaint Jack
1979
as Jack Flowers
MovieOpening Night
1977
as Manny Victor
TVThe Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
MovieThe Death of Richie
1977
as George Werner
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as Morris Troper
MovieHigh Velocity
1976
MovieThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
as Cosmo Vittelli
MovieCapone
1975
as Al Capone
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVQB VII
1974
as Abe Cady
MovieManeater
1973
as Nick Baron
MovieThe Neptune Factor
1973
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
MovieThe Sicilian Connection
1972
as Joseph Coppola
MoviePursuit
1972
as Steven Graves
MovieThe Family Rico
1972
as Eddie Rico
MovieFireball Forward
1972
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
MovieWhen Michael Calls
1972
as Doremus Connelly
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Husbands'
1971
as Self
MovieHusbands
1970
as Harry
MovieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Bridge at Remagen
1969
as Sgt. Angelo
MovieIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Card Player
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieA Rage to Live
1965
as Roger Bannon
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Paul Bryan
MovieCarol for Another Christmas
1964
as Fred
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Paul Bryan
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Sidney
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Nick Anderson
MovieConquered City
1962
as Captain George Stubbs
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieConvicts 4
1962
as John Resko
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Young Doctors
1961
as Dr. David Coleman
MovieThe Passionate Thief
1960
as Lello
You'll Never See Me Again
1959
as Jim Mason
MovieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
MovieThree Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
MovieThe Strange One
1957
as Jocko de Paris
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Jim Mason
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
