Ben Gazzara

Acting · Born 1930-08-28 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• Anatomy of a Murder as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
• The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn
• Dogville as Jack McKay
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie as Cosmo Vittelli
• Buffalo '66 as Jimmy Brown
• Opening Night as Manny Victor
• Happiness as Lenny Jordan
• The Thomas Crown Affair as Andrew Wallace
• Road House as Brad Wesley
• Bloodline as Rhys Williams

TV

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as E.A.D.A.
• The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
• Kraft Suspense Theatre as Paul Bryan
• Arrest and Trial as Nick Anderson
• Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
• L'onore e il rispetto as Don Fred Di Venanzio
• QB VII as Abe Cady
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Sidney
• Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
• What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest