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).
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
2014
as Self
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014
as Self
- No poster
Ristabbanna
2012
Chez Gino
2011
as Oncle Giovanni
Christopher Roth
2010
as Paul Andersen
Il Volo
2010
13
2010
as Schlondorff
Holy Money
2009
as Vatican's Banker
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009
as Self
Eve
2008
as Joe
- No poster
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Paulie Genovese
Looking for Palladin
2008
as Jack Palladin
- No poster
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
A Prince Called Toto
2007
as Self
Donne sbagliate
2007
as Franco Maresco
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
as Secretov
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
The Shore
2005
as Mr. Bob Harris
- No poster
Bonjour Michel
2005
as michele Terranova
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
Dogville
2003
as Jack McKay
L'ospite segreto
2003
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self