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Ben Gazzara

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Ben Gazzara

Born August 28, 1930 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USADied February 3, 2012105 films

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).

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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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The Big Lebowski posterFirst watchThe Big Lebowski19987.8as Jackie TreehornJeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dogville poster7.7Dogville2003Anatomy of a Murder poster7.8Anatomy of a Murder1959Happiness poster7.4Happiness1998Road House poster6.8Road House1989Buffalo '66 poster7.1Buffalo '661998The Thomas Crown Affair poster6.8The Thomas Crown Affair1999Paris Je T'aime poster6.8Paris Je T'aime2006Opening Night poster7.6Opening Night1977

Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. 2012Ristabbanna
  2. 2011Chez GinoOncle Giovanni
  3. 2010Christopher RothPaul Andersen
  4. 201013Schlondorff
  5. 2009Holy MoneyVatican's Banker
  6. 2008EveJoe
  7. 2008Empire State Building MurdersPaulie Genovese
  8. 2008Looking for PalladinJack Palladin
  9. 2007Donne sbagliateFranco Maresco
  10. 2006Quiet Flows The DonSecretov
  11. 2006Paris Je T'aimeBen (Quartier Latin)
  12. 2005The ShoreMr. Bob Harris
  13. 2005Bonjour Michelmichele Terranova
  14. 2003DogvilleJack McKay
  15. 2003L'ospite segretoIspettore di Polizia Solomos
  16. 2002Hysterical BlindnessNick
  17. 2001Home Sweet Hoboken
  18. 2001Brian's SongCoach Halas
  19. 2000Jack of HeartsBatossa
  20. 2000The ListD.A. Bernard Salman
  21. 2000Nella terra di nessunoL'avvocato Scalzi
  22. 2000Piovuto dal cielo
  23. 2000Undertaker's ParadiseJim
  24. 2000Shark in a BottleThe Arranger
  25. 2000Very Mean MenGino Minetti
  26. 2000Believe
  27. 2000Blue MoonFrank Cavallo
  28. 2000Poor LizaThe Narrator
  29. 1999The Thomas Crown AffairAndrew Wallace
  30. 1999Summer of SamLuigi
  31. 1999Paradise CoveDuke Mantee
  32. 1998HappinessLenny Jordan
  33. 1998Il tesoro di DamascoGregorio Kos
  34. 1998Too Tired to DieJohn Sage
  35. 1998Angelo NeroPadre Guelfi
  36. 1998IlluminataOld Flavio
  37. 1998The Big LebowskiJackie Treehorn
  38. 1998Buffalo '66Jimmy Brown
  39. 1998Valentine's DayJoe Buddha
  40. 1997The Spanish PrisonerMr. Klein
  41. 1997StagFrank Grieco
  42. 1997Shadow ConspiracyVicepresident Saxon
  43. 1997Farmer & ChaseFarmer
  44. 1997Vicious CirclesMarch
  45. 1996LadykillerLt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
  46. 1995The ZoneDick Althorp
  47. 1995Convict CowboyWarden Ferguson
  48. 1995BanditsAmos
  49. 1994Parallel LivesCharlie Duke
  50. 1994Swallows Never Die in JerusalemMoshe
  51. 1994Nefertiti: Daughter of the SunAmenophis III
  52. 1993Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia MarriageJoseph Bonanno
  53. 1993BlindsidedIra Gold
  54. 1993The Window Over the Way
  55. 1991ForeverMarcelo
  56. 1991Lies Before KissesGrant Sanders
  57. 1990People Like UsGus Bailey
  58. 1990Beyond the OceanJohn Tana
  59. 1989Quicker Than the EyeBen Norell
  60. 1989Road HouseBrad Wesley
  61. 1988Don BoscoDon Giovanni Bosco
  62. 1987Police Story: The Freeway KillingsCapt. Tom Wright
  63. 1987ControlMike Zella
  64. 1987Downpayment on MurderHarry Cardell
  65. 1986The Professor'O Professore di Vesuviano
  66. 1986Bitter ChampagnePaul Rivière
  67. 1985A Letter to Three WivesPorter Holloway
  68. 1985My Dearest SonAntonio Morelli
  69. 1985Woman of WondersAlberto
  70. 1985An Early FrostNick Pierson
  71. 1984Uno scandalo perbeneThe man with no memory
  72. 1982The Girl from TriesteDino Romani
  73. 1982A Question of HonorDetective Joe DeFalco
  74. 1981They All LaughedJohn Russo
  75. 1981Tales of Ordinary MadnessCharles Serking
  76. 1981InchonMaj. Frank Hallsworth
  77. 1979BloodlineRhys Williams
  78. 1979Saint JackJack Flowers
  79. 1977Opening NightManny Victor
  80. 1977The Death of RichieGeorge Werner
  81. 1976Voyage of the DamnedMorris Troper
  82. 1976High VelocityClifford Baumgartner
  83. 1976The Killing of a Chinese BookieCosmo Vittelli
  84. 1975CaponeAl Capone
  85. 1973ManeaterNick Baron
  86. 1973The Neptune FactorCmdr. Adrian Blake
  87. 1972The Sicilian ConnectionJoseph Coppola
  88. 1972PursuitSteven Graves
  89. 1972The Family RicoEddie Rico
  90. 1972Fireball ForwardMaj. Gen Joe Barrett
  91. 1972When Michael CallsDoremus Connelly
  92. 1970HusbandsHarry
  93. 1969The Bridge at RemagenSgt. Angelo
  94. 1969If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumCard Player
  95. 1965A Rage to LiveRoger Bannon
  96. 1964Carol for Another ChristmasFred
  97. 1962Conquered CityCaptain George Stubbs
  98. 1962Convicts 4John Resko
  99. 1961The Young DoctorsDr. David Coleman
  100. 1960The Passionate ThiefLello
  101. 1959You'll Never See Me AgainJim Mason
  102. 1959Anatomy of a MurderLt. Frederick Manion
  103. 1958Three Plays by Tennessee WilliamsMoony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
  104. 1957The TroublemakersStanley Carr
  105. 1957The Strange OneJocko de Paris