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).
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Filmography
all 152
Movies 133
self 25
TV Shows 19
Director 2
Narrator 1
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023)
PUPETTA, WOMAN OF HONOR (2013)
Ristabbanna (2012)
Chez Gino (2011)
Christopher Roth (2010)
13 (2010)
Holy Money (2009)
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
Looking for Palladin (2008)
Donne sbagliate (2007)
Quiet Flows The Don (2006)
Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
L'onore e il rispetto (2006)
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Pope John Paul II (2005)
Pope John Paul II (2005)
Pope John Paul II (2005)
The Shore (2005)
Bonjour Michel (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Dogville (2003)
L'ospite segreto (2003)
Brian's Song (2001)
Jack of Hearts (2000)
The List (2000)
Nella terra di nessuno (2000)
Piovuto dal cielo (2000)
Shark in a Bottle (2000)
Very Mean Men (2000)
Blue Moon (2000)
Poor Liza (2000)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Paradise Cove (1999)
Happiness (1998)
Il tesoro di Damasco (1998)
Angelo Nero (1998)
Illuminata (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Too Tired to Die (1998)
Valentine's Day (1998)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
Stag (1997)
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Ladykiller (1996)
Strangers (1996)
The Zone (1995)
Convict Cowboy (1995)
Parallel Lives (1994)
Sherwood's Travels (1994)
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun (1994)
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
Blindsided (1993)
Forever (1991)
Lies Before Kisses (1991)
People Like Us (1990)
Beyond the Ocean (1990)
Quicker Than the Eye (1989)
Road House (1989)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
Don Bosco (1988)
Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
Control (1987)
Downpayment on Murder (1987)
The Professor (1986)
Bitter Champagne (1986)
A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
My Dearest Son (1985)
Woman of Wonders (1985)
An Early Frost (1985)
Uno scandalo perbene (1984)
The Girl from Trieste (1982)
A Question of Honor (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
They All Laughed (1981)
Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
Inchon (1981)
Bloodline (1979)
Saint Jack (1979)
Opening Night (1977)
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
The Death of Richie (1977)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
High Velocity (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Capone (1975)
QB VII (1974)
Maneater (1973)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
The Sicilian Connection (1972)
Pursuit (1972)
The Family Rico (1972)
Fireball Forward (1972)
When Michael Calls (1972)
Columbo (1971)
Husbands (1970)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
A Rage to Live (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
Conquered City (1962)
Convicts 4 (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Young Doctors (1961)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)
The Strange One (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
What's My Line? (1950)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-08-28
Deathday2012-02-03 (81 years old)
Birth NameBiagio Anthony Gazzarra
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
RelationshipsJanice Rule (1961 - 1979), Louise Erickson (1951 - 1957)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsБен Газзара, Biagio Anthony Gazzarra
AwardsTheatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Donostia Award
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