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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Known For
Dogville
(2003)
Jack McKay
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Jackie Treehorn
Road House
(1989)
Brad Wesley
Buffalo '66
(1998)
Jimmy Brown
Capone
(1975)
Al Capone
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
Andrew Wallace
Bloodline
(1979)
Rhys Williams
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Lt. Frederick Manion
13
(2010)
Schlondorff
Summer of Sam
(1999)
Luigi
Paris Je T'aime
(2006)
Ben (Quartier Latin)
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969)
Sgt. Angelo
Opening Night
(1977)
Manny Victor
Happiness
(1998)
Lenny Jordan
The Professor
(1986)
Il Professore
Holy Money
(2009)
Vatican's Banker
Full Filmography
Acting
The Strange One
(1957)
Jocko de Paris
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
(1958)
Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Lt. Frederick Manion
The Passionate Thief
(1960)
Lello
The Young Doctors
(1961)
Dr. David Coleman
Convicts 4
(1962)
John Resko
Conquered City
(1962)
Captain George Stubbs
Carol for Another Christmas
(1964)
Fred
A Rage to Live
(1965)
Roger Bannon
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(1969)
Card Player
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969)
Sgt. Angelo
Husbands
(1970)
Harry
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970)
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Husbands'
(1971)
Self
Pursuit
(1972)
Steven Graves
When Michael Calls
(1972)
Doremus Connelly
The Sicilian Connection
(1972)
Joseph Coppola
Fireball Forward
(1972)
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
The Family Rico
(1972)
Eddie Rico
The Neptune Factor
(1973)
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Maneater
(1973)
Nick Baron
Capone
(1975)
Al Capone
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(1976)
Cosmo Vittelli
High Velocity
(1976)
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Morris Troper
Opening Night
(1977)
Manny Victor
The Death of Richie
(1977)
George Werner
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
(1977)
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Bloodline
(1979)
Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
(1979)
Jack Flowers
They All Laughed
(1981)
John Russo
Tales of Ordinary Madness
(1981)
Charles Serking
Inchon
(1981)
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Droit de Réponse
(1981)
Self
The Girl from Trieste
(1982)
Dino Romani
A Question of Honor
(1982)
Detective Joe DeFalco
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
Uno scandalo perbene
(1984)
The man with no memory
An Early Frost
(1985)
Nick Pierson
Woman of Wonders
(1985)
Alberto
A Letter to Three Wives
(1985)
Porter Holloway
My Dearest Son
(1985)
Antonio Morelli
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
The Professor
(1986)
Il Professore
Bitter Champagne
(1986)
Paul Rivière
Control
(1987)
Mike Zella
Downpayment on Murder
(1987)
Harry Cardell
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
(1987)
Capt. Tom Wright
Don Bosco
(1988)
Don Giovanni Bosco
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
Road House
(1989)
Brad Wesley
Quicker Than the Eye
(1989)
Ben Norell
Arena - John Cassavetes
(1989)
Self
People Like Us
(1990)
Gus Bailey
Beyond the Ocean
(1990)
John Tana
Forever
(1991)
Marcelo
Lies Before Kisses
(1991)
Grant Sanders
Anything for John
(1993)
Self
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
(1993)
Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
(1993)
Ira Gold
Parallel Lives
(1994)
Charlie Duke
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
(1994)
Moshe
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
(1994)
Amenophis III
The Zone
(1995)
Dick Althorp
Convict Cowboy
(1995)
Warden Ferguson
Bandits
(1995)
Amos
Ladykiller
(1996)
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
(1996)
Self
The Spanish Prisoner
(1997)
Mr. Klein
Shadow Conspiracy
(1997)
Vicepresident Saxon
Vicious Circles
(1997)
March
Stag
(1997)
Frank Grieco
Farmer & Chase
(1997)
Farmer
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Jackie Treehorn
Buffalo '66
(1998)
Jimmy Brown
Valentine's Day
(1998)
Joe Buddha
Illuminata
(1998)
Old Flavio
Marilyn in Manhattan
(1998)
Self
Happiness
(1998)
Lenny Jordan
Il tesoro di Damasco
(1998)
Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
(1998)
John Sage
Angelo Nero
(1998)
Padre Guelfi
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
Andrew Wallace
Paradise Cove
(1999)
Duke Mantee
Summer of Sam
(1999)
Luigi
Shark in a Bottle
(2000)
The Arranger
Blue Moon
(2000)
Frank Cavallo
Very Mean Men
(2000)
Gino Minetti
A Constant Forge
(2000)
Self
Jack of Hearts
(2000)
Batossa
Believe
(2000)
Piovuto dal cielo
(2000)
Nella terra di nessuno
(2000)
L'avvocato Scalzi
Poor Liza
(2000)
The Narrator
The List
(2000)
D.A. Bernard Salman
Undertaker's Paradise
(2000)
Jim
Home Sweet Hoboken
(2001)
Brian's Song
(2001)
Coach Halas
Hysterical Blindness
(2002)
Nick
Dogville
(2003)
Jack McKay
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(2003)
Self
L'ospite segreto
(2003)
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Dogville Confessions
(2004)
Himself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Bonjour Michel
(2005)
michele Terranova
The Shore
(2005)
Paris Je T'aime
(2006)
Ben (Quartier Latin)
Quiet Flows The Don
(2006)
Secretov
Donne sbagliate
(2007)
Franco Maresco
A Prince Called Toto
(2007)
Self
Eve
(2008)
Joe
Empire State Building Murders
(2008)
Paulie Genovese
Looking for Palladin
(2008)
Jack Palladin
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
(2008)
Holy Money
(2009)
Vatican's Banker
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
(2009)
Self
Christopher Roth
(2010)
Paul Andersen
13
(2010)
Schlondorff
Il Volo
(2010)
Chez Gino
(2011)
Oncle Giovanni
Ristabbanna
(2012)
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
(2014)
Self
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
(2014)
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
(2023)
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
Directing
Writing