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
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Jackie Treehorn
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
Andrew Wallace
Road House
(1989)
Brad Wesley
Buffalo '66
(1998)
Jimmy Brown
Dogville
(2003)
Jack McKay
Paris Je T'aime
(2006)
Ben (Quartier Latin)
13
(2010)
Schlondorff
Happiness
(1998)
Lenny Jordan
Anatomy of a Murder
(1959)
Lt. Frederick Manion
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969)
Sgt. Angelo
Summer of Sam
(1999)
Luigi
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Morris Troper
Saint Jack
(1979)
Jack Flowers
Capone
(1975)
Al Capone
Bloodline
(1979)
Rhys Williams
Shadow Conspiracy
(1997)
Vicepresident Saxon
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
Conquered City
(1962)
Captain George Stubbs
Convicts 4
(1962)
John Resko
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
The Family Rico
(1972)
Eddie Rico
Fireball Forward
(1972)
Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
When Michael Calls
(1972)
Doremus Connelly
The Sicilian Connection
(1972)
Joseph Coppola
Pursuit
(1972)
Steven Graves
Maneater
(1973)
Nick Baron
The Neptune Factor
(1973)
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Capone
(1975)
Al Capone
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Morris Troper
High Velocity
(1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
(1976)
Cosmo Vittelli
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
(1977)
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Opening Night
(1977)
Manny Victor
The Death of Richie
(1977)
George Werner
Saint Jack
(1979)
Jack Flowers
Bloodline
(1979)
Rhys Williams
Tales of Ordinary Madness
(1981)
Charles Serking
Droit de Réponse
(1981)
Self
Inchon
(1981)
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
They All Laughed
(1981)
John Russo
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
My Dearest Son
(1985)
Antonio Morelli
An Early Frost
(1985)
Nick Pierson
A Letter to Three Wives
(1985)
Porter Holloway
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Woman of Wonders
(1985)
Alberto
The Professor
(1986)
Il Professore
Bitter Champagne
(1986)
Paul Rivière
Downpayment on Murder
(1987)
Harry Cardell
Control
(1987)
Mike Zella
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
(1987)
Capt. Tom Wright
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
Don Bosco
(1988)
Don Giovanni Bosco
Road House
(1989)
Brad Wesley
Arena - John Cassavetes
(1989)
Self
Quicker Than the Eye
(1989)
Ben Norell
Beyond the Ocean
(1990)
John Tana
People Like Us
(1990)
Gus Bailey
Lies Before Kisses
(1991)
Grant Sanders
Forever
(1991)
Marcelo
Blindsided
(1993)
Ira Gold
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
(1993)
Joseph Bonanno
Anything for John
(1993)
Self
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
(1994)
Moshe
Parallel Lives
(1994)
Charlie Duke
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
(1994)
Amenophis III
Bandits
(1995)
Amos
Convict Cowboy
(1995)
Warden Ferguson
The Zone
(1995)
Dick Althorp
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
(1996)
Self
Ladykiller
(1996)
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
Farmer & Chase
(1997)
Farmer
Shadow Conspiracy
(1997)
Vicepresident Saxon
The Spanish Prisoner
(1997)
Mr. Klein
Stag
(1997)
Frank Grieco
Vicious Circles
(1997)
March
Marilyn in Manhattan
(1998)
Self
Angelo Nero
(1998)
Padre Guelfi
Illuminata
(1998)
Old Flavio
Valentine's Day
(1998)
Joe Buddha
Buffalo '66
(1998)
Jimmy Brown
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
Jackie Treehorn
Il tesoro di Damasco
(1998)
Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
(1998)
John Sage
Happiness
(1998)
Lenny Jordan
Summer of Sam
(1999)
Luigi
Paradise Cove
(1999)
Duke Mantee
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
Andrew Wallace
Believe
(2000)
Shark in a Bottle
(2000)
The Arranger
Undertaker's Paradise
(2000)
Jim
Piovuto dal cielo
(2000)
Poor Liza
(2000)
The Narrator
Nella terra di nessuno
(2000)
L'avvocato Scalzi
Very Mean Men
(2000)
Gino Minetti
A Constant Forge
(2000)
Self
The List
(2000)
D.A. Bernard Salman
Jack of Hearts
(2000)
Batossa
Blue Moon
(2000)
Frank Cavallo
Home Sweet Hoboken
(2001)
Brian's Song
(2001)
Coach Halas
Hysterical Blindness
(2002)
Nick
L'ospite segreto
(2003)
Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(2003)
Self
Dogville
(2003)
Jack McKay
Dogville Confessions
(2004)
Himself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
The Shore
(2005)
Bonjour Michel
(2005)
michele Terranova
Quiet Flows The Don
(2006)
Secretov
Paris Je T'aime
(2006)
Ben (Quartier Latin)
A Prince Called Toto
(2007)
Self
Donne sbagliate
(2007)
Franco Maresco
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
(2008)
Looking for Palladin
(2008)
Jack Palladin
Empire State Building Murders
(2008)
Paulie Genovese
Eve
(2008)
Joe
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
(2009)
Self
Holy Money
(2009)
Vatican's Banker
13
(2010)
Schlondorff
Christopher Roth
(2010)
Paul Andersen
Il Volo
(2010)
Chez Gino
(2011)
Oncle Giovanni
Ristabbanna
(2012)
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
(2014)
Self
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
(2014)
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
(2021)
Self
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
(2023)
Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
Directing
Writing