Ben Gazzara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-08-28

Day of death

2012-02-03 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Big Lebowski

    The Big Lebowski

  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

  • One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Buffalo '66

    Buffalo '66

  • Dogville

    Dogville

  • Bandits

    Bandits

  • Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

    Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Vicious Circles

    Vicious Circles

  • Maneater

    Maneater

  • Hysterical Blindness

    Hysterical Blindness

  • Shadow Conspiracy

    Shadow Conspiracy

  • Angelo Nero

    Angelo Nero

  • The Zone

    The Zone

  • Husbands

    Husbands

  • Farmer & Chase

    Farmer & Chase

  • Holy Money

    Holy Money

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Saint Jack

    Saint Jack

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Convict Cowboy

    Convict Cowboy

  • L'onore e il rispetto

    L'onore e il rispetto

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Eve

    Eve

  • Paradise Cove

    Paradise Cove

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • High Velocity

    High Velocity

  • Illuminata

    Illuminata

  • Stag

    Stag

  • Capone

    Capone

  • The Sicilian Connection

    The Sicilian Connection

  • Bitter Champagne

    Bitter Champagne

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

  • Ninho da Serpente

    Ninho da Serpente

  • Dogville Confessions

    Dogville Confessions

  • A Letter to Three Wives

    A Letter to Three Wives

  • Donne sbagliate

    Donne sbagliate

  • Summer of Sam

    Summer of Sam

  • 13

    13

  • The Bridge at Remagen

    The Bridge at Remagen

  • Christopher Roth

    Christopher Roth

  • Bonjour Michel

    Bonjour Michel

  • Quiet Flows The Don

    Quiet Flows The Don

  • Paris Je T'aime

    Paris Je T'aime

  • Ladykiller

    Ladykiller

  • Inchon

    Inchon

  • The Girl from Trieste

    The Girl from Trieste

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

  • Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

  • Blindsided

    Blindsided

  • The Professor

    The Professor

  • Carol for Another Christmas

    Carol for Another Christmas

  • Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

  • A Rage to Live

    A Rage to Live

  • Droit de Réponse

    Droit de Réponse

  • Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

    Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

  • The List

    The List

  • The Neptune Factor

    The Neptune Factor

  • Chez Gino

    Chez Gino

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

    Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • Control

    Control

  • An Early Frost

    An Early Frost

  • The Spanish Prisoner

    The Spanish Prisoner

  • Police Story: The Freeway Killings

    Police Story: The Freeway Killings

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • The Strange One

    The Strange One

  • Nella terra di nessuno

    Nella terra di nessuno

  • Woman of Wonders

    Woman of Wonders

  • Too Tired to Die

    Too Tired to Die

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • They All Laughed

    They All Laughed

  • Quicker Than the Eye

    Quicker Than the Eye

  • Quiet Flows the Don

    Quiet Flows the Don

  • Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day

  • Happiness

    Happiness

  • Tales of Ordinary Madness

    Tales of Ordinary Madness

  • L'ospite segreto

    L'ospite segreto

  • Very Mean Men

    Very Mean Men

  • Poor Liza

    Poor Liza

  • Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore

    Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore

  • QB VII

    QB VII

  • Shark in a Bottle

    Shark in a Bottle

  • The Young Doctors

    The Young Doctors

  • Don Bosco

    Don Bosco

  • The Window Over the Way

    The Window Over the Way

  • My Dearest Son

    My Dearest Son

  • The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

    The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes

  • Convicts 4

    Convicts 4

  • A Question of Honor

    A Question of Honor

  • Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem

    Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem

  • Beyond the Ocean

    Beyond the Ocean

  • Downpayment on Murder

    Downpayment on Murder

  • Undertaker's Paradise

    Undertaker's Paradise

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

    Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

  • Home Sweet Hoboken

    Home Sweet Hoboken

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • The Shore

    The Shore

  • Conquered City

    Conquered City

  • The Family Rico

    The Family Rico

  • Brian's Song

    Brian's Song

  • Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun

    Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Uno scandalo perbene

    Uno scandalo perbene

  • Il tesoro di Damasco

    Il tesoro di Damasco

  • Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

    Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage

  • to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

    to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

  • The Passionate Thief

    The Passionate Thief

  • Marilyn in Manhattan

    Marilyn in Manhattan

  • When Michael Calls

    When Michael Calls

  • Fireball Forward

    Fireball Forward

  • Pupetta, Woman of Honor

    Pupetta, Woman of Honor

  • The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Anything for John

    Anything for John

  • Jack of Hearts

    Jack of Hearts

  • You'll Never See Me Again

    You'll Never See Me Again

  • The Death of Richie

    The Death of Richie

  • Lies Before Kisses

    Lies Before Kisses

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • Looking for Palladin

    Looking for Palladin

  • Piovuto dal cielo

    Piovuto dal cielo

  • A Prince Called Toto

    A Prince Called Toto

  • Empire State Building Murders

    Empire State Building Murders

  • Ristabbanna

    Ristabbanna

  • The Making of 'Husbands'

    The Making of 'Husbands'

  • Il Volo

    Il Volo

  • John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All

    John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All