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 150
Movies 132
self 24
TV Shows 18
Director 3
Narrator 1
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima (2014)
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
Pupetta - Il Coraggio e la passione (2013)
Ristabbanna (2012)
Chez Gino (2011)
Christopher Roth (2010)
Il Volo (2010)
13 (2010)
Holy Money (2009)
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes (2009)
Eve (2008)
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
Looking for Palladin (2008)
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)
A Prince Called Toto (2007)
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)
The Shore (2005)
Bonjour Michel (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Dogville Confessions (2004)
Dogville (2003)
L'ospite segreto (2003)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Home Sweet Hoboken (2001)
Brian's Song (2001)
Jack of Hearts (2000)
The List (2000)
Nella terra di nessuno (2000)
Piovuto dal cielo (2000)
Undertaker's Paradise (2000)
Shark in a Bottle (2000)
Very Mean Men (2000)
A Kiss in the Dark (2000)
Believe (2000)
Blue Moon (2000)
A Constant Forge (2000)
Poor Liza (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Paradise Cove (1999)
Happiness (1998)
Il tesoro di Damasco (1998)
Marilyn in Manhattan (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)
Farmer & Chase (1997)
Vicious Circles (1997)
Ladykiller (1996)
Strangers (1996)
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (1996)
The Zone (1995)
Convict Cowboy (1995)
Bandits (1995)
Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994)
Parallel Lives (1994)
Sherwood's Travels (1994)
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem (1994)
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun (1994)
Anything for John (1993)
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
Blindsided (1993)
The Window Over the Way (1993)
Forever (1991)
Lies Before Kisses (1991)
People Like Us (1990)
Beyond the Ocean (1990)
Quicker Than the Eye (1989)
Road House (1989)
Arena - John Cassavetes (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)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Uno scandalo perbene (1984)
The Girl from Trieste (1982)
A Question of Honor (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
Droit de Réponse (1981)
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)
The Making of 'Husbands' (1971)
Husbands (1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
A Rage to Live (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Arrest and Trial (1963)
Conquered City (1962)
Convicts 4 (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Young Doctors (1961)
The Passionate Thief (1960)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958)
The Strange One (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955)
What's My Line? (1950)
Pope John Paul II
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-08-28
Deathday2012-02-03 (81 years old)
Birth NameBiagio Anthony Gazzarra
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
RelationshipsJanice Rule (1961-01-01 - 1979-01-01), Louise Erickson (1951-01-01 - 1957-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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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