Ben Gazzara
Acting
150
Acting Credits
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Directed
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),...
Known For
Filmography
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
2025
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
2014
as Self
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014
as Self
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
2013
as Don Otello Di Bella
Ristabbanna
2012
Chez Gino
2011
as Oncle Giovanni
Il Volo
2010
Christopher Roth
2010
as Paul Andersen
13
2010
as Schlondorff
Holy Money
2009
as Vatican's Banker
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009
as Self
Eve
2008
as Joe
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Paulie Genovese
Looking for Palladin
2008
as Jack Palladin
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
Donne sbagliate
2007
as Franco Maresco
A Prince Called Toto
2007
as Self
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
as Secretov
L'onore e il rispetto
2006
as Don Fred Di Venanzio
Quiet Flows the Don
2006
as General Secretov
Bonjour Michel
2005
as michele Terranova
The Shore
2005
as Mr. Bob Harris
Pope John Paul II
2005
as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
Dogville Confessions
2004
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Dogville
2003
as Jack McKay
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
L'ospite segreto
2003
as Ispettore di Polizia Solomos
Hysterical Blindness
2002
as Nick
Home Sweet Hoboken
2001
Brian's Song
2001
as Coach Halas
Nella terra di nessuno
2000
as L'avvocato Scalzi
Poor Liza
2000
as The Narrator
Undertaker's Paradise
2000
as Jim
Shark in a Bottle
2000
as The Arranger
The List
2000
as D.A. Bernard Salman
Blue Moon
2000
as Frank Cavallo
Very Mean Men
2000
as Gino Minetti
A Constant Forge
2000
as Self
Jack of Hearts
2000
as Batossa
Believe
2000
Piovuto dal cielo
2000
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Andrew Wallace
Paradise Cove
1999
as Duke Mantee
Summer of Sam
1999
as Luigi
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as E.A.D.A.
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Jackie Treehorn
Buffalo '66
1998
as Jimmy Brown
Illuminata
1998
as Old Flavio
Valentine's Day
1998
as Joe Buddha
Marilyn in Manhattan
1998
as Self
Happiness
1998
as Lenny Jordan
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
as Gregorio Kos
Too Tired to Die
1998
as John Sage
Angelo Nero
1998
as Padre Guelfi
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
as Mr. Klein
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as Vicepresident Saxon
Vicious Circles
1997
as March
Farmer & Chase
1997
as Farmer
Stag
1997
as Frank Grieco
Ladykiller
1996
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
as Self
Strangers
1996
as Doctor
The Zone
1995
as Dick Althorp
Convict Cowboy
1995
as Warden Ferguson
Bandits
1995
as Amos
Parallel Lives
1994
as Charlie Duke
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994
as Moshe
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
1994
as Amenophis III
Anything for John
1993
as Self
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
as Joseph Bonanno
Blindsided
1993
as Ira Gold
The Window Over the Way
1993
Forever
1991
as Marcelo
Lies Before Kisses
1991
as Grant Sanders
People Like Us
1990
as Gus Bailey
Beyond the Ocean
1990
as John Tana
Road House
1989
as Brad Wesley
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
as Ben Norell
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
as Self
Don Bosco
1988
as Don Giovanni Bosco
Control
1987
as Mike Zella
Downpayment on Murder
1987
as Harry Cardell
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
as Capt. Tom Wright
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Professor
1986
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
Bitter Champagne
1986
as Paul Rivière
An Early Frost
1985
as Nick Pierson
Woman of Wonders
1985
as Alberto
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
as Porter Holloway
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
My Dearest Son
1985
as Antonio Morelli
Uno scandalo perbene
1984
as The man with no memory
The Girl from Trieste
1982
as Dino Romani
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
A Question of Honor
1982
as Detective Joe DeFalco
Ninho da Serpente
1982
as Self
They All Laughed
1981
as John Russo
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
as Charles Serking
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
Inchon
1981
as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Bloodline
1979
as Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
1979
as Jack Flowers
Opening Night
1977
as Manny Victor
The Death of Richie
1977
as George Werner
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
as Cosmo Vittelli
High Velocity
1976
as Clifford Baumgartner
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Morris Troper
Capone
1975
as Al Capone
QB VII
1974
as Abe Cady
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Neptune Factor
1973
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Maneater
1973
as Nick Baron
Pursuit
1972
as Steven Graves
When Michael Calls
1972
as Doremus Connelly
The Sicilian Connection
1972
as Joseph Coppola
Fireball Forward
1972
as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
The Family Rico
1972
as Eddie Rico
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Husbands
1970
as Harry
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
as Card Player
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
as Sgt. Angelo
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
A Rage to Live
1965
as Roger Bannon
Run for Your Life
1965
as Paul Bryan
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
as Fred
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Paul Bryan
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Nick Anderson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Sidney
Convicts 4
1962
as John Resko
Conquered City
1962
as Captain George Stubbs
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Young Doctors
1961
as Dr. David Coleman
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Passionate Thief
1960
as Lello
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Lt. Frederick Manion
You'll Never See Me Again
1959
as Jim Mason
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
The Strange One
1957
as Jocko de Paris
The Troublemakers
1957
as Stanley Carr
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Jim Mason
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter