Ben Gazzara
Acting
- Born:
- 1930-08-28
- Died:
- 2012-02-03
- Place of birth:
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
Ristabbanna
Chez Gino
Christopher Roth
Il Volo
13
Holy Money
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
Eve
Empire State Building Murders
Looking for Palladin
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
A Prince Called Toto
Donne sbagliate
Quiet Flows The Don
Quiet Flows the Don
L'onore e il rispetto
Paris Je T'aime
Pope John Paul II
The Shore
Bonjour Michel
The Tony Danza Show
Dogville Confessions
Dogville
L'ospite segreto
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Hysterical Blindness
Home Sweet Hoboken
Brian's Song
Jack of Hearts
A Constant Forge
The List
Nella terra di nessuno
Piovuto dal cielo
Undertaker's Paradise
Shark in a Bottle
Very Mean Men
Believe
Blue Moon
Poor Liza
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Thomas Crown Affair
Summer of Sam
Paradise Cove
Happiness
Il tesoro di Damasco
Marilyn in Manhattan
Too Tired to Die
Angelo Nero
Illuminata
The Big Lebowski
Buffalo '66
Valentine's Day
The Spanish Prisoner
Stag
Shadow Conspiracy
Farmer & Chase
Vicious Circles
Ladykiller
Strangers
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
The Zone
Convict Cowboy
Bandits
Parallel Lives
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
Anything for John
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Blindsided
The Window Over the Way
Forever
Lies Before Kisses
People Like Us
Beyond the Ocean
Quicker Than the Eye
Road House
Arena - John Cassavetes
Don Bosco
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Control
Downpayment on Murder
The Professor
Bitter Champagne
A Letter to Three Wives
My Dearest Son
Woman of Wonders
An Early Frost
Night of 100 Stars II
Uno scandalo perbene
The Girl from Trieste
A Question of Honor
Ninho da Serpente
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Droit de Réponse
They All Laughed
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Inchon
Bloodline
Saint Jack
Opening Night
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Death of Richie
Voyage of the Damned
High Velocity
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Capone
Dinah!
QB VII
Maneater
The Neptune Factor
The Sicilian Connection
Pursuit
The Family Rico
Fireball Forward
When Michael Calls
Film '72
The Making of 'Husbands'
Husbands
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Bridge at Remagen
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
The Dick Cavett Show
A Rage to Live
Run for Your Life
Carol for Another Christmas
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Arrest and Trial
Conquered City
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Convicts 4
The Mike Douglas Show
The Young Doctors
The Passionate Thief
You'll Never See Me Again
Anatomy of a Murder
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
The Troublemakers
The Strange One
Armchair Theatre
Tony Awards
What's My Line?
Golden Globe Awards