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Ben Gazzara (1930–2012)

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Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in character parts... See full bio »

Born:

Biagio Anthony Gazzara
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 81) in New York City, New York, USA
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2011 Ristabbànna
 
2011 Chez Gino
Oncle Giovanni
 
2010 Christopher Roth
Paul Andersen
 
2010 13
Schlondorff
 
2006 L'onore e il rispetto (TV mini-series)
Fred Di Venanzio
 
2009 Holy Money
Vatican's Banker
 
2008/IV Eve (short)
Joe
 
2008 Empire State Building Murders (TV movie)
Paulie Genovese
 
2008 Looking for Palladin
Jack Palladin
 
2007 Donne sbagliate (TV movie)
Franco Maresco
 
2006 Tikhiy Don (TV series)
 
2006 Quiet Flows the Don
Gen. Secretov
 
2006 Paris, je t'aime
Ben (segment "Quartier Latin")
 
2005 Pope John Paul II (TV movie)
Cardinal Agostino Casaroli
 
2005 Schubert
Don José
 
2005 Bonjour Michel
Michele Terranova
 
2005 The Shore
Mr. Bob Harris
 
2003 Dogville
Jack McKay
 
2003 L'ospite segreto
Solomos
 
2002 Hysterical Blindness (TV movie)
Nick
 
2001 Brian's Song (TV movie)
Coach Halas
 
2001 Home Sweet Hoboken
 
2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Executive Assistant Attorney
– Wrath (2001) … Executive Assistant Attorney
 
2000 The List
D.A. Bernard Salman
 
2000 Jack of Hearts
Bartossa
 
2000 Nobody's Heart
L'avvocato Scalzi
 
2000 Piovuto dal cielo (TV movie)
Cesare Palmieri
 
2000 Undertaker's Paradise
Jim
 
2000 Shark in a Bottle
The Arranger
 
2000 Very Mean Men
Gino Minetti
 
2000 Un bacio nel buio (TV movie)
 
2000/I Believe
Ellicott Winslowe
 
2000 Blue Moon
Frank Cavallo
 
2000 Poor Liza
The Narrator
 
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
Andrew Wallace
 
1999 Summer of Sam
Luigi
 
1999 Tre stelle (TV movie)
Col. Marshall
 
1999 Paradise Cove
Duke Mantee
 
1998 Il tesoro di Damasco (TV movie)
Gregorio Kos
 
1998 Angelo nero (TV movie)
Padre Guelfi
 
1998 Illuminata
Old Flavio
 
1998 Happiness
Lenny Jordan
 
1998 The Big Lebowski
Jackie Treehorn
 
1998 Buffalo '66
Jimmy Brown
 
1998 Too Tired to Die
John Sage
 
1998 Protector (video)
Joe Buddha
 
1997 The Spanish Prisoner
Mr. Klein
 
1997 Stag
Frank Grieco
 
1997 Shadow Conspiracy
Vice President Saxon
 
1997 Farmer & Chase
Farmer
 
1997 The Notorious 7 (TV movie)
Dom Diablo
 
1997 Vicious Circles
March
 
1996 Una donna in fuga
 
1996 Strangers (TV series)
Stasi
– A New Life (1996) … Stasi
 
1996 Ladykiller
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
 
1995 The Zone
Dick Althorp
 
1995 Nefertiti, figlia del sole
Amanophis III
 
1995 Convict Cowboy (TV movie)
Warden
 
1995 Bandits
Amos
 
1994 Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (TV movie)
Papa
 
1994 Parallel Lives (TV movie)
Charlie Duke
 
1994 Sherwood's Travels
Raphael de Pietro
 
1994 Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem
Moshe
 
1993 The Window Over the Way
John
 
1993 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (TV movie)
Joseph Bonanno
 
1993 Blindsided (TV movie)
Ira Gold
 
1991 Lies Before Kisses (TV movie)
Grant Sanders
 
1991 Per sempre
Marcelo Rondi
 
1990 People Like Us (TV movie)
Gus Bailey
 
1990 Beyond the Ocean
 
1989 Road House
Brad Wesley
 
1988 Quicker Than the Eye
Ben Norrell
 
1988 Don Bosco
Don Bosco
 
1987 Downpayment on Murder (TV movie)
Harry Cardell
 
1987 Police Story: The Freeway Killings (TV movie)
Capt. Tom Wright
 
1987 Control
Mike Zella
 
1986 Il camorrista
Il Professore
 
1986 Champagne amer
Paul Rivière
 
1985 A Letter to Three Wives (TV movie)
Porter Holloway
 
1985 An Early Frost (TV movie)
Nick Pierson
 
1985 My Dearest Son
Avv. Antonio Morelli
 
1985 Woman of Wonders
Alberto
 
1984 A Proper Scandal
The man with no memory
 
1982 The Girl from Trieste
Dino Romani
 
1982 A Question of Honor (TV movie)
Detective Joe DeFalco
 
1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness
Charles Serking
 
1981 They All Laughed
John Russo
 
1981 Inchon
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
 
1979 Bloodline
Rhys Williams
 
1979 Saint Jack
Jack Flowers
 
1977 Opening Night
Manny Victor
 
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie)
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
 
1977 The Death of Richie (TV movie)
George Werner
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Morris Troper
 
1976 High Velocity
Clifford Baumgartner
 
1976 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Cosmo Vittelli
 
1975 Capone
Al Capone
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Abe Cady
– Part Three (1974) … Abe Cady
– Part One & Two (1974) … Abe Cady
 
1973 Maneater (TV movie)
Nick Baron
 
1973 The Neptune Factor
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
 
1973 You'll Never See Me Again (TV movie)
 
1972 Afyon oppio
Joseph Coppola
 
1972 Pursuit (TV movie)
Steven Graves
 
1972 The Family Rico (TV movie)
Eddie Rico
 
1972 Fireball Forward (TV movie)
Maj. Gen. Joe Barrett
 
1972 When Michael Calls (TV movie)
Doremus Connelly
 
1970 Husbands
Harry
 
1969 The Bridge at Remagen
Sgt. Angelo
 
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Card Player
 
1965-1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Paul Bryan
– The Exchange (1968) … Paul Bryan
– Life Among the Meat-Eaters (1968) … Paul Bryan
– Carol (1968) … Paul Bryan
– Beware My Love (1968) … Paul Bryan
– The Dead on Furlough (1968) … Paul Bryan
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1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Sidney
– Free of Charge (1967) … Sidney
 
1965 A Rage to Live
Roger Bannon
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Paul Bryan
– Rapture at Two-Forty (1965) … Paul Bryan
 
1964 A Carol for Another Christmas (TV movie)
Fred
 
1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
– Birds of a Feather (1964) … Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
– Those Which Love Has Made (1964) … Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
– He Ran for His Life (1964) … Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
– The Revenge of the Worm (1964) … Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
– Tigers Are for Jungles (1964) … Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson
See all 30 episodes »
 
1962 Conquered City
Capt. George Stubbs
 
1962 Convicts 4
John Resko
 
1961 The Young Doctors
Dr. David Coleman
 
1961 Cry Vengeance! (TV movie)
Davidde
 
1960 The Passionate Thief
Lello
 
1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Body and Soul (1959)
 
1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Jim Mason
– You'll Never See Me Again (1959) … Jim Mason
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder
Lt. Frederick Manion
 
1952-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Moony - Story #3
– Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry (1958) … Moony - Story #3
– The Last Mile (1952)
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
M. Paul / Stanley Carr
– The Violent Heart (1958) … M. Paul
– The Troublemakers (1957) … Stanley Carr
 
1957 The Strange One
Cadet Sgt. Jocko DeParis
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
– Witness to Murder (1954)
– The Timid Thief (1954)
– Positive Identification (1954)
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Richard Elgin Jr.
– The Notebook Warrior (1954) … Richard Elgin Jr.
 
1952-1954 Danger (TV series)
– The Gunman (1954)
– The First Hold Up (1954)
– Fresh as a Daisy (1952)
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
– The Alibi Kid (1954)
 
1952-1953 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Bowman
– The Case of the Sawed-Off Shotgun (1953) … Bowman
– The Case of the Golden Map (1952)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1990 Beyond the Ocean
 
1974-1975 Columbo (TV series)
– Troubled Waters (1975)
– A Friend in Deed (1974)
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
– Appointment in Palermo (1971)
 
1967-1968 Run for Your Life (TV series)
– The Killing Scene (1968)
– Tell It Like It Is (1967)
– A Choice of Evils (1967)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness (performer: "Rock-a-bye-baby" - uncredited)
 
1970 Husbands (performer: "Show Me the Way to Go Home" 1925 - uncredited, "Dancing in the Dark" 1931 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (in memory of)
 
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Especial Ironía: Dragonball Evolution (2012) (in memory of)
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Gazzara (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Chabad: To Life Telethon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Buenafuente (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.19 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2005 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.82 (2005) … Himself
 
1998-2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 October 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 May 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alejandro Chomski? (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Cassavetes: Claroscuro americano (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 A Constant Forge (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Marilyn in Manhattan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº 17 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All (documentary)
 
1994 Paleoworld (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Mammoth … Narrator
– Missing Links … Narrator
 
1993 Anything for John (TV documentary)
 
1993 The Annual Daily Variety Honors. A Salutes to Army Archerd (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Bon dia, Catalunya (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1990 La parada (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.31 (1990) … Himself
 
1988 Du côté de chez Fred (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1985 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ben Gazzara: New-York 42nd et 9th (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1982 Droit de réponse: l'esprit de contradiction (TV series)
Himself
– Cinéma et parapsychologie (1982) … Himself
 
1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.74 (1977) … Himself
 
1974-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1970-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Joe Namath Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1969) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.249 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #2.119 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.94 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1967) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 27 April 1967 (1967)
 
1966 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 August 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1959-1961 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 3 September 1961 (1961) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 27 August 1961 (1961) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 28 February 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 27 September 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 2 August 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1955 A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2012 Días de cine (TV series)
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Lt. Frederick Manion (uncredited)
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Ceremonia de clausura (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Ceremonia de apertura (TV movie)
 

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(1955) Stage: Appeared (as "Brick") in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Tennessee Williams. Scenic / Liaghting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard. Assistant Designer to Jo Mielziner: John Harvey. Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Florence Klotz... See more »

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Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Personal Quote:

[In 2009] Run for Your Life, that came at a period where things were very slow in the movie world for me. So I had to pay the rent, and the offer was good, but it was before the big, big money in television, 1965. And that was hard work, I gotta tell you. You know we made 30 one-hour shows a year? I was in every scene... See more »

Trivia:

He caught the acting bug when he was 11 years old and watched one of his friends act in a play at the Madison Square Boys Club. See more »

Trademark:

Often played characters whose charming veneer masked inner turmoil or even anguish See more »

Nickname:

Benny See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo