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Ben Piazza (I) (1933–1991)

Actor

Trivia:

Came to Hollywood and was given the co-starring role opposite Gary Cooper in The Hanging Tree on the strength of his Canadian film debut in A Dangerous Age. See more trivia »

Born:

Benito Daniel Piazza
in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Died:

(age 58) in Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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1991 Never Forget (TV movie)
Speaker
 
1991 Guilty by Suspicion
Darryl Zanuck
 
1991 Dragnet (TV series)
Charles Degman
– Armored Truck 211s (1991) … Charles Degman
 
1990 Rocky V
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1990 The Bakery (TV movie)
Captain Gleason
 
1990 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Richards
– Beggar's Comet (1990) … Richards
 
1989 Generations (TV series)
Judge
 
1987-1989 Matlock (TV series)
Dr. David Westlake / Martin Landers
– The Ex (1989) … Martin Landers
– The Doctors (1987) … Dr. David Westlake
 
1989 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
Judge David Steiner
– Snowfall (1989) … Judge David Steiner
 
1984-1989 Dynasty (TV series)
Dr. Charles Hampton
– Ginger Snaps (1989) … Dr. Charles Hampton
– The Last Hurrah (1989) … Dr. Charles Hampton
– Every Picture Tells a Story (1988) … Dr. Charles Hampton
– Body Trouble (1988) … Dr. Charles Hampton
– Broken Krystle (1988) … Dr. Charles Hampton
 
1988 Clean and Sober
Kramer
 
1988 Moonlighting (TV series)
Captain Renault
– Here's Living with You, Kid (1988) … Captain Renault
 
1988 Marblehead Manor (TV series)
Nigel Smedley
– Now, for a Re-Butle (1988) … Nigel Smedley
 
1988 Ohara (TV series)
Max Sherman
– You Bet Your Life (1988) … Max Sherman
 
1987 Mr. Belvedere (TV series)
Judge L. Nathan / Mr. Dawson
– Marsha's Job (1987) … Mr. Dawson
– The Ticket (1987) … Judge L. Nathan
 
1987 Billionaire Boys Club (TV movie)
Mr. Cody
 
1987 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Dean Howard Jones
– Rites of Passage: Part 1 (1987) … Dean Howard Jones
 
1984-1987 Family Ties (TV series)
Mr. Wertz / Ed Nelson / John Adams
– Keaton vs. Keaton (1987) … Mr. Wertz
– Architect's Apprentice (1987) … Mr. Wertz
– Philadelphia Story (1985) … Ed Nelson / John Adams
– Say Uncle (1984) … Mr. Wertz
 
1986-1987 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Dr. Josiah Bartlett / Josiah Bartlett
– You Again? (1987) … Josiah Bartlett
– Family Ties (1986) … Dr. Josiah Bartlett
 
1987 Outlaws (TV series)
– Madril (1987)
 
1986 Santa Barbara (TV series)
Dr. Rawlings
– Episode #1.519 (1986) … Dr. Rawlings
– Episode #1.499 (1986) … Dr. Rawlings
– Episode #1.484 (1986) … Dr. Rawlings
– Episode #1.466 (1986) … Dr. Rawlings
– Episode #1.465 (1986) … Dr. Rawlings
 
1986 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Hornby
– A Safe Place (1986) … Hornby
 
1981-1986 Benson (TV series)
Arthur Duffy / Mr. Grunning
– Reel Murder: Part 2 (1986) … Arthur Duffy
– Reel Murder: Part 1 (1986) … Arthur Duffy
– Big Buddy (1981) … Mr. Grunning
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dr. Vaughn Heilman (segment "Chameleon")
– Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (1985) … Dr. Vaughn Heilman (segment "Chameleon")
 
1985 Scene of the Crime (TV series)
Phillip Bingham
– The Medium Is the Murder (1985) … Phillip Bingham
 
1985 Mask
Mr. Simms
 
1985 Consenting Adult (TV movie)
Dr. Mark Waldo
 
1984 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Peter Weston
– Model for Murder (1984) … Peter Weston
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
Tabbles
– Harper-Gate (1984) … Tabbles
 
1984 The A-Team (TV series)
City Councilman Michael Prescott
– Bullets and Bikinis (1984) … City Councilman Michael Prescott
 
1984 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Supervisor Helms
– Home Is Where the Bart Is (1984) … Supervisor Helms
 
1983 The Winter of Our Discontent (TV movie)
Louis Brock
 
1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
Lowery
– Cradle to Grave (1983) … Lowery
 
1982-1983 Dallas (TV series)
Walt Driscoll
– Ewing Inferno (1983) … Walt Driscoll
– Hell Hath No Fury (1983) … Walt Driscoll
– The Sting (1983) … Walt Driscoll
– Caribbean Connection (1983) … Walt Driscoll
– Brothers and Sisters (1983) … Walt Driscoll
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1983 Grace Kelly (TV movie)
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Aloysius Whitman
– The Changing of the Guard (1983) … Aloysius Whitman
 
1982 Waltz Across Texas
Bill Wrather
 
1982 The Wall (TV movie)
Janta
 
1980-1981 Barney Miller (TV series)
Arthur Minch / David Shulton / John Essex
– Homeless (1981) … Arthur Minch
– Homicide: Part 2 (1980) … David Shulton
– The Inventor (1980) … John Essex
 
1981 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Caine
– Harts Under Glass (1981) … Caine
 
1981 The Five of Me (TV movie)
Neurologist
 
1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Harlan Davidson
– Death and the Dolls (1981) … Harlan Davidson
 
1981 A Matter of Life and Death (TV movie)
Dr. Laurie
 
1981 Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune (short)
 
1980 The Last Song (TV movie)
Ken Pentoff
 
1980 The Children of An Lac (TV movie)
Dr. Wayne R. McKinney
 
1980 The Blues Brothers
Father
 
1980 Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (TV movie)
Dr. John Spencer
 
1980 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
Sutter
– Chains (1980) … Sutter
– Death in the Sierras (1980) … Sutter
 
1980 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Stan Belding
– Deadlock in Parma (1980) … Stan Belding
 
1980 Paris (TV series)
– The Ghost Maker (1980)
 
1979 Nightwing
Roger Piggott
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Sanborne
– Energy Solution (1979) … Sanborne
 
1979 Lou Grant (TV series)
Jim McCrea
– Samaritan (1979) … Jim McCrea
 
1978 The Waverly Wonders (TV series)
George Benton
– Rafkin's Victory Dance (1978) … George Benton
– Tate vs. Tate (1978) … George Benton
– Pied Piper (1978) … George Benton
– Pilot (1978) … George Benton
– Joe Checks Out the Librarian (1978) … George Benton
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1978 The Critical List (TV movie)
Dr. Henry de Jong
 
1978 When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (TV movie)
Herman Grasser
 
1978 Kojak (TV series)
Abernathy
– Mouse (1978) … Abernathy
 
1977 Kill Me If You Can (TV movie)
Bill Edmunds
 
1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Jay Blake
 
1977 Kingston: Confidential (TV series)
– The Cult (1977)
 
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV series)
Bob Truss
 
1976 Once an Eagle (TV mini-series)
Capt. Jerome
 
1976 The Bad News Bears
Bob Whitewood
 
1976 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
Warren Rayker
– The Deadly Missiles (1976) … Warren Rayker
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Ernie Riker
– Come Die with Me (1976) … Ernie Riker
 
1975 Fear on Trial (TV movie)
Harry
 
1975 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Eugene Armstrong
– Bond of Fear (1975) … Eugene Armstrong
 
1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Fifer
– Hard Labor (1975) … Fifer
 
1975 Harry O (TV series)
Frank Cabot
– Double Jeopardy (1975) … Frank Cabot
 
1975 Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (TV movie)
 
1974 Fer-de-Lance (TV movie)
Lieutenant Whitehead
 
1974 Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (TV movie)
 
1974 The Waltons (TV series)
George Reed
– The Five Foot Shelf (1974) … George Reed
 
1973 Griff (TV series)
Henry Pizer
– Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (1973) … Henry Pizer
 
1973 The Candy Snatchers
Avery
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
Dr. Chase
– The Night Holds Terror (1973) … Dr. Chase
 
1972 The Outside Man
Desk clerk
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Harry
– To Kill a Memory (1972) … Harry
 
1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Jesse
 
1965 Love of Life (TV series)
Jonas Falk
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Blaine Hagerman
– The Old Man Picked a Lemon (1965) … Blaine Hagerman
 
1962-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Jack Powers / Mike Knox / Morton Leverton
– Whipping Boy (1965) … Mike Knox
– The Hidden Fury (1964) … Morton Leverton
– The Iron Man (1962) … Jack Powers
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Mike Rogers
– Autumn Without Red Leaves (1964) … Dr. Mike Rogers
– August Is the Month Before Christmas (1964) … Dr. Mike Rogers
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Dayton Hill
– A Matter of Pride (1962) … Dayton Hill
 
1962 Sinners Go to Hell
Camarero
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– Savage Sunday (1962)
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Nino Licosa
– Vengeance Is a Wheel (1961) … Nino Licosa
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Coley Goad
– The Grubstake (1959) … Coley Goad
 
1959 The Hanging Tree
Rune
 
1959 A Dangerous Age
David
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Ray
– Gun at a Fair One (1957) … Ray
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
David
– A Member of the Family (1957) … David
 
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1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (1958) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

A Second String (1960). Written by Lucienne Hill. Adapted from a novel by Colette. Scenic Design by Ben Edwards. Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh. Lighting Design by Ben Edwards. Directed by Raymond Gerome. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 13 Apr 1960- 7 May 1960 (29 performances). Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont (as "Farou")... See more »
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Trivia:

Came to Hollywood and was given the co-starring role opposite Gary Cooper in The Hanging Tree on the strength of his Canadian film debut in A Dangerous Age. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo