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Ben Gazzara

Acting · Born August 28, 1930 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Movies with Ben Gazzara

• The Big Lebowski (1998) — Jackie Treehorn
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) — Andrew Wallace
• Dogville (2003) — Jack McKay
• Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Ben (Quartier Latin)
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — Lt. Frederick Manion
• Buffalo '66 (1998) — Jimmy Brown
• Road House (1989) — Brad Wesley
• 13 (2010) — Schlondorff
• Shadow Conspiracy (1997) — Vicepresident Saxon
• Summer of Sam (1999) — Luigi
• Voyage of the Damned (1976) — Morris Troper
• The Bridge at Remagen (1969) — Sgt. Angelo

TV shows with Ben Gazzara

• Run for Your Life (1965) — Paul Bryan
• Arrest and Trial (1963) — Nick Anderson
• Ninho da Serpente (1982) — Self
• L'onore e il rispetto (2006) — Don Fred Di Venanzio
• Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore (2025) — 'O Professore di Vesuviano
• Quiet Flows the Don (2006) — General Secretov