Ben Gazzara
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
The Big Lebowski
as Jackie Treehorn 1998
Dogville
as Jack McKay 2003
Road House
as Brad Wesley 1989
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Andrew Wallace 1999
Anatomy of a Murder
as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion 1959
Buffalo '66
as Jimmy Brown 1998
Happiness
as Lenny Jordan 1998
13
as Schlondorff 2010
Paris Je T'aime
as Ben (Quartier Latin) 2006
Summer of Sam
as Luigi 1999
The Spanish Prisoner
as Mr. Klein 1997
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Cosmo Vittelli 1976
Opening Night
as Manny Victor 1977
The Bridge at Remagen
as Sgt. Angelo 1969
Husbands
as Harry 1970
The Professor
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano 1986
Shadow Conspiracy
as Vicepresident Saxon 1997