Ben Gazzara
Born August 28, 1930 (Age: 95)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
Il Volo
2010
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as
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Age: 79
13
2010
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as Schlondorff
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Age: 79
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009
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as Self
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Age: 78
A Prince Called Toto
2007
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as Self
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Age: 76
Paris Je T'aime
2006
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as Ben (Quartier Latin)
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Age: 75
Pope John Paul II
2005
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as
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Age: 75
The Shore
2005
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as Mr. Bob Harris
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Age: 75
Dogville Confessions
2004
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as Self
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Age: 73
Dogville
2003
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as Jack McKay
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Age: 72
Hysterical Blindness
2002
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as Nick
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Age: 71
Jack of Hearts
2000
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as Batossa
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Age: 70
A Constant Forge
2000
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as Self
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Age: 70
The List
2000
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as D.A. Bernard Salman
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Age: 70
Nella terra di nessuno
2000
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as L'avvocato Scalzi
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Age: 70
No Image
Piovuto dal cielo
2000
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as
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Age: 70
Undertaker's Paradise
2000
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as Jim
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Age: 69
Shark in a Bottle
2000
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as The Arranger
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Age: 69
Very Mean Men
2000
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as Gino Minetti
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Age: 69
Believe
2000
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as
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Age: 69
Blue Moon
2000
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as Frank Cavallo
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Age: 69
Poor Liza
2000
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as The Narrator
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Age: 69
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
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as Andrew Wallace
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Age: 68
Summer of Sam
1999
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as Luigi
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Age: 68
Happiness
1998
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as Lenny Jordan
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Age: 68
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
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as Gregorio Kos
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Age: 68
Marilyn in Manhattan
1998
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as Self
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Age: 68
Too Tired to Die
1998
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as John Sage
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Age: 67
Angelo Nero
1998
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as Padre Guelfi
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Age: 67
Illuminata
1998
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as Old Flavio
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Age: 67
The Big Lebowski
1998
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as Jackie Treehorn
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Age: 67
Buffalo '66
1998
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as Jimmy Brown
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Age: 67
Valentine's Day
1998
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as Joe Buddha
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Age: 67
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
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as Mr. Klein
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Age: 67
Stag
1997
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as Frank Grieco
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Age: 66
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
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as Vicepresident Saxon
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Age: 66
Farmer & Chase
1997
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as Farmer
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Age: 66
Vicious Circles
1997
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as March
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Age: 66
Ladykiller
1996
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as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
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Age: 66
No Image
John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It All
1996
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as Self
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Age: 65
Anything for John
1993
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as Self
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Age: 63
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
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as Joseph Bonanno
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Age: 62
Blindsided
1993
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as Ira Gold
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Age: 62
The Window Over the Way
1993
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as
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Age: 62
Forever
1991
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as Marcelo
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Age: 60
Lies Before Kisses
1991
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as Grant Sanders
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Age: 60
People Like Us
1990
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as Gus Bailey
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Age: 59
Beyond the Ocean
1990
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as John Tana
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Age: 59
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
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as Ben Norell
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Age: 58
Road House
1989
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as Brad Wesley
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Age: 58
No Image
Arena - John Cassavetes
1989
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as Self
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Age: 58
Don Bosco
1988
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as Don Giovanni Bosco
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Age: 57
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
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as Capt. Tom Wright
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Age: 56
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 56
Control
1987
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as Mike Zella
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Age: 56
Downpayment on Murder
1987
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as Harry Cardell
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Age: 56
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
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as Porter Holloway
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Age: 55
My Dearest Son
1985
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as Antonio Morelli
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Age: 55
Woman of Wonders
1985
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as Alberto
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Age: 55
An Early Frost
1985
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as Nick Pierson
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Age: 54
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 54
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 51
Droit de Réponse
1981
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as Self
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Age: 51
They All Laughed
1981
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as John Russo
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Age: 51
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
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as Charles Serking
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Age: 51
Inchon
1981
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as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
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Age: 50
Bloodline
1979
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as Rhys Williams
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Age: 48
Capone
1975
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as Al Capone
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Age: 44
Maneater
1973
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as Nick Baron
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Age: 43
The Neptune Factor
1973
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as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
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Age: 42
The Sicilian Connection
1972
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as Joseph Coppola
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Age: 42
Pursuit
1972
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as Steven Graves
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Age: 42
The Family Rico
1972
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as Eddie Rico
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Age: 42
Fireball Forward
1972
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as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
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Age: 41
Silêncio Mortal
1972
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as Doremus Connelly
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Age: 41
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
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as Self
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Age: 40
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
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as Sgt. Angelo
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Age: 38
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
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as Card Player
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Age: 38
A Rage to Live
1965
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as Roger Bannon
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Age: 35
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
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as Fred
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Age: 34
Conquered City
1962
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as Captain George Stubbs
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Age: 32
Convicts 4
1962
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as John Resko
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Age: 32
The Young Doctors
1961
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as Dr. David Coleman
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Age: 30
The Passionate Thief
1960
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as Lello
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Age: 30
No Image
You'll Never See Me Again
1959
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as Jim Mason
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Age: 28
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
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as Lieutenant Frederick "Manny" Manion
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Age: 28
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
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as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
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Age: 27