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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
Character: 'O Professore di Vesuviano
TV • 2025
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Character: Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
Character: Don Otello Di Bella
TV • 2013
Ristabbanna
Character:
MOVIE • 2012
Chez Gino
Character: Oncle Giovanni
MOVIE • 2011
Christopher Roth
Character: Paul Andersen
MOVIE • 2010
Il Volo
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
13
Character: Schlondorff
MOVIE • 2010
Holy Money
Character: Vatican's Banker
MOVIE • 2009
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Eve
Character: Joe
MOVIE • 2008
Empire State Building Murders
Character: Paulie Genovese
MOVIE • 2008
Looking for Palladin
Character: Jack Palladin
MOVIE • 2008
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
A Prince Called Toto
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2007
Donne sbagliate
Character: Franco Maresco
MOVIE • 2007
Quiet Flows The Don
Character: Secretov
MOVIE • 2006
Crew
