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
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2010
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as Schlondorff
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Age: 79
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
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
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
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
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
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
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as Mr. Klein
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Age: 67
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
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as Vicepresident Saxon
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Age: 66
Road House
1989
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as Brad Wesley
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Age: 58
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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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
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
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as Self
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Age: 40
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
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as Card Player
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Age: 38
The Young Doctors
1961
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as Dr. David Coleman
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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