Acting
Ben Gazzara
Born Aug 28, 1930 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA · Died Feb 3, 2012
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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Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
2025
Crime · Drama
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Documentary
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
2014
Documentary
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2014
Documentary
Pupetta, Woman of Honor
2013
Drama
Chez Gino
2011
Comedy
Christopher Roth
2010
Horror · Thriller
Il Volo
2010
Documentary
13
2010
Drama · Thriller
Holy Money
2009
Thriller
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
2009
Documentary
Eve
2008
Comedy
Looking for Palladin
2008
Comedy
A Prince Called Toto
2007
Documentary · Drama · History
Donne sbagliate
2007
Drama · TV Movie
Quiet Flows The Don
2006
Drama · Romance · War
Quiet Flows the Don
2006
Drama · War & Politics
L'onore e il rispetto
2006
Drama · Crime
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Drama · Romance
Pope John Paul II
2005
Drama
The Shore
2005
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Dogville Confessions
2004
Documentary
Dogville
2003
Crime · Drama · Thriller
L'ospite segreto
2003
Drama
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Music · Documentary · History
Hysterical Blindness
2002
Drama · TV Movie
Brian's Song
2001
Drama · TV Movie
Jack of Hearts
2000
Crime · Thriller
A Constant Forge
2000
Documentary
The List
2000
Thriller
Nella terra di nessuno
2000
Drama
Undertaker's Paradise
2000
Drama · Comedy
Shark in a Bottle
2000
Action · Crime · Drama
Very Mean Men
2000
Crime · Comedy
Believe
2000
Horror · Thriller · Family
Blue Moon
2000
Comedy · Drama
Poor Liza
2000
Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Drama · Crime · Romance
Summer of Sam
1999
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Paradise Cove
1999
Crime · Thriller
Happiness
1998
Comedy · Drama
Il tesoro di Damasco
1998
Adventure · Action · Mystery
Marilyn in Manhattan
1998
Documentary · TV Movie
Too Tired to Die
1998
Fantasy · Comedy · Drama
Angelo Nero
1998
Crime · Fantasy · TV Movie
Illuminata
1998
Drama · Comedy
The Big Lebowski
1998
Comedy · Crime
Buffalo '66
1998
Drama · Romance · Comedy
Valentine's Day
1998
Drama · Action · Thriller
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Stag
1997
Thriller · Drama
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
Thriller
Farmer & Chase
1997
Crime
Vicious Circles
1997
Thriller · Drama
Ladykiller
1996
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
Strangers
1996
Drama
The Zone
1995
Action · Drama · Thriller
Convict Cowboy
1995
Action · Drama · Western
Bandits
1995
Drama · Thriller
Parallel Lives
1994
TV Movie · Drama
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
1994
Drama
Anything for John
1993
Documentary
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Blindsided
1993
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Window Over the Way
1993
Drama · Romance
Forever
1991
Drama
Lies Before Kisses
1991
Thriller · TV Movie · Drama
People Like Us
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Beyond the Ocean
1990
Drama
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
Drama · Thriller
Road House
1989
Action · Thriller
Don Bosco
1988
History · Drama
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
1987
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Documentary
Control
1987
Thriller · Drama
Downpayment on Murder
1987
Thriller · TV Movie
The Professor
1986
Crime · Drama
Bitter Champagne
1986
Drama
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
TV Movie · Drama
My Dearest Son
1985
Drama
Woman of Wonders
1985
Drama · Romance
An Early Frost
1985
Drama · TV Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
Uno scandalo perbene
1984
Drama
The Girl from Trieste
1982
Drama · Thriller
A Question of Honor
1982
TV Movie · Crime · Drama
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Documentary
Droit de Réponse
1981
TV Movie
They All Laughed
1981
Comedy · Romance
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
Drama
Inchon
1981
History · War · Drama
Bloodline
1979
Crime · Thriller
Saint Jack
1979
Drama
Opening Night
1977
Drama
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
Drama · Crime
The Death of Richie
1977
Drama · TV Movie
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Drama · War
High Velocity
1976
Action
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Capone
1975
Crime · Drama
QB VII
1974
Drama
Maneater
1973
Horror · Adventure · Drama
The Neptune Factor
1973
Action · Science Fiction
The Sicilian Connection
1972
Thriller · Crime
Pursuit
1972
Action · Thriller · TV Movie
The Family Rico
1972
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Fireball Forward
1972
Action · Drama · War
When Michael Calls
1972
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie
The Making of 'Husbands'
1971
Documentary
Husbands
1970
Comedy · Drama
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Documentary
The Bridge at Remagen
1969
War · Action
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
1969
Romance · Comedy · Adventure
A Rage to Live
1965
Drama · Romance
Run for Your Life
1965
Drama
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
TV Movie · Drama · Fantasy
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mystery · Drama
Arrest and Trial
1963
Crime · Drama
Conquered City
1962
Drama · War
Convicts 4
1962
Crime · Drama
The Young Doctors
1961
Drama
The Passionate Thief
1960
Comedy
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
Drama · TV Movie
The Strange One
1957
Drama
Armchair Theatre
1956
Drama
