As Actor
Downpayment on Murder
1987
6.0
Ben Gazzara
Acting
Born
August 28, 1930
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Deceased
February 3, 2012
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).
The Filmography
As Actor
The Professor
1986
7.1
As Actor
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
2.0
As Actor
My Dearest Son
1985
4.3
As Actor
Woman of Wonders
1985
6.5
As Actor
An Early Frost
1985
6.0
As Actor
Uno scandalo perbene
1984
5.9
As Actor
The Girl from Trieste
1982
4.8
As Actor
A Question of Honor
1982
7.0
As Actor
They All Laughed
1981
5.9
As Actor
Tales of Ordinary Madness
1981
6.1
As Actor
Inchon
1981
3.4
As Actor
Bloodline
1979
4.9
As Actor
Saint Jack
1979
6.6
As Actor
Opening Night
1977
7.6
As Actor
The Death of Richie
1977
6.7
As Actor
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
1976
7.1
As Actor
Capone
1975
5.9
As Actor
The Neptune Factor
1973
5.0
As Actor
Pursuit
1972
5.2