Ben Gazzara

About

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).

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999ColumboSeries • 1971The Name of the GameSeries • 1968Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963Run for Your LifeSeries • 1965The Big LebowskiMovie • 1998Arrest and TrialSeries • 1963DogvilleMovie • 2003The Thomas Crown AffairMovie • 1999Road HouseMovie • 1989Anatomy of a MurderMovie • 1959Paris Je T'aimeMovie • 2006The Bridge at RemagenMovie • 1969Buffalo '66Movie • 1998Shadow ConspiracyMovie • 199713Movie • 2010Voyage of the DamnedMovie • 1976HappinessMovie • 1998Summer of SamMovie • 1999The Spanish PrisonerMovie • 1997The Killing of a Chinese BookieMovie • 1976Saint JackMovie • 1979Opening NightMovie • 1977Hysterical BlindnessMovie • 2002