Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Deceased · Born: Aug 28, 1930 · Died: Feb 3, 2012

Personal Details

BornAug 28, 1930 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Elke Stuckmann

    ( Feb 26, 1982 to Feb 3, 2012 )
  • Janice Rule

    ( Nov 25, 1961 to Jan 28, 1982 )
  • Louise Erickson

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Antonio Gazzarra
  • Angelina Cusumano

Biography

Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s.

Career

2010
Christopher Roth
Christopher Roth as Paul Andersen
13
13 as Schlondorff
2009
Holy Money
Holy Money as Vatican's Banker
2008
Looking for Palladin
Looking for Palladin as Jack Palladin
Eve
Eve as Joe
2006
Paris, je t'aime
Paris, je t'aime as Ben (Quartier Latin)
2005
The Shore
The Shore as Mr. Bob Harris
Faith: Pope John Paul II
Faith: Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
2003
Dogville
Dogville as Jack McKay
2001
Brian's Song
Brian's Song as Coach Halas
2000
Shark in a Bottle
Shark in a Bottle as The Arranger
Poor Liza
Poor Liza as The Narrator
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men as Gino Minetti
Blue Moon
Blue Moon as Frank Cavallo
The List
The List as D.A. Bernard Salman
1999
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair as Andrew Wallace
Paradise Cove
Paradise Cove as Duke Mantee
1998
Protector
Protector as Joe Buddha
Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die as John Sage
Buffalo '66
Buffalo '66 as Jimmy Brown
Illuminata
Illuminata as Old Flavio
Happiness
Happiness as Lenny Jordan
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy as Vicepresident Saxon
Stag
Stag as Frank Grieco
1996
Ladykiller
Ladykiller as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
1995
Convict Cowboy
Convict Cowboy as Warden Ferguson
The Zone
The Zone as Dick Althorp
1994
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives as Charlie Duke
Blindsided
Blindsided as Ira Gold
1991
Lies Before Kisses
Lies Before Kisses as Grant Sanders
1990
Beyond the Ocean
Beyond the Ocean as John Tana
People Like Us
People Like Us as Gus Bailey
1989
Road House
Road House as Brad Wesley
1987
Control
Control as Mike Zella
Downpayment on Murder
Downpayment on Murder as Harry Cardell
1986
Secret Obsession
Secret Obsession as Paul Rivière
1985
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives as Porter Holloway
An Early Frost
An Early Frost as Nick Pierson
1982
Inchon
Inchon as Maj. Frank Hallsworth
A Question of Honor
A Question of Honor as Detective Joe DeFalco
1981
They All Laughed
They All Laughed as John Russo
Tales of Ordinary Madness
Tales of Ordinary Madness as Charles Serking
1979
Bloodline
Bloodline as Rhys Williams
Saint Jack
Saint Jack as Jack Flowers
1977
Opening Night
Opening Night as Manny Victor
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Anson 'Kip' Roberts
The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie as George Werner
1976
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned as Morris Troper
1975
Capone
Capone as Al Capone
1974
QB VII
QB VII as Abe Cady
1973
Maneater
Maneater as Nick Baron
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
1972
The Family Rico
The Family Rico as Eddie Rico
Pursuit
Pursuit as Steven Graves
When Michael Calls
When Michael Calls as Doremus Connelly
Fireball Forward
Fireball Forward as Maj. Gen Joe Barrett
The Sicilian Connection
The Sicilian Connection as Joseph Coppola
1970
Husbands
Husbands as Harry
1969
1967
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
1965
A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live as Roger Bannon
1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial as Detective Sergeant Nick Anderson
1962
Convicts 4
Convicts 4 as John Resko
1961
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors as Dr. David Coleman
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder as Lt. Frederick Manion
1958
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
1957
The Strange One
The Strange One as Jocko de Paris
1990
Beyond the Ocean
Beyond the Ocean as Director, Writer