
Aug 28, 1930 – Feb 3, 2012 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).

as Jackie Treehorn

as Jack McKay

as Brad Wesley

as Andrew Wallace

as Lt. Frederick Manion

as Jimmy Brown

as Lenny Jordan
as Schlondorff
as Ben (Quartier Latin)
as Luigi
as Mr. Klein
as Cosmo Vittelli
as Manny Victor
as Sgt. Angelo
as Harry
as 'O Professore di Vesuviano
as Al Capone
as Vicepresident Saxon
as Charles Serking
as Morris Troper
as John Russo
as Jack Flowers
as Cmdr. Adrian Blake
as Lello
as Rhys Williams