Ben Gazzara
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 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
139 titles
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
People Like Us
The Girl from Trieste
Very Mean Men
Ladykiller
Control
The Zone
Valentine's Day
A Letter to Three Wives
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
A Question of Honor
The Family Rico
Downpayment on Murder
Beyond the Ocean
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
The Young Doctors
Carol for Another Christmas
An Early Frost
High Velocity
Droit de Réponse
Shark in a Bottle
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
Farmer & Chase
Forever
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