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Ben Gazzara

Born
Aug 28, 1930 · Aged 81
Died
Feb 3, 2012
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
126
TV credits
25
Directing credits
4
Also known as (2)
  • Biagio Anthony Gazzarra
  • Biagio Anthony Gazzara

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…