Ben Gazzara
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Biography
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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).
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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Tony Awards
What's My Line?
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kraft Suspense Theatre
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Big Lebowski
13
Summer of Sam
Happiness
Parallel Lives
Dogville
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
The Thomas Crown Affair
Road House
The Bridge at Remagen
Anatomy of a Murder
Lies Before Kisses
Bloodline
Ladykiller
Run for Your Life
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