
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).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968

What's My Line?
TV • 1950

What's My Line?
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Dinah!
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
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Run for Your Life
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Arrest and Trial
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The Big Lebowski
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L'onore e il rispetto
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Dogville
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Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
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The Thomas Crown Affair
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