Ben Gazzara
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Born:
Aug 28, 1930

Died:
Feb 03, 2012

Age: 81 Deceased

From:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 155

Avg Rating: 6.4

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Ben Gazzara

Also known as: Бен Газзара, Biagio Anthony Gazzarra, بن گازارا

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 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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