Ben Gazzara

Also known as Biagio Anthony Gazzarra, Carlo Biagio Anthony Gazzara, Biagio Anthony Gazzara

American actor (1930–2012)

Film & TV

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore — 'O Professore di Vesuviano2025
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima — Self2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film — Self2014
Pupetta, Woman of Honor — Don Otello Di Bella2013
Ristabbanna2012
Chez Gino — Oncle Giovanni2011
Il Volo2010
Christopher Roth — Paul Andersen2010
13 — Schlondorff2010

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Key facts

Born: Biagio Anthony Gazzarra , ( 1930-08-28 ) August 28, 1930, New York City , New York , U.S.
Died: February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03) (aged 81), New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations: Actor director
Years active: 1953–2012
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Awards: See below

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Carlo
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Manhattan
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: film director
Educated at: Stuyvesant High School
Employer: The New School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Theatre World Award
Student of: Erwin Piscator
Image: Barbara Hershey Ben Gazzara Run for Your Life.jpg
Number of children: 2

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pseudonym: Ben Gazzara
Commons category: Ben Gazzara
cause of death: pancreatic cancer
date of death: 2012-02-03
date of birth: 1930-08-28
birth name: Biagio Anthony Gazzarra
writing language: English language
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
name in native language: Ben Gazzara
start of work period: 1955-00-00
end of work period: 2012-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara (né Gazzarra; August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an American actor and director of film, stage, and television. He received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Drama Desk Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and three Tony Awards.

Born in New York City, Gazzara studied at The New School and began his professional career with the Actors Studio, of which he was a lifelong member. His breakthrough role was in the Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955–56), which earned him widespread acclaim. A memorable performance as a soldier on trial for murder in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959) transitioned Gazzara to an equally successful screen career. As the star of the television series Run for Your Life (1965–68), he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He won his only Emmy Award for the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002).

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