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Ben Gazzara

Aug 28, 1930 - Feb 03, 2012 (81 years old) in 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 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).

Known For

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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
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What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
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Run for Your Life
Paul Bryan
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Dinah!
Self
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The Big Lebowski
Jackie Treehorn
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Anatomy of a Murder
Lt. Frederick Manion

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