Acting

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara est surtout connu pour New York Unité Spéciale, Columbo, The Tonight Show avec Johnny Carson et What's My Line?. Ben Gazzara est né le 28 août 1930. Ben Gazzara est décédé(e) le 3 février 2012 à 81 ans.

Naissance: 28 août 1930
Lieu de naissance: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Décès: 3 février 2012 (81 ans)

Biographie

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).