Ben Gazzara is an American actor in television and motion pictures.
He has had a long and varied acting career, with spells as an accomplished director too (TV mostly). His most popular acting roles include “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959), “A Rage to Live” (1965), “The Bridge at Remagen” (1969), “Capone” (1975), “Voyage of the Damned” (1976), and “High Velocity” (1977). He also starred in a couple of television series, beginning with Arrest and Trial, which ran from 1963 until 1964 on ABC, and the more successful series Run for Your Life from 1965 to 1968 on NBC.
In the 1990’s, he appeared in 38 films, among these many TV productions. In Hollywood movies he mostly appeared as a supporting actor, but worked with several renowned directors, such as the Coen Brothers (“The Big Lebowski”), Spike Lee (“Summer of Sam”), and John McTiernan (
The Thomas Crown Affair”).
Now in his seventies, Gazzara is still acting. In 2003, he appeared in the film Dogville.
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