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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) | Self | - | - |
| 2 | Christopher Roth (2010) | Paul Andersen | - | - |
| 3 | 13 (2010) | Schlondorff | 6.5 | |
| 4 | Paris Je T'aime (2006) | Ben (Quartier Latin) | 8 | |
| 5 | Dogville Confessions (2004) | Self | - | - |
| 6 | Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) | Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage) | 9 | |
| 7 | Dogville (2003) | Jack McKay | 7.9 | |
| 8 | Hysterical Blindness (2002) | Nick | - | - |
| 9 | Brian's Song (2001) | Coach Halas | 7.5 | |
| 10 | The List (2000) | D.A. Bernard Salman | - | - |
| 11 | A Constant Forge (2000) | Self | 5 | |
| 12 | Believe (2000) | - | - | - |
| 13 | Blue Moon (2000) | Frank Cavallo | 6 | |
| 14 | The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | Andrew Wallace | 7.2 | |
| 15 | Summer of Sam (1999) | Luigi | 5 | |
| 16 | Buffalo '66 (1998) | Jimmy Brown | 7.2 | |
| 17 | Too Tired to Die (1998) | John Sage | - | - |
| 18 | Happiness (1998) | Lenny Jordan | 8.1 | |
| 19 | Illuminata (1998) | Old Flavio | 6 | |
| 20 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | Jackie Treehorn | 8 | |
| 21 | Stag (1997) | Frank Grieco | - | - |
| 22 | Vicious Circles (1997) | March | - | - |
| 23 | The Spanish Prisoner (1997) | Mr. Klein | 4.3 | |
| 24 | Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993) | Joseph Bonanno | - | - |
| 25 | Road House (1989) | Brad Wesley | 7.3 | |
| 26 | When Michael Calls (1989) | Doremus Connelly | - | - |
| 27 | The Professor (1986) | 'O Professore di Vesuviano | 7 | |
| 28 | An Early Frost (1985) | Nick Pierson | - | - |
| 29 | They All Laughed (1981) | John Russo | 4 | |
| 30 | Inchon (1981) | Maj. Frank Hallsworth | - | - |
| 31 | Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981) | Charles Serking | 6 | |
| 32 | Saint Jack (1979) | Jack Flowers | 5.5 | |
| 33 | Bloodline (1979) | Rhys Williams | - | - |
| 34 | Opening Night (1977) | Manny Victor | 8 | |
| 35 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) | Cosmo Vittelli | 7 | |
| 36 | Voyage of the Damned (1976) | Morris Troper | - | - |
| 37 | Capone (1975) | Al Capone | - | - |
| 38 | The Neptune Factor (1973) | Cmdr. Adrian Blake | 6 | |
| 39 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) | Self (archive footage) | 10 | |
| 40 | Husbands (1970) | Harry | 5 | |
| 41 | Carol for Another Christmas (1964) | Fred | - | - |
| 42 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | Lt. Frederick Manion | 8.2 | |
| 43 | The Strange One (1957) | Jocko de Paris | - | - |
