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Biagio Anthony " Ben " Gazzara (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 .
Ben Gazzara. Actor: Road House. Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in character parts.
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Feb 4, 2012 · A New York native of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara was a strongly masculine, subtly menacing screen presence with a gravelly voice that one writer described as “saloon-cured” and another said...
Feb 3, 2012 · Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several...
Feb 3, 2012 · Ben Gazzara, the gritty actor who was a member of John Cassavetes‘ independent troupe after attaining TV fame for starring in the 1960s NBC series Run for Your Life, died Friday afternoon in ...
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Feb 3, 2012 · Ben Gazzara died on Friday, at the age of eighty-one. He’s one of the very greatest of film actors; he’ll be remembered for just a handful of roles, out of the one hundred thirty-three...
Ben Gazzara. Actor: Road House. Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in character parts.
