Ben Gazzara
Also known as Biagio Anthony Gazzarra, Carlo Biagio Anthony Gazzara, Biagio Anthony Gazzara
American actor (1930–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- 2012
- Works
- 7
Top works
- The Spanish Prisoner [DVD]
- In the moment
- The night circus
- Cat on a hot tin roof
- Cat on a hot tin roof
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- 9
- Total plays
- 41
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Biagio Anthony "Ben" Gazzara (né Gazzarra; 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.
Born in New York City, Gazzara studied at The New School and began his professional career with the Actors Studio, of which he was a lifelong member. His breakthrough role was in the Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955–56), which earned him widespread acclaim. A memorable performance as a soldier on trial for murder in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959) transitioned Gazzara to an equally successful screen career. As the star of the television series Run for Your Life (1965–68), he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He won his only Emmy Award for the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002).
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