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List of Ben Gazzara Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
19
5
Anatomy of a Murder
19
5

This courtroom-drama film revolves around a Michigan lawyer, Paul Biegler, who takes the case of Army Lt. Manion who murders a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he had raped her. 

Role:
Lt. Frederick Manion
Starring:
James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden
Directed By:
2. Opening Night (1977)
16
3
Opening Night
PG-13
16
3

A young woman is killed during an accident while trying to meet Myrtle Gordon, her favorite actress. Therefore, Myrtle feels responsible for the death, which leads her to an emotional crisis and a mental breakdown. This starts affecting her professional life as well.

Role:
Manny Victor
Starring:
Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, John Cassavetes
Directed By:
John Cassavetes
3. Husbands (1970)
17
2
Husbands
GP
17
2
Role:
Harry
Starring:
Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright
Directed By:
John Cassavetes
4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
15
2
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
R
15
2
Role:
Cosmo Vittelli
Starring:
Morgan Woodward, Seymour Cassel, Timothy Carey, Robert Phillips
Directed By:
John Cassavetes
5. The Big Lebowski (1998)
15
5
The Big Lebowski
R
15
5

When a middle-aged bachelor, Jeffrey The Dude Lebowski, is attacked due to mistaken identity, he seeks compensation from the other Jeffrey The Big Lebowski who is a millionaire. Soon the latter wants Dude to deliver a ransom to secure the release of his wife Bunny; however, Dude’s friend Walter plans to keep the money. 

Directed By:
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
6. Dogville (2003)
13
5
Dogville
R
13
5

Grace Mulligan is given refuge from gangsters by the people of Dogville, an American town, in exchange for doing small chores. But things take a darker turn when chores turn into torture and rape. When Grace finally accepts her identity of being the gang leader’s daughter she burns the town and its people to the ground. 

Starring:
Nicole Kidman, John Hurt, Udo Kier, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson, Jean-Marc Barr
Directed By:
7. The Passionate Thief (1960)
13
5
The Passionate Thief
13
5
Role:
Lello
Starring:
Anna Magnani, Fred Clark, Totò, Edy Vessel
Directed By:
Mario Monicelli
8. The Strange One (1957)
18
4
The Strange One
18
4

The Strange One is a 1957 drama film, which revolves around a cadet leader in a Southern military academy, who misuses the authority of his rank, as well as his father’s connections. 

Role:
Jocko De Paris
Starring:
George Peppard, Pat Hingle, Peter Mark Richman, Arthur Storch
Directed By:
Jack Garfein
9. Saint Jack (1979)
15
2
Saint Jack
R
15
2
Role:
Jack Flowers
Starring:
Joss Ackland, George Lazenby, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers
Directed By:
Peter Bogdanovich
10. Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
17
2
Tales of Ordinary Madness
17
2
Role:
Charles Serking
Starring:
Ornella Muti, Tanya Lopert, Susan Tyrrell, Roy Brocksmith
Directed By:
Marco Ferreri
11. Happiness (1998)
12
7
Happiness
12
7

The movie tells the story of the three dysfunctional Jordan sisters. Trish, the eldest sister, is a housewife, who doesn’t know her psychiatrist husband Bill is a pedophile rapist. Middle sister Helen, is a successful author who lacks genuine affection. The youngest, Joy, is a confused over sensitive teacher having an affair with her married Russian student. 

Starring:
Lara Flynn Boyle, Jared Harris, Molly Shannon, Marla Maples, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jon Lovitz, Dylan Baker
Directed By:
Todd Solondz
12. A Proper Scandal (1984)
13
2
A Proper Scandal
13
2
Role:
The man with no memory
Starring:
Franco Fabrizi, Vittorio Caprioli, Giuliana de Sio, Valeria D'Obici
Directed By:
Pasquale Festa Campanile
13. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
14
2
The Spanish Prisoner
PG
14
2

Joe Ross is a corporate engineer who has recently invented a potentially lucrative financial process. While vacationing in an island, he soon meets a mysterious and wealthy stranger named Jimmy Dell, who offers to help him protect his business process invention. However, everything changes when Ross finds himself falsely accused of murder.  

Role:
Klein
Starring:
Steve Martin, Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay
Directed By:
14. Buffalo '66 (1998)
13
7
Buffalo '66
R
13
7

After serving a 5-year prison sentence, Billy Brown has to meet his parents, to whom he has lied that he is a married man working out of town. Desperate, he kidnaps a young tap dancer, Layla, and forces her to pretend to be his wife. Though Billy is trying to use her for his plans, Layla truly falls in love with him. 

Role:
Jimmy Brown
Starring:
Vincent Gallo, Kevin Pollak, Christina Ricci, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette
Directed By:
15. Convicts 4 (1962)
17
3
Convicts 4
17
3

Sentenced to death for killing a shopkeeper over a teddy which he couldn’t afford for his daughter, John Resko receives last-minute reprieve and is transferred to Dannemora. After initial difficulties with inmates and news from family, a principal keeper helps him discover his talent for art that fetches appreciation. Released after 18 years, he reunites with his grown-up daughter.

Role:
John Resko
Starring:
Broderick Crawford, Ray Walston, Rod Steiger, Vincent Price, Stuart Whitman
Directed By:
Millard Kaufman
16. The Young Doctors (1961)
18
3
The Young Doctors
18
3

When Dr. David Coleman joins as an assistant pathologist at a country hospital, department head Dr. Pearson perceives him as a rival. Both doctors clash over many issues as Pearson insists on running his laboratory exactly the same way he always had, and tries to override Coleman’s suggestions. But following complications in two critical cases, both pathologists try to assess their judgments. 

Role:
Dr. David Coleman
Starring:
Eddie Albert, Fredric March, Ina Balin, Dick Clark
Directed By:
Phil Karlson
17. The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
16
6
The Bridge at Remagen
M
16
6
Role:
Sgt. Angelo
Starring:
E.G. Marshall, Bradford Dillman, Robert Vaughn, George Segal
Directed By:
John Guillermin
18. Voyage of the Damned (1976)
15
2
Voyage of the Damned
PG
15
2
Starring:
Faye Dunaway, Malcolm McDowell, James Mason, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Grant, Max von Sydow, Orson Welles
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg
19. Paris, je t'aime (2006)
11
7
Paris, je t'aime
R
11
7

Also known as Paris, I love You, it is an anthology film comprising of eighteen short films which are set in the different arrondissements of Paris. Directed by visionary directors from all around the world, these eighteen short films are incredibly humane depictions of life in Paris, which resonate universal themes of love, life, and loss. 

Starring:
Marianne Faithfull, Nick Nolte, Miranda Richardson, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olga Kurylenko, Juliette Binoche
Directed By:
20. The Professor (1986)
12
8
The Professor
12
8
Role:
Il Professore
Starring:
Laura del Sol, Luciano Bartoli, Marzio Honorato, Leo Gullotta
Directed By:
Giuseppe Tornatore
21. The Girl from Trieste (1982)
15
2
The Girl from Trieste
15
2

Dino is a comic book illustrator who witnesses a beautiful young woman being rescued after she tries to kill herself by drowning near his seaside house. They soon develop a unique relationship, and they begin to meet occasionally. Eventually, he learns that she is actually a patient in a psychiatric hospital, who is in no state for a stable relationship or marriage. Despite this, he is unable to forget her.

Role:
Dino Romani
Starring:
Ornella Muti, Jean-Claude Brialy, Mimsy Farmer, Andréa Ferréol
Directed By:
Pasquale Festa Campanile
22. A Rage to Live (1965)
13
4
A Rage to Live
13
4

Based on the 1949 novel of the same name, A Rage to Live is an American drama film, which tells the story of Grace Tate, a woman from a wealthy family, who gets married after falling in love with a real-estate broker. However, eventually, she finds her sexual compulsions threatening her marriage. 

Role:
Roger Bannon
Starring:
Peter Graves, Bradford Dillman, Suzanne Pleshette, Bethel Leslie
Directed By:
Walter Grauman
23. They All Laughed (1981)
12
5
They All Laughed
PG
12
5
Role:
John Russo
Starring:
John Ritter, Audrey Hepburn, Patti Hansen, Dorothy Stratten
Directed By:
Peter Bogdanovich
24. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
11
5
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
G
11
5
Starring:
Anita Ekberg, Joan Collins, Ian McShane, Vittorio De Sica, Murray Hamilton, Mario Carotenuto
Directed By:
Mel Stuart
25. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
12
5
The Thomas Crown Affair
R
12
5

Seeking thrills, billionaire Thomas Crown steals a Monet painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, when he donates a Pissarro to fill the empty space of the Monet, he falls under the suspicion of investigator Catherine Banning. While investigating him, the two begin a passionate affair, and loyalties are put to test. 

Role:
Andrew Wallace
Starring:
Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison
Directed By:
John McTiernan
26. Road House (1989)
15
4
Road House
R
15
4

James Dalton is a professional bouncer, who has been lured away from his job in New York City to take over the security of Double Deuce, a club-cum-bar in Missouri. There he meets Brad Wesley, a local business, who seems to have a strong hold on the town. Trouble starts when Dalton refuses Wesley’s offer to work for him. 

Role:
Brad Wesley
Starring:
Patrick Swayze, Keith David, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch
Directed By:
Rowdy Herrington
27. Summer of Sam (1999)
10
2
Summer of Sam
R
10
2

During the summer of 1977, New York City is terrorized by a serial killer who is known as Son of Sam. When a philandering man named Vinny almost becomes a victim, he teams up with numerous people, including his wife and his friend, to figure out who the killer is, before it is too late. 

Starring:
John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Spike Lee, Jennifer Esposito, Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Michael Rispoli
Directed By:
28. Afyon oppio (1972)
11
2
Afyon oppio
11
2
Role:
Giuseppe 'Joe' Coppola
Starring:
Fausto Tozzi, Silvia Monti, Luciano Catenacci, Steffen Zacharias
Directed By:
Ferdinando Baldi
29. Capone (1975)
10
2
Capone
R
10
2
Role:
Al Capone
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely, John Cassavetes
Directed By:
Steve Carver
30. Illuminata (1998)
10
2
Illuminata
R
10
2
Starring:
Aida Turturro, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Leo Bassi, Henri Behar, Maurizio Benazzo, Fernando Bolles
Directed By:
John Turturro
31. High Velocity (1976)
9
2
High Velocity
PG
9
2

In a third world country, rebel forces kidnap Andersen, the CEO of a corporation, who is known for being selfish and exploiting the workers of their country. Meanwhile, Andersen’s right-hand man Martel tries to track down his boss, for which he hires two mercenaries. However, he doesn’t want Andersen brought back alive.

Role:
Clifford Baumgartner
Starring:
Britt Ekland, Paul Winfield, Keenan Wynn, Alejandro Rey
Directed By:
Remi Kramer
32. 13 (2010)
10
2
13
R
10
2

Vince overhears a man talking about quick paying job before he dies of drug overdose. Vince, who is in dire need of money, takes on his identity and travels to New York without any idea about the job. Inadvertently, he walks into concealed world of wealthy gamblers who played a high-stakes Russian roulette game, placing bets on who’ll survive. Vince has #13. 

Starring:
Jason Statham, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Michael Shannon, Mickey Rourke, Sam Riley, Alice Barrett, Gaby Hoffmann
Directed By:
Géla Babluani
33. La città prigioniera (1962)
9
2
La città prigioniera
9
2

This war drama film takes us to Athens during the end of the Second World War. A small group of men and women find themselves trapped in a hotel after a group of rebels arrive, in order to find the Nazi armaments that are located somewhere in the basement.

Role:
Capt. George Stubbs
Starring:
David Niven, Martin Balsam, Lea Massari, Daniela Rocca
Directed By:
Joseph Anthony
34. Bloodline (1979)
9
2
Bloodline
R
9
2
Role:
Rhys Williams
Starring:
Michelle Phillips, Romy Schneider, Omar Sharif, Irene Papas, James Mason, Audrey Hepburn, Claudia Mori
Directed By:
Terence Young
35. The Neptune Factor (1973)
9
2
The Neptune Factor
G
9
2

An underwater earthquake rips a submerged marine laboratory from its moorings and the lab tumbles down a deep unexplored ocean trench. Captain Adrian Blake and his experimental submarine are recruited to rescue the scientists trapped in the lab whose oxygen supply is dwindling but he has to contend with monstrous oversized eels. 

Role:
Cmdr. Adrian Blake
Starring:
Ernest Borgnine, Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, Donnelly Rhodes
Directed By:
Daniel Petrie
36. Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
8
1
Shadow Conspiracy
R
8
1

Shadow Conspiracy is a political thriller film which tells the story of Bobby, a special assistant to the US President, who finds himself in the middle of a huge conspiracy in the White House. He tries to get to the bottom of it and find the traitor, before things get ugly.

Role:
Vice President Saxon
Starring:
Donald Sutherland, Sam Waterston, Linda Hamilton, Charlie Sheen, Stephen Lang
Directed By:
George P. Cosmatos
37. Inchon (1981)
7
1
Inchon
PG
7
1

Based on the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War of 1950, this is dramatized version of the battle. In September 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the UN forces, led an amphibious invasion with 200 UN ships and 70,000 military men on the pre-decided beaches. This war also had its repercussions on the relationship of Major Hallsworth and his wife, Barbara. 

Role:
Maj. Frank Hallsworth
Starring:
Jacqueline Bisset, Toshiro Mifune, Laurence Olivier, Omar Sharif, Richard Roundtree
Directed By:
Terence Young
38. Don Bosco (1988)
14
2
Don Bosco
14
2
Role:
Don Bosco
Starring:
Laurent Terzieff, Patsy Kensit, Piera Degli Esposti, Karl Zinny
Directed By:
Leandro Castellani
39. Home Sweet Hoboken (2001)
11
2
Home Sweet Hoboken
11
2
Starring:
Aida Turturro, Elizabeth Ashley, Jayce Bartok, Ken Leung
Directed By:
Yoshifumi Hosoya
40. L'ospite segreto (2003)
11
2
L'ospite segreto
11
2
Role:
Solomos
Starring:
Spiros Focás, Romina Mondello, Corso Salani, Ludgero Fortes Dos Santos
Directed By:
Paolo Modugno
41. Eve (2008)
10
2
Eve
10
2
Role:
Joe
Starring:
Lauren Bacall, Olivia Thirlby, Rich Delia, Nicholas Rotundo
Directed By:
Natalie Portman
42. Paradise Cove (1999)
11
2
Paradise Cove
11
2
Role:
Duke Mantee
Starring:
Jacob N. Clapsadle, Laura Theodore, Josh Hall, Joe Delgado
Directed By:
Robert Clapsadle
43. Very Mean Men (2000)
10
2
Very Mean Men
10
2
Role:
Gino Minetti
Starring:
Charles Durning, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Scott Baio, Louise Fletcher, Matthew Modine, Martin Landau, Lana Parrilla
Directed By:
Tony Vitale
44. Undertaker's Paradise (2000)
10
2
Undertaker's Paradise
10
2
Role:
Jim
Starring:
Edward Jewesbury, Emma Catherwood, Thomas Schmauser, Michael Fitzgerald
Directed By:
Matthias X. Oberg
45. The Shore (2005)
10
2
The Shore
10
2
Role:
Mr. Bob Harris
Starring:
Lesley Ann Warren, Costas Mandylor, Izabella Miko, Paula Garcés
Directed By:
Dionysius Zervos
46. Ristabbànna (2011)
10
2
Ristabbànna
10
2
Starring:
Tiziana Lodato, Salvatore LI Causi, Adriana Parrinello
Directed By:
Gianni Cardillo, Daniele De Plano
47. Nobody's Heart (2000)
9
2
Nobody's Heart
9
2
Role:
L'avvocato Scalzi
Starring:
Massimo Bellinzoni, Maya Sansa, Roberto Zibetti, Gabriele Bocciarelli
Directed By:
Gianfranco Giagni
48. Blue Moon (2000)
11
2
Blue Moon
PG-13
11
2
Role:
Frank Cavallo
Starring:
Alanna Ubach, Zach Braff, Rita Moreno, Burt Young
Directed By:
John A. Gallagher
49. Sherwood's Travels (1994)
9
2
Sherwood's Travels
9
2
Starring:
Prunella Scales, Edward Fox, Julian Fellowes, Jamey Sheridan
Directed By:
Steve Miner, Ron Coswell
50. Il giorno prima (1987)
9
2
Il giorno prima
PG-13
9
2
Role:
Mike Zella
Starring:
Burt Lancaster, Kate Nelligan, Kate Reid, Ingrid Thulin
Directed By:
Giuliano Montaldo
51. Poor Liza (2000)
9
2
Poor Liza
9
2
Role:
The Narrator
Starring:
Lee Grant, Irina Kupchenko, Barbora Bobulova, Elena Doronina
Directed By:
Slava Tsukerman
52. Beyond the Ocean (1990)
9
3
Beyond the Ocean
9
3
Starring:
Jill Clayburgh, Peter Riegert, Treat Williams, Rebecca Glenn
Directed By:
Ben Gazzara
53. Looking for Palladin (2008)
9
2
Looking for Palladin
R
9
2
Role:
Jack Palladin
Starring:
Talia Shire, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., David Moscow, Angélica Aragón
Directed By:
Andrzej Krakowski
54. Stag (1997)
9
2
Stag
R
9
2
Starring:
Jerry Stiller, Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Mario Van Peebles, Mark Blum, John Stockwell, Gerald Anthony
Directed By:
Gavin Wilding
55. Nefertiti, figlia del sole (1995)
9
2
Nefertiti, figlia del sole
9
2
Starring:
Antonella Lualdi, François Négret, Daniel Duval, Michela Rocco di Torrepadula
Directed By:
Guy Gilles
56. Champagne amer (1986)
9
2
Champagne amer
9
2
Starring:
Julie Christie, Amidou, Jean Carmet, Patrick Bruel
Directed By:
Ridha Behi, Henri Vart
57. My Dearest Son (1985)
9
4
My Dearest Son
9
4
Role:
Avv. Antonio Morelli
Starring:
Valeria Golino, Mariangela Melato, Sergio Rubini, Fabrizio Temperini
Directed By:
Valentino Orsini
58. Too Tired to Die (1998)
8
2
Too Tired to Die
R
8
2
Starring:
Mira Sorvino, Aida Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Imperioli, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Geno Lechner
Directed By:
Wonsuk Chin
59. Bandits (1995)
8
2
Bandits
8
2
Role:
Amos
Starring:
Marco Leonardi, Lino Troisi, Lumi Cavazos, Mirca Viola
Directed By:
Stefano Mignucci
60. Ladykiller (1996)
8
2
Ladykiller
R
8
2
Role:
Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' Lasky
Starring:
Stephen Davies, Terri Treas, Alex McArthur, Renee Allman
Directed By:
Terence H. Winkless
61. Believe (2000)
8
2
Believe
PG
8
2
Starring:
Vlasta Vrana, Ricky Mabe, Christopher Heyerdahl, Justin Bradley
Directed By:
Robert Tinnell
62. Holy Money (2009)
8
2
Holy Money
8
2
Role:
Vatican's Banker
Starring:
Aaron Stanford, Joaquim de Almeida, Suzanne Bertish, Karel Roden
Directed By:
Maxime Alexandre
63. Forever (1991)
8
2
Forever
8
2
Role:
Marcello Rondi
Starring:
Corinne Cléry, Janet Agren, Eva Grimaldi, Gioia Scola
Directed By:
Walter Hugo Khouri
64. The Zone (1995)
8
2
The Zone
R
8
2
Role:
Dick Althorp
Starring:
Robert Davi, Alexander Godunov, Lara Harris, Patricia Rive
Directed By:
Barry Zetlin
65. Farmer & Chase (1997)
8
2
Farmer & Chase
R
8
2
Role:
Farmer
Starring:
Lara Flynn Boyle, Todd Field, Ron Kaell, David Booth
Directed By:
Michael Seitzman
66. Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
7
1
Quicker Than the Eye
PG
7
1
Role:
Ben Norrell
Starring:
Christoph Waltz, Jean Yanne, Mary Crosby, Wolfram Berger
Directed By:
Nicolas Gessner
67. Chez Gino (2011)
7
1
Chez Gino
7
1
Role:
Oncle Giovanni
Starring:
Anna Mouglalis, José Garcia, Sergi López, Samuel Benchetrit
Directed By:
Samuel Benchetrit
68. The List (2000)
7
1
The List
R
7
1
Role:
D.A. Bernard Salman
Starring:
Ryan O'Neal, Mädchen Amick, Roc LaFortune, Catherine Blythe
Directed By:
Sylvain Guy
69. Jack of Hearts (1999)
7
1
Jack of Hearts
R
7
1
Role:
Bartossa
Starring:
Roddy Piper, M. Emmet Walsh, Nick Mancuso, Louis Mandylor
Directed By:
Serge Rodnunsky
70. Christopher Roth (2010)
6
1
Christopher Roth
6
1
Role:
Paul Andersen
Starring:
Joaquim de Almeida, Anna Galiena, Jessica Bonanni, Francesco Guzzo
Directed By:
Maxime Alexandre
71. Shark in a Bottle (1999)
6
1
Shark in a Bottle
R
6
1
Role:
The Arranger
Starring:
Stan Kirsch, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Danny Nucci, Hiep Thi Le
Directed By:
Mark Anthony Little
72. Vicious Circles (1997)
5
1
Vicious Circles
R
5
1
Role:
March
Starring:
Carolyn Lowery, Paul Hipp, Jerome Davis, Nicholas Calderbank
Directed By:
Sandy Whitelaw
73. Woman of Wonders (1985)
4
1
Woman of Wonders
4
1
Role:
Alberto
Starring:
Claudia Cardinale, Orazio Orlando, Flavio Bucci, Lina Sastri
Directed By:
Alberto Bevilacqua

TV Movie(s)

1. An Early Frost (1985)
13
3
An Early Frost
13
3
Role:
Nick Pierson
Starring:
Aidan Quinn, Bill Paxton, Gena Rowlands, Sylvia Sidney
Directed By:
John Erman
2. The Death of Richie (1977)
12
2
The Death of Richie
12
2
Role:
George Werner
Starring:
Shirley O'Hara, Eileen Brennan, Robby Benson, Lance Kerwin
Directed By:
Paul Wendkos
3. You'll Never See Me Again (1973)
12
2
You'll Never See Me Again
12
2
Starring:
Jane Wyatt, Ralph Meeker, Joseph Campanella, David Hartman
Directed By:
Jeannot Szwarc
4. The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
11
2
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
11
2
Role:
Anson 'Kip' Roberts
Starring:
Lorne Greene, Frances Lee McCain, Lawrence Pressman, Charles Robinson
Directed By:
David Greene, Gordon Davidson
5. A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
12
2
A Carol for Another Christmas
12
2
Role:
Fred
Starring:
Eva Marie Saint, Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Sterling Hayden, Barbara Ann Teer, Steve Lawrence
Directed By:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
6. A Question of Honor (1982)
12
2
A Question of Honor
12
2
Role:
Detective Joe DeFalco
Starring:
Paul Sorvino, Danny Aiello, Robert Vaughn, Tony Roberts
Directed By:
Jud Taylor
7. Brian's Song (2001)
12
2
Brian's Song
12
2
Starring:
Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Paula Cale, Elise Neal, Aidan Devine
Directed By:
John Gray
8. Fireball Forward (1972)
14
2
Fireball Forward
14
2
Role:
Maj. Gen. Joe Barrett
Starring:
Eddie Albert, Ricardo Montalban, Edward Binns, Anne Francis
Directed By:
Marvin J. Chomsky
9. When Michael Calls (1972)
11
2
When Michael Calls
11
2
Role:
Doremus Connelly
Starring:
Michael Douglas, Al Waxman, Elizabeth Ashley, Larry Reynolds
Directed By:
Philip Leacock
10. Maneater (1973)
10
2
Maneater
10
2
Role:
Nick Baron
Starring:
Richard Basehart, Sheree North, Kip Niven, Laurette Spang
Directed By:
Vince Edwards
11. Hysterical Blindness (2002)
10
2
Hysterical Blindness
TV-MA
10
2
Role:
Nick
Starring:
Juliette Lewis, Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Justin Chambers
Directed By:
Mira Nair
Awards:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
12. Pursuit (1972)
10
2
Pursuit
10
2
Role:
Steven Graves
Starring:
Martin Sheen, E.G. Marshall, William Windom, Joseph Wiseman
Directed By:
Michael Crichton
13. The Family Rico (1972)
10
2
The Family Rico
10
2
Role:
Eddie Rico
Starring:
Sal Mineo, Leif Erickson, Dane Clark, Jack Carter, Sal Mineo
Directed By:
Paul Wendkos
14. Cry Vengeance! (1961)
11
2
Cry Vengeance!
11
2
Starring:
Sorrell Booke, Peter Falk, Sal Mineo, Cal Bellini
Directed By:
Franklin J. Schaffner
15. Una donna in fuga (1996)
11
2
Una donna in fuga
11
2
Starring:
Gina Lollobrigida, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Gabriel Garko, Daniel McVicar
Directed By:
Roberto Rocco
16. Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage (1993)
10
2
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
10
2
Role:
Joseph Bonanno
Starring:
Nancy McKeon, Eric Roberts, Alex Rocco, Phyllis Lyons
Directed By:
John Patterson
17. Downpayment on Murder (1987)
10
2
Downpayment on Murder
10
2
Starring:
Miguel Ferrer, Jonathan Banks, G.W. Bailey, Jenny Beck
Directed By:
Waris Hussein
18. Meurtres à l'Empire State Building (2008)
10
2
Meurtres à l'Empire State Building
10
2
Role:
Paulie Genovese
Starring:
Mickey Rooney, Kirk Douglas, Cyd Charisse, Richard Erdman
Directed By:
William Karel
19. People Like Us (1990)
10
2
People Like Us
10
2
Role:
Gus Bailey
Starring:
Jean Simmons, Eva Marie Saint, Connie Sellecca, Robert Desiderio
Directed By:
William Hale
20. Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story (1994)
10
2
Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story
10
2
Starring:
John Stamos, David Faustino, Cynthia Gibb, Sean McCann, Eugene Clark
Directed By:
John Power
21. Police Story: The Freeway Killings (1987)
10
2
Police Story: The Freeway Killings
10
2
Starring:
Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna, Tony Lo Bianco, Don Meredith
Directed By:
William A. Graham
22. Lies Before Kisses (1991)
9
2
Lies Before Kisses
M
9
2
Role:
Grant Sanders
Starring:
Jaclyn Smith, Greg Evigan, Nick Mancuso, Penny Fuller
Directed By:
Lou Antonio
23. Il tesoro di Damasco (1998)
9
2
Il tesoro di Damasco
9
2
Role:
Gregorio Kos
Starring:
Franco Nero, Valérie Kaprisky, François Montagut, Randi Ingerman
Directed By:
José María Sánchez
24. Convict Cowboy (1995)
9
2
Convict Cowboy
R
9
2
Role:
Warden
Starring:
Kyle Chandler, Jon Voight, Marcia Gay Harden, Glenn Plummer
Directed By:
Rod Holcomb
25. Angelo nero (1998)
9
2
Angelo nero
9
2
Role:
Padre Guelfi
Starring:
Tony Scott, Maria Schneider, Hanna Schygulla, Massimo Ranieri
Directed By:
Roberto Rocco
26. Tre stelle (1999)
8
2
Tre stelle
8
2
Starring:
Enzo Cannavale, Tomas Arana, Stefano Antonucci, Lorenzo Flaherty
Directed By:
Pier Francesco Pingitore
27. A Letter to Three Wives (1985)
8
2
A Letter to Three Wives
8
2
Starring:
Doris Roberts, Ann Sothern, Michele Lee, Charles Frank
Directed By:
Larry Elikann
28. Donne sbagliate (2007)
8
2
Donne sbagliate
8
2
Starring:
Virna Lisi, Nancy Brilli, Manuela Arcuri, Cosima Coppola
Directed By:
Monica Vullo
29. Piovuto dal cielo (2000)
8
2
Piovuto dal cielo
8
2
Role:
Cesare Palmieri
Starring:
Stefania Sandrelli, Lino Banfi, Cristiana Capotondi, Valentina Acciardi
Directed By:
José María Sánchez
30. Parallel Lives (1994)
8
2
Parallel Lives
R
8
2
Starring:
James Brolin, Ally Sheedy, Dudley Moore, Robert Wagner, Jack Klugman, Jim Belushi, Liza Minnelli
Directed By:
Linda Yellen
31. Blindsided (1993)
7
1
Blindsided
PG-13
7
1
Starring:
Mia Sara, Jeff Fahey, Jack Kehler, Rudy Ramos, Brad Hunt
Directed By:
Thomas Michael Donnelly
32. The Notorious 7 (1997)
5
1
The Notorious 7
5
1
Role:
Dom Diablo
Starring:
Roscoe Lee Browne, Louis Ferreira, Michelle Burke, Keith Barber
Directed By:
Denney Pierce

TV Shows and Videos

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
Kraft Television Theatre
Starring:
Jack Lemmon, Lillian Gish, Audra Lindley, Robert Donat, Maggie Smith, Shelley Winters, Jackie Cooper
Directed By:
William A. Graham, Stanley Quinn, Paul Bogart, Harry Herrmann, Richard Dunlap
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen, Charles Bronson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Andy Griffith, Anne Bancroft, Robert Duvall, Burt Reynolds
Directed By:
John Frankenheimer, Franklin J. Schaffner, Ralph Nelson, Vincent J. Donehue, Arthur Hiller
Justice (1954)
Justice
Starring:
Eva Gabor, Jason Robards, Walter Matthau, Rod Steiger, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Klugman, Jackie Cooper
Directed By:
Robert Stevens, Daniel Petrie, William Corrigan
Columbo (1971)
Columbo
Starring:
Blythe Danner, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Don Ameche, William Shatner, Billy Connolly, Dawn Wells
Directed By:
Vincent McEveety, James Frawley, Patrick McGoohan, Bernard L. Kowalski, Harvey Hart
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
The United States Steel Hour
Starring:
James Dean, Betty White, Gene Hackman, Paul Newman, Telly Savalas, Carol Burnett, Lee Marvin
Directed By:
Alex Segal, Paul Bogart, Tom Donovan, Daniel Petrie, Bruce Minnix
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
Starring:
Judi Dench, Richard Harris, Harold Pinter, Sean Connery, Derek Jacobi, Michael Crawford, Vanessa Redgrave
Directed By:
Philip Saville, Charles Jarrott, Guy Verney, Ted Kotcheff, Dennis Vance
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Starring:
Tina Louise, Claudine Longet, John Banner, Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Dern, Claude Akins, Milton Berle
Directed By:
Walter Grauman, Don Weis, Alex March, Ralph Senensky, Buzz Kulik
Arrest and Trial (1963)
Arrest and Trial
Role:
Det. Sgt. Nick Anderson (30 episodes, 1963-1964)
Starring:
Denver Pyle, Wayne Rogers, David Carradine, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Mako Iwamatsu, James Whitmore
Directed By:
David Lowell Rich, Jack Smight, Lewis Allen, Earl Bellamy, Alex March
Danger (1950)
Danger
Starring:
Jack Palance, Joanne Woodward, Eli Wallach, John Forsythe, Inger Stevens, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker
Directed By:
Sidney Lumet, John Frankenheimer, Yul Brynner, John Peyser, Ted Post
QB VII (1974)
QB VII
Role:
Abe Cady (2 episodes, 1974)
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud, Leslie Caron, Lee Remick, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Stephens
Directed By:
Tom Gries
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Starring:
Maximilian Schell, Louis Jourdan, Dina Merrill, Jack Lord, Bobby Darin, George Takei, Eleanor Parker
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Winston, David Butler, Lawrence Dobkin
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Name of the Game
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton, Carolyn Jones, Jeanne Crain, Tom Bosley, Hal Holbrook, Ossie Davis, Bobby Troup
Directed By:
Steven Spielberg, Barry Shear, Nicholas Colasanto, Seymour Robbie, John Llewellyn Moxey
Run for Your Life (1965)
Run for Your Life
Role:
Paul Bryan (85 episodes, 1965-1968)
Starring:
Tom Skerritt, Don Rickles, Tippi Hedren, John Drew Barrymore, Cloris Leachman, Mary Ann Mobley, Ed Asner
Directed By:
Leo Penn, Alexander Singer, Leslie H. Martinson, Richard Benedict, Alf Kjellin
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV-14
Starring:
Lecy Goranson, Mare Winningham, Wayne Knight, Emily Deschanel, Kyle MacLachlan, Natasha Lyonne, Richard Belzer
Directed By:
David Platt, Peter Leto, Jean de Segonzac, Constantine Makris, Alex Chapple
Treasury Men in Action (1950)
Treasury Men in Action
Starring:
James Dean, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Carolyn Jones, Claude Akins, Jack Klugman, Walter Greaza
Directed By:
Gerald Mayer, Daniel Petrie, Leigh Jason, William Beaudine, Robert Sloane
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
The DuPont Show of the Month
Starring:
Mike Nichols, Jessica Tandy, Larry Hagman, Dick Van Patten, Elizabeth Montgomery, Barbara Bel Geddes, Rex Harrison
Directed By:
Robert Mulligan, Ralph Nelson, Alex Segal, Sidney Lumet, Daniel Petrie
L'onore e il rispetto (2006)
L'onore e il rispetto
Starring:
Giancarlo Giannini, Paul Sorvino, Eric Roberts, Gabriel Garko, Valerio Morigi, Serena Autieri
Directed By:
Alessio Inturri, Luigi Parisi, Salvatore Samperi
Medallion Theatre (1953)
Medallion Theatre
Starring:
Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda, Helen Hayes, Jack Lemmon, Leslie Nielsen, Eddie Albert, Charlton Heston
Directed By:
Don Medford, Ralph Nelson
The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
The Jerry Lewis Show
Starring:
Lynn Redgrave, Nanette Fabray, Barbara Feldon, Flip Wilson, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh
Directed By:
Bill Foster
Pope John Paul II (2005)
Pope John Paul II
Role:
Cardinal Agostino Casaroli (2 episodes, 2005)
Starring:
Christopher Lee, James Cromwell, Jon Voight, Daniele Pecci, Vittoria Belvedere, Giuliano Gemma
Directed By:
John Kent Harrison
Strangers (1996)
Strangers
Role:
Doctor (1 episode, 1996)
Starring:
Mark Harmon, David Keith, Mia Sara, Bernard Verley
Directed By:
Don McBrearty, Damian Harris, Jean-Marc Vallée, Rémy Duchemin, Sean Geoghegan
Valentine's Day (1998)
Valentine's Day
R
Starring:
Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong, Mario Van Peebles, Zehra Leverman, Stewart Bick
Directed By:
Duane Clark

Ben Gazzara Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Hysterical Blindness Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2003