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Ben Gazzara Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1959
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1999
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
1998
The Big Lebowski (1998)
1997
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
1977
Opening Night (1977)
1998
Happiness (1998)
1970
Husbands (1970)
1976
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
1999
Summer of Sam (1999)
1989
Road House (1989)
1969
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
2006
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
1969
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
1998
Buffalo '66 (1998)
1979
Saint Jack (1979)
2003
Dogville (2003)
1957
The Strange One (1957)
1960
The Passionate Thief (1960)
1962
Convicts 4 (1962)
1961
The Young Doctors (1961)
1990
Beyond The Ocean (1990)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Director
1999
Paradise Cove (1999)
1987
Control (1987)
2000
Very Mean Men (2000)
2002
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
HBO Movie
2010
13 (2010)
1998
Illuminata (1998)
1973
The Neptune Factor (1973)
1979
Bloodline (1979)
1981
They All Laughed (1981)
2008
Looking for Palladin (2008)
2000
Blue Moon (2000)
1994
Parallel Lives (1994)
Showtime Movies
1975
Capone (1975)
1981
Inchon (1981)
1997
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & Lee Remick |
15.70 | 282.3 | 282.30 | 13 | 86 | 07 / 00 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | Faye Dunaway & Pierce Brosnan |
69.30 | 147.7 | 264.80 | 30 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 3 | The Big Lebowski (1998) | Jeff Bridges & Julianne Moore |
17.50 | 40.1 | 90.70 | 91 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 5 | The Spanish Prisoner (1997) | Steve Martin | 9.60 | 22.5 | 31.10 | 116 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 4 | Opening Night (1977) | Gena Rowlands & John Cassavetes |
1.20 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 130 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 6 | Happiness (1998) | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 2.80 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 161 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 8 | Husbands (1970) | Peter Falk | 4.50 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 58 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 7 | Voyage of the Damned (1976) | James Mason & Orson Welles |
5.30 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 79 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 9 | Summer of Sam (1999) | John Leguizamo & Directed by Spike Lee |
19.30 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 86 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 10 | Road House (1989) | Patrick Swayze & Kelly Lynch |
30.10 | 81.6 | 81.60 | 39 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 9 | If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) | Suzanne Pleshette & Ian McShane |
8.60 | 65.1 | 65.10 | 33 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 12 | Paris, je t'aime (2006) | Natalie Portman & Willem Dafoe |
4.90 | 8.0 | 28.60 | 187 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 15 | The Bridge at Remagen (1969) | George Segal & Robert Vaughn |
4.60 | 34.7 | 34.70 | 55 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 13 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) | Directed by John Cassavetes | 0.70 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 145 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 14 | Buffalo '66 (1998) | Vincent Gallo & Christina Ricci |
2.40 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 164 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 16 | Saint Jack (1979) | Denholm Elliott | 1.70 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 123 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 17 | Dogville (2003) | Nicole Kidman & James Caan |
1.50 | 2.7 | 29.80 | 173 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 18 | The Strange One (1957) | George Peppard | 0.50 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 190 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 19 | The Passionate Thief (1960) | Anna Magnani | 0.20 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 148 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 20 | Convicts 4 (1962) | Ray Walston | 1.00 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 21 | The Young Doctors (1961) | Fredric March | 1.50 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 108 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 22 | Beyond The Ocean (1990) Film Festival Circuit Only Director |
Treat Williams | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 257 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 24 | Paradise Cove (1999) | Karen Black | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 340 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 23 | Control (1987) | Burt Lancaster | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 259 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 24 | Very Mean Men (2000) | Louise Fletcher | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.8 | |
| 25 | Hysterical Blindness (2002) HBO Movie |
Uma Thurman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 26 | 13 (2010) | Jason Statham | 0.10 | 0.1 | 4.90 | 318 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.4 | |
| 27 | Illuminata (1998) | Christopher Walken | 0.80 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 199 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 28 | The Neptune Factor (1973) | Walter Pidgeon | 8.30 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 43 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 29 | Bloodline (1979) | Audrey Hepburn | 14.10 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 54 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 30 | They All Laughed (1981) | Audrey Hepburn | 1.80 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 119 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 32 | Looking for Palladin (2008) | Talia Shire | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 415 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 32 | Blue Moon (2000) | Rita Moreno | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 259 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 33 | Parallel Lives (1994) Showtime Movies |
Gena Rowlands & Treat Williams |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 273 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 34 | Capone (1975) | Susan Blakely | 2.00 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 114 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 37 | Inchon (1981) | Laurence Olivier & Jacqueline Bisset |
5.20 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 92 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.9 | |
| 36 | Shadow Conspiracy (1997) | Charlie Sheen & Donald Sutherland |
2.30 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 166 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
Hello Bruce,
It is so raining in France, now so I can take time to read your new pages.
Ben Gazzara for me is a TV actor with a great série « run for you your life « but for the movie history I have three names, Peter Falk , Gêna Rowlands and of course John Cassavetes. I have not seen all their films but I know they were very closed and in the same spirits.
So sorry I don’t remember him in anatomy in murder which a very great film but I saw it a long time ago.
A good remembering page, as always
See you
Bye
Pierre
“After a strong start, Ben Gazzara’s movie career ran out of steam. The trouble isn’t his acting, which is always good, but he’s material. He seems to lack judgment in choosing Scripps. Gazzara has a relaxed manner and a weathered face that seems to hint and experience. He’ll be a marvelous leading man if he ever finds a hit.“ -1983
Rating The Movie Stars 4 Star Ben Gazzara Performances
1957’s The Strange One
1959’s Anatomy of a Murder
1979’s Saint Jack
Joel’s comments from his book. Granted they are 36 years old…but still interesting…in my opinion.
Hmm less films on the chart than on my Ben Gazzara video, that doesn’t happen often.
I’ve seen 7 of the 23 films on the chart. Favorites include – Road House, Capone, The Bridge at Remagen, The Big Lebowski and The Thomas Crown Affair.
Anatomy of a Murder no.1 on the chart, I’m not a fan of that movie or The FBI Story – the other big 160min James Stewart film of 1959.
Road House is my favorite Gazzara movie, and I also enjoyed the remake to The Thomas Crown Affair.
I’m curious to see ‘Inchon’ but it rarely if ever gets played on TV. A big flop at the time but it should have some interesting battle scenes and than there’s the odd casting of Sir Laurence Olivier as General Douglas MacArthur (a role played by his Boys from Brazil nemesis Gregory Peck a few years earlier.)
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on our Benny G. page.
2. Just added your Benny G. video to the page…I had forgotten that you had a video on him.
3. Yep…one of those rare times your totals top my totals…so many of his movies did not have any box office information on them…..I have actually been researching him for awhile.
4. I just recently re-watched Road House….it looked like he was having a blast playing the bad guy in that one.
5. I have not seen Inchon either…but it seems I have been reading about that movie all my life…from the Golden Turkey Awards to how Olivier sold out at the end of his career….one day like you…I will see it.
6. Anatomy of a Murder is a good movie…but not one that begs to be re-watched….statistically…it is one of the best movies ever….as it had box office glory, great reviews and Oscar love.
Good feedback as always.
Ben Gazzara is # 175 on the current Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors he has appeared with.
4 DONALD SUTHERLAND Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
8 JOHN HURT Dogville (2003)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Voyage of the Damned (1976)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE The Neptune Factor (1973)
17 STELLAN SKARSGARD Dogville (2003)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Capone (1975)
25 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Voyage of the Damned (1976)
36 ROD STEIGER Convicts 4 (1962)
37 GERARD DEPARDIEU Paris, je t’aime (2006)
38 UDO KIER Dogville (2003)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Illuminata (1998)
44 JAMES MASON Bloodline (1979)
44 JAMES MASON Voyage of the Damned (1976)
45 OMAR SHARIFF Bloodline (1979)
45 OMAR SHARIFF Inchon (1981)
46 KEITH DAVID Road House (1989)
57 ORSON WELLES Voyage of the Damned (1976)
62 JAMES CAAN Dogville (2003)
65 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Woman of Wonders (1985)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Illuminata (1998)
81 JOHN SAVAGE Summer of Sam (1999)
90 MARTIN LANDAU Very Mean Men (2000)
91 JOSS ACKLAND Saint Jack (1979)
98 JOHN GOODMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Illuminata (1998)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Summer of Sam (1999)
99 JOHN TURTURRO The Big Lebowski (1998)
107 EDWARD FOX Sherwood’s Travels (1994)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Jack of Hearts (2000)
109 DAVID NIVEN Conquered City (1962)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Paris, je t’aime (2006)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI The Big Lebowski (1998)
122 IAN MCSHANE IF IT’S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM (1969)
127 BURT LANCASTER Il giorno prima (1987)
130 PIERCE BROSNAN The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
131 ROBERT VAUGHN If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
131 ROBERT VAUGHN The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
132 PETER STORMARE The Big Lebowski (1998)
140 LAUREN BACALL Dogville (2003)
140 LAUREN BACALL Eve (2008/IV)
143 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
144 FERNANDO REY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
146 MARTIN BALSAM Conquered City (1962)
149 BOB HOSKINS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON Buffalo ’66 (1998)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN Dogville (2003)
187 JULIE CHRISTIE Champagne amer (1986)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE Voyage of the Damned (1976)
190 MIKE STARR Summer of Sam (1999)
194 GIANCARLO GIANNINI Per sempre (2003)
195 NICK NOLTE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
205 PETER FALK Husbands (1970)
205 PETER FALK Opening Night (1977)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Saint Jack (1979)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
217 MICKEY ROURKE 13 (2010/I)
217 MICKEY ROURKE Buffalo ’66 (1998)
218 GEORGE SEGAL The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
218 GEORGE SEGAL The Young Doctors (1961)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL Dogville (2003)
223 JEFF BRIDGES The Big Lebowski (1998)
224 JACQUELINE BISSET Inchon (1981)
227 KEENAN WYNN High Velocity (1976)
228 JOSE FERRER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
229 CHARLES DURNING Very Mean Men (2000)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL Opening Night (1977)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
284 JULIANNE MOORE The Big Lebowski (1998)
303 MARK MARGOLIS The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Summer of Sam (1999)
328 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Paris, je t’aime (2006)
340 ROBERT DAVI The Zone (1995)
342 EDDIE ALBERT The Young Doctors (1961)
343 JON POLITO The Big Lebowski (1998)
357 ADRIEN BRODY Summer of Sam (1999)
362 KEVIN POLLAK Buffalo ’66 (1998)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Happiness (1998)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
380 LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
390 BURT YOUNG Blue Moon (2000)
390 BURT YOUNG Very Mean Men (2000)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON 13 (2010/I)
415 VALERIA GOLINO Figlio mio infinitamente caro (1985)
425 EMILY MORTIMER PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
430 GABRIELE FERZETTI Bloodline (1979)
430 GABRIELE FERZETTI Inchon (1981)
439 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Inchon (1981)
443 SAM WANAMAKER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
446 SENTA BERGER If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Very Mean Men (2000)
455 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Buffalo ’66 (1998)
458 SAM ELLIOTT Road House (1989)
458 SAM ELLIOTT The Big Lebowski (1998)
465 STUART WHITMAN Convicts 4 (1962)
469 VINCENT PRICE Convicts 4 (1962)
471 PETER GRAVES A Rage to Live (1965)
472 JACK KEHLER The Big Lebowski (1998)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Buffalo ’66 (1998)
481 KAREN BLACK Paradise Cove (1999)
484 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Illuminata (1998)
489 DICK MILLER Capone (1975)
492 DYLAN BAKER Happiness (1998)
493 SAM WATERSTON Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
495 BO HOPKINS The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
497 CHARLIE SHEEN Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
499 NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
505 ELIJAH WOOD Paris, je t’aime (2006)
509 DAVID THEWLIS THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
521 ROYAL DANO Capone (1975)
526 MIRA SORVINO Summer of Sam (1999)
526 MIRA SORVINO Too Tired to Die (1998)
546 STEVE MARTIN The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI Buffalo ’66 (1998)
578 MATTHEW MODINE Very Mean Men (2000)
580 CLIFTON JAMES The Strange One (1957)
582 RICHARD EDSON Jack of Hearts (2000)
596 JON LOVITZ HAPPINESS (1998)
598 PHILIPPE LEROY Don Bosco (1988)
603 JEFFREY WRIGHT TOO TIRED TO DIE (1998)
604 JASON STATHAM 13 (2010/I)
610 PAT HINGLE The Strange One (1957)
613 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Convicts 4 (1962)
642 BRITT EKLAND High Velocity (1976)
669 PATRICK SWAYZE Road House (1989)
672 WALTER PIDGEON The Neptune Factor (1973)
682 JOHN HOWARD Capone (1975)
713 RUPERT EVERETT QUIET FLOWS THE DON (2006)
730 LOUISE FLETCHER Very Mean Men (2000)
738 JARED HARRIS Happiness (1998)
759 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF Voyage of the Damned (1976)
764 FRANKIE FAISON The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
775 GENA ROWLANDS Opening Night (1977)
775 GENA ROWLANDS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
779 VIRNA LISI If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
781 EDWARD ANDREWS THE YOUNG DOCTORS (1961)
783 RYAN O’NEAL The List (2000)
787 IRENE PAPAS Bloodline (1979)
792 MAURICE RONET BLOODLINE (1979)
794 JOAN COLLINS If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
799 ANITA EKBERG If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
812 GEORGE C. SCOTT Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
816 PAUL WINFIELD High Velocity (1976)
831 COLLEEN CAMP They All Laughed (1981)
851 E.G. MARSHALL The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
856 VICTOR ARGO Blue Moon (2000)
858 GERT FROBE Bloodline (1979)
860 TERRY O’QUINN SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
863 LEOPOLDO TRIESTE Don Bosco (1988)
866 PERCY HERBERT Conquered City (1962)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Paris, je t’aime (2006)
875 PATRICIA CLARKSON DOGVILLE (2003)
878 ROMY SCHNEIDER Bloodline (1979)
883 MARIA SCHELL Voyage of the Damned (1976)
886 STEPHEN LANG SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
892 MATT CLARK The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
897 WOLFGANG PREISS Bloodline (1979)
904 JACK ALBERTSON CONVICTS 4 (1962)
906 DENIS LEARY THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1999)
909 JAMES STEWART Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
916 PRUNELLA SCALES SHERWOOD’S TRAVELS (1994)
917 ORNELLA MUTI La ragazza di Trieste (1982)
958 VENANTINO VENANTINI Conquered City (1962)
975 LEE GRANT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
976 RAY WINSTONE 13 (2010/I)
984 LESLEY ANNE WARREN The Shore (2005)
999 JERRY STILLER STAG (1997)
HM (881) JULIETTE BINOCHE PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
HM (952) FANNY ARDANT PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
HM (994) PHILIP STONE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED (1976)
Ben worked with 33 Oscar winners.
ADRIEN BRODY Summer of Sam (1999)
ANJELICA HUSTON Buffalo ’66 (1998)
ANNA MAGNANI Risate di gioia (1960)
AUDREY HEPBURN Bloodline (1979)
AUDREY HEPBURN They All Laughed (1981)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD Convicts 4 (1962)
BURT LANCASTER Il giorno prima (1987)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ QUICKER THAN THE EYE (1988)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Illuminata (1998)
DAVID NIVEN Conquered City (1962)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Neptune Factor (1973)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM Quiet Flows the Don (2006)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
FAYE DUNAWAY Voyage of the Damned (1976)
FREDRIC MARCH The Young Doctors (1961)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
JAMES STEWART Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
JEFF BRIDGES The Big Lebowski (1998)
JOSE FERRER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
JULIANNE MOORE The Big Lebowski (1998)
JULIE CHRISTIE Champagne amer (1986)
JULIETTE BINOCHE PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Inchon (1981)
LEE GRANT Voyage of the Damned (1976)
LOUISE FLETCHER Very Mean Men (2000)
MARTIN BALSAM Conquered City (1962)
MARTIN LANDAU Very Mean Men (2000)
MIRA SORVINO Summer of Sam (1999)
MIRA SORVINO Too Tired to Die (1998)
NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
NICOLE KIDMAN Dogville (2003)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Happiness (1998)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Big Lebowski (1998)
RITA MORENO Blue Moon (2000)
ROD STEIGER Convicts 4 (1962)
SUSAN SARANDON Illuminata (1998)
WENDY HILLER Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Hey Dan. Wow….stunned that Gazzara is that high on the list. Granted many of his movies that he made did not make my table because they did not open in theaters….but that would help his Oracle status. Looking at the first list…pretty massive….still surprised. Jon Turturro is his most frequent co-star. 33 Oscar winning co-stars is impressive too. Thanks as always for putting this information together.
I have seen 5 Ben Gazarra movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Anatomy of a Murder.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Young Doctors.
Favourite Ben Gazarra Movies;
The Thomas Crown Affair remake (still prefer the original)
If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium
Other Ben Gazarra Movie I Have Seen:
Anatomy of a Murder – good film, but it puts all the blame on Lee Remick/women’s fault
Husbands
The Young Doctors
Hey Flora. Thanks for the feedback on Ben Gazarra. I have seen 10 of his movies. Of your two favorites I have seen The Thomas Crown Affair but not If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium. His part in the remake of Thomas Crown is very very small. He basically just stands there for his entire part. Interesting point on Remick (possible UMR page?) and Anatomy of a Murder. I have only seen that one time….but it seems I remember Gazarra being the man behind the curtain orchestrating all the things Remick did. I will have to re-watch that one. Husbands is considered a classic…but I have never even remotely come close to watching it. Good feedback as always.
BRUCE: On the first line of your text on Bruce McGill’s page you have incorrectly [I presume] referred to Ben Gazzara.
Ben attended the famous Actor’s Studio and thus became part of the 1950s’ emerging group of method actors. Because the leaders of that group, Brando, Clift, Newman and [for a brief while] Dean were able to command hefty salaries Ben demanded big money too and in the estimation of some film historians priced himself out of more prestigious parts that might otherwise have been his.
Ultimately Ben did apparently earn the big bucks as his net worth was updated on 15 March this year and estimated at $65 million according to the Celebrity Net Worth site. I liked him best in 1989’s now-cult film Road House starring Patrick Swayze.
This page is “Voted Up!” because Ben was a class act and overall, I enjoy Ben’s low-key style on both the big screen and on TV. The television production in which he gives the performance that most pleases me is 1990’s drama miniseries People Like Us, costarring Eva Marie Saint and Jean Simmons.
Ben was the main star in that one and it strikes me that although Ben never fulfilled his wish of emulating Brando, Clift and Newman he was years later in People Like Us supported by, and billed above, two of the greatest female co-stars of Monty, Paul and Marlon in their heydays: Eva Marie and Simmons [as in On the Waterfront, Desiree, Guys and Dolls, Until they Sail, Exodus and Raintree County]. “Everything comes to him who waits.”
Hey Bob…..wow Benny G. figured out a way to sneak on a few of those 4 pages done in one day. I have since fixed that issue. That is a nice group of actors that Gazzara got to be associated with …..and looks like it was a financial boost as well. $65 million is really impressive…he must have made some smart investments. Good points on the lack of stardom for Ben. Your thoughts almost sound like Joel’s thoughts…you two think alike many times. I will have to dig out Joel’s exact thoughts. Good stuff as always.