Ben Gazzara: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 69
- on screen
- 1957–2023
- box office
- $26.4M
The Best Ben Gazzara Movies
The films of Ben Gazzara that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: The Spanish Prisoner (1998) leads with $9.59M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $9.59M The Spanish Prisoner 1998 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $8.22M Bloodline 1979 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $5.2M Inchon 1981 · War -
Worldwide box office: $2.31M Shadow Conspiracy 1997 · Thriller -
Worldwide box office: $661K Chez Gino 2011 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $331K Blue Moon 2000 · Drama
Ben Gazzara's Career in Numbers
Ben Gazzara's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ben Gazzara works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Strange One (1957) to to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Ben Gazzara Movies by Decade
- 1950s 3
- 1960s 6
- 1970s 15
- 1980s 8
- 1990s 14
- 2000s 9
- 2010s 1
- 2020s 1
The 1970s were Ben Gazzara's busiest decade, with 15 films.
Ben Gazzara Movies by Genre
- Drama 31
- Comedy 5
- Thriller 5
- Action 4
- Tv movie 3
- Crime 2
- Adventure 2
- Mystery 1
- Fantasy 1
- Romance 1
Drama is the genre Ben Gazzara has worked in most, with 31 films, ahead of comedy (5).
Ben Gazzara Career Milestones
- First film
- The Strange One 1957
- Biggest box office hit
- The Spanish Prisoner $9.59M worldwide
- Newest film
- to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour 2023
Ben Gazzara Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Ben Gazzara is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Ben Gazzara Movies as an Actor
57- 2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage) · Drama - 2011 Chez Gino as Oncle Giovanni · Comedy Worldwide box office: $661K
- 2008
Eve as Joe · Comedy - 2008
Empire State Building Murders as Paulie Genovese · Mystery - 2006
Quiet Flows The Don as Secretov · Drama - 2005
Pope John Paul II as Kardinal Agostino Casaroli · Drama - 2002
Hysterical Blindness as Nick · Tv movie - 2001
Brian’s Song as Coach Halas · Drama - 2000 Blue Moon Drama Worldwide box office: $331K
- 2000
Very Mean Men as Gino Minetti · Comedy - 2000
Believe Thriller - 1998 The Spanish Prisoner Drama Worldwide box office: $9.59M
- 1998
Too Tired to Die as John Sage · Fantasy - 1998
Valentine’s Day as Joe Buddha · Drama - 1997
Stag as Frank Grieco · Thriller - 1997 Shadow Conspiracy as Vicepresident Saxon · Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.31M
- 1997
Vicious Circles as March · Drama - 1995
The Zone as Dick Althorp · Drama - 1995
Convict Cowboy as Warden Ferguson · Drama - 1994
Parallel Lives as Charlie Duke · Drama - 1994
Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun as Amenophis III · Romance - 1993
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage as Joseph Bonanno · Drama - 1993
Blindsided as Ira Gold · Tv movie - 1991
Forever as Marcelo · Drama - 1991
Lies Before Kisses as Grant Sanders · Drama - 1988
Don Bosco as Don Giovanni Bosco · Drama - 1987
Control as Mike Zella · Drama - 1986
The Professor as 'O Professore di Vesuviano · Drama - 1985
An Early Frost as Nick Pierson · Drama - 1982
The Girl from Trieste as Dino Romani · Thriller - 1981
Tales of Ordinary Madness as Charles Serking · Drama - 1981
They All Laughed Comedy - 1981 Inchon as Maj. Frank Hallsworth · War Worldwide box office: $5.2M
- 1979 Bloodline as Rhys Williams · Crime Worldwide box office: $8.22M
- 1979
Saint Jack Drama - 1977
Opening Night Drama Worldwide box office: $32.2K - 1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Anson 'Kip' Roberts · Drama - 1977
The Death of Richie as George Werner · Drama - 1976
High Velocity Action - 1976
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Drama Worldwide box office: $19.4K - 1975
Capone as Al Capone · Drama - 1974
QB VII as Abe Cady · Drama - 1973
Maneater as Nick Baron · Adventure - 1973
The Neptune Factor as Cmdr. Adrian Blake · Action - 1972
The Sicilian Connection as Joseph Coppola · Thriller - 1972
Pursuit as Steven Graves · Action - 1972
When Michael Calls as Doremus Connelly · Horror - 1970
Husbands Drama Worldwide box office: $2.74K - 1969
The Bridge at Remagen as Sgt. Angelo · Action - 1969
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium as Card Player · Adventure - 1964
Carol for Another Christmas as Fred · Drama - 1962
Convicts 4 as John Resko · Crime - 1961
The Young Doctors as Dr. David Coleman · Drama - 1960
The Passionate Thief as Lello · Comedy Worldwide box office: $31.5K - 1959
Anatomy of a Murder Drama Worldwide box office: $194 - 1958
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") · Tv movie - 1957
The Strange One as Jocko de Paris · Drama
Ben Gazzara in Documentaries & Specials
12- 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self · Documentary - 2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self · Documentary - 2009
The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes as Self · Documentary - 2003
Dogville Confessions as Self · Documentary - 2000
A Constant Forge as Self · Documentary - 1998
Marilyn in Manhattan as Self · Documentary - 1993
Anything for John as Self · Documentary - 1989
Arena - John Cassavetes as Self · Documentary - 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self · Music - 1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1971
The Making of ‘Husbands’ as Self · Documentary
Who Ben Gazzara Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Ben Gazzara shares the most films with. John Cassavetes comes first, with 9 films together, followed by Gena Rowlands (7).
Ben Gazzara: Questions & Answers
How many movies Ben Gazzara has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Ben Gazzara been in?
Ben Gazzara is credited on 69 films, from 1957 to 2023. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Ben Gazzara's highest-grossing movie?
The Spanish Prisoner (1998) is Ben Gazzara's biggest box office hit, with $9.59M worldwide, ahead of Bloodline (1979) ($8.22M). Across every film with box office figures, Ben Gazzara's movies have made $26.4M.
Ben Gazzara's biggest hits What is Ben Gazzara's newest movie?
The most recent film on Ben Gazzara's filmography is to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023), in the role of Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage).
Who does Ben Gazzara work with most often?
Ben Gazzara shares the most films with John Cassavetes (9 films), Gena Rowlands (7 films) and Peter Bogdanovich (6 films).
The Best Ben Gazzara Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 69 credits.
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