1930 - 2012
Biagio Anthony 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. Born to Italian immigrants 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Gazzara has received more than 2,719,262 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Ben Gazzara is the 754th most popular actor (down from 617th in 2019), the 1,396th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,253rd in 2019) and the 375th most popular American Actor.
Ben Gazzara is most famous for his work in the 1960s and 1970s. He was known for his roles in the films "The Big Lebowski" and "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie."
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Among actors, Ben Gazzara ranks 754 out of 10,030. Before him are Bubba Smith, Mildred Harris, Sebastian Shaw, Ida Rubinstein, James Mason, and Edward G. Robinson. After him are Robert Patrick, Carlos Valdes, Adolfo Celi, Mark Ruffalo, Dirk Benedict, and Val Kilmer.
1945 - 2011
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 748
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 749
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 750
1883 - 1960
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 751
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 752
1893 - 1973
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 753
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 754
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 755
1989 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 756
1922 - 1986
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 757
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 758
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 759
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 760
Among people born in 1930, Ben Gazzara ranks 86. Before him are Sonia Rykiel, Omara Portuondo, Edgar Mitchell, Michel Serres, Luce Irigaray, and Jasper Johns. After him are Ivan Silayev, Itamar Franco, Walter Bonatti, Gaafar Nimeiry, J. G. Ballard, and Rod Taylor. Among people deceased in 2012, Ben Gazzara ranks 59. Before him are Andrew Huxley, Harry Harrison, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Paul L. Smith, F. Sherwood Rowland, and Scott McKenzie. After him are Carlo Maria Martini, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Helmut Haller, E. Donnall Thomas, Chadli Bendjedid, and Gustav Leonhardt.
1930 - 2016
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 80
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 81
1930 - 2016
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 82
1930 - 2019
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 83
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 84
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 85
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 86
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 87
1930 - 2011
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 88
1930 - 2011
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 89
1930 - 2009
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 90
1930 - 2009
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 91
1930 - 2015
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 92
1917 - 2012
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 53
1925 - 2012
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 54
1918 - 2012
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 55
1936 - 2012
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 56
1927 - 2012
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 57
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 58
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 59
1927 - 2012
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 60
1934 - 2012
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 61
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 62
1920 - 2012
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 63
1929 - 2012
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 64
1928 - 2012
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 65
Among people born in United States, Ben Gazzara ranks 1,396 out of 15,968. Before him are Carson McCullers (1917), Conrad Hilton (1887), Vint Cerf (1943), Scott McKenzie (1939), Gene Sharp (1928), and Vera Wang (1949). After him are Elias James Corey (1928), Bernard Baruch (1870), Jaco Pastorius (1951), Robert Patrick (1958), Edward Snowden (1983), and Ansel Adams (1902).
1917 - 1967
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,390
1887 - 1979
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,391
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,392
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,393
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,394
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,395
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,396
1928 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,397
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,398
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,399
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,400
1983 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,401
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,402
Among actors born in United States, Ben Gazzara ranks 375. Before him are Robert Conrad (1935), Paul L. Smith (1936), Hal Holbrook (1925), Robin Wright (1966), Bubba Smith (1945), and Mildred Harris (1901). After him are Robert Patrick (1958), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Dirk Benedict (1945), Val Kilmer (1959), Katharine Ross (1940), and Jane Wyman (1917).
1935 - 2020
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 369
1936 - 2012
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 370
1925 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 371
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 372
1945 - 2011
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 373
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 374
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 375
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 376
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 377
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 378
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 379
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 380
1917 - 2007
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 381