1930 - 2012
Biagio Anthony "Ben" 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 3,080,442 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Ben Gazzara is the 738th most popular actor (up from 754th in 2019), the 1,365th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,395th in 2019) and the 364th 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 738 out of 9,996. Before him are Jack Elam, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Heard, Pete Postlethwaite, Joan Collins, and Natasha Richardson. After him are William Fichtner, Linda Christian, Charles Boyer, Stefania Sandrelli, Conchata Ferrell, and Buck Henry.
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 732
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 733
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 734
1946 - 2011
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 735
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 736
1963 - 2009
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 737
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 738
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 739
1923 - 2011
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 740
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 741
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 742
1943 - 2020
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 743
1930 - 2020
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 744
Among people born in 1930, Ben Gazzara ranks 76. Before him are Derek Walcott, Pierre Bergé, Ivan Silayev, Richard Donner, Sonia Rykiel, and Gaafar Nimeiry. After him are Buck Henry, Michel Serres, Zhores Alferov, Chinua Achebe, Omara Portuondo, and Irinej, Serbian Patriarch. Among people deceased in 2012, Ben Gazzara ranks 57. Before him are Chavela Vargas, F. Sherwood Rowland, Hebe Camargo, Carl Woese, Harry Harrison, and William Standish Knowles. After him are George Armitage Miller, Gustav Leonhardt, Kathryn Joosten, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Herbert Lom, and Paddy Roy Bates.
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 70
1930 - 2017
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 71
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 72
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 73
1930 - 2016
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 74
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 75
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 76
1930 - 2020
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 77
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 78
1930 - 2019
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 79
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 80
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 81
1930 - 2020
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 82
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 51
1927 - 2012
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 52
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 53
1928 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 54
1925 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 55
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 56
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 57
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 58
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 59
1939 - 2012
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 60
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 61
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 62
1921 - 2012
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 63
Among people born in United States, Ben Gazzara ranks 1,365 out of 18,182. Before him are Andie MacDowell (1958), Charles Ives (1874), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), Jack Elam (1920), John Heard (1946), and Anthony Fauci (1940). After him are George Armitage Miller (1920), Ken Kesey (1935), Joshua Lederberg (1925), Iris Apfel (1921), William Fichtner (1956), and Percy Spencer (1894).
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,359
1874 - 1954
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,360
1928 - 1997
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,361
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,362
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,363
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,364
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,365
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,366
1935 - 2001
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,367
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,368
1921 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,369
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1,370
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 1,371
Among actors born in United States, Ben Gazzara ranks 364. Before him are Ben Stiller (1965), Viola Davis (1965), Susan Hayward (1917), Andie MacDowell (1958), Jack Elam (1920), and John Heard (1946). After him are William Fichtner (1956), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Buck Henry (1930), Ethan Hawke (1970), Jane Wyman (1917), and David Morse (1953).
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 358
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 359
1917 - 1975
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 360
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 361
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 362
1946 - 2017
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 363
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 364
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 365
1943 - 2020
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 366
1930 - 2020
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 367
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 368
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 369
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 370