'Frasier' offered legendary actor Ben Gazzara a role on one episode of the 'Cheers' spinoff. Had Gazzara not made this demand, they would've hired him. “There was a part for Martin’s partner,” Levine ...

Ben Gazzara died on Friday, at the age of eighty-one. He’s one of the very greatest of film actors; he’ll be remembered for just a handful of roles, out of the one hundred thirty-three listed in IMDb, ...

Ben Gazzara’s expression of sardonic bemusement came to him early, growing up on East 29th Street. It was one of those melting-pot neighborhoods which contained a brewery, a doughnut factory, a ...

Starring Ben Gazzara, Talia Shire, David Moscow, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Looking for Palladin is a small movie with a big, big actor. In a gargantuan starring role, Ben Gazzara proves once again why he’s ...

When Ben Gazzara passed away on Friday, he left behind a six-decade legacy on stage and screen. He was one of those rare, unique actors whose sly grin and sandpaper voice could make any scene he was ...

Ben Gazzara died today at 81, of pancreatic cancer. As an actor, he’s one of the last of a generation: trained at the Actors Studio, he went on to create a 60-year career. After success on Broadway, ...

NEW YORK - Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’’ on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes, and work with ...

NEW YORK — Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original ...

When Ben Gazzara sat down to write his memoir, "In the Moment," he knew what he didn't want to do. "I don't want to name names," he says. "You know: The father hated her or he hit her. Or somebody was ...

Ben Gazzara, an actor with a quiet, brooding intensity who was featured in films and on Broadway and who starred in the 1960s television series "Run for Your Life," died Feb. 3 in New York City. He ...

Ben Gazzara, known for his roles on the big and small screens and on stage, died Friday. The handsome son of immigrant Italian parents, suffered from pancreatic cancer, and died in Manhattan where he ...

Ben Gazzara, the actor known for his intensity and for his work with helmer John Cassavetes, died Friday in Gotham. He was 81. His long career stretched from the New York stage to live TV in the 1950s ...