Ben Gazzara
Biagio Anthony Gazzarra (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012), known as Ben Gazzara, was an American film, stage, and television actor and director. His best known films include Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Inchon (1981), Road House (1989), The Big Lebowski (1998), Happiness (1998), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Summer of Sam (1999), Dogville (2003) and Paris, je t'aime (2006). He was a recurring collaborator with John Cassavetes, working with him on Husbands (1970), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) and Opening Night (1977). As the star of the television series Run for Your Life (1965-1968), Gazzarra was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. He won his first, and only, Emmy Award for his role in the television film Hysterical Blindness (2002). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Gazzara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White...
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The Thomas Crown Affair
as Andrew WallaceA very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his...
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Anatomy of a Murder
as Lt. Frederick ManionSemi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a...
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Dogville
as Jack McKayWhen a beautiful young Grace arrives in the isolated township of Dogville, the small community...
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The Bridge at Remagen
as Sgt. AngeloIn March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and...
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Road House
as Brad WesleyThe Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and...
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as SchlondorffA naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground...
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Buffalo '66
as Jimmy BrownBilly is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student...
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Paris Je T'aime
as Ben (Quartier Latin)Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished...
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The Spanish Prisoner
as Mr. KleinAn inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the...
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Husbands
as HarryA common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their...
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Opening Night
as Manny VictorActress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her...
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Happiness
as Lenny JordanThe lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique...
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Voyage of the Damned
as Morris TroperA luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
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Shadow Conspiracy
as Vicepresident SaxonBobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he...
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Capone
as Al CaponeYoung Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago....
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Hysterical Blindness
as NickTwo friends lament their unhappy single lives while searching for Mr. Right in 1980s New Jersey.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
as Cosmo VittelliCosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for...
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Summer of Sam
as LuigiDuring the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge...
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The Professor
as Il ProfessoreAn imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.
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The Neptune Factor
as Cmdr. Adrian BlakeWhen an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find...
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They All Laughed
as John RussoNew York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women...
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
as Card PlayerA group of travelers from the United States race through seven European countries in 18 days.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop...
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Tales of Ordinary Madness
as Charles SerkingPoet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to...
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Quiet Flows The Don
as SecretovWith World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an...
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Bloodline
as Rhys WilliamsA pampered heiress inherits her father's pharmaceutical empire when he dies in a suspicious...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Police Story: The Freeway Killings
as Capt. Tom WrightThriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.
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The Passionate Thief
as LelloOn New Year's Eve, a young woman and an out-of-work actor complicate a pickpocket's plans to ply...
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Stag
as Frank GriecoAn accidental death at a bachelor party spurs a night of shooting, kidnapping and murder in the...
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Saint Jack
as Jack FlowersJack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time...
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Carol for Another Christmas
as FredDaniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of...
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as SelfBroadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...
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Too Tired to Die
as John SageKenji is a Japanese twenty-something who is followed by Death in various disguises. When he...
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A Rage to Live
as Roger BannonGrace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has...
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Pursuit
as Steven GravesWhat begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save...
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The Girl from Trieste
as Dino RomaniA middle-aged artist (Ben Gazarra) sketching on the beach witnesses a young woman (Ornella Muti)...
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as SelfBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...
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An Early Frost
as Nick PiersonSuccessful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from...
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Illuminata
as Old FlavioIt's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory...
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The List
as D.A. Bernard SalmanAfter being arrested for solicitation, a high-class prostitute threatens to make public a list...
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Inchon
as Maj. Frank HallsworthGen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's...
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Convicts 4
as John ReskoAfter his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing...
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People Like Us
as Gus BaileyWhen a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the...
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When Michael Calls
as Doremus ConnellyA woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With...
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Chez Gino
as Oncle GiovanniGino Roma holds a pizzeria for thirty years in Brussels, purchased with money from his wife...
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Night of 100 Stars II
as SelfThis special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...
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Dogville Confessions
as SelfA documentary on the creation of Lars von Trier's fascinating drama Dogville starring amongst...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King,...
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Parallel Lives
as Charlie DukeA college reunion turns into a tangled web of passion, romance and intrigue as old friends and...
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The Death of Richie
as George WernerA sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which...
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Brian's Song
as Coach HalasThe story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their...
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The Strange One
as Jocko de ParisA military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.
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Droit de Réponse
as Self"Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12,...
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The Family Rico
as Eddie RicoA Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to...
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The Sicilian Connection
as Joseph CoppolaA small time hood smuggles drugs from Turkey to Italy in an effort to make it into the big time,...
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Downpayment on Murder
as Harry CardellAbout an estranged husband who, in an explosive rage, decides to have his wife murdered by a...
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Believe
as uncreditedAfter being continually kicked out of boarding schools, Ben is sent to live with his stern...
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Valentine's Day
as Joe BuddhaDetective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first...
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A Constant Forge
as SelfOne of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather...
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Anson 'Kip' RobertsThe bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have...
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Don Bosco
as Don Giovanni BoscoThis film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and...
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The Young Doctors
as Dr. David ColemanAn aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.
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Uno scandalo perbene
as The man with no memoryBased on a real-life mystery in the newspapers after World War I, this conventional,...
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Forever
as MarceloMarked by her father's strong presence, since he is a rich and powerful businessman, the...
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A Letter to Three Wives
as Porter HollowayThree women are going on a trip that leaves them incommunicado with the rest of the world, but...
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
as SelfThe grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."
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The Making of 'Husbands'
as SelfA documentary behind the scenes of John Cassavetes' 'Husbands' (1970).
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Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
as Joseph BonannoThe story of Rosalie Bonnano, the daughter of a powerful New York Mafia boss who married the son...
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Control
as Mike ZellaAn experiment of psychological effects under stressful conditions in a shelter. When fifteen...
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Very Mean Men
as Gino MinettiA bartender wants rid of an obnoxious drunk but not until the drunk has left a decent tip. So...
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Nefertiti: Daughter of the Sun
as Amenophis IIITadushepa grows from a young princess from the Mitanni kingdom to the legendary Queen Nefertiti...
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Eve
as JoeKate is a young woman visiting her grandmother to talk about her mother "Eve" but instead she...
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Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
as Moony (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of...
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Woman of Wonders
as AlbertoIn a straightforward yet unexceptional rendering of the life and loves of Alberto (Ben Gazzara),...
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Ladykiller
as Lt. Jack 'Jigsaw' LaskyA string of murders begin occurring on a campus by an embittered husband betrayed by his wife,...
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Conquered City
as Captain George StubbsFilmed in 1962 but not released in the US until 1966 (with 20 of its 108 minutes removed),...
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Blue Moon
as Frank CavalloHoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on...
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic...
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Holy Money
as Vatican's BankerAnthony's family runs a small Italian restaurant in London. When his childhood friend, Dario,...
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Anything for John
as SelfAn intimate portrait of actor-writer-director John Cassavetes and a loving tribute to his genius...
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Christopher Roth
as Paul AndersenA horror novelist begins to fear his stories may have a life of their own.
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Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
as MosheBoth sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are sensitively explored in the Tunisian-French...
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Convict Cowboy
as Warden FergusonNew inmate Clay Treyton, doing time for fisticuffs, is sent to a Montana ranch where prisoners...
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Beyond the Ocean
as John TanaA big-time businessman throws in the towel on his company and high-tails it out to Bali just as...
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Il tesoro di Damasco
as Gregorio KosA mysterious black marble tablet is found in Syrian desert by an Arab terrorist after an attack...
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Lies Before Kisses
as Grant SandersA wealthy publisher is accused of murdering a prostitute he had once spent the night with. The...
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Bitter Champagne
as Paul RivièreIn North Africa, a father and his illegitimate son are in love with the same woman.
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Vicious Circles
as MarchWhen a young man is arrested for dealing drugs, his girlfriend tries to help him out by making...
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The Zone
as Dick AlthorpFormer Gulf War hero Rowdy Welles is framed for murder by unscrupulous CIA boss Dick Althorp. As...
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Quicker Than the Eye
as Ben NorellAn expert magician is hired to entertain world leaders at a peace summit. Unfortunately, he...
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Jack of Hearts
as BatossaA cop looking for a chance to redeem himself comes up against a man who has built a fortune out...
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Blindsided
as Ira GoldAn ex-cop is temporarily blinded when he steals cash from a money laundering operations. While...
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Looking for Palladin
as Jack PalladinBrash young Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross (David Moscow) is dispatched to Guatemala, where...
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The Story of Husbands: A Tribute to John Cassavetes
as SelfProducer Al Ruban, actor Ben Gazzara, and cinematographer Victor J. Kemper share their fond...
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Fireball Forward
as Maj. Gen Joe BarrettA hard-nose general takes over a division with a bad combat record.
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to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
as Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed in an attempt to...
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Marilyn in Manhattan
as SelfAn exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe just before her tragic end. Set in New York City in the 50's...
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The Shore
as uncreditedThe devastating disappearance of a young girl haunts her grieving family in this fact-based tale...
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Bandits
as AmosAmos, a watchmaker, loses his wife due to post-surgery complications. Destroyed by grief, he...
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A Question of Honor
as Detective Joe DeFalcoTelevision account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a...
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Undertaker's Paradise
as JimBlack comedy about a young undertaker, starting his own firm in a seaside resort.
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High Velocity
as uncreditedBen Gazzara and Paul Winfield play Vietnam veterans turned mercenaries who are hired to rescue a...
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Donne sbagliate
as Franco MarescoSilvia Soriani, widow of a merchant associated with the Camorra, is arrested by the police. The...
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Il Volo
as uncreditedInspired by the experiences of some small southern Italian municipalities which chose to...
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Paradise Cove
as Duke ManteeA 1999 film directed by Robert Clapsadle.
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Maneater
as Nick BaronTwo couples on a camping trip are hunted by two tigers set upon them by a crazed animal trainer.
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A Prince Called Toto
as SelfTotò, the mythical comedian of Italian stage and screen, was the illegitimate child of a noble...
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My Dearest Son
as Antonio MorelliA respectable lawyer finds out his son is a heroin addict. Heartbroken, he'll do anything to...
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Poor Liza
as The NarratorA beautiful peasant girl is romanced and abandoned by a young nobleman.
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Farmer & Chase
as FarmerA career thief forms a partnership with his reluctant son.
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Shark in a Bottle
as The ArrangerGuy Normal (probably not his real name) is clumsy, has amnesia, and has fallen into the hands of...
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Angelo Nero
as Padre GuelfiJack Altieri, a young Italian-American restaurant owner, arrives at Vesta awaits him a painting...
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Pope John Paul II
as Card. Agostino CasaroliFollowing the premature death of his mother, Karol Wojtyla is brought up by his father in the...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as E.A.D.A.In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-HostThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Paul BryanKraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on...
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Run for Your Life
as Paul BryanRun for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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What's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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Arrest and Trial
as Detective Sergeant Nick AndersonArrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...
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L'onore e il rispetto
as Don Fred Di VenanzioL'onore e il rispetto is an Italian television series. There are three seasons, each with six...
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Pope John Paul II
as Kardinal Agostino CasaroliThe life of the remarkable man who passed away after an extraordinary 26 year reign, and whose...
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Quiet Flows the Don
as Secretov tábornokWith World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an...
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QB VII
as Abe CadyA physician sues a novelist for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.
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Pupetta, Woman of Honor
as Don Otello Di BellaPupetta’s plot. Courage and Passion (2012). In the summer of 1955, a few months after being...
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