'Anatomy of a Murder' star Ben Gazzara dies at 81
Ben Gazzara died Friday of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times reported.
The star of award films and plays such as "Anatomy of a Murder" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was 81 years old.
Gazzara employed his distinctive, guttural voice and powerful stare most memorably in a series of film collaborations with the director John Cassavetes. For the maverick director, Gazzara played a collection of bitter spouses and down-on-their heels gamblers and directors in films such as "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" and "Opening Night."
http://todayentertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/03/10313294-anatomy-of-a-murder-star-ben-gazzara-dies-at-81
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(2,657 posts)hlthe2b
(102,405 posts)RIP, Mr. Gazzara. I remember you fondly.
and we're next in line
Little Star
(17,055 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)PSPS
(13,620 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,194 posts)I only vaguely remember the show, but he was a very memorable actor. Wishing him Godspeed...
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)in Portland Oregon.
On slow nights, which was usually, we'd always watch
Run for Your Life on the hotel lobby TV, and I was quite
impressed with his acting.
RIP Ben.
Rhiannon12866
(206,194 posts)But I remember the opening sequence well. I don't ever remember my parents saying that anything on TV was inappropriate back then. I used to watch war movies and Peyton Place with my father. He liked Lee Grant.
hunter
(38,334 posts)... but it was "not for kids."
Yep, I remember the opening sequence too.
And that's all I remember.
Edited to add this:
http://www.run4.us/index.htm
no_hypocrisy
(46,216 posts)He finally offered to leave his wife to be with Elaine. But she decided to go with Rock Hudson . . . . .
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)R.I.P. Ben
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I love you for your contribution to films. Your life counted.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)NBachers
(17,149 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Just spanning time....
Swede
(33,295 posts)He was a favorite of mine. Love him in Tales Of Ordinary Madenss.
niyad
(113,596 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)What a wonderful actor he was.
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)Alameda
(1,895 posts)slackmaster
(60,567 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,505 posts)PurityOfEssence
(13,150 posts)He was sublime. He was game for anything. He was as good as they get, and spent his star capital on marginal projects that MATTERED.
Written from a novel by Paul Theroux for the screen by him, Howard Sackler and the director, Peter Bogdonovich, this was a tale of someone running prostitutes to our commitment in Vietnam and the entanglements with organized crime. Produced by Roger Corman and executive produced by no less than Hugh Hefner.
It's a must-see, so hopefully some of you will track it down.