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Ben Gazzara, Risk-Taking Actor, Is Dead at 81

February 4th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Two of cinema's most proficient, actor Ben Gazzara and filmmaker/writer Zalman King have left us for the multiplex in the sky. Gazzara, 81, probably best known to readers as the villain in Swayze 'gem' “Roadhouse” (1989), succumbed to Pancreatic cancer

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 "Cat on a Hot Tin

Ben Gazzara has died. Character actor known for roles in 'Big Lebowski' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

NEW YORK (AP) – 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 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film

US actor Ben Gazzara, who enjoyed a long career on Broadway and in Hollywood, died of pancreatic cancer in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. He was 81. Gazzara, who starred in films, television and on the stage