Ben Gazzara, 81

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Originally Posted by Kasept

As great as his stage and early film career was, I liked how he was able to introduce himself to a whole new generation of filmgoers with great turns in 3 late '90's cult classics: The Big Lebowski as Jackie Treehorn, in the terrific Buffalo '66 as Vincent Gallo's father as well as in the The Spanish Prisoner.

1959 he was the defendant in Anatomy of a Murder..Jimmy Stewart and George C Scott, two of the best in a great movie....RIP Ben...