Paul Ben-Victor
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Paul Ben-Victor | |
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| Born | Paul Friedman July 24, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor.
Biography
Ben-Victor was born Paul Friedman, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the made-for-TV movie Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney & Lacey.[1] Fifteen years after beginning his television career with bit parts, Ben-Victor found himself cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire and Entourage, as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name is Earl. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 made-for-TV film The Three Stooges.
Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like Monk and CSI, and also had a recurring role as two-bit con man Steve Richards on three episodes of NYPD Blue from 1994 to 1997.
Ben-Victor has co-written stage plays with his mother including "Club Soda" and "The Good Steno".[2]
Ben-Victor had a starring role in the Sci-Fi channel television show, The Invisible Man, alongside Vincent Ventresca. The two later guest starred together on the hit TV show Las Vegas. They were reunited again on an episode of the new USA Network series In Plain Sight (Episode 1.2, "Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role.
In 2008, Ben-Victor held a supporting role in the feature film, Clear Lake, WI,[3] starring Michael Madsen.
In August 2008, Ben-Victor co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1990 | The Rookie | Little Felix |
| 1992 | Cool World | a valet |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Florentino Cruz |
| True Romance | Luca | |
| 1995 | Bushwhacked | Dana's father |
| Houseguest | Pauly Gasperini | |
| 1994 | Red Scorpion 2 | Vince D'Angelo |
| 1998 | Point Blank | Howard |
| A Civil Action | Bobby Pasqueriella | |
| 1999 | The Corruptor | Schabacker |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Deputy Tony Carlucci |
| Gun Shy | Howard | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Jose Quesada |
| 2006 | Randy and The Mob | Franco |
| 2009 | Clear Lake, WI | Sheriff Joe Dietzer |
| 2010 | Should’ve Been Romeo | Joey |
| 2012 | Mighty Fine | Bobby |
| 2013 | God Only Knows |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 1994 | The X-Files | Dr. Aaron Monte | |
| 1994-1997 | NYPD Blue | Steve Richards | episodes: «The Truth Is Out There», «Aging Bull», «You Bet Your Life» |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | episode «Skel in a Cell» | |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Bobby Hobbes | main role |
| The Three Stooges | Moe Howard | television movie | |
| 2003-2008 | The Wire | Spiros Vondas | 14 episodes |
| 2005 | Monk | Al Nicoletto | |
| 2005–2008 | Entourage | Alan Gray | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | The Shield | Detective Paul Reyes | |
| My Name Is Earl | Coach Lou | ||
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Palaka | 8 episodes |
| 2008-2012 | In Plain Sight | Stan McQueen | main role |
| 2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | Thurman | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Noah Landau | |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Spiros | |
| 2013 | Vegas | Barry Silver | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ "Paul Ben-Victor". Celebrity Net Worth. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ^ "Paul Ben-Victor". Biography. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
- ^ Clear Lake, WI Film - Internet Movie Database "IMDB".
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Michael Madsen, George Hamilton and Paul Ben-Victor Star in Coma, an Original Web Series Premiering On Crackle.com". 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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