Paul Ben-Victor
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American actor
Paul Ben-Victor | |
|---|---|
| Ben-Victor in 2016 | |
| Born | Paul Friedman (1965年07月24日) July 24, 1965 (age 59) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse |
Cali Senkpiel (m. 2020) |
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Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Greek mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos on the HBO drama series The Wire , Alan Gray in Entourage (2005–2008), and Ray in Body Parts (1991).
Early life
[edit ]Ben-Victor, who is of Jewish heritage, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Leah Kornfeld, a playwright, and Victor Friedman. He attended Midwood High School, graduating in 1983.[1]
Career
[edit ]Ben-Victor debuted on the small screen in 1987 in the television film Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife and on an episode of Cagney & Lacey .
Ben-Victor has been featured on many television cop dramas like FBI , 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. He also appeared as Steve Richards on a 1998 episode of the short-lived police drama Brooklyn South .[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 ("Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role.
He was cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire (as mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos) and Entourage , as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name Is Earl . He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 television film The Three Stooges .[3]
Ben-Victor has roles in the films The Irishman (2019), The Banker (2020), and Last Looks (2022).[2]
He has co-written stage plays with his mother, including Club Soda and The Good Steno.[4]
Filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife | - | TV movie |
| Pass the Ammo | Eddie DePaul | ||
| 1988 | Assault of the Killer Bimbos | Customer | |
| 1989 | Wired | Tom Perino | |
| 1990 | Streets | Officer #2 | |
| After the Shock | Dr. Steven Brattesani | TV movie | |
| The Rookie | Felix 'Little Felix' | ||
| 1991 | Body Parts | Ray Kolberg | |
| Alone | Al | Short | |
| 1992 | Cool World | Valet | |
| Midnight Heat | New Yorker | TV movie | |
| Eyes of the Beholder | Dr. Medaris | ||
| Soulmates | Driver | ||
| 1993 | Trouble Bound | Zand | |
| Extreme Justice | Councilman Joe Taylor | ||
| True Romance | Luca | ||
| The Last Outlaw | Posseman Grubb | TV movie | |
| Dream Lover | Clown | ||
| Tombstone | Florentino 'Indian Charlie' Cruz | ||
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Trevor Jacobs | TV movie |
| Web of Deception | Detective Fracinetti | TV movie | |
| Red Scorpion 2 | Vince D'Angelo | ||
| 1995 | Houseguest | Pauly Gasperini | |
| Toughguy | Sol Lipsteiger | ||
| Bushwhacked | Dana's Father | ||
| The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Various Roles | Short | |
| 1996 | Firestorm | Duran | |
| Maximum Risk | FBI Agent Pellman | ||
| 1997 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave | Det. Meyer | TV movie |
| Metro | Clarence Teal | ||
| The 6th Man | Bernie | ||
| 1998 | Standoff | Hank McGill | |
| Tempting Fate | Police Officer | TV movie | |
| Point Blank | Howard | ||
| Heist | Abbie | ||
| A Civil Action | Bobby Pasqueriella | ||
| 1999 | The Corruptor | FBI Agent Pete Schabacker | |
| Crazy in Alabama | Mackie | ||
| Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Vince | ||
| 2000 | Drowning Mona | Deputy Tony Carlucci | |
| The David Cassidy Story | Wes Farrell | TV movie | |
| Gun Shy | Howard | ||
| The Three Stooges | Moe Howard | TV movie | |
| Very Mean Men | Jimmy D. | ||
| 2001 | The Cure for Boredom | Rudy | |
| Choosing Matthias | Chase | ||
| 2002 | Niche | Spike | Short |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Jose Quesada | |
| 2004 | Woman at the Beach | Pablo | Short |
| 2006 | Push | Toni | |
| 2007 | Randy and The Mob | Franco | |
| Naked Under Heaven | Ben | ||
| 2008 | On the Doll | Jimmy Sours | |
| Joe Mover | The Boss | Short | |
| Player 5150 | Jimmy | ||
| Ten: Thirty One | Gerry | Short | |
| Coma | - | Short | |
| 2009 | Anytown | Principal Wheeler | |
| This Monday | Tony | Short | |
| Clear Lake, WI | Sheriff Joe Dietzer | ||
| 2010 | A Reuben by Any Other Name | Max | Short |
| Venus & Vegas | Carlo | ||
| The Blue Wall | Charlie Sullivan | Short | |
| 2011 | Video Girl | Jermaine Stanford | |
| Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury | Kip Tippington | ||
| 2012 | FDR: American Badass! | Mussolini | |
| The Carrier | Vlade | Short | |
| Should've Been Romeo | Joey | ||
| Mighty Fine | Bobby | ||
| Desperate Endeavors | Bill Loney | ||
| 2013 | Don Jon | Priest | |
| Empire State | Tommy | ||
| Once Upon a Time in Queens | Vinnie Nero | ||
| Grudge Match | Lou Camare | ||
| 2014 | By the Gun | Vincent Tortano | |
| Friends and Romans | Dennis Socio | ||
| 2015 | Get Hard | Gayle | |
| Any Day | William | ||
| 2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Principal Birdsell | |
| Goliath | Cleft Chin | Short | |
| Blowtorch | Blackie | ||
| 2017 | Camera Store | Mr. Bibideaux | |
| His Lover | Scotty Davidson Jr. | Short | |
| A Crooked Somebody | Detective Zimmer | ||
| The Super | Mr. Johnson | ||
| 2018 | Monster | Anthony Petrocelli | |
| Feast of the Seven Fishes | Johnny | ||
| The Amityville Murders | Ronnie DeFeo, Sr. | ||
| 2019 | The Irishman | Jake Gottlieb | |
| Adventure Force 5 | Executive Victor | ||
| 2020 | The Banker | Donald Silverthorne | |
| Allagash | Bill | ||
| My Brothers' Crossing | Officer Byrd | ||
| 2021 | On Our Way | Mr. Adler | [5] |
| 2022 | Last Looks | Lieutenant Pete Conady | |
| Collide | Clyde | ||
| Emancipation | Major G. Halstead | ||
| 2023 | Plane | Hampton | |
| The Collective | Miro Lindell | ||
| 2024 | Another Day in America | Hampton | |
| Murder at Hollow Creek | Jeff Rhodes | ||
| 2025 | Flight Risk | Director Coleridge |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Sgt. Costellano | Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King" |
| 1987 | Cagney & Lacey | Trucker #2 | Episode: "Waste Deep" |
| 1988 | Ohara | Billy | Episode: "They Shoot Witnesses, Don't They?" |
| China Beach | Lazaro | Episode: "Chao Ong" | |
| Freddy's Nightmares | Paul | Episode: "Mother's Day" | |
| 1990 | 1st & Ten | Rocko | Episode: "Who Stole Johnny Gunn?" |
| Dragnet | Jack Middleton | Episode: "Parachute to Death" | |
| Hunter | Loan Shark | Episode: "This Is My Gun" | |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Karl | Episode: "TV or Not TV" | |
| The New Adam-12 | Gregory Smith | Episode: "Escapees" | |
| 1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Security Guard | Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery |
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage | Charlie Dilwig | Episode: "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll" | |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Vinnie | Episode: "Knock, Knock" | |
| 1992 | The Commish | Benny Gorzo | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Kerosene" |
| Sibs | Lance | Episode: "If I Only Had a Dad" | |
| 1994 | L.A. Law | Bowles' Atty. Peters | Episode: "Age of Insolence" |
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Joey Tataglia | Episode: "Wild Card" | |
| The X-Files | Dr. Aaron Monte | Episode: "Tooms" | |
| 1995 | Sweet Justice | Terry Phillips | Episode: "Clouds of Glory" |
| 1996 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Carney/Man on Stilts (voice) | Episode: "Baby It's You/Monsters Are Fun" |
| 1994-97 | NYPD Blue | Steve Richards | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 & 5 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Benny Small | Episode: "Search and Seizure" & "Save the Mule" |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Steve Richards | Episode: "Skel in a Cell" |
| 1998-99 | Rude Awakening | Carl | Guest Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 1999 | Early Edition | Elliot Rosenfield | Episode: "Funny Valentine" |
| L.A. Doctors | - | Episode: "Forty-Eight Minutes" | |
| 2000 | The Invisible Man | Robert Albert Hobbes | Main Cast |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Theo | Episode: "Someone to Count On" |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Marty | Episode: "Strap On" |
| Las Vegas | Michael | Episode: "Pros and Cons" | |
| 2003-08 | The Wire | Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos | Main Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Frank | Episode: "Body Mass Increase" |
| 2005 | Alias | Carter | Episode: "Another Mister Sloane" |
| Monk | Al Nicoletto | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ticket Scalper | Episode: "The Larry David Sandwich" | |
| 2005-08 | Entourage | Alan Gray | Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3 & 5 |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Joey | Episode: "Killer" |
| The Shield | Detective Paul Reyes | Episode: "Man Inside" | |
| My Name Is Earl | Coach Lou | Episode: "Sticks & Stones" | |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Palaka | Main Cast |
| Shark | Ricky Rago | Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls" | |
| 2008-12 | In Plain Sight | Marshal Stan McQueen | Main Cast |
| 2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | Coach Thurman | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Noah Landau | Episode: "Redline" |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Carmen Enzo | Episode: "Party Down" |
| Childrens Hospital | Spiros | Episode: "Father's Day" | |
| 2012 | Are We There Yet? | Mr. Parker | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2013 | Vegas | Barry Silver | Recurring Cast |
| Person of Interest | Detective Cameron | Episode: "Reasonable Doubts" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Agent Devin Campbell | Episode: "Hau'oli La Ho'omoaika'i" | |
| Mob City | Jack Dragna | Recurring Cast | |
| 2014 | True Detective | Major Leroy Salter | Episode: "Haunted Houses" |
| Matador | Gene Balasco | Recurring Cast | |
| Castle | Dino Scarpella | Episode: "Bad Santa" | |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Special Agent Faber | Recurring Cast |
| 2016 | Vinyl | Maury Gold | Main Cast |
| Kingdom | Bob | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| Chicago Med | Mr. McGregor | Episode: "Win Loss" | |
| 2017 | The Mick | Jerry Berlin | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| Preacher | Viktor Kruglov | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| Lethal Weapon | Frank Truno | Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout-It" | |
| 2018 | The Resident | Edmund Carver | Episode: "No Matter the Cost" |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Mark | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| The Neighborhood | Matty 'Cigars' | Main Cast | |
| 2018-19 | Goliath | Cleft Chin | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2019 | Bull | Ryan Vance | Episode: "Split Hairs" |
| The Village | Angelo Napolitano | Recurring Cast | |
| FBI | Mark Krawley | Episode: "Appearances" | |
| Will & Grace | Mario | Episode: "Pappa Mia" | |
| 2019-20 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Counselor Peter Abrams | Recurring Cast: Season 21 |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Contractor | Episode: "Side Effects" |
| 2020-23 | Gravesend | Matty 'Cigars' | Main Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | Richard Alden | Recurring Cast |
| FBI: Most Wanted | Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi | Episode: "Greatest Hits" | |
| 2023 | Paul T. Goldman | Mob Boss | Recurring Cast |
| 2024 | The Chosen | Herod Antipas | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| Diarra from Detroit | Zervas | Recurring Cast | |
| Nobody Wants This | Ilan Roklov | Recurring Cast | |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Sly Funaro Sr. | Recurring Cast: Season 3 | |
| Everybody Still Hates Chris | Mr. Thurman (voice) | Recurring Cast | |
| Creature Commandos | Bulldozer (voice) | Episode: "Cheers to the Tin Man" | |
| 2024-25 | Bookie | Nick Quatrani | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
References
[edit ]- ^ midwoodargus (April 20, 2016). "Ex-Sing Commissioner, Actor Shares Insight With Hornets". Midwoodargus.org. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "In Character: The Cast of The Irishman | And So It Begins". Andsoitbeginsfilms.com. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Profile: An actor with Island roots | Shelter Island Reporter". Shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Ben-Victor". Biography. TVGuide.com . Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (March 22, 2023). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Sophie Lane Curtis Drama 'On Our Way' Starring Micheál Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave And Jordana Brewster". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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[edit ]Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Jewish American male actors
- American people of Jewish descent
- Midwood High School alumni
- Male actors from Brooklyn
- Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni
- Jews from New York (state)