Ben Piazza

Acting

Ben Piazza

Born July 30, 1934 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Died September 7, 1991 · aged 57

No biography available.

Known For

The Blues BrothersThe Blues Brothers · 1980
The Blues Brothers
7.71980
MovieMusicComedy
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Guilty by SuspicionGuilty by Suspicion · 1991
Guilty by Suspicion
6.51991
MovieDramaThriller
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.
MaskMask · 1985
Mask
7.31985
MovieDrama
A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
The Bad News BearsThe Bad News Bears · 1976
The Bad News Bears
6.91976
MovieFamilyComedy
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
NightwingNightwing · 1979
Nightwing
4.91979
MovieHorror
Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in Arizona.
I Never Promised You a Rose GardenI Never Promised You a Rose Garden · 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
5.91977
MovieDrama
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
The Hanging TreeThe Hanging Tree · 1959
The Hanging Tree
6.71959
MovieWestern
Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.
The Outside ManThe Outside Man · 1972
The Outside Man
6.21972
MovieCrimeThriller
A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.

Filmography

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ParisParis · 1979
Paris
6.51979
SeriesDrama
Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.

Fred Latimore