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Paul Ben-Victor

Acting 60 years old Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.6
Born: July 24, 1965

Biography

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Paul Ben-Victor (born July 24, 1965) is an American actor. 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. 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. At least two of their plays have been staged in the Manhattan area, including "Club Soda" and "The Good Steno". 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. Appeared on "Everybody Hates Chris" as Mr. Thurman In 2008, Ben-Victor held a supporting role in the feature film, Clear Lake, WI, starring Michael Madsen. In August 2008, Ben-Victor co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.

External Links

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Peter Abrams 1999
FBI
FBI Mark Krawley 2018
Monk
Monk Al Nicoletto 2002
The Wire
The Wire Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos 2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Ticket Scalper 2000

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Plane
Plane Terry Hampton 2023
The Irishman
The Irishman Jake Gottlieb 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (161)

The Chosen: Crucifixion
The Chosen: Crucifixion Kind Herod 2027
Killing Castro
Killing Castro Sam Giancana 2026
M.I.A.
M.I.A. Boris Federov 2026
Man on Fire
Man on Fire CIA Director Moncrief 2026
Rosario
Rosario Marty 2025
Another Day in America
Another Day in America Sam Ackerman 2025
Flight Risk
Flight Risk Coleridge (voice) 2025
Creature Commandos
Creature Commandos Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice) 2024
Nobody Wants This
Nobody Wants This Ilan Roklov 2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Everybody Still Hates Chris (voice) 2024
Murder at Hollow Creek
Murder at Hollow Creek Jeff Rhodes 2024
Bookie
Bookie Nick Quatrani 2023
The Collective
The Collective Miro Lindell 2023
On Our Way
On Our Way Mr. Adler 2023
Plane
Plane Terry Hampton 2023
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman Mob Boss 2023
Emancipation
Emancipation Major G. Halstead 2022
Collide
Collide Clyde 2022
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer Sly Funaro Sr. 2022
Pam & Tommy
Pam & Tommy Richard Alden 2022
Last Looks
Last Looks Conady 2022
Monster
Monster Anthony Petrocelli 2021
My Brothers' Crossing
My Brothers' Crossing Officer Byrd 2020
Blood and Money
Blood and Money Bill 2020
Gravesend
Gravesend 2020
The Banker
The Banker Donald Silverthorne 2020
FBI: Most Wanted
FBI: Most Wanted Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi 2020
Adventure Force 5
Adventure Force 5 Executive Victor 2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Feast of the Seven Fishes Johnny 2019
The Irishman
The Irishman Jake Gottlieb 2019
The Chosen
The Chosen Herod Antipas 2019
The Super
The Super Mr. Johnson 2018
The Amityville Murders
The Amityville Murders Ronald DeFeo Sr. 2018
A Crooked Somebody
A Crooked Somebody Detective Zimmer 2018
FBI
FBI Mark Krawley 2018
The Resident
The Resident Edmund Carver 2018
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Mario 2017
His Lover
His Lover Scotty Davidson Jr. 2017
Santa Clarita Diet
Santa Clarita Diet Victor 2017
The Mick
The Mick Jerry Berlin 2017
Camera Store
Camera Store Mr. Bibideaux 2016
Blowtorch
Blowtorch Blackie 2016
Goliath
Goliath Cleft Chin 2016
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon Frank Truno 2016
Bull
Bull Ryan Vance 2016
Goliath
Goliath Cleft Chin 2016
Love Is All You Need?
Love Is All You Need? Principal Henry Birdsell 2016
Vinyl
Vinyl Maury Gold 2016
Chicago Med
Chicago Med Mr. McGregor 2015
Any Day
Any Day William 2015
Get Hard
Get Hard Gayle Burns 2015
Allegiance
Allegiance Special Agent Faber 2015
Friends and Romans
Friends and Romans Dennis Socio 2014
By the Gun
By the Gun Vincent Tortano 2014
True Detective
True Detective Major Leroy Salter 2014
Grudge Match
Grudge Match Lou Camare 2013
Don Jon
Don Jon Priest 2013
Empire State
Empire State Tommy 2013
Black Marigolds
Black Marigolds Doctor Taylor 2013
Vegas
Vegas Barry Silver 2012
FDR: American Badass!
FDR: American Badass! Mussolini 2012
Mighty Fine
Mighty Fine Bobby 2012
Should've Been Romeo
Should've Been Romeo Joey 2012
The Carrier
The Carrier Vlade 2012
Video Girl
Video Girl Jermaine Stanford 2011
Person of Interest
Person of Interest Detective Cameron 2011
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury Kip Tippington 2011
Venus & Vegas
Venus & Vegas Carlo 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 Agent Devin Campbell 2010
A Reuben by Any Other Name
A Reuben by Any Other Name Max 2010
American Bully
American Bully Principal Wheeler 2009
Castle
Castle Dino Scarpella 2009
Clear Lake, WI
Clear Lake, WI Sheriff Joe Dietzer 2009
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital Spiros 2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist Noah Landau 2008
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight Stan McQueen 2008
Randy & the Mob
Randy & the Mob Franco 2007
On the Doll
On the Doll Jimmy Sours 2007
John from Cincinnati
John from Cincinnati 2007
Drive
Drive The Truck Driver 2007
Shark
Shark Ricky Rago 2006
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris 2005
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl Coach Lou 2005
Close to Home
Close to Home Paul Bosco 2005
Entourage
Entourage Alan Gray 2004
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Michael 2003
Daredevil
Daredevil Jose Quesada 2003
Fastlane
Fastlane Marty 2002
Monk
Monk Al Nicoletto 2002
The Wire
The Wire Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos 2002
The Shield
The Shield Detective Paul Reyes 2002
The Cure for Boredom
The Cure for Boredom Rudy 2001
Alias
Alias Carter 2001
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan Theo 2001
Choosing Matthias
Choosing Matthias Chase 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Ticket Scalper 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joey 2000
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man Robert Albert Hobbes 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Frank 2000
Very Mean Men
Very Mean Men Jimmy D. 2000
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man Robert Albert Hobbes 2000
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges Moe Howard 2000
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona Deputy Tony Carlucci 2000
Gun Shy
Gun Shy Howard 2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Kiss Toledo Goodbye Vince 1999
Crazy in Alabama
Crazy in Alabama D.A. Mackie 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Peter Abrams 1999
Heist
Heist Abbie 1999
The Corruptor
The Corruptor Schabacker 1999
A Civil Action
A Civil Action Bobby Pasqueriella 1998
L.A. Doctors
L.A. Doctors 1998
Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening Carl 1998
Point Blank
Point Blank Howard 1998
Tempting Fate
Tempting Fate Police officer 1998
Standoff
Standoff Agent Hank McGill 1998
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South Steve Richards 1997
The 6th Man
The 6th Man Bernie 1997
The Practice
The Practice Benny Small 1997
Metro
Metro Clarence Teal 1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave Det. Meyer 1997
Early Edition
Early Edition Elliott Rosenfield 1996
Maximum Risk
Maximum Risk Agent Pellman 1996
The First Man
The First Man Dulles 1996
Firestorm
Firestorm Duran 1996
Bushwhacked
Bushwhacked Dana's father (uncredited) 1995
Red Scorpion 2
Red Scorpion 2 Vince D'Angelo 1995
Terrified
Terrified Sol Lipsteiger 1995
Houseguest
Houseguest Pauly Gasperini 1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras 1995
Dream Lover
Dream Lover Clown 1994
Web of Deception
Web of Deception Detective Fracinetti 1994
State of Emergency
State of Emergency Trevor Jacobs 1994
Tombstone
Tombstone Florentino 1993
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw Posseman Grubb 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Dr. Aaron Monte 1993
True Romance
True Romance Luca 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Joey Tataglia 1993
Extreme Justice
Extreme Justice Councilman Joe Taylor 1993
Trouble Bound
Trouble Bound Zand 1993
Cool World
Cool World Valet 1992
Sunset Heat
Sunset Heat New Yorker 1992
Soulmates
Soulmates Driver 1992
Eyes of the Beholder
Eyes of the Beholder Dr. Medaris 1992
Body Parts
Body Parts Ray Kolberg 1991
Dark Justice
Dark Justice 1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage 1991
The Rookie
The Rookie Little Felix 1990
After the Shock
After the Shock Dr. Steven Brattesani 1990
Streets
Streets Officer #2 1990
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D. Karl 1989
Wired
Wired Tom Perino 1989
Freddy's Nightmares
Freddy's Nightmares Paul 1988
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Assault of the Killer Bimbos Customer 1988
Pass the Ammo
Pass the Ammo Eddie Depaul 1988
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Sergeant Costellano 1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Bowles' Atty. Peters 1986
8-Ball
8-Ball acting
3 Days Rising
3 Days Rising Detective Detective
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil Sidney Beynon

Writing Credits (2)

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