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Paul Ben-Victor

Birthday:

07/24/1965

Place of birth:

Brooklyn, New York, USA:

Biography:

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.


Film Credits

Plane (2023)
as Hampton
Emancipation (2022)
as Major G. Halstead
Collide (2022)
as
Last Looks (2022)
as Conady
On Our Way (2021)
as Mr. Adler
Monster (2021)
as Anthony Petrocelli
My Brothers' Crossing (2020)
as Officer Byrd
Allagash (2020)
as Bill
The Banker (2020)
as Donald Silverthorne
Adventure Force 5 (2019)
as
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
as Johnny
The Irishman (2019)
as Jake Gottlieb
The Super (2018)
as Mr. Johnson
The Amityville Murders (2018)
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
A Crooked Somebody (2018)
as Detective Zimmer
Camera Store (2016)
as Mr. Bibideaux
Blowtorch (2016)
as Blackie
Any Day (2015)
as William
Get Hard (2015)
as Gayle Burns
Friends and Romans (2014)
as Dennis Socio
By the Gun (2014)
as Vincent Tortano
Grudge Match (2013)
as Lou Camare
Don Jon (2013)
as Priest
Empire State (2013)
as Tommy
Black Marigolds (2013)
as Doctor Taylor
FDR: American Badass! (2012)
as Mussolini
Mighty Fine (2012)
as Bobby
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
as Joey
The Carrier (2012)
as Vlade
Video Girl (2011)
as Jermaine Stanford
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Kip Tippington
Venus & Vegas (2010)
as Carlo
American Bully (2009)
as Principal Wheeler
Clear Lake, WI (2009)
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Randy & the Mob (2007)
as Franco
On the Doll (2007)
as Jimmy Sours
Daredevil (2003)
as Jose Quesada
The Cure for Boredom (2001)
as Rudy
Very Mean Men (2000)
as Jimmy D.
The.Three.Stooges (2000)
as Moe Howard
Drowning Mona (2000)
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
Gun Shy (2000)
as Howard
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
as Vince
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
as D.A. Mackie
The Corruptor (1999)
as Schabacker
A Civil Action (1998)
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Heist (1998)
as Abbie
Point Blank (1998)
as Howard
Tempting Fate (1998)
as Police officer
Standoff (1998)
as Agent Hank McGill
Firestorm (1997)
as Duran
The 6th Man (1997)
as Bernie
Metro (1997)
as Clarence Teal
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997)
as Det. Meyer
Maximum Risk (1996)
as Agent Pellman
The First Man (1996)
as Dulles
Bushwhacked (1995)
as Dana's father (uncredited)
Red Scorpion 2 (1995)
as Vince D'Angelo
Terrified (1995)
as Sol Lipsteiger
Houseguest (1995)
as Pauly Gasperini
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995)
as Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
Web of Deception (1994)
as Detective Fracinetti
State of Emergency (1994)
as Trevor Jacobs
Tombstone (1993)
as Florentino
The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Posseman Grubb
Dream Lover (1993)
as Clown
True Romance (1993)
as Luca
Extreme Justice (1993)
as Councilman Joe Taylor
Trouble Bound (1993)
as Zand
Cool World (1992)
as Valet
Sunset Heat (1992)
as New Yorker
Soulmates (1992)
as Driver
Eyes of the Beholder (1992)
as Dr. Medaris
Body Parts (1991)
as Ray Kolberg
After the Shock (1990)
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
Streets (1990)
as Officer
The Rookie (1990)
as Little Felix
Wired (1989)
as Tom Perino
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
as Customer
Pass the Ammo (1988)
as Eddie Depaul
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
as
The Collective ()
as Miro Lindell
8-Ball ()
as acting

Production Credits

Should've Been Romeo (2012)
Screenplay
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
Story
Should've Been Romeo (2012)
Producer