Ben Piazza
| Ben Piazza | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Benito Daniel Piazza July 30, 1933 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1991 (aged 58) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (1955) |
| Occupation | actor; playwright; author |
| Years active | 1951–1991 |
| Known for | The Very Strange and Exact Truth (1964 novel) |
| Notable work | The Hanging Tree |
| Spouse(s) | Dolores Dorn (m. 1967; div. 1979) |
| Partner(s) | Wayne Tripp (1973-1991) |
| Parent(s) | Charles Piazza Elfreida Piazza |
Ben Piazza (July 30, 1933 – September 7, 1991) was an American actor.
He made his film debut in Sidney J. Furie's Canadian film A Dangerous Age (1959) followed by his Hollywood debut in The Hanging Tree (1959). Though signed to contracts with Warner Bros. and Gary Cooper's production companies for five years he didn't make another film until No Exit (1962).
A prolific television and film character actor, Piazza is perhaps most widely recognized as the wealthy restaurant patron in John Landis' 1980 comedy hit The Blues Brothers from whom Jake (John Belushi) offers to purchase his wife and daughter. Prior to that, he also played the violent boyfriend who scars Liza Minnelli's character's face in Otto Preminger's Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970). Piazza's other film appearances include The Candy Snatchers (1973), The Bad News Bears (1976), I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977), Nightwing (1979), Peter Bogdanovich's Mask (1985), Clean and Sober (1988), and Guilty by Suspicion (1991), where he portrayed Hollywood film director/mogul Darryl F. Zanuck.
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