Paul Ben-Victor
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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.
Acted in
Flight Risk
2025
as Director Coleridge
Rosario
2024
as Marty
Nobody Wants This
2024
as Ilan Roklov
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
as (voice)
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024
as Jeff Rhodes
The Collective
2023
as Miro Lindell
On Our Way
2023
as Mr. Adler
Plane
2023
as Terry Hampton
Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Mob Boss
Emancipation
2022
as Major G. Halstead
Collide
2022
as Clyde
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Sylvester 'Sly' Funaro, Sr.
Pam & Tommy
2022
as Richard Alden
Last Looks
2022
as Conady
Monster
2021
as Anthony Petrocelli
My Brothers' Crossing
2020
as Officer Byrd
Blood and Money
2020
as Bill
Gravesend
2020
The Banker
2020
as Donald Silverthorne
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
as Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
Adventure Force 5
2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
as Johnny
The Irishman
2019
as Jake Gottlieb
The Chosen
2019
as Herod Antipas
The Super
2018
as Mr. Johnson
The Amityville Murders
2018
as Ronald DeFeo Sr.
A Crooked Somebody
2018
as Detective Zimmer
FBI
2018
as Mark Krawley
The Resident
2018
as Edmund Carver
Will & Grace
2017
as Mario
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
as Victor
The Mick
2017
as Jerry Berlin
Camera Store
2016
as Mr. Bibideaux
Blowtorch
2016
as Blackie
Goliath
2016
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Frank Truno
Bull
2016
as Ryan Vance
Goliath
2016
as Cleft Chin
Love Is All You Need?
2016
as Principal Henry Birdsell
Vinyl
2016
as Maury Gold
Chicago Med
2015
as Mr. McGregor
Any Day
2015
as William
Get Hard
2015
as Gayle Burns
Allegiance
2015
as Special Agent Faber
Friends and Romans
2014
as Dennis Socio
By the Gun
2014
as Vincent Tortano
True Detective
2014
as Major Leroy Salter
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
Person of Interest
2011
as Detective Cameron
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011
as Kip Tippington
Venus & Vegas
2010
as Carlo
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010
as Max
American Bully
2009
as Principal Wheeler
Castle
2009
as Dino Scarpella
Clear Lake, WI
2009
as Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Spiros
The Mentalist
2008
as Noah Landau
In Plain Sight
2008
Randy & the Mob
2007
as Franco
On the Doll
2007
as Jimmy Sours
John from Cincinnati
2007
Drive
2007
as The Truck Driver
Shark
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Coach Lou
Close to Home
2005
Entourage
2004
Las Vegas
2003
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
2003
Daredevil
2003
as Jose Quesada
Fastlane
2002
as Marty
Monk
2002
as Al Nicoletto
The Wire
2002
The Wire
2002
as Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
The Shield
2002
as Detective Paul Reyes
The Cure for Boredom
2001
as Rudy
Alias
2001
as Carter
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Theo
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Ticket Scalper
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Joey
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
Strong Medicine
2000
as Frank
Very Mean Men
2000
as Jimmy D.
The Invisible Man
2000
as Robert Albert Hobbes
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Peter Abrams
Heist
1999
as Abbie
The Corruptor
1999
as Schabacker
A Civil Action
1998
as Bobby Pasqueriella
Point Blank
1998
as Howard
Tempting Fate
1998
as Police officer
Standoff
1998
as Agent Hank McGill
Brooklyn South
1997
as Steve Richards
The Sixth Man
1997
as Bernie
The Practice
1997
as Benny Small
Metro
1997
as Clarence Teal
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997
as Det. Meyer
Early Edition
1996
Maximum Risk
1996
as Agent Pellman
The First Man
1996
as Dulles
Firestorm
1996
as Duran
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
The X-Files
1993
as Dr. Aaron Monte
True Romance
1993
as Luca
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Joey Tataglia
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
Dark Justice
1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
The Rookie
1990
as Little Felix
After the Shock
1990
as Dr. Steven Brattesani
Streets
1990
as Officer #2
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Wired
1989
as Tom Perino
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Paul
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
as Customer
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Eddie Depaul
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
L.A. Law
1986
as Sgt. Costellano
L.A. Law
1986
as Bowles' Atty. Peters
Another Day in America
as Sam Ackerman
8-Ball
as acting