US actor Ben Gazzara reportedly dies

AFP, The West Australian February 4, 2012, 12:49 pm
US actor Ben Gazzara dies

AP © US actor Ben Gazzara dies

US actor Ben Gazzara has reportedly died aged 81.

The New York Times has reported Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer at a Manhattan hospital yesterday.

Gazzara, who starred in films, television and on the stage played Brick in the original Broadway version of Tennessee Williams’ Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, originating a tough-guy persona that he would cultivate on the big screen.

In his later years he worked with the Coen brothers in The Big Lebowski, in 1998, and more recently in many movies made for television.


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