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Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Acting

Born: July 24, 1965Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

​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.

Known For
Filmography

The Chosen: Crucifixion

Kind Herod

2027
Rosario

Rosario

Marty

2025
Another Day in America

Another Day in America

Sam Ackerman

2025
Flight Risk

Flight Risk

Coleridge (voice)

2025
Murder at Hollow Creek

Murder at Hollow Creek

Jeff Rhodes

2024
The Collective

The Collective

Miro Lindell

2023
On Our Way

On Our Way

Mr. Adler

2023
Plane

Plane

Terry Hampton

2023
Emancipation

Emancipation

Major G. Halstead

2022
Collide

Collide

Clyde

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
The Banker

The Banker

Donald Silverthorne

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 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

His Lover

Scotty Davidson Jr.

2017
Camera Store

Camera Store

Mr. Bibideaux

2016
Blowtorch

Blowtorch

Blackie

2016
Goliath

Goliath

Cleft Chin

2016
Love Is All You Need?

Love Is All You Need?

Principal Henry Birdsell

2016
Any Day

Any Day

William

2015
Get Hard

Get Hard

Gayle Burns

2015
Friends and Romans

Friends and Romans

Dennis Socio

2014
By the Gun

By the Gun

Vincent Tortano

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
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
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury

Kip Tippington

2011
Venus & Vegas

Venus & Vegas

Carlo

2010
A Reuben by Any Other Name

A Reuben by Any Other Name

Max

2010
American Bully

American Bully

Principal Wheeler

2009
Clear Lake, WI

Clear Lake, WI

Sheriff Joe Dietzer

2009
Randy & the Mob

Randy & the Mob

Franco

2007
On the Doll

On the Doll

Jimmy Sours

2007
Daredevil

Daredevil

Jose Quesada

2003
The Cure for Boredom

The Cure for Boredom

Rudy

2001

Choosing Matthias

Chase

2001
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Robert Albert Hobbes

2000
Very Mean Men

Very Mean Men

Jimmy D.

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
Heist

Heist

Abbie

1999
The Corruptor

The Corruptor

Schabacker

1999
A Civil Action

A Civil Action

Bobby Pasqueriella

1998
Point Blank

Point Blank

Howard

1998
Tempting Fate

Tempting Fate

Police officer

1998
Standoff

Standoff

Agent Hank McGill

1998
The 6th Man

The 6th Man

Bernie

1997
Metro

Metro

Clarence Teal

1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave

Det. Meyer

1997
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
True Romance

True Romance

Luca

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
Eyes of the Beholder

Eyes of the Beholder

Dr. Medaris

1992
Soulmates

Soulmates

Driver

1992
Body Parts

Body Parts

Ray Kolberg

1991
The Rookie

The Rookie

Little Felix

1990
After the Shock

After the Shock

Dr. Steven Brattesani

1990
Streets

Streets

Officer #2

1990
Wired

Wired

Tom Perino

1989
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