Paul Ben-Victor
Acting
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.
TV Shows(59)
Creature Commandos
Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
2024
Nobody Wants This
Ilan Roklov
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
(voice)
2024
Bookie
Nick Quatrani
2023
Paul T. Goldman
Mob Boss
2023
The Lincoln Lawyer
Sly Funaro Sr.
2022
Pam & Tommy
Richard Alden
2022
Gravesend
2020
FBI: Most Wanted
Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
2020
The Chosen
Herod Antipas
2019
FBI
Mark Krawley
2018
The Resident
Edmund Carver
2018
Will & Grace
Mario
2017
Santa Clarita Diet
Victor
2017
The Mick
Jerry Berlin
2017
Goliath
Cleft Chin
2016
Lethal Weapon
Frank Truno
2016
Bull
Ryan Vance
2016
Vinyl
Maury Gold
2016
Chicago Med
Mr. McGregor
2015
Allegiance
Special Agent Faber
2015
True Detective
Major Leroy Salter
2014
Person of Interest
Detective Cameron
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Agent Devin Campbell
2010
Castle
Dino Scarpella
2009
Childrens Hospital
Spiros
2008
The Mentalist
Noah Landau
2008
In Plain Sight
Stan McQueen
2008
John from Cincinnati
2007
Drive
The Truck Driver
2007
Shark
Ricky Rago
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
My Name Is Earl
Coach Lou
2005
Close to Home
Paul Bosco
2005
Entourage
Alan Gray
2004
Las Vegas
Michael
2003
Fastlane
Marty
2002
Monk
Al Nicoletto
2002
The Wire
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
2002
The Shield
Detective Paul Reyes
2002
Alias
Carter
2001
Crossing Jordan
Theo
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ticket Scalper
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Joey
2000
Strong Medicine
Frank
2000
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Abrams
1999
L.A. Doctors
1998
Brooklyn South
Steve Richards
1997
The Practice
Benny Small
1997
Early Edition
Elliott Rosenfield
1996
The X-Files
Dr. Aaron Monte
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Joey Tataglia
1993
Dark Justice
1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
Paul
1988
L.A. Law
Sergeant Costellano
1986
The Boys from Brazil
Sidney Beynon
Movies(97)
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Kind Herod
2027
Killing Castro
Sam Giancana
2026
Rosario
Marty
2025
Another Day in America
Sam Ackerman
2025
Flight Risk
Coleridge (voice)
2025
Murder at Hollow Creek
Jeff Rhodes
2024
The Collective
Miro Lindell
2023
On Our Way
Mr. Adler
2023
Plane
Terry Hampton
2023
Emancipation
Major G. Halstead
2022
Collide
Clyde
2022
Last Looks
Conady
2022
Monster
Anthony Petrocelli
2021
My Brothers' Crossing
Officer Byrd
2020
Blood and Money
Bill
2020
The Banker
Donald Silverthorne
2020
Adventure Force 5
Executive Victor
2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Johnny
2019
The Irishman
Jake Gottlieb
2019
The Super
Mr. Johnson
2018
The Amityville Murders
Ronald DeFeo Sr.
2018
A Crooked Somebody
Detective Zimmer
2018
His Lover
Scotty Davidson Jr.
2017
Camera Store
Mr. Bibideaux
2016
Blowtorch
Blackie
2016
Goliath
Cleft Chin
2016
Love Is All You Need?
Principal Henry Birdsell
2016
Any Day
William
2015
Get Hard
Gayle Burns
2015
Friends and Romans
Dennis Socio
2014
By the Gun
Vincent Tortano
2014
Grudge Match
Lou Camare
2013
Don Jon
Priest
2013
Empire State
Tommy
2013
Black Marigolds
Doctor Taylor
2013
FDR: American Badass!
Mussolini
2012
Mighty Fine
Bobby
2012
Should've Been Romeo
Joey
2012
The Carrier
Vlade
2012
Video Girl
Jermaine Stanford
2011
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Kip Tippington
2011
Venus & Vegas
Carlo
2010
A Reuben by Any Other Name
Max
2010
American Bully
Principal Wheeler
2009
Clear Lake, WI
Sheriff Joe Dietzer
2009
Randy & the Mob
Franco
2007
On the Doll
Jimmy Sours
2007
Daredevil
Jose Quesada
2003
The Cure for Boredom
Rudy
2001
Choosing Matthias
Chase
2001
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
2000
Very Mean Men
Jimmy D.
2000
The Three Stooges
Moe Howard
2000
Drowning Mona
Deputy Tony Carlucci
2000
Gun Shy
Howard
2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Vince
1999
Crazy in Alabama
D.A. Mackie
1999
Heist
Abbie
1999
The Corruptor
Schabacker
1999
A Civil Action
Bobby Pasqueriella
1998
Point Blank
Howard
1998
Tempting Fate
Police officer
1998
Standoff
Agent Hank McGill
1998
The 6th Man
Bernie
1997
Metro
Clarence Teal
1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Det. Meyer
1997
Maximum Risk
Agent Pellman
1996
The First Man
Dulles
1996
Firestorm
Duran
1996
Bushwhacked
Dana's father (uncredited)
1995
Red Scorpion 2
Vince D'Angelo
1995
Terrified
Sol Lipsteiger
1995
Houseguest
Pauly Gasperini
1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
1995
Dream Lover
Clown
1994
Web of Deception
Detective Fracinetti
1994
State of Emergency
Trevor Jacobs
1994
Tombstone
Florentino
1993
The Last Outlaw
Posseman Grubb
1993
True Romance
Luca
1993
Extreme Justice
Councilman Joe Taylor
1993
Trouble Bound
Zand
1993
Cool World
Valet
1992
Sunset Heat
New Yorker
1992
Soulmates
Driver
1992
Eyes of the Beholder
Dr. Medaris
1992
Body Parts
Ray Kolberg
1991
The Rookie
Little Felix
1990
After the Shock
Dr. Steven Brattesani
1990
Streets
Officer #2
1990
Wired
Tom Perino
1989
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Customer
1988
Pass the Ammo
Eddie Depaul
1988
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
8-Ball
acting
3 Days Rising
Detective Detective
The Twelve Dates of Christmas