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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.
Ben Piazza was born on July 30, 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mask (1985) and Guilty by Suspicion (1991). He was married to Dolores Dorn. He died on September 7, 1991 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
- July 30, 1933
- September 7, 1991
Ben Piazza Biography (1934-1991) Full name, Benito Daniel Piazza; born July 30, 1934, in Little Rock, AR; diedof cancer, September 7, 1991, in Sherman Oaks, CA; son of Charles D. (a shoemaker) and Elfreida (Spillman) Piazza; married Dolores Dorn-Heft; companion of Wayne Tripp.
Ben Piazza is a reliable, fair-haired stage actor who starred in Edward Albee's plays and portrayed Darryl F. Zanuck in "Guilty by Suspicion". See his movies, TV shows, ratings, reviews, and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ben Piazza was born on 30 July 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mask (1985) and Guilty by Suspicion (1991). He was married to Dolores Dorn. He died on 7 September 1991 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
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- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Nov 3, 2023 · Ben Daniel Piazza was an actor, director, author, and playwright who was compared to the young Marlon Brando in his youth but achieved acclaim for character roles in his later years, often portraying an edgy, tightly controlled suburbanite or a repressive parent in films such as The Blues Brothers.
Sep 14, 1991 · Ben Piazza, a Broadway, film and television actor most recently seen as studio tycoon Darryl F. Zanuck in the 1991 motion picture “Guilty by Suspicion,” is dead of cancer at 58. Wayne...
