Ben Gazzara RIP

The actor Ben Gazarra passed away last week.

He starred in TV and movies for over sixty years, but I will always remember him from his staggering honest role as a luckless LA strip club owner. The 1976 John Cassavetes film opens with Cosmo Vitelli paying off a gambling debt to a loanshark at a outdoor coffee.

Vitelli – Late?

Loanshark – Right on time.

No dialogue after that exchange. Only Gazarra’s hard stares of exasperation.

I was never good with eulogies, so please view this opening scene by going to the following URL

It’s a masterpiece.

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