Paul Ben-Victor
Biography
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.
Movies (95)
The Chosen: Crucifixion
2027
Killing Castro
2026
Rosario
2025
Another Day in America
2025
Flight Risk
2025
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024
The Collective
2023
On Our Way
2023
Plane
2023
Emancipation
2022
Collide
2022
Last Looks
2022
Monster
2021
My Brothers' Crossing
2020
Blood and Money
2020
The Banker
2020
Adventure Force 5
2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
The Irishman
2019
The Super
2018
The Amityville Murders
2018
A Crooked Somebody
2018
Camera Store
2016
Blowtorch
2016
Goliath
2016
Love Is All You Need?
2016
Any Day
2015
Get Hard
2015
Friends and Romans
2014
By the Gun
2014
Grudge Match
2013
Don Jon
2013
Empire State
2013
Black Marigolds
2013
FDR: American Badass!
2012
Mighty Fine
2012
Should've Been Romeo
2012
The Carrier
2012
Video Girl
2011
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011
Venus & Vegas
2010
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010
American Bully
2009
Clear Lake, WI
2009
Randy & the Mob
2007
On the Doll
2007
Daredevil
2003
The Cure for Boredom
2001
The Invisible Man
2000
Very Mean Men
2000
The Three Stooges
2000
Drowning Mona
2000
Gun Shy
2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
Crazy in Alabama
1999
Heist
1999
The Corruptor
1999
A Civil Action
1998
Point Blank
1998
Tempting Fate
1998
Standoff
1998
The 6th Man
1997
Metro
1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997
Maximum Risk
1996
The First Man
1996
Firestorm
1996
Bushwhacked
1995
Red Scorpion 2
1995
Terrified
1995
Houseguest
1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
Dream Lover
1994
Web of Deception
1994
State of Emergency
1994
Tombstone
1993
The Last Outlaw
1993
True Romance
1993
Extreme Justice
1993
Trouble Bound
1993
Cool World
1992
Sunset Heat
1992
Soulmates
1992
Eyes of the Beholder
1992
Body Parts
1991
The Rookie
1990
After the Shock
1990
Streets
1990
Wired
1989
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
Pass the Ammo
1988
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
8-Ball
3 Days Rising
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
TV Shows (59)
Creature Commandos
2024
Nobody Wants This
2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024
Bookie
2023
Paul T. Goldman
2023
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
Pam & Tommy
2022
Gravesend
2020
FBI: Most Wanted
2020
The Chosen
2019
FBI
2018
The Resident
2018
Will & Grace
2017
Santa Clarita Diet
2017
The Mick
2017
Goliath
2016
Lethal Weapon
2016
Bull
2016
Vinyl
2016
Chicago Med
2015
Allegiance
2015
True Detective
2014
Person of Interest
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Castle
2009
Childrens Hospital
2008
The Mentalist
2008
In Plain Sight
2008
John from Cincinnati
2007
Drive
2007
Shark
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
My Name Is Earl
2005
Close to Home
2005
Entourage
2004
Las Vegas
2003
Fastlane
2002
Monk
2002
The Wire
2002
The Shield
2002
Alias
2001
Crossing Jordan
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
The Invisible Man
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
L.A. Doctors
1998
Brooklyn South
1997
The Practice
1997
Early Edition
1996
The X-Files
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Dark Justice
1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
L.A. Law
1986
L.A. Law
1986