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.
Known For
Agent Pellman
Maximum Risk
Posseman Grubb
The Last Outlaw
D.A. Mackie
Crazy in Alabama
Deputy Tony Carlucci
Drowning Mona
Ray Kolberg
Body Parts
Schabacker
The Corruptor
Bobby
Mighty Fine
Bobby Pasqueriella
A Civil Action
Driver
Soulmates
Duran
Firestorm
Mr. Adler
On Our Way
Vince
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Zand
Trouble Bound
Howard
Point Blank
Max
A Reuben by Any Other Name
Moe Howard
The Three Stooges
Joey
Should've Been Romeo
Principal Wheeler
American Bully
Priest
Don Jon
Sol Lipsteiger
Terrified
Tommy
Empire State
Agent Hank McGill
Standoff
Dulles
The First Man
Jeff Rhodes
Murder at Hollow Creek
Vincent Tortano
By the Gun
Clyde
Collide
Principal Henry Birdsell
Love Is All You Need?
Rudy
The Cure for Boredom
Jose Quesada
Daredevil
Terry Hampton
Plane
William
Any Day
Sam Ackerman
Another Day in America
Gayle Burns
Get Hard
Major G. Halstead
Emancipation
Dr. Steven Brattesani
After the Shock
Police officer
Tempting Fate
Cleft Chin
Goliath
Miro Lindell
The Collective
Dennis Socio
Friends and Romans
Howard
Gun Shy
Florentino
Tombstone
Vince D'Angelo
Red Scorpion 2
Marty
Rosario
Franco
Randy & the Mob
Customer
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Abbie
Heist
Blackie
Blowtorch
Coleridge (voice)
Flight Risk
Kip Tippington
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Mussolini
FDR: American Badass!
Mr. Bibideaux
Camera Store
Luca
True Romance
Dr. Medaris
Eyes of the Beholder
Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Mr. Johnson
The Super
Little Felix
The Rookie
Jimmy D.
Very Mean Men
New Yorker
Sunset Heat
Ronald DeFeo Sr.
The Amityville Murders
Officer #2
Streets
Clown
Dream Lover
Tom Perino
Wired
Det. Meyer
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Detective Zimmer
A Crooked Somebody
Anthony Petrocelli
Monster
acting
8-Ball
Donald Silverthorne
The Banker
Johnny
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Jake Gottlieb
The Irishman
Executive Victor
Adventure Force 5
Bill
Blood and Money
Officer Byrd
My Brothers' Crossing
Councilman Joe Taylor
Extreme Justice
Dana's father (uncredited)
Bushwhacked
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Lou Camare
Grudge Match
Eddie Depaul
Pass the Ammo
Pauly Gasperini
Houseguest
Clarence Teal
Metro
Bernie
The 6th Man
Valet
Cool World
Trevor Jacobs
State of Emergency
Jermaine Stanford
Video Girl
Doctor Taylor
Black Marigolds
Detective Fracinetti
Web of Deception
Vlade
The Carrier
Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Clear Lake, WI
Jimmy Sours
On the Doll
Conady
Last Looks
Carlo
Venus & Vegas
Robert Albert Hobbes
The Invisible Man
Scotty Davidson Jr.
His Lover
Sam Giancana
Killing Castro
Kind Herod
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Detective Detective
3 Days Rising
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Chase
Choosing Matthias
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-07-24
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Paul Benvictor