Paul Ben-Victor
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.
Filmography (164 Appearances)
The Chosen: Crucifixion
3 Days Rising
8-Ball
The Bookie & the Bruiser
The Boys from Brazil
Vinyl (2016)
Lanterns
Killing Castro
M.I.A.
Man on Fire
Rosario
Another Day in America
Flight Risk
Creature Commandos
Nobody Wants This
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Murder at Hollow Creek
Bookie
The Collective
On Our Way
Plane
Paul T. Goldman
Emancipation
Collide
The Lincoln Lawyer
Pam & Tommy
Last Looks
Monster
My Brothers' Crossing
Blood and Money
Gravesend
The Banker
FBI: Most Wanted
Adventure Force 5
Feast of the Seven Fishes
The Irishman
The Chosen
The Super
The Amityville Murders
A Crooked Somebody
FBI
The Resident
Will & Grace
His Lover
Santa Clarita Diet
The Mick
Camera Store
Blowtorch
Goliath
Lethal Weapon
Bull
Goliath
Preacher
Love Is All You Need?
Vinyl
Chicago Med
Any Day
Get Hard
Allegiance
Friends and Romans
By the Gun
True Detective
Grudge Match
Don Jon
Empire State
Black Marigolds
Vegas
FDR: American Badass!
Mighty Fine
Should've Been Romeo
The Carrier
Video Girl
Person of Interest
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Venus & Vegas
Hawaii Five-0
A Reuben by Any Other Name
American Bully
Castle
Clear Lake, WI
Childrens Hospital
The Mentalist
In Plain Sight
Player 5150
Randy & the Mob
On the Doll
John from Cincinnati
Drive
Shark
Everybody Hates Chris
My Name Is Earl
Close to Home
Entourage
Las Vegas
Daredevil
Fastlane
Monk
The Wire
The Shield
The Cure for Boredom
Alias
Crossing Jordan
Choosing Matthias
Curb Your Enthusiasm
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Invisible Man
Strong Medicine
Very Mean Men
The Invisible Man
The Three Stooges
Drowning Mona
Gun Shy
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Crazy in Alabama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Corruptor
A Civil Action
L.A. Doctors
Rude Awakening
Heist
Point Blank
Tempting Fate
Standoff
Brooklyn South
The 6th Man
The Practice
Metro
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Early Edition
Maximum Risk
The First Man
Firestorm
Bushwhacked
Red Scorpion 2
Terrified
Houseguest
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Dream Lover
Web of Deception
State of Emergency
Tombstone
The Last Outlaw
The X-Files
True Romance
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Extreme Justice
Trouble Bound
Cool World
Sunset Heat
Eyes of the Beholder
Soulmates
Body Parts
Dark Justice
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
The Rookie
After the Shock
Streets
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Wired
Freddy's Nightmares
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Pass the Ammo
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
L.A. Law