Paul Ben-Victor
Known for

Acting

Credits

147

Gender

Man

Birthday

Jul 24, 1965 (59)

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as
Paul Benvictor
Paul Ben Victor

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
8-Ballacting
2025Flight RiskDirector Coleridge
Another Day in AmericaSam Ackerman
2024Murder at Hollow CreekJeff Rhodes
2024RosarioMarty
2023PlaneTerry Hampton
2023The CollectiveMiro Lindell
2023Paul T. GoldmanMob Boss
2023On Our WayMr. Adler
2022EmancipationMajor G. Halstead
2022Last LooksConady
2022Pam & TommyRichard Alden
2022CollideClyde
2021MonsterAnthony Petrocelli
2020The BankerDonald Silverthorne
2020FBI: Most WantedJackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
2020Blood and MoneyBill
2020My Brothers' CrossingOfficer Byrd
2020Gravesend
2019The IrishmanJake Gottlieb
2019The ChosenHerod Antipas
2019Feast of the Seven FishesJohnny
2019Adventure Force 5
2018The ResidentEdmund Carver
2018FBIMark Krawley
2018The SuperMr. Johnson
2018The Amityville MurdersRonald DeFeo Sr.
2018A Crooked SomebodyDetective Zimmer
2017Santa Clarita DietVictor
2017The MickJerry Berlin
2017Will & GraceMario
2016Lethal WeaponFrank Truno
2016Goliath
2016BullRyan Vance
2016VinylMaury Gold
2016Love Is All You Need?Principal Henry Birdsell
2016Camera StoreMr. Bibideaux
2016BlowtorchBlackie
2016GoliathCleft Chin
2015Get HardGayle Burns
2015Chicago MedMr. McGregor
2015AllegianceSpecial Agent Faber
2015Any DayWilliam
2014True DetectiveMajor Leroy Salter
2014By the GunVincent Tortano
2014Friends and RomansDennis Socio
2013Don JonPriest
2013Grudge MatchLou Camare
2013Empire StateTommy
2013Black MarigoldsDoctor Taylor
2012FDR: American Badass!Mussolini
2012Mighty FineBobby
2012Should've Been RomeoJoey
2012The CarrierVlade
2011Person of InterestDetective Cameron
2011Poolboy: Drowning Out the FuryKip Tippington
2011Video GirlJermaine Stanford
2010Venus & VegasCarlo
2010A Reuben by Any Other NameMax
2009CastleDino Scarpella
2009American BullyPrincipal Wheeler
2009Clear Lake, WISheriff Joe Dietzer
2008The MentalistNoah Landau
2008In Plain Sight
2008Childrens HospitalSpiros
2007On the DollJimmy Sours
2007DriveThe Truck Driver
2007John from Cincinnati
2007Randy & the MobFranco
2006Shark
2005Everybody Hates Chris
2005My Name Is EarlCoach Lou
2005Close to Home
2004Entourage
2003DaredevilJose Quesada
2003Las Vegas
2003Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
2002The Wire
2002The WireSpiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
2002MonkAl Nicoletto
2002The ShieldDetective Paul Reyes
2002FastlaneMarty
2001AliasCarter
2001Crossing JordanTheo
2001The Cure for BoredomRudy
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJoey
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmTicket Scalper
2000Drowning MonaDeputy Tony Carlucci
2000Gun ShyHoward
2000The Invisible ManRobert Albert Hobbes
2000The Three StoogesMoe Howard
2000Strong MedicineFrank
2000Very Mean MenJimmy D.
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPeter Abrams
1999The CorruptorSchabacker
1999Crazy in AlabamaD.A. Mackie
1999Kiss Toledo GoodbyeVince
1999HeistAbbie
1998A Civil ActionBobby Pasqueriella
1998Point BlankHoward
1998StandoffAgent Hank McGill
1998Tempting FatePolice officer
1997MetroClarence Teal
1997The Sixth ManBernie
1997The PracticeBenny Small
1997Brooklyn SouthSteve Richards
1997Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: HeatwaveDet. Meyer
1996Maximum RiskAgent Pellman
1996Early Edition
1996FirestormDuran
1996The First ManDulles
1995BushwhackedDana's father (uncredited)
1995HouseguestPauly Gasperini
1995Red Scorpion 2Vince D'Angelo
1995TerrifiedSol Lipsteiger
1995The Fifteen Minute HamletFranciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
1994Web of DeceptionDetective Fracinetti
1994State of EmergencyTrevor Jacobs
1993The X-FilesDr. Aaron Monte
1993True RomanceLuca
1993TombstoneFlorentino
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Joey Tataglia
1993Dream LoverClown
1993The Last OutlawPosseman Grubb
1993Extreme JusticeCouncilman Joe Taylor
1993Trouble BoundZand
1992Cool WorldValet
1992Sunset HeatNew Yorker
1992SoulmatesDriver
1992Eyes of the BeholderDr. Medaris
1991Body PartsRay Kolberg
1991Dark Justice
1991The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1990The RookieLittle Felix
1990StreetsOfficer #2
1990After the ShockDr. Steven Brattesani
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989WiredTom Perino
1988Freddy's NightmaresPaul
1988Assault of the Killer BimbosCustomer
1988Pass the AmmoEddie Depaul
1987Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1986L.A. LawSgt. Costellano
1986L.A. LawBowles' Atty. Peters
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2012Should've Been RomeoScreenplay
2012Should've Been RomeoStory
2012Should've Been RomeoProducer