Paul Ben-Victor
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Abrams
1999
Series
The Mentalist
Noah Landau
2008
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Joey
2000
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Agent Devin Campbell
2010
Series
Chicago Med
Mr. McGregor
2015
Series
Castle
Dino Scarpella
2009
Series
FBI
Mark Krawley
2018
Series
The Resident
Edmund Carver
2018
Series
Person of Interest
Detective Cameron
2011
Series
The X-Files
Dr. Aaron Monte
1993
Series
Monk
Al Nicoletto
2002
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ticket Scalper
2000
Series
Crossing Jordan
Theo
2001
Series
The Wire
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
2002
Series
True Detective
Major Leroy Salter
2014
Series
Entourage
Alan Gray
2004
Series
The Practice
Benny Small
1997
Series
The Lincoln Lawyer
Sly Funaro Sr.
2022
Series
The Chosen
Herod Antipas
2019
Series
The Shield
Detective Paul Reyes
2002
Series
FBI: Most Wanted
Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
2020
Series
Las Vegas
Michael
2003
Series
Bull
Ryan Vance
2016
Series
Strong Medicine
Frank
2000
Series
L.A. Law
Sergeant Costellano
1986
Series
L.A. Law
Bowles' Atty. Peters
1986
Series
My Name Is Earl
Coach Lou
2005
Series
Lethal Weapon
Frank Truno
2016
Series
Early Edition
Elliott Rosenfield
1996
Series
Goliath
Cleft Chin
2016
Series
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Series
Childrens Hospital
Spiros
2008
Series
M.I.A.
Boris Federov
2026
Series
Shark
Ricky Rago
2006
Series
In Plain Sight
Stan McQueen
2008
Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Series
Close to Home
Paul Bosco
2005
Series
Will & Grace
Mario
2017
Series
Santa Clarita Diet
Victor
2017
Series
Brooklyn South
Steve Richards
1997
Series
Creature Commandos
Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
2024
Series
Fastlane
Marty
2002
Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Joey Tataglia
1993
Series
Freddy's Nightmares
Paul
1988
Series
The Mick
Jerry Berlin
2017
Series
L.A. Doctors
1998
Series
Nobody Wants This
Ilan Roklov
2024
Film
Daredevil
Jose Quesada
2003
Series
Bookie
Nick Quatrani
2023
Series
Dark Justice
1991
Film
Flight Risk
Coleridge (voice)
2025
Film
Don Jon
Priest
2013
Film
True Romance
Luca
1993
Film
The Irishman
Jake Gottlieb
2019
Series
Alias
Carter
2001
Series
Pam & Tommy
Richard Alden
2022
Series
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
2000
Film
Tombstone
Florentino
1993
Series
Vinyl
Maury Gold
2016
Film
Dream Lover
Clown
1994
Series
Allegiance
Special Agent Faber
2015
Film
Emancipation
Major G. Halstead
2022
Series
Drive
The Truck Driver
2007
Film
Plane
Terry Hampton
2023
Series
Everybody Still Hates Chris
(voice)
2024
Film
Get Hard
Gayle Burns
2015
Series
John from Cincinnati
2007
Series
Rude Awakening
Carl
1998
Film
Cool World
Valet
1992
Film
Maximum Risk
Agent Pellman
1996
Film
Last Looks
Conady
2022
Film
Metro
Clarence Teal
1997
Film
Rosario
Marty
2025
Film
The Banker
Donald Silverthorne
2020
Film
Empire State
Tommy
2013
Series
Gravesend
2020
Series
Paul T. Goldman
Mob Boss
2023
Film
Grudge Match
Lou Camare
2013
Film
The Rookie
Little Felix
1990
Film
The Collective
Miro Lindell
2023
Film
Bushwhacked
Dana's father (uncredited)
1995
Film
Drowning Mona
Deputy Tony Carlucci
2000
Film
The Corruptor
Schabacker
1999
Film
Monster
Anthony Petrocelli
2021
Film
Gun Shy
Howard
2000
Series
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
Film
Camera Store
Mr. Bibideaux
2016
Film
A Civil Action
Bobby Pasqueriella
1998
The Boys from Brazil
Sidney Beynon
Film
The Super
Mr. Johnson
2018
Film
Soulmates
Driver
1992
Film
The 6th Man
Bernie
1997
Film
Heist
Abbie
1999
Film
Body Parts
Ray Kolberg
1991
Film
Crazy in Alabama
D.A. Mackie
1999
Film
Standoff
Agent Hank McGill
1998
Film
Any Day
William
2015
Film
Point Blank
Howard
1998
Film
The Last Outlaw
Posseman Grubb
1993
Film
Collide
Clyde
2022
Film
Blood and Money
Bill
2020
Film
Extreme Justice
Councilman Joe Taylor
1993
Film
Terrified
Sol Lipsteiger
1995
Film
Houseguest
Pauly Gasperini
1995
Film
Trouble Bound
Zand
1993
Film
Video Girl
Jermaine Stanford
2011
Film
Blowtorch
Blackie
2016
Film
Mighty Fine
Bobby
2012
Film
Venus & Vegas
Carlo
2010
Film
FDR: American Badass!
Mussolini
2012
Film
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Kip Tippington
2011
Film
Love Is All You Need?
Principal Henry Birdsell
2016
Film
By the Gun
Vincent Tortano
2014
Film
On the Doll
Jimmy Sours
2007
Film
The Amityville Murders
Ronald DeFeo Sr.
2018
Film
Tempting Fate
Police officer
1998
Film
Red Scorpion 2
Vince D'Angelo
1995
Film
8-Ball
acting
Film
Streets
Officer #2
1990
Film
Sunset Heat
New Yorker
1992
Film
The Three Stooges
Moe Howard
2000
Film
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Det. Meyer
1997
Film
American Bully
Principal Wheeler
2009
Film
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Johnny
2019
Film
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Vince
1999
Film
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Film
Randy & the Mob
Franco
2007
Film
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Kind Herod
2027
Film
A Crooked Somebody
Detective Zimmer
2018
Film
State of Emergency
Trevor Jacobs
1994
Film
Murder at Hollow Creek
Jeff Rhodes
2024
Film
The Carrier
Vlade
2012
Film
Pass the Ammo
Eddie Depaul
1988
Film
Killing Castro
Sam Giancana
2026
Film
Wired
Tom Perino
1989
Film
Very Mean Men
Jimmy D.
2000
Film
Black Marigolds
Doctor Taylor
2013
Film
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Customer
1988
Film
Friends and Romans
Dennis Socio
2014
Film
Eyes of the Beholder
Dr. Medaris
1992
Film
Should've Been Romeo
Joey
2012
Film
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
1995
Film
After the Shock
Dr. Steven Brattesani
1990
Film
Clear Lake, WI
Sheriff Joe Dietzer
2009
Film
On Our Way
Mr. Adler
2023
Film
A Reuben by Any Other Name
Max
2010
Film
Goliath
Cleft Chin
2016
Film
The First Man
Dulles
1996
Film
Firestorm
Duran
1996
Choosing Matthias
Chase
2001
Film
Web of Deception
Detective Fracinetti
1994
Film
3 Days Rising
Detective Detective
Film
Another Day in America
Sam Ackerman
2025
Film
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Film
My Brothers' Crossing
Officer Byrd
2020
Film
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
2000
Film
The Cure for Boredom
Rudy
2001
Film
Adventure Force 5
Executive Victor
2019
His Lover
Scotty Davidson Jr.
2017