Paul Ben-Victor
​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.
Born: 24 July 1965
Played In
Movie
Mar 2027
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Kind Herod
Movie
Jun 2026
Killing Castro
Sam Giancana
TV Show
May 2026
M.I.A.
Boris Federov
TV Show
Apr 2026
Man on Fire
CIA Director Moncrief
Movie
May 2025
Rosario
Marty
Movie
Apr 2025
Another Day in America
Sam Ackerman
Movie
Jan 2025
Flight Risk
Coleridge (voice)
TV Show
Dec 2024
Creature Commandos
Bulldozer / General King / Large Son (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2024
Nobody Wants This
Ilan Roklov
TV Show
Sep 2024
Everybody Still Hates Chris
(voice)
Movie
May 2024
Murder at Hollow Creek
Jeff Rhodes
TV Show
Nov 2023
Bookie
Nick Quatrani
Movie
Aug 2023
The Collective
Miro Lindell
Movie
May 2023
On Our Way
Mr. Adler
Movie
Jan 2023
Plane
Terry Hampton
TV Show
Jan 2023
Paul T. Goldman
Mob Boss
Movie
Dec 2022
Emancipation
Major G. Halstead
Movie
Aug 2022
Collide
Clyde
TV Show
May 2022
The Lincoln Lawyer
Sly Funaro Sr.
TV Show
Feb 2022
Pam & Tommy
Richard Alden
Movie
Jan 2022
Last Looks
Conady
Movie
Jul 2021
Monster
Anthony Petrocelli
Movie
Sep 2020
My Brothers' Crossing
Officer Byrd
Movie
May 2020
Blood and Money
Bill
TV Show
Apr 2020
Gravesend
Movie
Mar 2020
The Banker
Donald Silverthorne
TV Show
Jan 2020
FBI: Most Wanted
Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi
Movie
Dec 2019
Adventure Force 5
Executive Victor
Movie
Nov 2019
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Johnny
Movie
Nov 2019
The Irishman
Jake Gottlieb
TV Show
Apr 2019
The Chosen
Herod Antipas
Movie
Nov 2018
The Super
Mr. Johnson
Movie
Nov 2018
The Amityville Murders
Ronald DeFeo Sr.
Movie
Oct 2018
A Crooked Somebody
Detective Zimmer
TV Show
Sep 2018
FBI
Mark Krawley
TV Show
Jan 2018
The Resident
Edmund Carver
TV Show
Sep 2017
Will & Grace
Mario
Movie
Mar 2017
His Lover
Scotty Davidson Jr.
TV Show
Feb 2017
Santa Clarita Diet
Victor
TV Show
Jan 2017
The Mick
Jerry Berlin
Movie
Dec 2016
Camera Store
Mr. Bibideaux
Movie
Nov 2016
Blowtorch
Blackie
TV Show
Oct 2016
Goliath
Cleft Chin
TV Show
Sep 2016
Lethal Weapon
Frank Truno
TV Show
Sep 2016
Bull
Ryan Vance
Movie
Jun 2016
Goliath
Cleft Chin
Movie
Mar 2016
Love Is All You Need?
Principal Henry Birdsell
TV Show
Feb 2016
Vinyl
Maury Gold
TV Show
Nov 2015
Chicago Med
Mr. McGregor
Movie
Mar 2015
Any Day
William
Movie
Mar 2015
Get Hard
Gayle Burns
TV Show
Feb 2015
Allegiance
Special Agent Faber
Movie
Oct 2014
Friends and Romans
Dennis Socio
Movie
Sep 2014
By the Gun
Vincent Tortano
TV Show
Jan 2014
True Detective
Major Leroy Salter
Movie
Dec 2013
Grudge Match
Lou Camare
Movie
Sep 2013
Don Jon
Priest
Movie
Sep 2013
Empire State
Tommy
Movie
Apr 2013
Black Marigolds
Doctor Taylor
TV Show
Sep 2012
Vegas
Barry Silver
Movie
Sep 2012
FDR: American Badass!
Mussolini
Movie
May 2012
Mighty Fine
Bobby
Movie
Apr 2012
Should've Been Romeo
Joey
Movie
Apr 2012
The Carrier
Vlade
Movie
Oct 2011
Video Girl
Jermaine Stanford
TV Show
Sep 2011
Person of Interest
Detective Cameron
Movie
Jul 2011
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
Kip Tippington
Movie
Nov 2010
Venus & Vegas
Carlo
TV Show
Sep 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Agent Devin Campbell
Movie
Sep 2010
A Reuben by Any Other Name
Max
Movie
Mar 2009
American Bully
Principal Wheeler
TV Show
Mar 2009
Castle
Dino Scarpella
Movie
Jan 2009
Clear Lake, WI
Sheriff Joe Dietzer
TV Show
Dec 2008
Childrens Hospital
Spiros
TV Show
Sep 2008
The Mentalist
Noah Landau
TV Show
Jun 2008
In Plain Sight
Stan McQueen
Movie
Oct 2007
Randy & the Mob
Franco
Movie
Oct 2007
On the Doll
Jimmy Sours
TV Show
Jun 2007
John from Cincinnati
TV Show
Apr 2007
Drive
The Truck Driver
TV Show
Sep 2006
Shark
Ricky Rago
TV Show
Sep 2005
Everybody Hates Chris
TV Show
Sep 2005
My Name Is Earl
Coach Lou
TV Show
Sep 2005
Close to Home
Paul Bosco
TV Show
Jul 2004
Entourage
Alan Gray
TV Show
Sep 2003
Las Vegas
Michael
Movie
Feb 2003
Daredevil
Jose Quesada
TV Show
Sep 2002
Fastlane
Marty
TV Show
Jul 2002
Monk
Al Nicoletto
TV Show
Jun 2002
The Wire
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
TV Show
Mar 2002
The Shield
Detective Paul Reyes
Movie
Oct 2001
The Cure for Boredom
Rudy
TV Show
Sep 2001
Alias
Carter
TV Show
Sep 2001
Crossing Jordan
Theo
Movie
Apr 2001
Choosing Matthias
Chase
TV Show
Oct 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ticket Scalper
TV Show
Oct 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Joey
Movie
Sep 2000
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
TV Show
Jul 2000
Strong Medicine
Frank
Movie
Jun 2000
Very Mean Men
Jimmy D.
TV Show
Jun 2000
The Invisible Man
Robert Albert Hobbes
Movie
Apr 2000
The Three Stooges
Moe Howard
Movie
Mar 2000
Drowning Mona
Deputy Tony Carlucci
Movie
Feb 2000
Gun Shy
Howard
Movie
Nov 1999
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Vince
Movie
Oct 1999
Crazy in Alabama
D.A. Mackie
TV Show
Sep 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Abrams
Movie
Jul 1999
Heist
Abbie
Movie
Mar 1999
The Corruptor
Schabacker
Movie
Dec 1998
A Civil Action
Bobby Pasqueriella
TV Show
Sep 1998
L.A. Doctors
TV Show
Aug 1998
Rude Awakening
Carl
Movie
May 1998
Point Blank
Howard
Movie
Apr 1998
Tempting Fate
Police officer
Movie
Jan 1998
Standoff
Agent Hank McGill
TV Show
Sep 1997
Brooklyn South
Steve Richards
Movie
Mar 1997
The 6th Man
Bernie
TV Show
Mar 1997
The Practice
Benny Small
Movie
Jan 1997
Metro
Clarence Teal
Movie
Jan 1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Det. Meyer
TV Show
Sep 1996
Early Edition
Elliott Rosenfield
Movie
Sep 1996
Maximum Risk
Agent Pellman
Movie
Aug 1996
The First Man
Dulles
Movie
Jul 1996
Firestorm
Duran
Movie
Aug 1995
Bushwhacked
Dana's father (uncredited)
Movie
Feb 1995
Red Scorpion 2
Vince D'Angelo
Movie
Jan 1995
Terrified
Sol Lipsteiger
Movie
Jan 1995
Houseguest
Pauly Gasperini
Movie
Jan 1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Franciso, Ghost, Gravedigger, Osric & Fortinbras
Movie
Nov 1994
Dream Lover
Clown
Movie
Apr 1994
Web of Deception
Detective Fracinetti
Movie
Feb 1994
State of Emergency
Trevor Jacobs
Movie
Dec 1993
Tombstone
Florentino
Movie
Oct 1993
The Last Outlaw
Posseman Grubb
TV Show
Sep 1993
The X-Files
Dr. Aaron Monte
Movie
Sep 1993
True Romance
Luca
TV Show
Aug 1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Joey Tataglia
Movie
Jun 1993
Extreme Justice
Councilman Joe Taylor
Movie
Jan 1993
Trouble Bound
Zand
Movie
Jul 1992
Cool World
Valet
Movie
Jul 1992
Sunset Heat
New Yorker
Movie
Jan 1992
Soulmates
Driver
Movie
Jan 1992
Eyes of the Beholder
Dr. Medaris
Movie
Aug 1991
Body Parts
Ray Kolberg
TV Show
Apr 1991
Dark Justice
TV Show
Mar 1991
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
Movie
Dec 1990
The Rookie
Little Felix
Movie
Sep 1990
After the Shock
Dr. Steven Brattesani
Movie
Jan 1990
Streets
Officer #2
TV Show
Sep 1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Karl
Movie
Aug 1989
Wired
Tom Perino
TV Show
Oct 1988
Freddy's Nightmares
Paul
Movie
May 1988
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Customer
Movie
Mar 1988
Pass the Ammo
Eddie Depaul
Movie
Jan 1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
TV Show
Sep 1986
L.A. Law
Sergeant Costellano
TV Show
Sep 1986
L.A. Law
Bowles' Atty. Peters
Movie
8-Ball
acting
Movie
3 Days Rising
Detective Detective
Movie
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
TV Show
The Boys from Brazil
Sidney Beynon