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.
Filmography · 159
The Mentalist
2008 · Noah Landau
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Peter Abrams
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Joey
FBI
2018 · Mark Krawley
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Agent Devin Campbell
Castle
2009 · Dino Scarpella
The Wire
2002 · Spiros 'Vondas' Vondop...
Person of Interest
2011 · Detective Cameron
The X-Files
1993 · Dr. Aaron Monte
Monk
2002 · Al Nicoletto
The Chosen
2019 · Herod Antipas
Chicago Med
2015 · Mr. McGregor
Entourage
2004 · Alan Gray
True Detective
2014 · Major Leroy Salter
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Ticket Scalper
The Resident
2018 · Edmund Carver
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · Jackie 'The Fox' Bianc...
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Theo
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022 · Sly Funaro Sr.
Goliath
2016 · Cleft Chin
Strong Medicine
2000 · Frank
The Shield
2002 · Detective Paul Reyes
Las Vegas
2003 · Michael
The Practice
1997 · Benny Small
Bull
2016 · Ryan Vance
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Coach Lou
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Frank Truno
L.A. Law
1986 · Sergeant Costellano
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Early Edition
1996 · Elliott Rosenfield
Preacher
2016 · Viktor
Childrens Hospital
2008 · Spiros
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Karl
In Plain Sight
2008 · Stan McQueen
Shark
2006 · Ricky Rago
Close to Home
2005 · Paul Bosco
Creature Commandos
2024 · Bulldozer / General Ki...
Will & Grace
2017 · Mario
M.I.A.
2026 · Boris Federov
Daredevil
2003 · Jose Quesada
Nobody Wants This
2024 · Ilan Roklov
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 · Victor
John from Cincinnati
2007 · Palaka
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · Joey Tataglia
Man on Fire
2026 · CIA Director Moncrief
Dark Justice
1991
The Mick
2017 · Jerry Berlin
Fastlane
2002 · Marty
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · Paul
Brooklyn South
1997 · Steve Richards
The Irishman
2019 · Jake Gottlieb
True Romance
1993 · Luca
Bookie
2023 · Nick Quatrani
Pam & Tommy
2022 · Richard Alden
Rude Awakening
1998 · Carl
Flight Risk
2025 · Coleridge (voice)
Tombstone
1993 · Florentino
Dream Lover
1993 · Clown
Don Jon
2013 · Priest
Vinyl
2016 · Maury Gold
The Invisible Man
2000 · Robert Albert Hobbes
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 · (voice)
L.A. Doctors
1998
Alias
2001 · Carter
Plane
2023 · Terry Hampton
Get Hard
2015 · Gayle Burns
Allegiance
2015 · Special Agent Faber
Vegas
2012 · Barry Silver
Emancipation
2022 · Major G. Halstead
The Banker
2020 · Donald Silverthorne
Drive
2007 · The Truck Driver
The Rookie
1990 · Little Felix
The Corruptor
1999 · Schabacker
Gun Shy
2000 · Howard
Maximum Risk
1996 · Agent Pellman
Cool World
1992 · Valet
Grudge Match
2013 · Lou Camare
Rosario
2025 · Marty
Empire State
2013 · Tommy
Paul T. Goldman
2023 · Mob Boss
Metro
1997 · Clarence Teal
Last Looks
2022 · Conady
Gravesend
2020
A Civil Action
1998 · Bobby Pasqueriella
The Super
2018 · Mr. Johnson
The Collective
2023 · Miro Lindell
Monster
2021 · Anthony Petrocelli
Crazy in Alabama
1999 · D.A. Mackie
The 6th Man
1997 · Bernie
Drowning Mona
2000 · Deputy Tony Carlucci
Body Parts
1991 · Ray Kolberg
A Crooked Somebody
2018 · Detective Zimmer
Bushwhacked
1995 · Dana's father (uncredi...
Collide
2022 · Clyde
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991
The Three Stooges
2000 · Moe Howard
American Bully
2009 · Principal Wheeler
The Last Outlaw
1993 · Posseman Grubb
Goliath
2016 · Cleft Chin
The Amityville Murders
2018 · Ronald DeFeo Sr.
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011 · Kip Tippington
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988 · Customer
Houseguest
1995 · Pauly Gasperini
Video Girl
2011 · Jermaine Stanford
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
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Should've Been Romeo
2012 · Joey
Blood and Money
2020 · Bill
The Chosen: Crucifixion
2027 · Kind Herod
Red Scorpion 2
1995 · Vince D'Angelo
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019 · Johnny
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024 · Jeff Rhodes
Point Blank
1998 · Howard
By the Gun
2014 · Vincent Tortano
On the Doll
2007 · Jimmy Sours
Friends and Romans
2014 · Dennis Socio
FDR: American Badass!
2012 · Mussolini
Extreme Justice
1993 · Councilman Joe Taylor
Very Mean Men
2000 · Jimmy D.
3 Days Rising
— · Detective Detective
Love Is All You Need?
2016 · Principal Henry Birdse...
Camera Store
2016 · Mr. Bibideaux
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995 · Franciso, Ghost, Grave...
Vinyl (2016)
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My Brothers' Crossing
2020 · Officer Byrd
Terrified
1995 · Sol Lipsteiger
The Cure for Boredom
2001 · Rudy
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010 · Max
Mighty Fine
2012 · Bobby
Tempting Fate
1998 · Police officer
Streets
1990 · Officer #2
Any Day
2015 · William
Venus & Vegas
2010 · Carlo
Trouble Bound
1993 · Zand
8-Ball
— · acting
Pass the Ammo
1988 · Eddie Depaul
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
Eyes of the Beholder
1992 · Dr. Medaris
Sunset Heat
1992 · New Yorker
State of Emergency
1994 · Trevor Jacobs
Firestorm
1996 · Duran
After the Shock
1990 · Dr. Steven Brattesani
Standoff
1998 · Agent Hank McGill
Randy & the Mob
2007 · Franco
The Carrier
2012 · Vlade
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997 · Det. Meyer
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999 · Vince
The Invisible Man
2000 · Robert Albert Hobbes
Web of Deception
1994 · Detective Fracinetti
Another Day in America
2025 · Sam Ackerman
Adventure Force 5
2019 · Executive Victor
Wired
1989 · Tom Perino
Soulmates
1992 · Driver
On Our Way
2023 · Mr. Adler
Clear Lake, WI
2009 · Sheriff Joe Dietzer
Blowtorch
2016 · Blackie
The First Man
1996 · Dulles
Heist
1999 · Abbie
Player 5150
2008 · Jimmy
Black Marigolds
2013 · Doctor Taylor