Benito Daniel Piazza net worth is
$17 Million
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Ben Piazza (July 30, 1933 – September 7, 1991) was an American actor.A prolific television and film character actor, Piazza is perhaps most widely recognized as the wealthy restaurant patron in The Blues Brothers from whom John Belushi offers to purchase his wife and daughter. Prior to that, he also played the violent boyfriend who scars Liza Minelli's face in Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon. He was once married to actress Dolores Dorn. | Full Name | Benito Daniel Piazza |
| Net Worth | $17 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 30, 1933 |
| Died | 1991-09-07 |
| Death Cause | cancer |
| Place Of Birth | Little Rock, Arkansas, USA |
| Occupation | Actor; playwright; author |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Spouse | Dolores Dorn (divorced) |
| Parents | Elfreida Piazza, Charles Piazza |
| Nicknames | Ben Piazza, Piazza, Ben |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was a playwright on the side. His 1969 play "Khaki Blue" co-starred one-time wife actress Dolores Dorn. Also the author of the novel, "The Exact and Very Strange Truth", which was published in 1964. |
| 2 | Attended Princeton University and was a member of the Actor's Studio. |
| 3 | Debuted on stage as a Venetian Senator in "Othello" in 1952, and won the Theatre World Award in 1959 for his role in "Kataki." |
| 4 | Came to Hollywood and was given the co-starring role opposite Gary Cooper in The Hanging Tree (1959) on the strength of his Canadian film debut in A Dangerous Age (1957). |
| 5 | Died of AIDS-related cancer and was survived by his companion of 18 years, Wayne Tripp. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| The Waltons | 1974 | TV Series | George Reed |
| Griff | 1973 | TV Series | Henry Pizer |
| The Candy Snatchers | 1973 | Avery | |
| Mod Squad | 1973 | TV Series | Dr. Ed Chase |
| The Outside Man | 1972 | Desk clerk | |
| Mannix | 1972 | TV Series | Harry |
| Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | 1970 | Jesse | |
| The Fugitive | 1965 | TV Series | Blaine Hagerman |
| The Defenders | 1962-1965 | TV Series | Mike Knox / Morton Leverton / Jack Powers |
| Ben Casey | 1964 | TV Series | Dr. Mike Rogers |
| Stoney Burke | 1962 | TV Series | Dayton Hill |
| Sinners Go to Hell | 1962 | Camarero | |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Naked City | 1961 | TV Series | Nino Licosa |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Coley Goad |
| The Hanging Tree | 1959 | Rune | |
| Kraft Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Ray |
| A Dangerous Age | 1957 | David | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1957 | TV Series | David |
| Love of Life | 1951 | TV Series | Jonas Falk (1965) |
| Never Forget | 1991 | TV Movie | Speaker |
| Guilty by Suspicion | 1991 | Darryl Zanuck | |
| Dragnet | 1991 | TV Series | Charles Degman |
| Rocky V | 1990 | Doctor (uncredited) | |
| The Bakery | 1990 | TV Movie | Captain Gleason |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1990 | TV Series | Richards |
| Matlock | 1987-1989 | TV Series | Martin Landers / Dr. David Westlake |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1989 | TV Series | Judge David Steiner |
| Generations | 1989 | TV Series | Judge (1989) |
| Dynasty | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Dr. Charles Hampton |
| Clean and Sober | 1988 | Kramer | |
| Moonlighting | 1988 | TV Series | Captain Renault |
| Marblehead Manor | 1988 | TV Series | Nigel Smedley |
| Ohara | 1988 | TV Series | Max Sherman |
| Mr. Belvedere | 1987 | TV Series | Mr. Dawson / Judge L. Nathan |
| Billionaire Boys Club | 1987 | TV Movie | Mr. Cody |
| The Facts of Life | 1987 | TV Series | Dean Howard Jones |
| Family Ties | 1984-1987 | TV Series | Mr. Wertz / Ed Nelson / John Adams |
| St. Elsewhere | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Josiah Bartlett / Dr. Josiah Bartlett |
| Outlaws | 1987 | TV Series | Joseph Conlan |
| Santa Barbara | 1986 | TV Series | Dr. Rawlings |
| Cagney & Lacey | 1986 | TV Series | Hornby |
| Benson | 1981-1986 | TV Series | Arthur Duffy / Mr. Grunning |
| The Twilight Zone | 1985 | TV Series | Dr. Vaughn Heilman (segment "Chameleon") |
| Scene of the Crime | 1985 | TV Series | Phillip Bingham |
| Mask | 1985 | Mr. Simms | |
| Consenting Adult | 1985 | TV Movie | Dr. Mark Waldo |
| T.J. Hooker | 1984 | TV Series | Peter Weston |
| Cover Up | 1984 | TV Series | Tabbles |
| The A-Team | 1984 | TV Series | City Councilman Michael Prescott |
| Too Close for Comfort | 1984 | TV Series | Supervisor Helms |
| The Winter of Our Discontent | 1983 | TV Movie | Louis Brock |
| The Mississippi | 1983 | TV Series | Lowery |
| Dallas | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Walt Driscoll |
| Grace Kelly | 1983 | TV Movie | |
| The Winds of War | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Aloysius Whitman |
| Waltz Across Texas | 1982 | Bill Wrather | |
| The Wall | 1982 | TV Movie | Janta |
| Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune | 1981 | Short | |
| Barney Miller | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Arthur Minch / David Shulton / John Essex |
| Hart to Hart | 1981 | TV Series | Caine |
| The Five of Me | 1981 | TV Movie | Neurologist |
| Nero Wolfe | 1981 | TV Series | Harlan Davidson |
| A Matter of Life and Death | 1981 | TV Movie | Dr. Laurie |
| The Last Song | 1980 | TV Movie | Ken Pentoff |
| The Children of An Lac | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Wayne R. McKinney |
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Father | |
| Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. John Spencer |
| The Chisholms | 1980 | TV Mini-Series | John Sutter / Sutter |
| The Rockford Files | 1980 | TV Series | Stan Belding |
| Paris | 1980 | TV Series | |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | 1979 | Associate (TV version) (uncredited) | |
| Nightwing | 1979 | Roger Piggott | |
| Salvage 1 | 1979 | TV Series | Sanborne |
| Lou Grant | 1979 | TV Series | Jim McCrea |
| Bender | 1979 | TV Series | Farragut |
| The Critical List | 1978 | TV Movie | Dr. Henry de Jong |
| When Every Day Was the Fourth of July | 1978 | TV Movie | Herman Grasser |
| Kojak | 1978 | TV Series | Irving Abernathy |
| The Waverly Wonders | 1978 | TV Series | George Benton |
| Forever Fernwood | 1977 | TV Series | Bob Truss |
| Kill Me If You Can | 1977 | TV Movie | Bill Edmunds |
| I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | 1977 | Jay Blake | |
| Kingston: Confidential | 1977 | TV Series | |
| Once an Eagle | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Capt. Jerome |
| The Bad News Bears | 1976 | Bob Whitewood | |
| The Bionic Woman | 1976 | TV Series | Warren Rayker |
| Switch | 1976 | TV Series | Ernie Riker |
| Fear on Trial | 1975 | TV Movie | Harry |
| Barnaby Jones | 1975 | TV Series | Eugene Armstrong |
| Gunsmoke | 1975 | TV Series | Fifer |
| Harry O | 1975 | TV Series | Frank Cabot |
| Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley | 1975 | TV Movie | |
| Fer-de-Lance | 1974 | TV Movie | Lieutenant Whitehead |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Wide World | 1958 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Known for movies
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Father
The Bad News Bears (1976)
as Bob Whitewood
Mask (1985)
as Mr. Simms
Santa Barbara (1986)
as Dr. Rawlings
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