
Paul Ben-Victor
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.
Born: July 24, 1965 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography (123)

Rosario
2025

Flight Risk
2025

Creature Commandos
2024

Nobody Wants This
2024

Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024

Bookie
2023

The Collective
2023

Plane
2023

Paul T. Goldman
2023

Emancipation
2022

Collide
2022

The Lincoln Lawyer
2022

Pam & Tommy
2022

Last Looks
2022

Monster
2021

Blood and Money
2020

The Banker
2020

FBI: Most Wanted
2020

Adventure Force 5
2019

Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019

The Irishman
2019

The Chosen
2019

The Super
2018

The Amityville Murders
2018

A Crooked Somebody
2018

FBI
2018

The Resident
2018

Will & Grace
2017

Santa Clarita Diet
2017

The Mick
2017

Camera Store
2016

Blowtorch
2016

Goliath
2016

Lethal Weapon
2016

Bull
2016

Love Is All You Need?
2016

Vinyl
2016

Chicago Med
2015

Any Day
2015

Get Hard
2015

Allegiance
2015

By the Gun
2014

True Detective
2014

Grudge Match
2013

Don Jon
2013

Empire State
2013

FDR: American Badass!
2012

Mighty Fine
2012

Video Girl
2011

Person of Interest
2011

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011

Venus & Vegas
2010

Hawaii Five-0
2010

American Bully
2009

Castle
2009

Clear Lake, WI
2009

Childrens Hospital
2008

The Mentalist
2008

In Plain Sight
2008

Randy & the Mob
2007

On the Doll
2007

John from Cincinnati
2007

Drive
2007

Shark
2006

Everybody Hates Chris
2005

My Name Is Earl
2005

Close to Home
2005

Entourage
2004

Las Vegas
2003

Daredevil
2003

Fastlane
2002

Monk
2002

The Wire
2002

The Shield
2002

Alias
2001

Crossing Jordan
2001

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Strong Medicine
2000

The Invisible Man
2000

The Three Stooges
2000

Drowning Mona
2000

Gun Shy
2000

Crazy in Alabama
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Corruptor
1999

A Civil Action
1998

L.A. Doctors
1998

Point Blank
1998

Standoff
1998

Brooklyn South
1997

The 6th Man
1997

The Practice
1997

Metro
1997

Early Edition
1996

Maximum Risk
1996

Firestorm
1996

Bushwhacked
1995

Red Scorpion 2
1995

Terrified
1995

Houseguest
1995

Dream Lover
1994

Tombstone
1993

The Last Outlaw
1993

The X-Files
1993

True Romance
1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993

Extreme Justice
1993

Trouble Bound
1993

Cool World
1992

Sunset Heat
1992

Eyes of the Beholder
1992

Body Parts
1991

Dark Justice
1991

The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991

The Rookie
1990

Streets
1990

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Wired
1989

Freddy's Nightmares
1988

Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988

Pass the Ammo
1988

L.A. Law
1986
