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.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
The Mentalist
2008 · TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV
FBI
2018 · TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · TV
Castle
2009 · TV
The X-Files
1993 · TV
The Wire
2002 · TV
Person of Interest
2011 · TV
The Chosen
2019 · TV
Monk
2002 · TV
Chicago Med
2015 · TV
True Detective
2014 · TV
Entourage
2004 · TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · TV
Crossing Jordan
2001 · TV
The Resident
2018 · TV
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022 · TV
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · TV
Strong Medicine
2000 · TV
Las Vegas
2003 · TV
Goliath
2016 · TV
The Shield
2002 · TV
The Practice
1997 · TV
Bull
2016 · TV
My Name Is Earl
2005 · TV
L.A. Law
1986 · TV
Lethal Weapon
2016 · TV
Close to Home
2005 · TV
Childrens Hospital
2008 · TV
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · TV
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · TV
Early Edition
1996 · TV
Preacher
2016 · TV
Shark
2006 · TV
In Plain Sight
2008 · TV
Creature Commandos
2024 · TV
M.I.A.
2026 · TV
Nobody Wants This
2024 · TV
Will & Grace
2017 · TV
Santa Clarita Diet
2017 · TV
Daredevil
2003 · Movie
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · TV
Man on Fire
2026 · TV
The Mick
2017 · TV
Dark Justice
1991 · TV
Fastlane
2002 · TV
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · TV
Brooklyn South
1997 · TV
Rude Awakening
1998 · TV
Bookie
2023 · TV
Pam & Tommy
2022 · TV
Tombstone
1993 · Movie
Flight Risk
2025 · Movie
True Romance
1993 · Movie
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 · TV
The Irishman
2019 · Movie
Dream Lover
1993 · Movie
Alias
2001 · TV
Don Jon
2013 · Movie
L.A. Doctors
1998 · TV
The Invisible Man
2000 · TV
John from Cincinnati
2007 · TV
Plane
2023 · Movie
Get Hard
2015 · Movie
Vinyl
2016 · TV
Vegas
2012 · TV
Allegiance
2015 · TV
Drive
2007 · TV
The Banker
2020 · Movie
Emancipation
2022 · Movie
The Corruptor
1999 · Movie
The Rookie
1990 · Movie
Cool World
1992 · Movie
Maximum Risk
1996 · Movie
Rosario
2025 · Movie
Paul T. Goldman
2023 · TV
Gun Shy
2000 · Movie
Gravesend
2020 · TV
Grudge Match
2013 · Movie
Empire State
2013 · Movie
A Civil Action
1998 · Movie
Last Looks
2022 · Movie
The Collective
2023 · Movie
Metro
1997 · Movie
The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
1991 · TV
Monster
2021 · Movie
The Super
2018 · Movie
Drowning Mona
2000 · Movie
The 6th Man
1997 · Movie
Houseguest
1995 · Movie
Bushwhacked
1995 · Movie
A Crooked Somebody
2018 · Movie
Body Parts
1991 · Movie
Video Girl
2011 · Movie
Crazy in Alabama
1999 · Movie
The Last Outlaw
1993 · Movie
Blood and Money
2020 · Movie
The Three Stooges
2000 · Movie
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019 · Movie
The Twelve Dates of Christmas
· Movie
The Chosen: Crucifixion
2027 · Movie
On the Doll
2007 · Movie
Extreme Justice
1993 · Movie
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011 · Movie
Vinyl (2016)
· TV
American Bully
2009 · Movie
Killing Castro
2026 · Movie
By the Gun
2014 · Movie
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995 · Movie
Camera Store
2016 · Movie
Collide
2022 · Movie
The Amityville Murders
2018 · Movie
Goliath
2016 · Movie
Red Scorpion 2
1995 · Movie
Very Mean Men
2000 · Movie
Clear Lake, WI
2009 · Movie
Murder at Hollow Creek
2024 · Movie
Tempting Fate
1998 · Movie
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988 · Movie
Love Is All You Need?
2016 · Movie
Any Day
2015 · Movie
Should've Been Romeo
2012 · Movie
3 Days Rising
· Movie
Point Blank
1998 · Movie
Trouble Bound
1993 · Movie
FDR: American Badass!
2012 · Movie
The Cure for Boredom
2001 · Movie
Venus & Vegas
2010 · Movie
Friends and Romans
2014 · Movie
Terrified
1995 · Movie
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
1997 · Movie
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999 · Movie
Eyes of the Beholder
1992 · Movie
Standoff
1998 · Movie
State of Emergency
1994 · Movie
Randy & the Mob
2007 · Movie
A Reuben by Any Other Name
2010 · Movie
Adventure Force 5
2019 · Movie
Sunset Heat
1992 · Movie
My Brothers' Crossing
2020 · Movie
Another Day in America
2025 · Movie
Blowtorch
2016 · Movie
After the Shock
1990 · Movie
Mighty Fine
2012 · Movie
Web of Deception
1994 · Movie
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987 · Movie
Pass the Ammo
1988 · Movie
8-Ball
· Movie
Firestorm
1996 · Movie
The First Man
1996 · Movie
Streets
1990 · Movie
Soulmates
1992 · Movie
The Invisible Man
2000 · Movie
Black Marigolds
2013 · Movie
Player 5150
2008 · Movie
On Our Way
2023 · Movie
Wired
1989 · Movie
Heist
1999 · Movie
The Carrier
2012 · Movie
