
Paul Ben-Victor
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Maximum Risk
as Agent Pellman
1996

The Last Outlaw
as Posseman Grubb
1993

Crazy in Alabama
as D.A. Mackie
1999

Drowning Mona
as Deputy Tony Carlucci
2000

Body Parts
as Ray Kolberg
1991

The Corruptor
as Schabacker
1999

Mighty Fine
as Bobby
2012

A Civil Action
as Bobby Pasqueriella
1998

Soulmates
as Driver
1992

Firestorm
as Duran
1996

On Our Way
as Mr. Adler
2023

Kiss Toledo Goodbye
as Vince
1999

Trouble Bound
as Zand
1993

Point Blank
as Howard
1998

A Reuben by Any Other Name
as Max
2010

The Three Stooges
as Moe Howard
2000

Should've Been Romeo
as Joey
2012

American Bully
as Principal Wheeler
2009

Don Jon
as Priest
2013

Terrified
as Sol Lipsteiger
1995
TV Appearances

Everybody Hates Chris
2005

The Shield
as Detective Paul Reyes
2002

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Joey
2000

The Wire
as Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos
2002

Shark
as Ricky Rago
2006

John from Cincinnati
2007

L.A. Law
as Sergeant Costellano
1986

Drive
as The Truck Driver
2007

Alias
as Carter
2001

Monk
as Al Nicoletto
2002

Early Edition
as Elliott Rosenfield
1996

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989