resting_place death_date death_place years_active birth_place name parents birth_date known_for notable_works spouse article_title birth_name partner occupation death_cause
forest lawn memorial park -lrb- glendale -rrb- 7 september 1991 sherman oaks , california , u.s. 1951-1991 little rock , arkansas , u.s. ben piazza charles piazza elfreida piazza 30 july 1933 '' 1964 novel -rrb- the very strange and exact truth '' -lrb- the hanging tree dolores dorn 1967 1979 divorced ben piazza
 benito daniel piazza wayne tripp -lrb- ? -1991 -rrb- actor ; playwright ; author cancer
ben piazza

ben piazza -lrb- july 30 , 1933 -- september 7 , 1991 -rrb- was an american actor .
he made his film debut in sidney j. furie 's canadian film `` a dangerous age '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- followed by his hollywood debut in `` the hanging tree '' -lrb- 1959 -rrb- .
though signed to contracts with warner bros. and gary cooper 's production companies for five years he did n't make another film until `` no exit '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- .
a prolific television and film character actor , piazza is perhaps most widely recognized as the wealthy restaurant patron in john landis ' 1980 comedy hit `` the blues brothers '' from whom jake -lrb- john belushi -rrb- offers to purchase his wife and daughter .
prior to that , he also played the violent boyfriend who scars liza minnelli 's character 's face in otto preminger 's `` tell me that you love me , junie moon '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- .
piazza 's other film appearances include `` the candy snatchers '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- , `` the bad news bears '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , `` i never promised you a rose garden '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- , `` nightwing '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , peter bogdanovich 's `` mask '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- and `` guilty by suspicion '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- .
he was married to actress dolores dorn .
