8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 22, 2005


                              GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           New York                        1-14761               13-4007862
       (State or other             (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)

        One Corporate Center, Rye, NY                              10580
 (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (914) 921-3700


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     Item 8.01. Other Events.

     The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 8.01, "Other
Events."

     On September 22, 2005, GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby
incorporated by reference.

     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Exhibit 99.1     Company's Press Release dated September 22, 2005.





                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ----------

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                       GAMCO Investors, Inc.




                                       By: /s/    Michael R. Anastasio Jr.
                                           -------------------------------
                                                  Michael R. Anastasio Jr.
                                                  Chief Financial Officer


Date: September 22, 2005
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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

   GAMCO Investors Initial Update on SEC's Industry-Wide Review of
                 Closed-End Fund Distribution Notices

    RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2005--GAMCO Investors, Inc.
(NYSE:GBL) announced today that an advisory subsidiary was informed by
the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that they may
recommend to the Commission that the subsidiary be held accountable
for the actions of two of the seven closed-end funds managed by the
subsidiary relating to Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. These provisions require registered investment
companies to provide written statements to shareholders when a
distribution is made from a source other than net investment income.
While the funds sent annual statements containing the required
information and 1099 statements as required by the IRS, the funds did
not send written statements to shareholders with each distribution in
2002 and 2003. The staff indicated that they may recommend to the
Commission that administrative remedies be sought, including a
monetary penalty. The closed-end funds changed their notification
procedure and GAMCO believes that all of the funds are now in
compliance.
    GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages
approximately $28 billion in assets of private advisory accounts,
mutual funds and closed-end funds, and partnerships and offshore
funds.

    SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

    Our disclosure and analysis in this press release contain some
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our
current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify
these statements because they do not relate strictly to historical or
current facts. They use words such as "anticipate," "estimate,"
"expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and
terms of similar meaning. They also appear in any discussion of future
operating or financial performance. In particular, these include
statements relating to future actions, future performance of our
products, expenses, the outcome of any legal proceedings, and
financial results. Although we believe that we are basing our
expectations and beliefs on reasonable assumptions within the bounds
of what we currently know about our business and operations, there can
be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially
from what we expect or believe. Some of the factors that could cause
our actual results to differ from our expectations or beliefs include,
without limitation: the adverse effect from a decline in the
securities markets; a decline in the performance of our products; a
general downturn in the economy; changes in government policy or
regulation; changes in our ability to attract or retain key employees;
and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or
investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations. We
also direct your attention to any more specific discussions of risk
contained in our Form 10-K and other public filings. We are providing
these statements as permitted by the Private Litigation Reform Act of
1995. We do not undertake to update publicly any forward-looking
statements if we subsequently learn that we are unlikely to achieve
our expectations or if we receive any additional information relating
to the subject matters of our forward-looking statements.

    CONTACT: GAMCO Investors, Inc.
             Douglas Jamieson, 914-921-5020
             www.gabelli.com