Sound of Freedom
2023 · Movie
as Earl Buchanan
Gary Basaraba
1959-03-16
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
Filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · Movie
as Detective Burns
Paul T. Goldman
2023 · TV Show
as Royce Auditioner
The Irishman
2019 · Movie
as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Doom Patrol
2019 · TV Show
as Big D
American Animals
2018 · Movie
as Warren Lipka Senior
Little Italy
2018 · Movie
as Vince
Suburbicon
2017 · Movie
as Uncle Mitch
Chicago Justice
2017 · TV Show
as William O'Boyle
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Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016 · Movie
as Jack Ruby
The Accountant
2016 · Movie
as Don
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · TV Show
as Steven Bellamy
Forever
2014 · TV Show
as Norman Sontag
The Leftovers
2014 · TV Show
as Neil
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Tom Ryan
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013 · Movie
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
2013 · Movie
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
Hornet's Nest
2012 · Movie
as Seth
The Smurfs
2011 · Movie
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011 · Movie
as Hefty (voice)
Person of Interest
2011 · TV Show
as Stu Sommers
Unforgettable
2011 · TV Show
as Lt. Willard
Blue Bloods
2010 · TV Show
as Jimmy Burke
Justified
2010 · TV Show
as Kemp
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Movie
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Castle
2009 · TV Show
as Ralph Carbone
Recount
2008 · Movie
as Clay Roberts
The Mentalist
2008 · TV Show
as Stephen Hannigan
Mad Men
2007 · TV Show
as Herb Rennet
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Mixed Blessings
2007 · TV Show
as Hank
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 · Movie
as Norman Shaw
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Movie
as Homer Zuckerman
Thief
2006 · TV Show
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · TV Show
as Art Wuliger
Numb3rs
2005 · TV Show
as Joe Thibodeaux
Close to Home
2005 · TV Show
as Randy Stevens
Criminal Minds
2005 · TV Show
as James Odenkirk
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Micah
Bones
2005 · TV Show
as Bob Gordon
Cold Case
2003 · TV Show
as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
Las Vegas
2003 · TV Show
as Ned Oshinski
Nip/Tuck
2003 · TV Show
as Arthur
K-9: P.I.
2002 · Movie
as Pete Timmons
Recipe for Murder
2002 · Movie
Unfaithful
2002 · Movie
as Detective Mirojnick
Guilty Hearts
2002 · Movie
as Matt Moran
Boomtown
2002 · TV Show
as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Everwood
2002 · TV Show
as Mr. Curtis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV Show
as Mr. Sullivan
Holy Joe
1999 · Movie
as Ernie Blevins
Judging Amy
1999 · TV Show
as Brian Whitaker
Family Law
1999 · TV Show
as Maury French
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as George Burton, William O'Boyle
Third Watch
1999 · TV Show
as Joe
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Movie
as Self
Martial Law
1998 · TV Show
as Tom McNiece
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997 · Movie
as Jack Dietrick
Dead Silence
1997 · Movie
as Shephard Wilcox
Lifebreath
1997 · Movie
as John
The Advocate's Devil
1997 · Movie
Brooklyn South
1997 · TV Show
as Richard Santoro
Striptease
1996 · Movie
as Alberto
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
as Sam Cooper
Swift Justice
1996 · TV Show
as Malcolm Davis
A Horse for Danny
1995 · Movie
as Solly
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
as Ben Miller
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Movie
as Heywood Broun
The War
1994 · Movie
as Dodge
New York Undercover
1994 · TV Show
as Tirelli
For Their Own Good
1993 · Movie
as Roy Wheeler
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
as Paul Garbarek
NYPD Blue
1993 · TV Show
as Victor Carlin
Afterburn
1992 · Movie
as Bill Decker
The Dark Wind
1992 · Movie
as Larry
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Movie
as Grady Kilgore
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991 · Movie
as Leland Winters
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Officer John Patrick Worley, Kevin Reilly
Northern Exposure
1990 · TV Show
as Willie
Little Sweetheart
1989 · Movie
as Barkeeper
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Movie
as Andrew, Apostle
Who's That Girl
1987 · Movie
as Shipping Clerk
No Mercy
1986 · Movie
as Joe Collins
One Magic Christmas
1985 · Movie
as Jack Grainger
Sweet Dreams
1985 · Movie
as Woodhouse
Alamo Bay
1985 · Movie
as Leon
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Dr. Morris
