Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Known for
Acting
Born
June 29, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Biography

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.

Known For

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Filmography

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Downtown Bus

Downtown Bus

Movie · as Gruce Gissler

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The Hand Job

The Hand Job

Movie · as Blind Master

2026
Dead Janitors Club poster

Dead Janitors Club

Movie · as George

2025
The Gettysburg Address poster

The Gettysburg Address

Movie · as John C. Calhoun (voice)

2025
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon poster

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

Movie · as Millard Findlemeyer

2025
Trick and Treats poster

Trick and Treats

Movie · as Pastor Joseph

2024
Holy Cash poster

Holy Cash

Movie · as Actor

2021
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy poster

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy

Movie · as Trainer

2020
The Follow-Up poster

The Follow-Up

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Movie · as Self

2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen poster

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

Movie · as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh poster

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Movie · as Self

2019
Biography: Comedy Icons poster

Biography: Comedy Icons

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Nashville Squares

Nashville Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2018
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy poster

Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

Movie · as Self

2018
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular poster

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

Movie · as Self

2018
Camp Manna poster

Camp Manna

Movie · as Jack Cujo Parrish

2018
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time poster

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

Movie · as Wilford Wexler

2017
American MC poster

American MC

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
The Jim Jefferies Show poster

The Jim Jefferies Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens poster

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

Movie · as Wilford Wexler

2016
Candiland poster

Candiland

Movie · as Arnie/God

2016
Mamaboy poster

Mamaboy

Movie · as Coach Dombrowski

2015
Entourage poster

Entourage

Movie · as Gary Busey

2015
Bikini Model Academy poster

Bikini Model Academy

Movie · as Uncle Seymore

2015
Mansion of Blood poster

Mansion of Blood

Movie · as Zacharia

2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show poster

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

TV · as Alternate Universe Peabody ​(voice) · 1 ep

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Confessions of a Womanizer poster

Confessions of a Womanizer

Movie · as Gary

2014
Behaving Badly poster

Behaving Badly

Movie · as Chief Clark

2014
Guido

Guido

Movie · as Steve Kaufman

2013
Matt's Chance poster

Matt's Chance

Movie · as Bill

2013
Bounty Killer poster

Bounty Killer

Movie · as Van Sterling

2012
Piranha 3DD poster

Piranha 3DD

Movie · as Clayton

2012
Celebrity Wife Swap poster

Celebrity Wife Swap

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
That's Insignificance poster

That's Insignificance

Movie · as Self

2011
Impractical Jokers poster

Impractical Jokers

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift poster

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Movie · as (archive footage)

2009
Hallettsville poster

Hallettsville

Movie · as Sheriff David Ketchum

2009
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy poster

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

Movie · as Self

2009
Nite Tales: The Series poster

Nite Tales: The Series

TV · as Army Man · 1 ep

2008
Beyond The Ring poster

Beyond The Ring

Movie · as Tony De Luca

2008
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew poster

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

TV · 9 eps

2007
The Ultimate Fighter poster

The Ultimate Fighter

Movie · as Wizard

2007
Maneater poster

Maneater

Movie · as Grady Barnes

2007
Homo Erectus poster

Homo Erectus

Movie · as Krutz

2007
Succubus: Hell-Bent poster

Succubus: Hell-Bent

Movie · as Sentinel

2006
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride poster

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Movie · as Self

2006
Crooked poster

Crooked

Movie · as John Rouse

2006
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq poster

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

Movie · as Doctor

2006
The Hard Easy poster

The Hard Easy

Movie · as Vinnie

2006
Cloud 9 poster

Cloud 9

Movie · as Gary Busey

2006
Shut Up and Shoot! poster

Shut Up and Shoot!

Movie · as Bob Katz

2006
Dr. Dolittle 3 poster

Dr. Dolittle 3

Movie · as Butch (voice)

2006
Descansos poster

Descansos

Movie · as The Keeper

2006
Celebrity Paranormal Project poster

Celebrity Paranormal Project

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
No Rules poster

No Rules

Movie · as Leroy Little

2005
The Gingerdead Man poster

The Gingerdead Man

Movie · as Millard Findlemeyer

2005
Chasing Ghosts poster

Chasing Ghosts

Movie · as Marcos Alfiri

2005
Shade of Pale poster

Shade of Pale

Movie · as Billings

2005
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' poster

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Buckaroo poster

Buckaroo

Movie · as Dr. Brawn

2005
Making of: The Gingerdead Man poster

Making of: The Gingerdead Man

Movie

2005
Into the West poster

Into the West

TV · as Johnny Fox · 6 eps

2005
Celebrity Fit Club poster

Celebrity Fit Club

TV · as Self - Contestant · 8 eps

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Gary Busey (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Yesenin poster

Yesenin

TV · as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан) · 11 eps

2004
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election poster

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

Movie · as Self

2004
Motocross Kids poster

Motocross Kids

Movie · as Viper

2004
Latin Dragon poster

Latin Dragon

Movie · as Thorn

2004
Border Blues poster

Border Blues

Movie · as LAPD medium Michael March

2004
Ghost Rock poster

Ghost Rock

Movie · as Jack Pickett

2004
Double Dare poster

Double Dare

Movie · as Self

2004
Fallacy poster

Fallacy

Movie

2004
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely poster

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely

Movie · as Mesdeg

2004
El padrino: The Latin Godfather poster

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

Movie · as Lars

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Gary Busey · 3 eps

2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster

Tom Goes to the Mayor

TV · as Coach Red Harris (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire poster

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

Movie · as Micah

2003
Quigley poster

Quigley

Movie · as Archie Channing

2003
The Prize Fighter poster

The Prize Fighter

Movie · as Whitey Ferguson

2003
Welcome 2 Ibiza poster

Welcome 2 Ibiza

Movie · as Cortez

2003
Penn & Teller: Bull! poster

Penn & Teller: Bull!

TV · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2003
High Chaparall poster

High Chaparall

TV · 2 eps

2003
The Brendan Leonard Show

The Brendan Leonard Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
I'm with Busey poster

I'm with Busey

TV · 13 eps

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Gary Busey · 1 ep

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Russians in the City of Angels poster

Russians in the City of Angels

TV · as March · 3 eps

2002
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice poster

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

Movie · as Richmond Claremont

2002
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s poster

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

Movie · as Self

2002
On the Edge poster

On the Edge

Movie · as Felix

2002
Hooded Angels poster

Hooded Angels

Movie · as Sheriff

2002
Sam & Janet poster

Sam & Janet

Movie · as Bartender

2001
A Crack in the Floor poster

A Crack in the Floor

Movie · as Tyler Trout

2001
Down 'n Dirty poster

Down 'n Dirty

Movie · as D. A. Mickey Casey

2001
Celebrity Big Brother poster

Celebrity Big Brother

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Gary Busey · 1 ep

2000
Tribulation poster

Tribulation

Movie · as Tom Canboro

2000
Two Shades of Blue poster

Two Shades of Blue

Movie · as Jack Reynolds

2000
G-Men from Hell poster

G-Men from Hell

Movie · as Lt. Langdon

2000
Hot Boyz poster

Hot Boyz

Movie · as Tully

2000
Best Actress poster

Best Actress

Movie · as Self

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

TV · 1 ep

1999
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

Movie · as Sheriff Larson

1999
No Tomorrow poster

No Tomorrow

Movie · as Noah

1999
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang poster

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

Movie · as The Hooded Fang

1999
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

Movie · as Self

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Movie · as Highway Patrolman

1998
Rough Draft poster

Rough Draft

Movie · as Nelson Keece

1998
Soldier poster

Soldier

Movie · as Church

1998
Detour poster

Detour

Movie · as Mo Ginsburg

1998
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms poster

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

Movie · as Otto Mazur

1997
Lost Highway poster

Lost Highway

Movie · as Bill Dayton

1997
Steel Sharks poster

Steel Sharks

Movie · as Cmdr. Bill McKay

1997
Plato's Run poster

Plato's Run

Movie · as Plato

1997
Lethal Tender poster

Lethal Tender

Movie · as Mr. Turner

1997
The Rage poster

The Rage

Movie · as Art Dacy

1997
Suspicious Minds poster

Suspicious Minds

Movie · as Vic Mulvey

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Mad Dog (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Rough Riders poster

Rough Riders

TV · as Gen. Joseph Wheeler · 2 eps

1996
Black Sheep poster

Black Sheep

Movie · as Drake Sabitch

1996
Carried Away poster

Carried Away

Movie · as Major Nathan Wheeler

1996
The Chain poster

The Chain

Movie · as Frank Morrisey

1996
Sticks & Stones poster

Sticks & Stones

Movie · as Book's Dad

1996
The Real Thing poster

The Real Thing

Movie · as Foreman

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1995
Man with a Gun poster

Man with a Gun

Movie · as Jack Rushton

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Ezra Burnham · 1 ep

1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll poster

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

TV · as Narrator · 11 eps

1994
Drop Zone poster

Drop Zone

Movie · as Ty Moncrief

1994
Chasers poster

Chasers

Movie · as Sergeant Vince Banger

1994
Breaking Point poster

Breaking Point

Movie · as Dwight

1994
Surviving the Game poster

Surviving the Game

Movie · as Hawkins

1994
Warriors poster

Warriors

Movie · as Frank Vail

1993
Rookie of the Year poster

Rookie of the Year

Movie · as Chet Steadman

1993
The Firm poster

The Firm

Movie · as Eddie Lomax

1993
South Beach poster

South Beach

Movie · as Lenny

1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O poster

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Movie · as Self

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Donovan Riggs · 1 ep

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as 'Buzz' Meeks · 1 ep

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Gary Busey

1992
Under Siege poster

Under Siege

Movie · as Commander Krill

1992
Canvas poster

Canvas

Movie · as Ozzy Decker

1992
Chrome Soldiers poster

Chrome Soldiers

Movie · as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self / Presenter · 1 ep

1991
Point Break poster

Point Break

Movie · as Agent Angelo Pappas

1991
Voices That Care poster

Voices That Care

Movie · as Self - Choir Member

1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys poster

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Movie · as Clint Hornby

1991
Wild Texas Wind poster

Wild Texas Wind

Movie · as Justice Parker

1990
Predator 2 poster

Predator 2

Movie · as Peter Keyes

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Tommy Vega · 1 ep

1989
Hider in the House poster

Hider in the House

Movie · as Tom Sykes

1989
The Neon Empire poster

The Neon Empire

Movie · as Frank Weston

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Gary Busey (voice) · 1 ep

1989
The Neon Empire poster

The Neon Empire

TV · as Frank Weston · 2 eps

1988
Act of Piracy poster

Act of Piracy

Movie · as Ted Andrews

1988
Bulletproof poster

Bulletproof

Movie · as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

1988
A Dangerous Life poster

A Dangerous Life

TV · as Tony O'Neil · 3 eps

1987
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

Movie · as Mr. Joshua

1987
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

Movie · as Self

1986
Eye of the Tiger poster

Eye of the Tiger

Movie · as Buck Matthews

1986
Half a Lifetime poster

Half a Lifetime

Movie · as Bart

1986
Let's Get Harry poster

Let's Get Harry

Movie · as Jack

1985
Insignificance poster

Insignificance

Movie · as The Ballplayer

1985
Silver Bullet poster

Silver Bullet

Movie · as Uncle Red

1984
The Bear poster

The Bear

Movie · as Paul W. Bryant

1983
D.C. Cab poster

D.C. Cab

Movie · as Dell

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Rev. Nolan Powers · 1 ep

1982
Barbarosa poster

Barbarosa

Movie · as Karl Westover

1980
Carny poster

Carny

Movie · as Frankie

1980
Foolin' Around poster

Foolin' Around

Movie · as Wes

1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood poster

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1978
The Buddy Holly Story poster

The Buddy Holly Story

Movie · as Buddy Holly

1978
Straight Time poster

Straight Time

Movie · as Willy Darin

1978
The Set-Up poster

The Set-Up

Movie

1978
Big Wednesday poster

Big Wednesday

Movie · as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

1976
The Gumball Rally poster

The Gumball Rally

Movie · as Gibson (Camaro Team)

1976
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

Movie · as Bobbie Ritchie

1975
You and Me poster

You and Me

Movie

1975
Baretta poster

Baretta

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot poster

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Movie · as Curly

1974
The Execution of Private Slovik poster

The Execution of Private Slovik

Movie · as Jimmy Feedek

1974
The Law poster

The Law

Movie · as William Bright

1973
The Last American Hero poster

The Last American Hero

Movie · as Wayne Jackson

1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX poster

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Movie · as Zeb Gutshall

1973
Hex poster

Hex

Movie · as Giblets

1973
Blood Sport poster

Blood Sport

Movie · as David Lee Birdsong

1972
The Magnificent Seven Ride! poster

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

Movie · as Hank Allan

1972
Dirty Little Billy poster

Dirty Little Billy

Movie · as Basil Crabtree

1972
Kung Fu poster

Kung Fu

TV · as Josh · 1 ep

1971
Angels Hard as They Come poster

Angels Hard as They Come

Movie · as Henry

1970
Didn’t You Hear? poster

Didn’t You Hear?

Movie · as James

1968
Wild in the Streets poster

Wild in the Streets

Movie · as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

1967
The Love-Ins poster

The Love-Ins

Movie · as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Rafe · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Henry Johnson · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Harve Daley · 1 ep