Gary Cole

Gary Cole

Known for
Acting
Born
September 20, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Biography

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

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Filmography

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Company Town

Company Town

TV · as Martin Amberson · 1 ep

2024
Behind the Lines poster

Behind the Lines

Movie · as Self

2024
NCISverse: The First 1,000 poster

NCISverse: The First 1,000

Movie · as Self

2024
A Man on the Inside poster

A Man on the Inside

TV · as Brad Vinick · 4 eps

2023
Agent Elvis poster

Agent Elvis

TV · as President Nixon (voice) · 1 ep

2023
White House Plumbers poster

White House Plumbers

TV · as Mark Felt · 1 ep

2023
Waco: The Aftermath poster

Waco: The Aftermath

TV · as Gordon Novel · 5 eps

2023
Velma poster

Velma

TV · as Lamont (voice), Lamont / General Meeting (voice) · 12 eps

2023
Krapopolis poster

Krapopolis

TV · as Valley King (voice) · 1 ep

2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie poster

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Movie · as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe poster

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Movie · as Mattison (voice)

2021
Q-Force poster

Q-Force

TV · as Dirk Chunley (voice) · 10 eps

2021
Inside Job poster

Inside Job

TV · as Brett's father (voice), Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice) · 1 ep

2021
NCIS: Hawaiʻi poster

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

TV · as Alden Parker · 3 eps

2021
The Great North poster

The Great North

TV · as Elwin Kreb (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp poster

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Movie · as Self

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Movie · as Self

2020
Darkness Falls poster

Darkness Falls

Movie · as Mark Witver

2020
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family poster

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

Movie · as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

2020
Trolls: TrollsTopia poster

Trolls: TrollsTopia

TV · as Sky Toronto (voice) · 5 eps

2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks poster

Star Trek: Lower Decks

TV · as Leonardo da Vinci (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Under the Eiffel Tower poster

Under the Eiffel Tower

Movie · as Gerard

2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain poster

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Movie · as Don Kitch

2019
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire poster

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

Movie · as Invisibilio (voice)

2019
Married Young poster

Married Young

Movie · as Aaron

2019
Fam poster

Fam

TV · as Freddy · 7 eps

2019
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mixed-ish

TV · as Harrison Johnson · 36 eps

2019
Love, Death & Robots poster

Love, Death & Robots

TV · as The Inspector (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Unbroken: Path to Redemption poster

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Movie · as Dr. George Bailey

2018
Seven in Heaven poster

Seven in Heaven

Movie · as Wallace

2018
Blockers poster

Blockers

Movie · as Ron

2017
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown poster

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

Movie · as Rafe (voice)

2017
Small Crimes poster

Small Crimes

Movie · as Lieutenant Pleasant

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Kurt McVeigh · 24 eps

2017
Big Mouth poster

Big Mouth

TV · as Matthew's Father (voice), Andrew's Father (voice), Edward MacDell (voice) · 1 ep

2017
Room 104 poster

Room 104

TV · as Chip Crawford · 1 ep

2016
The Bronze poster

The Bronze

Movie · as Stan Greggory

2016
Hot Air poster

Hot Air

Movie · as Aviator

2016
Mercy Street poster

Mercy Street

TV · as James Green, Sr. · 12 eps

2016
Angie Tribeca poster

Angie Tribeca

TV · as Professor Everett Lamereau · 1 ep

2016
The $100,000 Pyramid poster

The $100,000 Pyramid

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
To Tell the Truth poster

To Tell the Truth

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2016
Justice League Action poster

Justice League Action

TV · as Black Adam (voice) · 2 eps

2015
Everyday Miracles poster

Everyday Miracles

Movie · as Clay Peakes

2015
Christmas Eve poster

Christmas Eve

Movie · as Dr. Roberts

2015
Divine Access poster

Divine Access

Movie · as Reverend Guy Roy Davis

2015
We Bare Bears poster

We Bare Bears

TV · as CEO (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Mr. Robinson poster

Mr. Robinson

TV · as Neville Rex · 1 ep

2015
F is for Family poster

F is for Family

TV · as Roger Dunbarton (voice) · 6 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Date and Switch poster

Date and Switch

Movie · as Dwayne

2014
Tammy poster

Tammy

Movie · as Earl

2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown poster

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Movie · as Chief Deputy Tillman

2014
Market Hours poster

Market Hours

Movie · as Manager

2014
The Tom and Jerry Show poster

The Tom and Jerry Show

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 325 eps

2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero poster

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

TV · as Brock (voice) · 61 eps

2013
Vamp U poster

Vamp U

Movie · as Arthur Levine

2013
Rick and Morty poster

Rick and Morty

TV · as Alien Doctor (voice) · 1 ep

2012
An Officer and a Murderer poster

An Officer and a Murderer

Movie · as Russell Williams

2012
Veep poster

Veep

TV · as Kent Davison · 55 eps

2012
Chicago Fire poster

Chicago Fire

TV · as Chief Grissom · 13 eps

2012
The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra

TV · as Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice), Dai Li Sergeant (voice) · 1 ep

2011
Hop poster

Hop

Movie · as Henry O'Hare

2011
The Last Rites of Joe May poster

The Last Rites of Joe May

Movie · as Lenny

2011
Ricochet poster

Ricochet

Movie · as Judge Cato Laird

2011
The Chicago 8 poster

The Chicago 8

Movie · as Bill Kunstler

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Sergeant Bosco (voice) · 12 eps

2011
Suits poster

Suits

TV · as Cameron Dennis · 10 eps

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as Clay Tendler · 1 ep

2011
Hart of Dixie poster

Hart of Dixie

TV · as Dr. Ethan Hart · 2 eps

2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood poster

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Movie · as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

2010
The Joneses poster

The Joneses

Movie · as Larry Symonds

2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre poster

DC Showcase: The Spectre

Movie · as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Movie · as Mr. Yankovic

2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection poster

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Movie · as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

2010
Pound Puppies poster

Pound Puppies

TV · as Slick (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated poster

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

TV · as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) · 1 ep

2010
The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys

TV · as Frank Savage · 2 eps

2009
A Good Funeral poster

A Good Funeral

Movie · as Stan Talmadge

2009
Extract poster

Extract

Movie · as Bar Patron (uncredited)

2009
The Great Debate

The Great Debate

TV · 6 eps

2009
Archer poster

Archer

TV · as Special Agent Hawley (voice) · 6 eps

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Kurt McVeigh · 14 eps

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Alden Parker · 1 ep

2008
Pineapple Express poster

Pineapple Express

Movie · as Ted

2008
Forever Strong poster

Forever Strong

Movie · as Coach Larry Gelwix

2008
Conspiracy poster

Conspiracy

Movie · as Rhodes

2008
Good Behavior

Good Behavior

Movie · as Dean West

2008
The Penguins of Madagascar poster

The Penguins of Madagascar

TV · as Commissioner (voice) · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Earl Stackhouse · 1 ep

2007
Breach poster

Breach

Movie · as Rich Garces

2007
American Pastime poster

American Pastime

Movie · as Billy Burrell

2007
My Wife Is Retarded poster

My Wife Is Retarded

Movie · as Dr. Heichmann

2007
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning poster

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

Movie · as Balladeer

2007
Chuck poster

Chuck

TV · as Jack Burton · 2 eps

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Principal Lang (voice) · 1 ep

2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby poster

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Movie · as Reese Bobby

2006
Shark poster

Shark

TV · as Christian Chambers · 1 ep

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Cameron Luntz · 1 ep

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Roger · 1 ep

2005
The Ring Two poster

The Ring Two

Movie · as Martin Savide

2005
Cry_Wolf poster

Cry_Wolf

Movie · as Mr. Matthews

2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama poster

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Movie · as Dr. Possible (voice)

2005
Mozart and the Whale poster

Mozart and the Whale

Movie · as Wallace

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Shepard Crater · 1 ep

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Brad Redding · 1 ep

2005
Wanted poster

Wanted

TV · as Conrad Rose · 13 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Ted Robinson (voice) · 2 eps

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Major Edward Dorcet · 1 ep

2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story poster

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Movie · as Cotton McKnight

2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! poster

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Movie · as Henry Futch

2004
Pop Rocks poster

Pop Rocks

Movie · as Jerry "Dagger" Harden

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Wayne Davis · 6 eps

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Andrew Klein · 12 eps

2004
The Venture Bros. poster

The Venture Bros.

TV · as Professor Von Helping (voice) · 1 ep

2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time poster

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time

Movie · as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)

2003
Criminology 101

Criminology 101

Movie · as Roy Franks

2003
Karen Sisco poster

Karen Sisco

TV · 1 ep

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Richard Shaw · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Alden Parker · 100 eps

2002
One Hour Photo poster

One Hour Photo

Movie · as Bill Owens

2002
Cadet Kelly poster

Cadet Kelly

Movie · as Sir

2002
The Brady Bunch in the White House poster

The Brady Bunch in the White House

Movie · as Mike Brady

2002
I Spy poster

I Spy

Movie · as Carlos

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Dexter Larson · 1 ep

2002
Kim Possible poster

Kim Possible

TV · as Dr. James Possible (voice), Additional Voices (voice), Dr. James Possible / Fashion Show Announcer (voice), Dr. James Possible / Cab Driver (voice) · 42 eps

2002
Family Affair poster

Family Affair

TV · as Bill Davis · 15 eps

2002
Hack poster

Hack

TV · as Johnny Scanlon · 1 ep

2001
The Rising Place poster

The Rising Place

Movie · as Avery Hodge

2001
Justice League: Secret Origins poster

Justice League: Secret Origins

Movie · as J. Allen Carter (voice)

2001
Justice League poster

Justice League

TV · as J. Allen Carter (voice) · 1 ep

2001
Project Greenlight poster

Project Greenlight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
The Gift poster

The Gift

Movie · as David Duncan

2000
American Adventure

American Adventure

Movie · as Chuck

2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law poster

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

TV · as Harvey Birdman (voice), Judge Hiram Mightor (voice) · 39 eps

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Joe O'Donnell · 1 ep

1999
Office Space poster

Office Space

Movie · as Bill Lumbergh

1999
Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond

TV · as Zeta (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice), NCIS Fan (voice), Father O'Leary (voice), Billy's Father (voice), Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice), Jerry Nelson / Various (voice), Chairman (voice), Michael Eisner (voice), Principal Shepherd (voice), Warren Fredericks (voice), Cop / Coach (voice), James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice), Dr. Franklin (voice), Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice), Security Guard (voice), Mike Brady (voice), Principal Shepherd (voice), Reporter (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Crusade poster

Crusade

TV · as Matthew Gideon · 13 eps

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Xander Henry · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Alan · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Bob Russell · 22 eps

1998
I'll Be Home for Christmas poster

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Movie · as Jake's Dad

1998
Kiss the Sky poster

Kiss the Sky

Movie · as Marty

1998
A Simple Plan poster

A Simple Plan

Movie · as Baxter

1998
From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

TV · as Ed Mitchell · 1 ep

1997
Gang Related poster

Gang Related

Movie · as Richard Simms

1997
Santa Fe poster

Santa Fe

Movie · as Paul Thomas

1997
Cyclops, Baby poster

Cyclops, Baby

Movie · as Manks

1997
Lies He Told poster

Lies He Told

Movie · as Dave

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Vance Gilbert (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager, Brian Seabury · 2 eps

1996
A Very Brady Sequel poster

A Very Brady Sequel

Movie · as Mike Brady

1996
For My Daughter's Honor poster

For My Daughter's Honor

Movie · as Pete Nash

1995
The Brady Bunch Movie poster

The Brady Bunch Movie

Movie · as Mike Brady

1995
American Gothic poster

American Gothic

TV · as Sheriff Lucas Buck · 18 eps

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Detective Ray Venable · 1 ep

1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics poster

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Movie · as James (segment "The Theatre")

1994
A Time to Heal poster

A Time to Heal

Movie · as Jay Barton

1994
Fall from Grace poster

Fall from Grace

Movie · as Maj. Tom O'Neill

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Charlie Radcliff · 1 ep

1993
In the Line of Fire poster

In the Line of Fire

Movie · as Bill Watts

1993
The Switch poster

The Switch

Movie · as Larry McAfee

1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn poster

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

Movie · as John Hearn

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Luke Parker · 1 ep

1991
Son of the Morning Star poster

Son of the Morning Star

TV · as George Armstrong Custer · 2 eps

1990
The Old Man and the Sea poster

The Old Man and the Sea

Movie · as Tom Pruitt

1989
Those She Left Behind poster

Those She Left Behind

Movie · as Scott Grimes

1988
Midnight Caller poster

Midnight Caller

TV · as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian · 61 eps

1987
Echoes in the Darkness poster

Echoes in the Darkness

Movie · as Jack Holtz

1987
Echoes in the Darkness poster

Echoes in the Darkness

TV · as Jack Holtz · 2 eps

1986
Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Movie · as Dr. Hayward

1986
Lucas poster

Lucas

Movie · as Assistant Coach

1985
First Steps poster

First Steps

Movie · as Manny

1985
To Live and Die in L.A. poster

To Live and Die in L.A.

Movie · as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") · 1 ep

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Alan McClafferty · 1 ep

1984
A Matter of Principle poster

A Matter of Principle

Movie · as Man with Christmas Tree

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Jackson Crane · 1 ep

1984
Fatal Vision poster

Fatal Vision

TV · as Jeffrey MacDonald · 2 eps

1983
Heart of Steel poster

Heart of Steel

Movie · as Lee

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Man with Xmas Tree · 1 ep