
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
Company Town
TV · as Martin Amberson · 1 ep

Behind the Lines
Movie · as Self

NCISverse: The First 1,000
Movie · as Self

A Man on the Inside
TV · as Brad Vinick · 4 eps

Agent Elvis
TV · as President Nixon (voice) · 1 ep

White House Plumbers
TV · as Mark Felt · 1 ep

Waco: The Aftermath
TV · as Gordon Novel · 5 eps

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

Krapopolis
TV · as Valley King (voice) · 1 ep

The Bob's Burgers Movie
Movie · as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Movie · as Mattison (voice)

Q-Force
TV · as Dirk Chunley (voice) · 10 eps

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

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
TV · as Alden Parker · 3 eps

The Great North
TV · as Elwin Kreb (voice) · 1 ep

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie · as Self

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie · as Self

Darkness Falls
Movie · as Mark Witver

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Movie · as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

Trolls: TrollsTopia
TV · as Sky Toronto (voice) · 5 eps

Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Leonardo da Vinci (voice) · 1 ep

Under the Eiffel Tower
Movie · as Gerard

The Art of Racing in the Rain
Movie · as Don Kitch

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Movie · as Invisibilio (voice)

Married Young
Movie · as Aaron

Fam
TV · as Freddy · 7 eps

mixed-ish
TV · as Harrison Johnson · 36 eps

Love, Death & Robots
TV · as The Inspector (voice) · 1 ep

Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Movie · as Dr. George Bailey

Seven in Heaven
Movie · as Wallace

Blockers
Movie · as Ron

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
Movie · as Rafe (voice)

Small Crimes
Movie · as Lieutenant Pleasant

The Good Fight
TV · as Kurt McVeigh · 24 eps

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

Room 104
TV · as Chip Crawford · 1 ep

The Bronze
Movie · as Stan Greggory

Hot Air
Movie · as Aviator

Mercy Street
TV · as James Green, Sr. · 12 eps

Angie Tribeca
TV · as Professor Everett Lamereau · 1 ep

The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep

To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Justice League Action
TV · as Black Adam (voice) · 2 eps

Everyday Miracles
Movie · as Clay Peakes

Christmas Eve
Movie · as Dr. Roberts

Divine Access
Movie · as Reverend Guy Roy Davis

We Bare Bears
TV · as CEO (voice) · 1 ep

Mr. Robinson
TV · as Neville Rex · 1 ep

F is for Family
TV · as Roger Dunbarton (voice) · 6 eps

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Date and Switch
Movie · as Dwayne

Tammy
Movie · as Earl

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Movie · as Chief Deputy Tillman

Market Hours
Movie · as Manager

The Tom and Jerry Show
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 325 eps

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV · as Brock (voice) · 61 eps

Vamp U
Movie · as Arthur Levine

Rick and Morty
TV · as Alien Doctor (voice) · 1 ep

An Officer and a Murderer
Movie · as Russell Williams

Veep
TV · as Kent Davison · 55 eps

Chicago Fire
TV · as Chief Grissom · 13 eps

The Legend of Korra
TV · as Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice), Dai Li Sergeant (voice) · 1 ep

Hop
Movie · as Henry O'Hare

The Last Rites of Joe May
Movie · as Lenny

Ricochet
Movie · as Judge Cato Laird

The Chicago 8
Movie · as Bill Kunstler

Bob's Burgers
TV · as Sergeant Bosco (voice) · 12 eps

Suits
TV · as Cameron Dennis · 10 eps

Unforgettable
TV · as Clay Tendler · 1 ep

Hart of Dixie
TV · as Dr. Ethan Hart · 2 eps

Batman: Under the Red Hood
Movie · as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

The Joneses
Movie · as Larry Symonds

DC Showcase: The Spectre
Movie · as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Movie · as Mr. Yankovic

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Movie · as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Pound Puppies
TV · as Slick (voice) · 1 ep

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

The Good Guys
TV · as Frank Savage · 2 eps

A Good Funeral
Movie · as Stan Talmadge

Extract
Movie · as Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Great Debate
TV · 6 eps

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

The Good Wife
TV · as Kurt McVeigh · 14 eps

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Alden Parker · 1 ep

Pineapple Express
Movie · as Ted

Forever Strong
Movie · as Coach Larry Gelwix

Conspiracy
Movie · as Rhodes
Good Behavior
Movie · as Dean West

The Penguins of Madagascar
TV · as Commissioner (voice) · 1 ep

True Blood
TV · as Earl Stackhouse · 1 ep

Breach
Movie · as Rich Garces

American Pastime
Movie · as Billy Burrell

My Wife Is Retarded
Movie · as Dr. Heichmann

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Movie · as Balladeer

Chuck
TV · as Jack Burton · 2 eps

Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Principal Lang (voice) · 1 ep

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Movie · as Reese Bobby

Shark
TV · as Christian Chambers · 1 ep

Psych
TV · as Cameron Luntz · 1 ep

30 Rock
TV · as Roger · 1 ep

The Ring Two
Movie · as Martin Savide

Cry_Wolf
Movie · as Mr. Matthews

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie · as Dr. Possible (voice)

Mozart and the Whale
Movie · as Wallace

Numb3rs
TV · as Shepard Crater · 1 ep

Supernatural
TV · as Brad Redding · 1 ep

Wanted
TV · as Conrad Rose · 13 eps

American Dad!
TV · as Ted Robinson (voice) · 2 eps

The Closer
TV · as Major Edward Dorcet · 1 ep

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie · as Cotton McKnight

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Movie · as Henry Futch

Pop Rocks
Movie · as Jerry "Dagger" Harden

Desperate Housewives
TV · as Wayne Davis · 6 eps

Entourage
TV · as Andrew Klein · 12 eps

The Venture Bros.
TV · as Professor Von Helping (voice) · 1 ep

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Movie · as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
Criminology 101
Movie · as Roy Franks

Karen Sisco
TV · 1 ep

Arrested Development
TV · as Richard Shaw · 1 ep

NCIS
TV · as Alden Parker · 100 eps

One Hour Photo
Movie · as Bill Owens

Cadet Kelly
Movie · as Sir

The Brady Bunch in the White House
Movie · as Mike Brady

I Spy
Movie · as Carlos

Monk
TV · as Dexter Larson · 1 ep

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

Family Affair
TV · as Bill Davis · 15 eps

Hack
TV · as Johnny Scanlon · 1 ep

The Rising Place
Movie · as Avery Hodge

Justice League: Secret Origins
Movie · as J. Allen Carter (voice)

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

Project Greenlight
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Gift
Movie · as David Duncan
American Adventure
Movie · as Chuck

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

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Joe O'Donnell · 1 ep

Office Space
Movie · as Bill Lumbergh

Batman Beyond
TV · as Zeta (voice) · 1 ep

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

Crusade
TV · as Matthew Gideon · 13 eps

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Xander Henry · 1 ep

Family Law
TV · as Alan · 1 ep

The West Wing
TV · as Bob Russell · 22 eps

I'll Be Home for Christmas
Movie · as Jake's Dad

Kiss the Sky
Movie · as Marty

A Simple Plan
Movie · as Baxter

From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as Ed Mitchell · 1 ep

Gang Related
Movie · as Richard Simms

Santa Fe
Movie · as Paul Thomas

Cyclops, Baby
Movie · as Manks

Lies He Told
Movie · as Dave

King of the Hill
TV · as Vance Gilbert (voice) · 1 ep

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

A Very Brady Sequel
Movie · as Mike Brady

For My Daughter's Honor
Movie · as Pete Nash

The Brady Bunch Movie
Movie · as Mike Brady

American Gothic
TV · as Sheriff Lucas Buck · 18 eps

The Outer Limits
TV · as Detective Ray Venable · 1 ep

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Movie · as James (segment "The Theatre")

A Time to Heal
Movie · as Jay Barton

Fall from Grace
Movie · as Maj. Tom O'Neill

Touched by an Angel
TV · as Charlie Radcliff · 1 ep

In the Line of Fire
Movie · as Bill Watts

The Switch
Movie · as Larry McAfee

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
Movie · as John Hearn

Frasier
TV · as Luke Parker · 1 ep

Son of the Morning Star
TV · as George Armstrong Custer · 2 eps

The Old Man and the Sea
Movie · as Tom Pruitt

Those She Left Behind
Movie · as Scott Grimes

Midnight Caller
TV · as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian · 61 eps

Echoes in the Darkness
Movie · as Jack Holtz

Echoes in the Darkness
TV · as Jack Holtz · 2 eps
Vital Signs
Movie · as Dr. Hayward

Lucas
Movie · as Assistant Coach

First Steps
Movie · as Manny

To Live and Die in L.A.
Movie · as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)

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

Moonlighting
TV · as Alan McClafferty · 1 ep

A Matter of Principle
Movie · as Man with Christmas Tree

Miami Vice
TV · as Jackson Crane · 1 ep

Fatal Vision
TV · as Jeffrey MacDonald · 2 eps

Heart of Steel
Movie · as Lee

American Playhouse
TV · as Man with Xmas Tree · 1 ep








