Gary Basaraba
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sound of Freedom
Movie · as Earl Buchanan
Killers of the Flower Moon
Movie · as Detective Burns
Paul T. Goldman
TV · as Royce Auditioner · 1 ep
The Irishman
Movie · as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Doom Patrol
TV · as Big D · 1 ep
American Animals
Movie · as Warren Lipka Senior
Little Italy
Movie · as Vince
Suburbicon
Movie · as Uncle Mitch
Chicago Justice
TV · as William O'Boyle · 1 ep
Dallas, Sunday Morning
Movie · as Jack Ruby
The Accountant
Movie · as Don
NCIS: New Orleans
TV · as Steven Bellamy · 1 ep
Forever
TV · as Norman Sontag · 1 ep
The Leftovers
TV · as Neil · 1 ep
Madam Secretary
TV · as Tom Ryan · 1 ep
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Movie · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
Hornet's Nest
Movie · as Seth
The Smurfs
Movie · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Hefty (voice)
Person of Interest
TV · as Stu Sommers · 1 ep
Unforgettable
TV · as Lt. Willard · 1 ep
Blue Bloods
TV · as Jimmy Burke · 1 ep
Justified
TV · as Kemp · 1 ep
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie · as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Castle
TV · as Ralph Carbone · 1 ep
Recount
Movie · as Clay Roberts
The Mentalist
TV · as Stephen Hannigan · 1 ep
Mad Men
TV · as Herb Rennet · 3 eps
Mixed Blessings
TV · as Hank · 26 eps
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Movie · as Norman Shaw
Charlotte's Web
Movie · as Homer Zuckerman
Thief
TV · 2 eps
Everybody Hates Chris
TV · as Art Wuliger · 1 ep
Numb3rs
TV · as Joe Thibodeaux · 1 ep
Close to Home
TV · as Randy Stevens · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as James Odenkirk · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Micah · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Bob Gordon · 1 ep
Cold Case
TV · as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown · 1 ep
Las Vegas
TV · as Ned Oshinski · 1 ep
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
K-9: P.I.
Movie · as Pete Timmons
Recipe for Murder
Movie
Unfaithful
Movie · as Detective Mirojnick
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as Matt Moran
Boomtown
TV · as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler · 24 eps
Everwood
TV · as Mr. Curtis · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Mr. Sullivan · 1 ep
Holy Joe
Movie · as Ernie Blevins
Judging Amy
TV · as Brian Whitaker · 3 eps
Family Law
TV · as Maury French · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as George Burton, William O'Boyle · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Self
Martial Law
TV · as Tom McNiece · 1 ep
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
Movie · as Jack Dietrick
Dead Silence
Movie · as Shephard Wilcox
Lifebreath
Movie · as John
The Advocate's Devil
Movie
Brooklyn South
TV · as Richard Santoro · 22 eps
Striptease
Movie · as Alberto
Early Edition
TV · as Sam Cooper · 1 ep
Swift Justice
TV · as Malcolm Davis · 1 ep
A Horse for Danny
Movie · as Solly
The Outer Limits
TV · as Ben Miller · 1 ep
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie · as Heywood Broun
The War
Movie · as Dodge
New York Undercover
TV · as Tirelli · 1 ep
For Their Own Good
Movie · as Roy Wheeler
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Paul Garbarek · 1 ep
NYPD Blue
TV · as Victor Carlin · 2 eps
Afterburn
Movie · as Bill Decker
The Dark Wind
Movie · as Larry
Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie · as Grady Kilgore
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Movie · as Leland Winters
Law & Order
TV · as Officer John Patrick Worley, Kevin Reilly · 1 ep
Northern Exposure
TV · as Willie · 1 ep
Poison Candy
Movie · as Barkeeper
The Last Temptation of Christ
Movie · as Andrew, Apostle
Who's That Girl
Movie · as Shipping Clerk
No Mercy
Movie · as Joe Collins
One Magic Christmas
Movie · as Jack Grainger
Sweet Dreams
Movie · as Woodhouse
Alamo Bay
Movie · as Leon
Miami Vice
TV · as Dr. Morris · 2 eps