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Gary Basaraba

ActorBorn March 16, 1959 (66 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
  • Nip/Tuck
  • American Animals
  • Who's That Girl
  • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
  • Murder in a College Town
  • Saratoga Summer

Known For

  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Little Italy
  • One Magic Christmas
  • K-9: P.I.
  • No Mercy
  • Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
  • Sweet Dreams
  • Brooklyn South
  • Boomtown
  • The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
  • Women of the Movement
  • The Dark Wind
  • Recipe for Murder
  • Dead Silence
  • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
  • Lifebreath
  • The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
  • The Advocate's Devil

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Gary Basaraba Filmography

2023
Killers of the Flower Moon · as Detective Burns
2023
Sound of Freedom · as Earl Buchanan
2023
Paul T. Goldman (TV Series) · as Royce Auditioner
2022
Women of the Movement (TV Series) · as Clarence Strider
2019
The Irishman · as Frank 'fitz' Fitzsimmons
2019
Doom Patrol (TV Series) · as Big D
2018
Little Italy · as Vince
2018
American Animals · as Warren Lipka Senior
2017
Suburbicon · as Uncle Mitch
2017
Chicago Justice (TV Series) · as William O'boyle
2016
The Accountant · as Don
2014
NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Steven Bellamy
2014
Forever (2014) (TV Series) · as Norman Sontag
2014
Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Tom Ryan
2014
The Leftovers (TV Series) · as Neil
2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
2013
The Smurfs 2 · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
2012
Hornet's Nest · as Seth
2011
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol · as Hefty (voice)
2011
Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Stu Sommers
2011
Unforgettable (2011) (TV Series) · as Lt. Willard
2011
The Smurfs · as Hefty Smurf (voice)
2011
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) · as William Meeks
2010
Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Jimmy Burke
2010
Justified (TV Series) · as Kemp
2009
The Taking of Pelham 123 · as Jerry Pollard, Motorman
2009
Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Ralph Carbone
2008
The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Stephen Hannigan
2008
Flashpoint (TV Series) · as Sgt. Oliver Maccoy
2008
Recount · as Clay Roberts
2007
Mixed Blessings (TV Series) · as Hank
2007
Mad Men (TV Series) · as Herb Rennet
2006
Charlotte's Web · as Homer Zuckerman
2006
2006
Thief (TV Series) · as Cast
2005
Close to Home (TV Series) · as Randy Stevens
2005
Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) · as Art Wuliger
2005
Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as James Odenkirk
2005
Bones (TV Series) · as Bob Gordon
2005
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Micah
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Joe Thibodeaux
2003
Cold Case (TV Series) · as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
2003
Las Vegas (TV Series) · as Ned Oshinski
2003
Nip/Tuck (TV Series) · as Arthur
2002
Boomtown (TV Series) · as Police Department Police Officer Iii Ray Hechler
2002
Everwood (TV Series) · as Mr. Curtis
2002
K-9: P.I. · as Pete Timmons
2002
Unfaithful · as Detective Mirojnick
2002
2002
Guilty Hearts · as Matt Moran
2001
The Sports Pages · as Frank (segment: The Heidi Bowl)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Mr. Sullivan
2000
Mysterious Ways (TV Series) · as Joe Stanislaw
1999
Third Watch (TV Series) · as Joe
1999
Family Law (TV Series) · as Maury French
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as William O'boyle
1999
Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Brian Whitaker
1999
Holy Joe · as Ernie Blevins
1998
Martial Law (TV Series) · as Tom Mcniece
1997
Lifebreath · as John
1997
1997
Brooklyn South (TV Series) · as Richard Santoro
1997
1997
Dead Silence · as Shephard Wilcox
1996
Early Edition (TV Series) · as Sam Cooper
1996
1996
Striptease · as Alberto
1996
Swift Justice (TV Series) · as Davis Malcolm
1995
1995
The Wright Verdicts (TV Series) · as Arthur Broat
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Ben Miller
1994
The War · as Dodge
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Tirelli
1994
1993
NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Victor Carlin
1993
For Their Own Good · as Roy Wheeler
1993
1992
Afterburn · as Bill Decker
1991
Fried Green Tomatoes · as Grady Kilgore
1991
1991
The Dark Wind · as Larry
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Kevin Reilly
1990
Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Willie
1988
Little Sweetheart · as Barkeeper
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ · as Andrew, Apostle
1987
Who's That Girl · as Shipping Clerk
1986
No Mercy · as Joe Collins
1985
One Magic Christmas · as Jack Grainger
1985
Sweet Dreams · as Woodhouse
1985
Alamo Bay · as Leon
1984
Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Dr. Morris
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Huey
1964
Another World (TV Series) · as Detective Shine

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