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Gary Basaraba
Actor
Born March 16, 1959 (63 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.
Filmography
| 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 | American Animals · as Warren Lipka Senior |
| 2018 | Little Italy · as Vince |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice (TV Series) · as William O'Boyle |
| 2017 | Suburbicon · as Uncle Mitch |
| 2016 | The Accountant · as Don |
| 2014 | The Leftovers (TV Series) · as Neil |
| 2014 | Forever (2014) (TV Series) · as Norman Sontag |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Dr. Steven Bellamy |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Tom Ryan |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 · as Hefty Smurf (voice) |
| 2013 | The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow · as Hefty Smurf (voice) |
| 2012 | Hornet's Nest · as Seth |
| 2011 | The Smurfs · as Hefty Smurf (voice) |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Stu Sommers |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series) · as William Meeks |
| 2011 | Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Lt. Willard |
| 2011 | The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol · as Hefty (Voice) |
| 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 | Recount · as Clay Roberts |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Stephen Hannigan |
| 2008 | Flashpoint (TV Series) · as Sgt. Oliver MacCoy |
| 2007 | Mad Men (TV Series) · as Herb Rennet |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web · as Homer Zuckerman |
| 2006 | Thief (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise · as Norman Shaw |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as James Odenkirk |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Micah |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Bob Gordon |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown |
| 2002 | Unfaithful · as Detective Mirojnick |
| 2002 | Recipe for Murder · as Unknown |
| 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 |
| 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 | Holy Joe · as Ernie Blevins |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Brian Whitaker |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as William O'Boyle |
| 1998 | Martial Law (TV Series) · as Tom McNiece |
| 1997 | What Happened to Bobby Earl? · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Lifebreath · as John |
| 1997 | The Advocate's Devil · as actor |
| 1997 | Dead Silence · as Shephard Wilcox |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Striptease · as Alberto |
| 1996 | The Writing on the Wall · as Leafman |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | A Horse for Danny · as Solly |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts (TV Series) · as Arthur Broat |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle · as Heywood Broun |
| 1994 | The War · as Dodge |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Tirelli |
| 1993 | For Their Own Good · as Roy Wheeler |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Victor Carlin |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | Afterburn · as Bill Decker |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes · as Grady Kilgore |
| 1991 | The Dark Wind · as Larry |
| 1991 | In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas · as Leland Winters |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Officer John Patrick Worley |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Willie |
| 1989 | 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 Unknown |