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Gary Basaraba
ActorBorn March 16, 1959 (65 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.
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.
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| 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 (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 | |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web · as Homer Zuckerman |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise · as Norman Shaw |
| 2006 | Thief (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) |
| 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) |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 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 George Burton |
| 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) |
| 1996 | The Writing on the Wall · as Leafman |
| 1996 | Striptease · as Alberto |
| 1996 | Swift Justice (TV Series) · as Davis Malcolm |
| 1995 | A Horse for Danny · as Solly |
| 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 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle · as Heywood Broun |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Victor Carlin |
| 1993 | For Their Own Good · as Roy Wheeler |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Afterburn · as Bill Decker |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes · as Grady Kilgore |
| 1991 | In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas · as Leland Winters |
| 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) |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Huey |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Detective Shine |