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Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 16, 1959 (66)
Birthplace Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 firs ... t 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

Sound of Freedom

2023

as Earl Buchanan

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

as Detective Burns

The Irishman

The Irishman

2019

as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons

Little Italy

Little Italy

2018

as Vince

American Animals

American Animals

2018

as Warren Lipka Senior

Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017

as Uncle Mitch

Dallas, Sunday Morning

Dallas, Sunday Morning

2016

as Jack Ruby

The Accountant

The Accountant

2016

as Don

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

2013

as Hefty Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

2013

as Hefty Smurf (voice)

Hornet's Nest

Hornet's Nest

2012

as Seth

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

2011

as Hefty (voice)

The Smurfs

The Smurfs

2011

as Hefty Smurf (voice)

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

as Jerry Pollard, motorman

Recount

Recount

2008

as Clay Roberts

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006

as Norman Shaw

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Homer Zuckerman

K-9: P.I.

K-9: P.I.

2002

as Pete Timmons

Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts

2002

as Matt Moran

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Detective Mirojnick

Man of Miracles

Man of Miracles

1999

as Ernie Blevins

Lifebreath

Lifebreath

1997

as John

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

1997

as Shephard Wilcox

Striptease

Striptease

1996

as Alberto

A Horse for Danny

A Horse for Danny

1995

as Solly

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

as Heywood Broun

The War

The War

1994

as Dodge

For Their Own Good

For Their Own Good

1993

as Roy Wheeler

Afterburn

Afterburn

1992

as Bill Decker

The Dark Wind

The Dark Wind

1991

as Larry

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

as Grady Kilgore

Little Sweetheart

Little Sweetheart

1989

as Barkeeper

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988

as Andrew, Apostle

No Mercy

No Mercy

1986

as Joe Collins

One Magic Christmas

One Magic Christmas

1985

as Jack Grainger

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

1985

as Woodhouse

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

1985

as Leon

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Boomtown

as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

Brooklyn South

as Richard Santoro

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 22, 1997

Judging Amy

as Brian Whitaker

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Mad Men

as Herb Rennet

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 19, 2007

Castle

as Ralph Carbone

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

Cold Case

as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

NYPD Blue

as Victor Carlin

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1993

Law & Order

as Officer John Patrick Worley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Everybody Hates Chris

as Art Wuliger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Mr. Sullivan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Everwood

as Mr. Curtis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2002

NCIS: New Orleans

as Steven Bellamy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2014

Family Law

as Maury French

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Outer Limits

as Ben Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as George Burton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Paul T. Goldman

as Royce Auditioner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2023

Person of Interest

as Stu Sommers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2011

Blue Bloods

as Jimmy Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Forever

as Norman Sontag

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

The Mentalist

as Stephen Hannigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

The Leftovers

as Neil

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2014

Criminal Minds

as James Odenkirk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Justified

as Kemp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2010

Law & Order

as Kevin Reilly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Chicago Justice

as William O'Boyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2017

New York Undercover

as Tirelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

Grey's Anatomy

as Micah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as William O'Boyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Bones

as Bob Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Doom Patrol

as Big D

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 2019

Third Watch

as Joe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Miami Vice

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Numb3rs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 2005

Early Edition

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

Las Vegas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Close to Home

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

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