Gary Basaraba

Born: 1959-03-16 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon as Detective Burns
Sound of Freedom as Earl Buchanan
Paul T. Goldman as Royce Auditioner

2019

Doom Patrol as Big D
The Irishman as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons

2018

Little Italy as Vince
American Animals as Warren Lipka Senior

2017

Chicago Justice as William O'Boyle
Suburbicon as Uncle Mitch

2016

The Accountant as Don
Dallas, Sunday Morning as Jack Ruby

2014

Madam Secretary as Tom Ryan
NCIS: New Orleans as Steven Bellamy
The Leftovers as Neil
Forever as Norman Sontag

2013

The Smurfs 2 as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow as Hefty Smurf (voice)

2012

Hornet's Nest as Seth

2011

Person of Interest as Stu Sommers
Unforgettable as Lt. Willard
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol as Hefty (voice)
The Smurfs as Hefty Smurf (voice)

2010

Blue Bloods as Jimmy Burke
Justified as Kemp

2009

Castle as Ralph Carbone
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Jerry Pollard, motorman

2008

The Mentalist as Stephen Hannigan
Recount as Clay Roberts

2007

Mad Men as Herb Rennet
Mixed Blessings as Hank

2006

Charlotte's Web as Homer Zuckerman
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise as Norman Shaw

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Micah
Criminal Minds as James Odenkirk
Bones as Bob Gordon
Numb3rs as Joe Thibodeaux
Everybody Hates Chris as Art Wuliger
Close to Home as Randy Stevens

2003

Cold Case as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
Nip/Tuck as Arthur
Las Vegas as Ned Oshinski

2002

Everwood as Mr. Curtis
Unfaithful as Detective Mirojnick
Boomtown as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
K-9: P.I. as Pete Timmons
Guilty Hearts as Matt Moran
Recipe for Murder

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mr. Sullivan

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as George Burton
Third Watch as Joe
Judging Amy as Brian Whitaker
Family Law as Maury French
Holy Joe as Ernie Blevins

1998

Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes as Self

1997

Brooklyn South as Richard Santoro
Lifebreath as John
The Advocate's Devil
What Happened to Bobby Earl? as Jack Dietrick
Dead Silence as Shephard Wilcox

1996

Early Edition as Sam Cooper
Striptease as Alberto

1992

Afterburn as Bill Decker
The Dark Wind as Larry

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes as Grady Kilgore
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas as Leland Winters

1990

Law & Order as Officer John Patrick Worley
Northern Exposure as Willie

1989

Poison Candy 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

Alamo Bay as Leon
Sweet Dreams as Woodhouse
One Magic Christmas as Jack Grainger

1984

Miami Vice as Dr. Morris