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
- American Animals as Warren Lipka Senior
- Little Italy as Vince
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 as Hefty Smurf (voice)
- The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol as Hefty (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
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
- Martial Law as Tom McNiece
- Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes as Self
1997
- Brooklyn South as Richard Santoro
- The Advocate's Devil
- Dead Silence as Shephard Wilcox
- What Happened to Bobby Earl? as Jack Dietrick
- Lifebreath as John
1996
- Early Edition as Sam Cooper
- Swift Justice as Malcolm Davis
- Striptease as Alberto
1995
- The Outer Limits as Ben Miller
- A Horse for Danny as Solly
1994
- New York Undercover as Tirelli
- The War as Dodge
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Heywood Broun
1993
- NYPD Blue as Victor Carlin
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Paul Garbarek
- For Their Own Good as Roy Wheeler
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
- 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
- Sweet Dreams as Woodhouse
- Alamo Bay as Leon
1984
- Miami Vice as Dr. Morris