Gary Basaraba
Acteur·rice
16 mars 1959 · 67 years old
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Known for
As an actor
Sound of Freedom
2023 · Earl Buchanan
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · Detective Burns
Paul T. Goldman
2023 · Royce Auditioner
The Irishman
2019 · Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Doom Patrol
2019 · Big D
American Animals
2018 · Warren Lipka Senior
Little Italy
2018 · Vince
Suburbicon
2017 · Uncle Mitch
Chicago Justice
2017 · William O'Boyle
Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016 · Jack Ruby
The Accountant
2016 · Don
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Steven Bellamy
Forever
2014 · Norman Sontag
The Leftovers
2014 · Neil
Madam Secretary
2014 · Tom Ryan
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013 · Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
2013 · Hefty Smurf (voice)
Hornet's Nest
2012 · Seth
The Smurfs
2011 · Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011 · Hefty (voice)
Person of Interest
2011 · Stu Sommers
Unforgettable
2011 · Lt. Willard
Blue Bloods
2010 · Jimmy Burke
Justified
2010 · Kemp
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Jerry Pollard, motorman
Castle
2009 · Ralph Carbone
Recount
2008 · Clay Roberts
The Mentalist
2008 · Stephen Hannigan
Mad Men
2007 · Herb Rennet
Mixed Blessings
2007 · Hank
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 · Norman Shaw
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Homer Zuckerman
Thief
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · Art Wuliger
Numb3rs
2005 · Joe Thibodeaux
Close to Home
2005 · Randy Stevens
Criminal Minds
2005 · James Odenkirk
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Micah
Bones
2005 · Bob Gordon
Cold Case
2003 · Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
Las Vegas
2003 · Ned Oshinski
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Arthur
K-9: P.I.
2002 · Pete Timmons
Recipe for Murder
2002
Unfaithful
2002 · Detective Mirojnick
Guilty Hearts
2002 · Matt Moran
Boomtown
2002 · Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Everwood
2002 · Mr. Curtis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Mr. Sullivan
Holy Joe
1999 · Ernie Blevins
Judging Amy
1999 · Brian Whitaker
Family Law
1999 · Maury French
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · George Burton, William O'Boyle
Third Watch
1999 · Joe
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Self
Martial Law
1998 · Tom McNiece
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997 · Jack Dietrick
Dead Silence
1997 · Shephard Wilcox
Lifebreath
1997 · John
The Advocate's Devil
1997
Brooklyn South
1997 · Richard Santoro
Striptease
1996 · Alberto
Early Edition
1996 · Sam Cooper
Swift Justice
1996 · Malcolm Davis
A Horse for Danny
1995 · Solly
The Outer Limits
1995 · Ben Miller
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Heywood Broun
The War
1994 · Dodge
New York Undercover
1994 · Tirelli
For Their Own Good
1993 · Roy Wheeler
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Paul Garbarek
NYPD Blue
1993 · Victor Carlin
Afterburn
1992 · Bill Decker
The Dark Wind
1992 · Larry
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Grady Kilgore
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991 · Leland Winters
Law & Order
1990 · Officer John Patrick Worley, Kevin Reilly
Northern Exposure
1990 · Willie
Poison Candy
1989 · Barkeeper
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Andrew, Apostle
Who's That Girl
1987 · Shipping Clerk
No Mercy
1986 · Joe Collins
One Magic Christmas
1985 · Jack Grainger
Sweet Dreams
1985 · Woodhouse
Alamo Bay
1985 · Leon
Miami Vice
1984 · Dr. Morris