Gary Basaraba
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 16, 1959
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
as Detective Burns
Sound of Freedom 2023
as Earl Buchanan
The Irishman 2019
as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Little Italy 2018
as Vince
American Animals 2018
as Warren Lipka Senior
Suburbicon 2017
as Uncle Mitch
The Accountant 2016
as Don
- Dallas, Sunday Morning
Dallas, Sunday Morning 2016
as Jack Ruby
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow 2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2 2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
Hornet's Nest 2012
as Seth
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol 2011
as Hefty (voice)
The Smurfs 2011
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Recount 2008
as Clay Roberts
Charlotte's Web 2006
as Homer Zuckerman
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 2006
as Norman Shaw
K-9: P.I. 2002
as Pete Timmons
Unfaithful 2002
as Detective Mirojnick
Recipe for Murder 2002
Actor
Guilty Hearts 2002
as Matt Moran
Holy Joe 1999
as Ernie Blevins
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes 1998
as Self
Lifebreath 1997
as John
The Advocate's Devil 1997
Actor
Dead Silence 1997
as Shephard Wilcox
What Happened to Bobby Earl? 1997
as Jack Dietrick
Striptease 1996
as Alberto
A Horse for Danny 1995
as Solly
The War 1994
as Dodge
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994
as Heywood Broun
For Their Own Good 1993
as Roy Wheeler
Afterburn 1992
as Bill Decker
The Dark Wind 1992
as Larry
Fried Green Tomatoes 1991
as Grady Kilgore
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas 1991
as Leland Winters
Poison Candy 1989
as Barkeeper
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
as Andrew, Apostle
Who's That Girl 1987
as Shipping Clerk
No Mercy 1986
as Joe Collins
One Magic Christmas 1985
as Jack Grainger
Sweet Dreams 1985
as Woodhouse
Alamo Bay 1985
as Leon
Credits from TMDB.