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Gary Basaraba

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.


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Born:
Mar 16, 1959 In Edmonton - Alberta - Canada
Movie/TV Credits:
48
First Appeared:
In the movie Alamo Bay 1985-04-03
Latest Project:
Movie Sound of Freedom 2023-07-03
Known For
Filmography
Movie Sound of Freedom Earl Buchanan 2023-07-03
Movie The Irishman Frank "Fitz" Fitzsimmons 2019-11-01
Movie American Animals Warren Lipka Senior 2018-06-01
Movie Little Italy Vince 2018-08-24
Movie Suburbicon Uncle Mitch 2017-10-26
Movie Dallas, Sunday Morning Jack Ruby 2016-05-05
Movie The Accountant Don 2016-10-13
Series Forever Norman Sontag 2014-09-22
Series The Leftovers Neil 2014-06-29
Movie The Smurfs 2 Hefty Smurf (voice) 2013-07-30
Movie The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow Hefty Smurf (voice) 2013-09-12
Movie Hornet's Nest Seth 2012-03-31
Movie The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol Hefty (voice) 2011-12-02
Movie The Smurfs Hefty Smurf (voice) 2011-07-29
Series Person of Interest Stu Sommers 2011-09-22
Series Castle Ralph Carbone 2009-03-09
Movie The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Jerry Pollard, motorman 2009-06-10
Movie Recount Clay Roberts 2008-05-25
Series The Mentalist Stephen Hannigan 2008-09-23
Series Mad Men Herb Rennet 2007-07-19
Movie Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise Norman Shaw 2006-04-30
Movie Charlotte's Web Homer Zuckerman 2006-12-07
Series Close to Home Unknown 2005-09-20
Series Nip/Tuck Unknown 2003-07-22
Movie Recipe for Murder 2002-05-04
Movie K-9: P.I. Pete Timmons 2002-07-30
Series Boomtown 2002-09-29
Series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown 2000-10-06
Movie Holy Joe Ernie Blevins 1999-03-28
Movie What Happened to Bobby Earl? 1997-01-28
Movie The Advocate's Devil 1997-10-05
Movie Dead Silence Shephard Wilcox 1997-09-22
Series Brooklyn South 1997-09-22
Movie Striptease Alberto 1996-06-28
Series The Outer Limits Unknown 1995-03-26
Movie A Horse for Danny Solly 1995-04-08
Movie Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Heywood Broun 1994-09-07
Movie The War Dodge 1994-11-04
Movie For Their Own Good Roy Wheeler 1993-04-05
Movie Afterburn Bill Decker 1992-05-30
Movie The Dark Wind Larry 1991-01-01
Movie In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas Leland Winters 1991-05-12
Movie Fried Green Tomatoes Grady Kilgore 1991-12-27
Movie Little Sweetheart Barkeeper 1989-10-19
Movie The Last Temptation of Christ Andrew, Apostle 1988-05-28
Movie No Mercy Joe Collins 1986-12-19
Movie Alamo Bay Leon 1985-04-03
Movie Sweet Dreams Woodhouse 1985-10-02
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