Portrait of Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Acting

Biography

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is a 6-foot-1 blond-haired European-American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.

Born: June 29, 1944

Place of Birth: Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Filmography

2025
The Gettysburg Address

as John C. Calhoun (voice)

2025
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

as Millard Findlemeyer

2024
Holy Cash

as Actor

2020
The Follow-Up

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018
Camp Manna

as Jack Cujo Parrish

2017
2016
Mamaboy

as Coach Dombrowski

2016
2016
Candiland

as Arnie/God

2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

as Alternate Universe Peabody ​(voice)

2015
Bikini Model Academy

as Uncle Seymore

2015
Mansion of Blood

as Zacharia

2015
Entourage

as Gary Busey

2014
Behaving Badly

as Chief Clark

2013
Bounty Killer

as Van Sterling

2013
2012
Piranha 3DD

as Clayton

2010
2009
2009
Hallettsville

as Sheriff David Ketchum

2008
Beyond The Ring

as Tony De Luca

2007
Maneater

as Grady Barnes

2007
Homo Erectus

as Krutz

2007
2006
The Hard Easy

as Vinnie

2006
2006
Dr. Dolittle 3

as Butch (voice)

2006
Descansos

as The Keeper

2006
Cloud 9

as Gary Busey

2006
Crooked

as John Rouse

2005
The Gingerdead Man

as Millard Findlemeyer

2005
Esenin

as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)

2005
Buckaroo

as Dr. Brawn

2005
Into the West

as Johnny Fox

2005
Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

2005
Shade of Pale

as Billings

2005
Chasing Ghosts

as Marcos Alfiri

2005
American Dad!

as Gary Busey (voice)

2005
Celebrity Fit Club

as Self - Contestant

2005
No Rules

as Leroy Little

2004
2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Coach Red Harris (voice)

2004
Latin Dragon

as Thorn

2004
Entourage

as Gary Busey

2004
Ghost Rock

as Jack Pickett

2004
2004
Border Blues

as LAPD medium Michael March

2003
Two and a Half Men

as Gary Busey

2003
Quigley

as Archie Channing

2003
2003
The Prize Fighter

as Whitey Ferguson

2002
On the Edge

as Felix

2002
Hooded Angels

as Sheriff

2002
Sam & Janet

as Bartender

2002
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

as Richmond Claremont

2001
Down 'n Dirty

as D. A. Mickey Casey

2001
Scrubs

as Gary Busey

2001
A Crack in the Floor

as Tyler Trout

2000
G-Men from Hell

as Lt. Langdon

2000
2000
Hot Boyz

as Tully

2000
Tribulation

as Tom Canboro

1999
1999
The Girl Next Door

as Sheriff Larson

1999
Two Shades of Blue

as Jack Reynolds

1998
Soldier

as Church

1998
Detour

as Mo Ginsburg

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Highway Patrolman

1998
Rough Draft

as Nelson Keece

1997
Steel Sharks

as Cmdr. Bill McKay

1997
The Rage

as Art Dacy

1997
Rough Riders

as Gen. Joseph Wheeler

1997
Plato's Run

as Plato

1997
Suspicious Minds

as Vic Mulvey

1997
Lethal Tender

as Mr. Turner

1997
Lost Highway

as Bill Dayton

1997
King of the Hill

as Mad Dog (voice)

1996
The Chain

as Frank Morrisey

1996
Sticks & Stones

as Book's Dad

1996
Black Sheep

as Drake Sabitch

1996
Carried Away

as Major Nathan Wheeler

1996
The Real Thing

as Foreman

1995
Man with a Gun

as Jack Rushton

1995
The Outer Limits

as Ezra Burnham

1994
Drop Zone

as Ty Moncrief

1994
Warriors

as Frank Vail

1994
Chasers

as Sergeant Vince Banger

1994
1994
1993
South Beach

as Lenny

1993
Fallen Angels

as 'Buzz' Meeks

1993
Rookie of the Year

as Chet Steadman

1993
The Firm

as Eddie Lomax

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as Donovan Riggs

1992
Under Siege

as Commander Krill

1992
Canvas

as Ozzy Decker

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self / Presenter

1992
The Player

as Gary Busey

1992
Chrome Soldiers

as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

1991
Wild Texas Wind

as Justice Parker

1991
Point Break

as Agent Angelo Pappas

1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

1990
Predator 2

as Peter Keyes

1990
Law & Order

as Tommy Vega

1989
The Simpsons

as Gary Busey (voice)

1989
The Neon Empire

as Frank Weston

1989
The Neon Empire

as Frank Weston

1989
Hider in the House

as Tom Sykes

1988
A Dangerous Life

as Tony O'Neil

1988
Act of Piracy

as Ted Andrews

1988
Bulletproof

as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

1987
Lethal Weapon

as Mr. Joshua

1986
1986
1986
Eye of the Tiger

as Buck Matthews

1985
Silver Bullet

as Uncle Red

1985
Insignificance

as The Ballplayer

1984
The Bear

as Paul W. Bryant

1983
D.C. Cab

as Dell

1983
The Hitchhiker

as Rev. Nolan Powers

1982
Barbarosa

as Karl Westover

1980
1980
Carny

as Frankie

1978
Big Wednesday

as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

1978
The Buddy Holly Story

as Buddy Holly

1978
Straight Time

as Willy Darin

1976
A Star Is Born

as Bobbie Ritchie

1976
The Gumball Rally

as Gibson (Camaro Team)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
The Law

as William Bright

1973
Blood Sport

as David Lee Birdsong

1973
Hex

as Giblets

1973
The Last American Hero

as Wayne Jackson

1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX

as Zeb Gutshall

1972
Dirty Little Billy

as Basil Crabtree

1972
Kung Fu

as Josh

1970
1968
Wild in the Streets

as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

1967
The Love-Ins

as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

1959
Bonanza

as Henry Johnson

1955
Gunsmoke

as Harve Daley

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Trick and Treats

as Pastor Joseph