8.0
8.0
A Horse for Danny
1995
as Solly
Gary Basaraba
Acting
Born:March 16, 1959(age 67)
Birthplace:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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CommunityBiography
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 (38 movies)
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Sound of Freedom
2023
as Earl Buchanan
7.7
7.7
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Grady Kilgore
7.6
7.6
The Irishman
2019
as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
7.2
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Andrew, Apostle
7.1
7.1
The Accountant
2016
as Don
6.9
6.9
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Norman Shaw
6.8
6.8
Recount
2008
as Clay Roberts
6.7
6.7
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
as Hefty (voice)
6.7
6.7
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
6.7
6.7
Unfaithful
2002
as Detective Mirojnick
6.7
6.7
American Animals
2018
as Warren Lipka Senior
6.6
6.6
Little Italy
2018
as Vince
6.6
6.6
The War
1994
as Dodge
6.4
6.4
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
6.4
6.4
Sweet Dreams
1985
as Woodhouse
6.3
6.3
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997
as Jack Dietrick
6.2
6.2
For Their Own Good
1993
as Roy Wheeler
5.9
5.9
Dead Silence
1997
as Shephard Wilcox
5.9
5.9
K-9: P.I.
2002
as Pete Timmons
5.9
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
as Uncle Mitch
5.9
5.9
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991
as Leland Winters
5.9
5.9
Alamo Bay
1985
as Leon
5.8
5.8
No Mercy
1986
as Joe Collins
5.8
5.8
One Magic Christmas
1985
as Jack Grainger
5.8
5.8
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Heywood Broun
5.7
5.7
The Advocate's Devil
1997
5.6
5.6
Striptease
1996
as Alberto
5.5
5.5
Lifebreath
1997
as John
5.0
5.0
The Dark Wind
1992
as Larry
4.8
4.8
Poison Candy
1989
as Barkeeper
4.1
4.1
Hornet's Nest
2012
as Seth
3.6
3.6
Afterburn
1992
as Bill Decker
3.5
3.5
Guilty Hearts
2002
as Matt Moran
3.2
3.2
Holy Joe
1999
as Ernie Blevins
Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016
as Jack Ruby
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
Recipe for Murder
2002
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