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Gary Sinise
Born · March 17, 1955 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Blue Island, Illinois, USA
Bio
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans' organizations and founded the Lt. Dan Band (named after his character in Forrest Gump), which plays at military bases around the world. His acting career started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1983 when he directed and starred in a production of Sam Shepard's True West for which he earned a Obie Award. He would later earn four Tony Award nominations including for his performances in The Grapes of Wrath and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He earned the Tony Award's Regional Theatre Award alongside the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He first starred in the film adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel Of Mice and Men which he also directed and produced. Sinise played George Milton alongside John Malkovich who played Lennie. One of his most well-known roles is as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (1994) for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in other feature films including Ron Howard's Apollo 13 (1995), Ransom (1996), Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999) and Impostor (2002). His television performances include Harry S. Truman in Truman (1995), for which he won a Golden Globe, and the title role in the television film George Wallace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He had a leading role as Detective Mac Taylor in the CBS drama series CSI: NY (2004–13). From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Special Agent Jack Garrett in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2017, he had a role on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. He has also been a narrator on multiple docuseries and documentaries.
D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
Self
0.0
2023
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Self
9.5
2021
Saving Wrigley Field
Narrator
0.0
2021
Joe Bell
Sheriff Westin
6.6
2020
I Still Believe
Tom Camp
7.6
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2019
SGT. Will Gardner
Larry
4.7
2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
5.2
2018
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Narrator (voice)
7.0
2017
13 Reasons Why
Robert Ellman · (10 episodes)
7.6
2017
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Jack Garrett · (26 episodes)
6.9
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
4.3
2016
Finding Noah
narrator
0.0
2015
Beyond Glory
6.5
2015
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
7.7
2014
A Game of Honor
Narrator
7.0
2011
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
Self
0.0
2011
Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
Narrator (voice)
10.0
2011
WWII in HD
(10 episodes)
7.3
2009
Beyond All Boundaries
Ernie Pyle
6.5
2009
We Believe
Narrator
6.9
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2009
When We Left Earth
Narrator
5.6
2008
When We Left Earth : The NASA Missions
Self - Narrator · (6 episodes)
8.3
2008
Into The Fire
Self
5.2
2006
Open Season
Shaw (voice)
6.2
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
0.0
2006
The Colbert Report
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Gene Cernan
6.2
2005
Criminal Minds
Jack Garrett · (1 episode)
8.3
2005
The Forgotten
Dr. Munce
5.9
2004
CSI: NY
Mac Taylor · (197 episodes)
7.4
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.1
2004
This Old Cub
Himself
0.0
2004
The Big Bounce
Ray Ritchie
4.9
2004
Dennis Miller
(1 episode)
0.0
2004
The Human Stain
Nathan Zuckerman
6.0
2003
Path to War
George Wallace
6.7
2003
Fallen Angel
Terry McQuinn
6.4
2003
CSI: Miami
Mac Taylor · (2 episodes)
7.7
2002
A Gentleman's Game
Foster Pearse
5.3
2002
Made-Up
Duncan Tivey
2.0
2002
Impostor
Spencer Olham
6.1
2001
Good Day Live
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mac Taylor · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Bruno
Dino Battaglia
6.8
2000
Mission to Mars
Jim McConnell
6.0
2000
Reindeer Games
Gabriel Mercer
5.7
2000
The Green Mile
Burt Hammersmith
8.5
1999
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1999
It's the Rage
Morgan
5.5
1999
That Championship Season
Tom Daley
6.5
1999
Snake Eyes
Kevin Dunne
6.2
1998
George Wallace
George C. Wallace
6.7
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Albino Alligator
Milo
5.7
1997
Ransom
Det. Jimmy Shaker
6.7
1996
The West
T. P. Eagan · (9 episodes)
8.4
1996
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
5.8
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
3.5
1996
Truman
Harry S Truman
7.6
1995
Apollo 13
Ken Mattingly
7.5
1995
The Quick and the Dead
Marshall
6.5
1995
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Self
7.6
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
Forrest Gump
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
8.5
1994
The Stand
Stu Redman
0.0
1994
The Stand
Stu Redman · (4 episodes)
6.8
1994
Frasier
Sid (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.3
1993
Jack the Bear
Norman Strick
6.4
1993
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
7.3
1992
A Midnight Clear
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
6.5
1992
The Witness
Young Soldier
6.5
1992
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad
0.0
1991
The Final Days
Richard Ben-Veniste
7.2
1989
National Memorial Day Concert
Self - Co-Host · (36 episodes)
0.0
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Ebby
6.5
1989
Crime Story
Howie Dressler · (1 episode)
8.0
1986
Hunter
Lord Tony Rutherford · (1 episode)
7.2
1984
Family Secrets
Motorcyclist
5.0
1984
True West
Austin
7.5
1984
American Playhouse
Austin · (1 episode)
6.0
1982
Knots Landing
Lee Maddox · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
A Wedding
Extra (uncredited)
6.3
1978
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter/Performer · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ebb, Bill's best friend · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944