Gary Basaraba
Born
March 16, 1959 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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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.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Detective Burns
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Sound of Freedom
Earl Buchanan
2023
Paul T. Goldman
Royce Auditioner · (1 episode)
2023
The Irishman
Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
2019
Doom Patrol
Big D · (1 episode)
2019
Little Italy
Vince
2018
American Animals
Warren Lipka Senior
2018
Suburbicon
Uncle Mitch
2017
Chicago Justice
William O'Boyle · (1 episode)
2017
The Accountant
Don
2016
Dallas, Sunday Morning
Jack Ruby
2016
NCIS: New Orleans
Steven Bellamy · (1 episode)
2014
Forever
Norman Sontag · (1 episode)
2014
Madam Secretary
Tom Ryan · (1 episode)
2014
The Leftovers
Neil · (1 episode)
2014
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2013
The Smurfs 2
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2013
Hornet's Nest
Seth
2012
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Hefty (voice)
2011
Person of Interest
Stu Sommers · (1 episode)
2011
The Smurfs
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2011
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Burke · (1 episode)
2010
Justified
Kemp · (1 episode)
2010
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Jerry Pollard, motorman
2009
Castle
Ralph Carbone · (1 episode)
2009
The Mentalist
Stephen Hannigan · (1 episode)
2008
Recount
Clay Roberts
2008
Mixed Blessings
Hank · (26 episodes)
2007
Mad Men
Herb Rennet · (3 episodes)
2007
Charlotte's Web
Homer Zuckerman
2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Norman Shaw
2006
Everybody Hates Chris
Art Wuliger · (1 episode)
2005
Criminal Minds
James Odenkirk · (1 episode)
2005
Close to Home
(1 episode)
2005
Bones
Bob Gordon · (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Micah · (1 episode)
2005
Numb3rs
(1 episode)
2005
Cold Case
Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown · (1 episode)
2003
Las Vegas
(1 episode)
2003
Nip/Tuck
(1 episode)
2003
Boomtown
Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler · (24 episodes)
2002
Everwood
Mr. Curtis · (1 episode)
2002
K-9: P.I.
Pete Timmons
2002
Unfaithful
Detective Mirojnick
2002
Recipe for Murder
2002
Guilty Hearts
Matt Moran
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Sullivan · (1 episode)
2000
Third Watch
Joe · (1 episode)
1999
Family Law
Maury French · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
George Burton · (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
William O'Boyle · (1 episode)
1999
Judging Amy
Brian Whitaker · (3 episodes)
1999
Holy Joe
Ernie Blevins
1999
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Self
1998
Lifebreath
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1997
The Advocate's Devil
1997
Dead Silence
Shephard Wilcox
1997
Brooklyn South
Richard Santoro · (22 episodes)
1997
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997
Early Edition
(1 episode)
1996
Striptease
Alberto
1996
A Horse for Danny
Solly
1995
The Outer Limits
Ben Miller · (1 episode)
1995
The War
Dodge
1994
New York Undercover
Tirelli · (1 episode)
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Heywood Broun
1994
NYPD Blue
Victor Carlin · (2 episodes)
1993
For Their Own Good
Roy Wheeler
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
(1 episode)
1993
Afterburn
Bill Decker
1992
The Dark Wind
Larry
1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
Grady Kilgore
1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Leland Winters
1991
Law & Order
Officer John Patrick Worley · (1 episode)
1990
Law & Order
Kevin Reilly · (1 episode)
1990
Little Sweetheart
Barkeeper
1989
The Last Temptation of Christ
Andrew, Apostle
1988
No Mercy
Joe Collins
1986
One Magic Christmas
Jack Grainger
1985
Sweet Dreams
Woodhouse
1985
Alamo Bay
Leon
1985
Miami Vice
Dr. Morris · (2 episodes)
1984