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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-06-29 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Gary Busey

Biography:

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944), best known as Gary Busey, is an 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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

The Gettysburg Address as John C. Calhoun (voice)

2024

Holy Cash as Actor

2021

2020

The Follow-Up as Self (archive footage)

2019

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nashville Squares as Self - Panelist

2018

Camp Manna as Jack Cujo Parrish

2017

American MC as Self

2016

Candiland as Arnie/God
Mamaboy as Coach Dombrowski

2015

Entourage as Gary Busey
Bikini Model Academy as Uncle Seymore
Mansion of Blood as Zacharia
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Alternate Universe Peabody ​(voice)

2014

Behaving Badly as Chief Clark

2013

Bounty Killer as Van Sterling

2012

Piranha 3DD as Clayton

2011

2010

2009

Hallettsville as Sheriff David Ketchum

2008

Beyond The Ring as Tony De Luca

2007

Maneater as Grady Barnes
Homo Erectus as Krutz

2006

Crooked as John Rouse
The Hard Easy as Vinnie
Cloud 9 as Gary Busey
Shut Up and Shoot! as Bob Katz
Dr. Dolittle 3 as Butch (voice)
Descansos as The Keeper

2005

No Rules as Leroy Little
The Gingerdead Man as Millard Findlemeyer
Chasing Ghosts as Marcos Alfiri
Shade of Pale as Billings
Buckaroo as Dr. Brawn
Into the West as Johnny Fox
Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
American Dad! as Gary Busey (voice)
Esenin as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)

2004

Latin Dragon as Thorn
Border Blues as LAPD medium Michael March
Ghost Rock as Jack Pickett
Double Dare as Self
Entourage as Gary Busey
Tom Goes to the Mayor as Coach Red Harris (voice)

2003

Quigley as Archie Channing
The Prize Fighter as Whitey Ferguson
Welcome 2 Ibiza as Cortez
Two and a Half Men as Gary Busey

2002

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice as Richmond Claremont
On the Edge as Felix
Hooded Angels as Sheriff
Sam & Janet as Bartender

2001

A Crack in the Floor as Tyler Trout
Down 'n Dirty as D. A. Mickey Casey
Scrubs as Gary Busey

2000

Tribulation as Tom Canboro
G-Men from Hell as Lt. Langdon
Hot Boyz as Tully

1999

The Girl Next Door as Sheriff Larson
No Tomorrow as Noah
Two Shades of Blue as Jack Reynolds

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Highway Patrolman
Rough Draft as Nelson Keece
Soldier as Church
Detour as Mo Ginsburg

1997

Lost Highway as Bill Dayton
Steel Sharks as Cmdr. Bill McKay
Plato's Run as Plato
Lethal Tender as Mr. Turner
The Rage as Art Dacy
Suspicious Minds as Vic Mulvey
King of the Hill as Mad Dog (voice)
Rough Riders as Gen. Joseph Wheeler

1996

Black Sheep as Drake Sabitch
Carried Away as Major Nathan Wheeler
The Chain as Frank Morrisey
Sticks & Stones as Book's Dad
The Real Thing as Foreman

1995

Man with a Gun as Jack Rushton
Warriors as Frank Vail
The Outer Limits as Ezra Burnham

1994

Drop Zone as Ty Moncrief
Chasers as Sergeant Vince Banger
Breaking Point as Dwight
Surviving the Game as Doc Hawkins

1993

Rookie of the Year as Chet Steadman
The Firm as Eddie Lomax
South Beach as Lenny
Walker, Texas Ranger as Donovan Riggs
Fallen Angels as 'Buzz' Meeks

1992

The Player as Gary Busey
Under Siege as Commander Krill
Canvas as Ozzy Decker
Chrome Soldiers as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter

1991

Point Break as Agent Angelo Pappas
Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
Wild Texas Wind as Justice Parker

1990

Predator 2 as Peter Keyes
Law & Order as Tommy Vega

1989

Hider in the House as Tom Sykes
The Neon Empire as Frank Weston
The Simpsons as Gary Busey (voice)
The Neon Empire as Frank Weston

1988

Act of Piracy as Ted Andrews
Bulletproof as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
A Dangerous Life as Tony O'Neil

1987

Lethal Weapon as Mr. Joshua

1986

Eye of the Tiger as Buck Matthews

1985

Insignificance as The Ballplayer
Silver Bullet as Uncle Red

1984

The Bear as Paul W. Bryant

1983

D.C. Cab as Dell
The Hitchhiker as Rev. Nolan Powers

1982

Barbarosa as Karl Westover

1980

Carny as Frankie

1979

1978

The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
Straight Time as Willy Darin
Big Wednesday as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

1976

The Gumball Rally as Gibson (Camaro Team)
A Star Is Born as Bobbie Ritchie

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

The Law as William Bright

1973

The Last American Hero as Wayne Jackson
Lolly-Madonna xxx as Zeb Gutshall
Hex as Giblets
Blood Sport as David Lee Birdsong

1972

Dirty Little Billy as Basil Crabtree

1971

1970

1968

Wild in the Streets as Concert Attendee

1967

The Love-Ins as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

1959

Bonanza as Henry Johnson

1955

Gunsmoke as Harve Daley

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Downtown Bus as Gruce Gissler
The Hand Job as Blind Master

Sound

1975

Nashville as Music