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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-09-20 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Gary Cole

Biography:

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.

In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.

He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

Known For

Acting

2024

2023

Agent Elvis as President Nixon (voice)
Waco: The Aftermath as Gordon Novel
Velma as Lamont (voice)
Velma as Lamont / General Meeting (voice)

2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

2021

Q-Force as Dirk Chunley (voice)
Inside Job as Brett's father (voice)
NCIS: Hawai'i as Alden Parker
The Great North as Elwin Kreb (voice)

2020

Darkness Falls as Mark Witver
Batman: Death in the Family as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Trolls: TrollsTopia as Sky Toronto (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

2019

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire as Invisibilio (voice)
Married Young as Aaron
Fam as Freddy
mixed-ish as Harrison Johnson
Love, Death & Robots as The Inspector (voice)

2018

Unbroken: Path to Redemption as Dr. George Bailey
Seven in Heaven as Wallace
Blockers as Ron

2017

Small Crimes as Lieutenant Pleasant
The Good Fight as Kurt McVeigh
Big Mouth as Matthew's Father (voice)
Big Mouth as Andrew's Father (voice)
Room 104 as Chip Crawford
Big Mouth as Edward MacDell (voice)

2016

The Bronze as Stan Greggory
Hot Air as Aviator
Mercy Street as James Green, Sr.
Angie Tribeca as Professor Everett Lamereau
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
Justice League Action as Black Adam (voice)

2015

Everyday Miracles as Clay Peakes
Christmas Eve as Dr. Roberts
Divine Access as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
We Bare Bears as CEO (voice)
Mr. Robinson as Neville Rex
F is for Family as Roger Dunbarton (voice)

2014

Date and Switch as Dwayne
Tammy as Earl
The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Chief Deputy Tillman
The Tom and Jerry Show as Narrator (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Brock (voice)
black-ish as Harrison

2013

Vamp U as Arthur Levine
Rick and Morty as Alien Doctor (voice)

2012

An Officer and a Murderer as Russell Williams
Veep as Kent Davison
Chicago Fire as Chief Grissom

2011

Hop as Henry O'Hare
Ricochet as Judge Cato Laird
The Chicago 8 as Bill Kunstler
Bob's Burgers as Sergeant Bosco (voice)
Suits as Cameron Dennis
Unforgettable as Clay Tendler
Hart of Dixie as Dr. Ethan Hart

2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
The Joneses as Larry Symonds
DC Showcase: The Spectre as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Pound Puppies as Slick (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice)

2009

A Good Funeral as Stan Talmadge
Extract as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Archer as Special Agent Hawley (voice)
The Good Wife as Kurt McVeigh
NCIS: Los Angeles as Alden Parker

2008

Forever Strong as Coach Larry Gelwix
Conspiracy as Rhodes
The Penguins of Madagascar as Commissioner (voice)
True Blood as Earl Stackhouse

2007

Breach as Rich Garces
American Pastime as Billy Burrell
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as The Balladeer (voice)
My Wife Is Retarded as Dr. Heichmann
Chuck as Jack Burton
Phineas and Ferb as Principal Lang (voice)

2006

Psych as Cameron Lutz
30 Rock as Roger

2005

The Ring Two as Martin Savide
Cry_Wolf as Mr. Matthews
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Dr. Possible (voice)
Supernatural as Brad Redding
American Dad! as Ted Robinson (voice)
The Closer as Major Edward Dorcet

2004

Pop Rocks as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
Desperate Housewives as Wayne Davis

2003

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
Criminology 101 as Roy Franks
Arrested Development as Richard Shaw
NCIS as Alden Parker

2002

One Hour Photo as Bill Owens
Cadet Kelly as "Sir" Joe Maxwell
I Spy as Carlos
Monk as Dexter Larson
Kim Possible as Dr. James Possible (voice)
Family Affair as Bill Davis
Hack as Johnny Scanlon

2001

The Rising Place as Avery Hodge
Justice League: Secret Origins as J. Allen Carter (voice)
Justice League as J. Allen Carter (voice)

2000

The Gift as David Duncan
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Harvey Birdman (voice)
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Joe O'Donnell
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Judge Hiram Mightor (voice)

1999

Office Space as Bill Lumbergh
Batman Beyond as Zeta (voice)
Family Guy as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
Crusade as Matthew Gideon
Family Law as Alan
Family Guy as Father O'Leary (voice)
Family Guy as NCIS Fan (voice)
Family Guy as Billy's Father (voice)
Family Guy as Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice)
Family Guy as Michael Eisner (voice)
Family Guy as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice)
Family Guy as Chairman (voice)
Family Guy as Warren Fredericks (voice)
Family Guy as Principal Shepard (voice)
Family Guy as Dr. Franklin (voice)
Family Guy as Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice)
Family Guy as James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice)
Family Guy as Cop / Coach (voice)
Family Guy as Security Guard (voice)
The West Wing as Bob Russell
Family Guy as Mike Brady (voice)
Family Guy as Principal Shepherd (voice)
Family Guy as Reporter (voice)

1998

Kiss the Sky as Marty
A Simple Plan as Baxter

1997

Gang Related as Richard Simms
Santa Fe as Paul Thomas
Cyclops, Baby as Manks
Lies He Told as Dave
King of the Hill as Vance Gilbert (voice)
The Practice as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager
The Practice as Atty. Brian Seabury

1996

A Very Brady Sequel as Mike Brady

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie as Mike Brady
American Gothic as Sheriff Lucas Buck
The Outer Limits as Detective Ray Venable

1994

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as James (segment "The Theatre")
A Time to Heal as Jay Barton
Fall from Grace as Maj. Tom O'Neill
Touched by an Angel as Charlie Radcliff

1993

In the Line of Fire as Bill Watts
The Switch as Larry McAfee
Frasier as Luke Parker

1991

Son of the Morning Star as George Armstrong Custer

1990

1989

Those She Left Behind as Scott Grimes

1988

Midnight Caller as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian

1987

1986

Vital Signs as Dr. Hayward

1985

First Steps as Manny
To Live and Die in L.A. as Man Chased (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
Moonlighting as Alan McClafferty

1984

A Matter of Principle as Man with Christmas Tree
Fatal Vision as Jeffrey MacDonald

1983

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