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Gary Busey

Acting · Born 1944-06-29 · Goose Creek, Texas, USA

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) 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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Trick and Treats

2025 · Pastor Joseph

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

2025 · Millard Findlemeyer

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Nashville Squares

Nashville Squares

2019 · Self - Panelist

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

2019 · Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Biography: Comedy Icons

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

2018 · Wilford Wexler

2018 · Jack Cujo Parrish

The Jim Jefferies Show

2016 · Coach Dombrowski

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016 · Wilford Wexler

2016 · Arnie/God

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015 · Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)

Bikini Model Academy

2015 · Uncle Seymore

Mansion of Blood

2015 · Zacharia

Celebrity Family Feud

2015 · Gary Busey

Confessions of a Womanizer

2014 · Chief Clark

2014 · Steve Kaufman

2013 · Van Sterling

2012 · Clayton

Celebrity Wife Swap

Impractical Jokers

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010 · (archive footage)

Nite Tales: The Series

2009 · Army Man

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

2009 · Sheriff David Ketchum

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

Beyond The Ring

2008 · Tony De Luca

2007 · Grady Barnes

The Ultimate Fighter

Succubus: Hell-Bent

2007 · Sentinel

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Celebrity Paranormal Project

Shut Up and Shoot!

2006 · Bob Katz

2006 · Butch (voice)

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

2006 · The Keeper

2006 · John Rouse

2006 · Gary Busey

The Gingerdead Man

2005 · Millard Findlemeyer

2005 · Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)

2005 · Dr. Brawn

2005 · Johnny Fox

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Self - Contestant

2005 · Billings

2005 · Marcos Alfiri

2005 · Gary Busey (voice)

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

2005 · Self (archive footage)

Celebrity Fit Club

2005 · Self - Contestant

2005 · Leroy Little

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004 · Coach Red Harris (voice)

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

2004 · Gary Busey

2004 · Jack Pickett

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely

2004 · LAPD medium Michael March

Two and a Half Men

2003 · Gary Busey

Comedy Central Roasts

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

The Brendan Leonard Show

The Brendan Leonard Show

2003 · Archie Channing

Welcome 2 Ibiza

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

Penn & Teller: Bull!

Russians in the City of Angels

The Prize Fighter

2003 · Whitey Ferguson

2002 · Sheriff

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002 · Bartender

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

2002 · Richmond Claremont

2001 · D. A. Mickey Casey

2001 · Gary Busey

A Crack in the Floor

2001 · Tyler Trout

Celebrity Big Brother

G-Men from Hell

2000 · Lt. Langdon

Two Shades of Blue

2000 · Jack Reynolds

2000 · Tom Canboro

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

1999 · The Hooded Fang

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

The Girl Next Door

1999 · Sheriff Larson

1998 · Mo Ginsburg

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

1998 · Otto Mazur

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 · Highway Patrolman

1998 · Nelson Keece

1997 · Cmdr. Bill McKay

1997 · Art Dacy

1997 · Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Suspicious Minds

1997 · Vic Mulvey

1997 · Mr. Turner

1997 · Bill Dayton

King of the Hill

1997 · Mad Dog (voice)

1996 · Frank Morrisey

Sticks & Stones

1996 · Book's Dad

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Drake Sabitch

1996 · Major Nathan Wheeler

1996 · Foreman

1995 · Jack Rushton

The Outer Limits

1995 · Ezra Burnham

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

1995 · Narrator

1994 · Ty Moncrief

1994 · Frank Vail

1994 · Sergeant Vince Banger

Surviving the Game

1994 · Hawkins

1993 · 'Buzz' Meeks

Rookie of the Year

1993 · Chet Steadman

1993 · Eddie Lomax

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Donovan Riggs

1992 · Commander Krill

1992 · Ozzy Decker

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992 · Self / Presenter

1992 · Gary Busey

Chrome Soldiers

1992 · Jim 'Flash' Gordon

Wild Texas Wind

1991 · Justice Parker

1991 · Agent Angelo Pappas

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991 · Clint Hornby

Voices That Care

1991 · Self - Choir Member

1990 · Peter Keyes

1990 · Tommy Vega

1989 · Gary Busey (voice)

The Neon Empire

1989 · Frank Weston

The Neon Empire

1989 · Frank Weston

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Hider in the House

1989 · Tom Sykes

A Dangerous Life

1988 · Tony O'Neil

1988 · Ted Andrews

1988 · Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

1987 · Mr. Joshua

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

Let's Get Harry

Half a Lifetime

Eye of the Tiger

1986 · Buck Matthews

1985 · Uncle Red

1985 · The Ballplayer

1984 · Paul W. Bryant

1983 · Rev. Nolan Powers

1982 · Karl Westover

1980 · Frankie

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 · Self (uncredited)

1978 · Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 · Buddy Holly

1978 · Willy Darin

1976 · Bobbie Ritchie

The Gumball Rally

1976 · Gibson (Camaro Team)

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

1975 · Original Music Composer

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

The Execution of Private Slovik

1974 · Jimmy Feedek

1973 · David Lee Birdsong

1973 · Giblets

The Last American Hero

1973 · Wayne Jackson

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973 · Zeb Gutshall

Dirty Little Billy

1972 · Basil Crabtree

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972 · Hank Allan

Angels Hard as They Come

Didn’t You Hear?

Wild in the Streets

1968 · Concert Attendee (uncredited)

The High Chaparral

1967 · Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

The Merv Griffin Show

1959 · Henry Johnson

1955 · Harve Daley

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