Gary Cole

Gary Cole

1956-09-20 Park Ridge, Illinois, USA 89 Credits

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 w...

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NCISverse: The First 1,000

NCISverse: The First 1,000

2024

as Self

9.0
Acting

Kevin Frazier hosts a celebration of the "NCIS" franchise, including exclusive interviews with cast members and guest stars; new details about the ori...

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

2022

as Mattison (voice)

6.9
Acting

In 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head are sentenced to Space Camp by a “creative” judge. Their obsession with a docking simulator (huh huh) leads to a trip on...

The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie

2022

as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

7.0
Acting

When a ruptured water main creates an enormous sinkhole right in front of Bob's Burgers, it blocks the entrance indefinitely and ruins the Belchers’ p...

Batman: Death in the Family

Batman: Death in the Family

2020

as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

7.1
Acting

Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 c...

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all...

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...

Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls

2020

as Mark Witver

5.4
Acting

After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his...

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

2019

as Invisibilio (voice)

6.2
Acting

Inferno’s powers are stolen by a young and powerful villain and it’s up to the Secret Warriors to defeat their new foe and help their friend. But does...

Married Young

Married Young

2019

as Aaron

Acting

The story of a man, his pregnant wife and his animated alter ego, MARRIED YOUNG is a poignant comedy about what it takes for a husband not to be a sel...

The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain

2019

as Don Kitch

8.2
Acting

A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

Under the Eiffel Tower

Under the Eiffel Tower

2019

as Gerard

5.8
Acting

Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something more in life, he tags along on his best friend's family vacation to Paris - then propose...

Seven in Heaven

Seven in Heaven

2018

as Wallace

5.7
Acting

Sixteen year old Jude discovers each and every one of his fears is true.

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018

as Dr. George Bailey

6.6
Acting

Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angr...

Blockers

Blockers

2018

as Ron

6.3
Acting

When three parents discover that each of their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop...

Small Crimes

Small Crimes

2017

as Lieutenant Pleasant

5.4
Acting

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mes...

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

2017

as Rafe (voice)

7.8
Acting

When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real...

Hot Air

Hot Air

2016

as Aviator

5.3
Acting

A man fakes his death. At his funeral he discovers he has a son and attempts to find him.

The Bronze

The Bronze

2016

as Stan Greggory

6.0
Acting

In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her sm...

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

2015

as Dr. Roberts

5.5
Acting

Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.

Divine Access

Divine Access

2015

as Reverend Guy Roy Davis

5.5
Acting

Jack Harriman becomes a spiritual celebrity after debunking Reverend Guy Roy on a public-access TV show. While on the road speaking his brand of truth...

Everyday Miracles

Everyday Miracles

2015

as Clay Peakes

3.7
Acting

A reluctant faith healer tries to escape his troubled past, but his evangelist mother will stop at nothing to exploit her son's miraculous gifts.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014

as Chief Deputy Tillman

5.7
Acting

A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.

Tammy

Tammy

2014

as Earl

5.3
Acting

For Tammy, a burger-joint employee, a bad day keeps getting worse. She wrecks her car, loses her job, and finds that her husband has been unfaithful. ...

Date and Switch

Date and Switch

2014

as Dwayne

5.8
Acting

Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.

Vamp U

Vamp U

2013

as Arthur Levine

4.6
Acting

Wayne Gretzky is a vampire who can't grow his teeth. His impotence began when he inadvertently killed Mary Lipinsky, the love of his life, 300 years a...

An Officer and a Murderer

An Officer and a Murderer

2012

as Russell Williams

5.4
Acting

The true story of Colonel Russell Williams, one Canada’s most powerful and respected Air Force Officers, who committed numerous brutal crimes and was ...

Ricochet

Ricochet

2011

as Judge Cato Laird

4.4
Acting

Two homicide detectives find their careers - and lives - on the line when they get caught up in a case of murder and betrayal in high-society Savannah...

The Last Rites of Joe May

The Last Rites of Joe May

2011

as Lenny

5.7
Acting

Now in his sixties, Joe is released from the hospital after a long battle with pneumonia and forced to confront the harsh reality of his legacy: every...

The Chicago 8

The Chicago 8

2011

as Bill Kunstler

5.6
Acting

Based on actual court transcripts of 8 anti-war protesters on trial for conspiring to cause riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicag...

Hop

Hop

2011

as Henry O'Hare

5.8
Acting

E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after...

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

7.1
Acting

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010

as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

7.7
Acting

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethica...

The Joneses

The Joneses

2010

as Larry Symonds

6.2
Acting

A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come ...

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2010

as Mr. Yankovic

6.6
Acting

A fictional biographical film about ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic that parodies other films based on musicians.

DC Showcase: The Spectre

DC Showcase: The Spectre

2010

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

6.9
Acting

As Detective Jim Corrigan investigates a murder, The Spectre delivers horrific justice to the perpetrators.

Extract

Extract

2009

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from h...

A Good Funeral

A Good Funeral

2009

as Stan Talmadge

1.0
Acting

At her father's funeral, Junior Talmadge remembers back 30 years to the last time she saw her Dad: the summer of 1979. Junior was graduating from coll...

Forever Strong

Forever Strong

2008

as Coach Larry Gelwix

7.1
Acting

Rick Penning lives life just like he plays rugby; fast, hard-hitting and intense. When life on the edge lands him in jail, prison ward Marcus Tate off...

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

2008

as Ted

6.6
Acting

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2008

as Rhodes

5.5
Acting

A Gulf War veteran with PTSD heads to a small town to find his friend. When he arrives his friend and his family have vanished and the townsfolk afrai...

American Pastime

American Pastime

2007

as Billy Burrell

6.5
Acting

American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. Rounded up and uprooted from their eve...

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

2007

as The Balladeer (voice)

6.1
Acting

When mischievous teenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke are arrested, both boys are paroled to the care of their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard, sentenced to a sum...

My Wife Is Retarded

My Wife Is Retarded

2007

as Dr. Heichmann

5.8
Acting

A man learns the secret behind his perfect marriage.

Breach

Breach

2007

as Rich Garces

6.6
Acting

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpect...

Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover

2007

as Captain (voice)

Acting

Cartoon Network Pilot

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

2006

as Reese Bobby

6.4
Acting

The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everyth...

Cry_Wolf

Cry_Wolf

2005

as Mr. Matthews

5.8
Acting

After a local woman is murdered, a group of teenage liars create a warning e-mail of a serial killer named “The Wolf”, coming on the next full moon. T...

Mozart and the Whale

Mozart and the Whale

2005

as Wallace

6.2
Acting

A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

2005

as Dr. Possible (voice)

6.9
Acting

Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness which may involve a new hottie ...

The Ring Two

The Ring Two

2005

as Martin Savide

5.7
Acting

After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Ai...

Pop Rocks

Pop Rocks

2004

as Jerry "Dagger" Harden

5.4
Acting

A former heavy-metal star (Gary Cole) tries to keep his past a secret from his family and friends while he rehearses for a reunion concert.

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

as Cotton McKnight

6.4
Acting

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-...

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

as Henry Futch

5.7
Acting

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl...

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

2003

as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)

6.7
Acting

Kim and Ron start a new school year, only to learn that Ron's family is moving to Norway. This puts a strain on their partnership, just as Dr. Drakken...

Criminology 101

2003

as Roy Franks

Acting

A criminal lawyer attempts to solve cases by hiring two two law school grads.

The Brady Bunch in the White House

The Brady Bunch in the White House

2002

as Mike Brady

4.0
Acting

Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!

I Spy

I Spy

2002

as Carlos

5.4
Acting

When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top ...

One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo

2002

as Bill Owens

6.7
Acting

Sy "the photo guy" Parrish has lovingly developed photos for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy...

Cadet Kelly

Cadet Kelly

2002

as Sir

6.2
Acting

Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and...

Justice League: Secret Origins

Justice League: Secret Origins

2001

as J. Allen Carter (voice)

7.7
Acting

When global catastrophe strikes, the World's Greatest Super Heroes answer the call to join Justice League. Justice League works together as a team to ...

The Rising Place

The Rising Place

2001

as Avery Hodge

6.0
Acting

The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injust...

American Adventure

2000

as Chuck

10.0
Acting

Aka National Lampoon's American Adventure

The Gift

The Gift

2000

as David Duncan

6.5
Acting

Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see....

Office Space

Office Space

1999

as Bill Lumbergh

7.4
Acting

A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living...

A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan

1998

as Baxter

7.2
Acting

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 milli...

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998

as Jake's Dad

6.0
Acting

Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. Whe...

Kiss the Sky

Kiss the Sky

1998

as Marty

5.6
Acting

Two professionals, Jeff and Marty, take a business trip to the Philippines. Their deep dissatisfaction with their lives leads them to forsake their fr...

Gang Related

Gang Related

1997

as Richard Simms

6.4
Acting

Two corrupt cops have a successful, seemingly perfect money making scheme- they sell drugs that they seize from dealers, kill the dealers, and blame t...

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1997

as Paul Thomas

3.4
Acting

A cop finds that his wife and daughter are involved in a New Age cult when he returns home after eight months.

Lies He Told

Lies He Told

1997

as Dave

5.7
Acting

A charming military man arranges his own disappearance and death in order to begin a new life with a woman who is completely deceived by his lies. Bor...

Cyclops, Baby

Cyclops, Baby

1997

as Manks

Acting

The theatrical directorial debut of D.J. Caruso

For My Daughter's Honor

For My Daughter's Honor

1996

as Pete Nash

5.3
Acting

Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Na...

A Very Brady Sequel

A Very Brady Sequel

1996

as Mike Brady

5.8
Acting

A man claiming to be Carol Brady's long-lost first husband, Roy Martin, shows up at the suburban Brady residence one evening. An impostor, the man is ...

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

as Mike Brady

6.1
Acting

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.

Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace

1994

as Maj. Tom O'Neill

1.0
Acting

Fall from Grace describes the war of the young English-French Catherine, her mother is killed in 1940 during the German campaign against France, Cathe...

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994

as James (segment "The Theatre")

6.6
Acting

James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series...

A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal

1994

as Jay Barton

10.0
Acting

A paralyzed mother recovers from a stroke during childbirth with care from her husband.

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

as Bill Watts

7.0
Acting

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirt...

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

1993

as John Hearn

1.0
Acting

A woman places an ad in the "Soldier of Fortune" magazine to hire a contract killer.

The Switch

The Switch

1993

as Larry McAfee

10.0
Acting

Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk ...

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

1990

as Tom Pruitt

6.3
Acting

Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark atta...

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

as Scott Grimes

6.7
Acting

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned co...

Echoes in the Darkness

Echoes in the Darkness

1987

as Jack Holtz

7.5
Acting

Based on the true life story that took place in the 1970s, this movie follows the murder of Susan Reinert and her two children in Upper Merion Townshi...

Vital Signs

1986

as Dr. Hayward

9.0
Acting

Two doctors, a father and son, conceal their alcohol and drug problems in this potent look at the abuse of those substances that exist in the medical ...

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

as Man Chased (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counter...

First Steps

First Steps

1985

as Manny

Acting

Teenage Nan Davis is left paralyzed in a car accident and has a tough time accepting her new wheelchair-bound life. One day she hears about new resear...

A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle

1984

as Man with Christmas Tree

Acting

A miserable man who doesn't believe in the holidays must contend with his 11 children and wife celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.

Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

1983

as Lee

6.0
Acting

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him i...

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

N/A

as Self

Acting

Documentary based on three New York Times bestselling books by historian Andrew Carroll and inspired by the stage play If All the Sky Were Paper, the ...