Biography
Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, film director, humanitarian, and musician. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He has also received numerous awards and honors for his extensive humanitarian work and involvement with charitable organizations. He is a supporter of various veterans...
Known For
Complete Filmography

LIFT - Connecting Humanity
2024
as Himself
A look at modern philanthropy through the eyes of those devoted to the act of giving.

D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy - 75 Years Later
2023
as Self
This documentary will not only revere those heroes — some from a different land who gave their lives — but to remember those who were lucky enough to ...

The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
2021
as Self
A historical journey spanning half a century and beyond at Walt Disney World, featuring spectacular visuals, musical performances, and interviews.

Saving Wrigley Field
2021
as Narrator
Restoring and expanding a 100-year-old ballpark was no small feat. See what it took to ensure the future of the Friendly Confines was secure for the n...

Joe Bell
2020
as Sheriff Westin
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented...

I Still Believe
2020
as Tom Camp
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

SGT. Will Gardner
2019
as Larry
A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
as Self
An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esqui...

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for one night only to honor Director Jame...

Finding Noah
2015
as narrator
A group of intrepid explorers go on a journey of discovery and excitement as they climb and live atop a 17,000ft mountain in Eastern Turkey to conduct...

Beyond Glory
2015
Follows acclaimed actor Stephen Lang as he tracks the ten year odyssey behind his one-man show about eight medal of honor recipients.
Climb: The Rob Jones Journey Story
2014
as Narrator (voice)
This is the impossible true story of how Sgt. Rob Jones, a bilateral above the knee amputee, biked across the country in one of the coldest winters on...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as The Smithsonian Narrator (voice)
After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adju...

A Game of Honor
2011
as Narrator
A never-before-seen look at the incomparable Division I football programs at The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and The U.S. Naval Academy at Ann...

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
2011
as Self
Chronicles the journey Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump) who since 9/11, has vowed to never to forget those who are willing to give all. By following Gary an...

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Few cities love their baseball team as much as Chicago loves the Cubs, and this documentary attempts to explain the close bond between the Windy City ...

Beyond All Boundaries
2009
as Ernie Pyle
A visual, 4-D experience of the battles of World War II featuring stories, archival footage and advanced special effects.

We Believe
2009
as Narrator
Prolific filmmaker John Scheinfeld helms this valentine to the Chicago Cubs and the city that loves them. Players past and present, city honchos and f...

Brothers at War
2009
Executive Producer
BROTHERS AT WAR is an intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifi...

When We Left Earth
2008
as Narrator
Commemorating the space agency's 50th anniversary, follow John Glenn's Mercury mission to orbit the earth, Neil Armstrong's first historic steps on th...

Chasing October
2007
as Self
"Chasing October" is a docu-comedy that chronicles one fan's crusade to take the Chicago Cubs to the World Series "by any means necessary." Director M...
Into The Fire
2006
as Self
Produced by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and directed by Academy Award®-winning documentary filmmaker Bill Couturiè, "Into the Fire" goes beyond t...

Open Season
2006
as Shaw (voice)
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule ...

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest")
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Gene Cernan
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...

The Forgotten
2004
as Dr. Munce
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has c...

This Old Cub
2004
as Himself
Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.

The Big Bounce
2004
as Ray Ritchie
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.

The Human Stain
2003
as Nathan Zuckerman
Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about ...

Path to War
2003
as George Wallace
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside t...

Fallen Angel
2003
as Terry McQuinn
When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet...

A Gentleman's Game
2002
as Foster Pearse
A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.

Made-Up
2002
as Duncan Tivey
A look at how our cultural obsession with youthful good looks affects women who are told their value is dependent on their appearance.

Impostor
2001
as Spencer Olham
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...

Impostor
2001
Producer
A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile ali...

Bruno
2000
as Dino Battaglia
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.

Mission to Mars
2000
as Jim McConnell
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is...

Reindeer Games
2000
as Gabriel Mercer
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

The Green Mile
1999
as Burt Hammersmith
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. Wh...

It's the Rage
1999
as Morgan
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding,...

That Championship Season
1999
as Tom Daley
Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But their reunion turns violent when a dark secret comes t...

That Championship Season
1999
Executive Producer
Four best friends and their basketball coach celebrate their championship twenty years ago. But their reunion turns violent when a dark secret comes t...

Snake Eyes
1998
as Kevin Dunne
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence...

Inside the Space Shuttle
1998
as Gary Sinise (Voice)
From launch to landing, Inside the Space Shuttle takes you behind the scenes for a rare glimpse into NASA's world of high technology and goes nose to ...

George Wallace
1997
as George C. Wallace
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer...

Albino Alligator
1997
as Milo
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the...

Ransom
1996
as Det. Jimmy Shaker
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
The making of the motion picture "Apollo 13", as well as the story of the space mission it details. Featuring interviews with director Ron Howard, ast...

Truman
1995
as Harry S Truman
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision...

Apollo 13
1995
as Ken Mattingly
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with th...

The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Marshall
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.

Forrest Gump
1994
as Lieutenant Dan Taylor
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...

The Stand
1994
as Stu Redman
After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the othe...

Jack the Bear
1993
as Norman Strick
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of ...

Of Mice and Men
1992
as George Milton
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

Of Mice and Men
1992
Producer, Director
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

A Midnight Clear
1992
as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two...
The Witness
1992
as Young Soldier
In the Second World War, probably in a concentration camp somewhere, Gary Sinise is a soldier who conducts Jews everyday to some place where only clot...

The Grapes of Wrath
1991
as Tom Joad
A stage presentation of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". The Steppenwolf Theater Company's production featuring the original Broadway cast. De...

The Final Days
1989
as Richard Ben-Veniste
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

My Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Ebby
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes ...

Miles from Home
1988
Director
Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosi...

Family Secrets
1984
as Motorcyclist
Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.

True West
1984
as Austin
A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording ...

A Wedding
1978
as Extra (uncredited)
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as...