Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest A...
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Complete Filmography

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Detective Burns
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the myste...

Sound of Freedom
2023
as Earl Buchanan
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers...

The Irishman
2019
as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ...

Little Italy
2018
as Vince
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzlin...

American Animals
2018
as Warren Lipka Senior
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

Suburbicon
2017
as Uncle Mitch
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordina...

The Accountant
2016
as Don
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016
as Jack Ruby
1963. Two days after the death of JFK. Strapped for cash, burlesque dancer Karen “Little Lynn” Carlin places a fateful phone call to her boss, Jack Ru...

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every yea...

The Smurfs 2
2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful...

Hornet's Nest
2012
as Seth
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen...

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
as Hefty (voice)
When Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreci...

The Smurfs
2011
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack d...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Recount
2008
as Clay Roberts
In 2000, the election of the U.S. Presidential boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida — and a recount that would add "hanging cha...

Charlotte's Web
2006
as Homer Zuckerman
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Norman Shaw
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and in...

K-9: P.I.
2002
as Pete Timmons
Dooley and his K-9 partner Jerry Lee are ready to retire from the police force. But before he can retire with his pension he must work as a P.I. to fi...

Unfaithful
2002
as Detective Mirojnick
Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, ...

Recipe for Murder
2002
A medical examiner investigates his friend's mysterious death in a car accident.

Guilty Hearts
2002
as Matt Moran
Quiet and unassuming church organist Jenny Moran is depressed with her marriage to working-class Matt and leaves him. Jenny begins an affair with the ...

Holy Joe
1999
as Ernie Blevins
In the sleepy town of Vine Creek, preacher and volunteer fireman Joe Cass wakes up to realize his family and community are at a breaking point. Joe de...
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
An original documentary exploring one of America's most beloved films. Take a journey with director Jon Avnet, actresses Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, M...

Lifebreath
1997
as John
A man plans a perfect murder to get a lung transplant for his dying wife.

The Advocate's Devil
1997
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The law...

Dead Silence
1997
as Shephard Wilcox
Three escaped convicts take a group of deaf students hostage.

What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997
Rose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michael, to become moral men an model citizens, is the f...

Striptease
1996
as Alberto
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the ...

A Horse for Danny
1995
as Solly
Danny is a smart little girl. She lives at the track where her uncle is a horse trainer. She knows her uncle needs just one great horse to make his na...

The War
1994
as Dodge
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep ...

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Heywood Broun
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w...

For Their Own Good
1993
as Roy Wheeler
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.

Afterburn
1992
as Bill Decker
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in t...

The Dark Wind
1992
as Larry
An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.

Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Grady Kilgore
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two...

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991
as Leland Winters
From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gor...

Little Sweetheart
1989
as Barkeeper
A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.

The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Andrew, Apostle
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -...

No Mercy
1986
as Joe Collins
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.

One Magic Christmas
1985
as Jack Grainger
Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gid...

Sweet Dreams
1985
as Woodhouse
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.

Alamo Bay
1985
as Leon
A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing indus...