Acting · Goose Creek, Texas, USA · Born June 29, 1944
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.
MovieThe Gettysburg Address
2025
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
MovieTrick and Treats
2025
as Pastor Joseph
MovieGingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025
as Millard Findlemeyer
MovieHoly Cash
2024
as Actor
MovieReggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
2021
as Trainer
MovieTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
TVTime Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
MovieThe Follow-Up
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Nashville Squares
2019
as Self - Panelist
MovieButcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
2019
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieChris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
TVBiography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
MovieImpractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
2018
as Self
MovieThe Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as Wilford Wexler
MovieCamp Manna
2018
as Jack Cujo Parrish
MovieRaised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
2018
as Self
TVAmerican MC
2017
as Self
TVThe Jim Jefferies Show
2017
as Self
MovieMamaboy
2016
as Coach Dombrowski
MovieSharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
as Wilford Wexler
MovieCandiland
2016
as Arnie/God
TVThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
MovieBikini Model Academy
2015
as Uncle Seymore
MovieMansion of Blood
2015
as Zacharia
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
MovieEntourage
2015
as Gary Busey
MovieConfessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Gary
MovieBehaving Badly
2014
as Chief Clark
Guido
2014
as Steve Kaufman
MovieBounty Killer
2013
as Van Sterling
MovieMatt's Chance
2013
as Bill
MoviePiranha 3DD
2012
as Clayton
TVCelebrity Wife Swap
2012
as Self
TVImpractical Jokers
2011
as Self
TVCelebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self
MovieThat's Insignificance
2011
as Self
Movie2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
TVNite Tales: The Series
2009
as Army Man
MovieComedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
2009
as Self
MovieHallettsville
2009
as Sheriff David Ketchum
TVCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
MovieBeyond The Ring
2008
as Tony De Luca
MovieManeater
2007
as Grady Barnes
MovieHomo Erectus
2007
as Krutz
MovieThe Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Wizard
MovieSuccubus: Hell-Bent
2007
as Sentinel
MovieBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
MovieThe Hard Easy
2006
as Vinnie
TVCelebrity Paranormal Project
2006
as Self
MovieShut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Bob Katz
MovieDr. Dolittle 3
2006
as Butch (voice)
MovieValley of the Wolves: Iraq
2006
as Doctor
MovieDescansos
2006
as The Keeper
MovieCrooked
2006
as John Rouse
MovieCloud 9
2006
as Gary Busey
MovieThe Gingerdead Man
2005
as Millard Findlemeyer
MovieMaking of: The Gingerdead Man
2005
TVYesenin
2005
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
MovieBuckaroo
2005
as Dr. Brawn
TVInto the West
2005
as Johnny Fox
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
MovieShade of Pale
2005
as Billings
MovieChasing Ghosts
2005
as Marcos Alfiri
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Gary Busey (voice)
MovieThe Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
TVCelebrity Fit Club
2005
as Self - Contestant
MovieNo Rules
2005
as Leroy Little
MovieMotocross Kids
2004
as Viper
TVTom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Coach Red Harris (voice)
MovieEl padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Lars
MovieLatin Dragon
2004
as Thorn
MovieAmerican Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
2004
as Self
TVEntourage
2004
as Gary Busey
MovieGhost Rock
2004
as Jack Pickett
MovieIf Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004
as Mesdeg
MovieDouble Dare
2004
as Self
MovieFallacy
2004
MovieBorder Blues
2004
as LAPD medium Michael March
TVHigh Chaparall
2003
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Gary Busey
TVComedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
MovieFrost: Portrait of a Vampire
2003
as Micah
TVI'm with Busey
2003
The Brendan Leonard Show
2003
MovieQuigley
2003
as Archie Channing
MovieWelcome 2 Ibiza
2003
as Cortez
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVPenn & Teller: Bull!
2003
TVRussians in the City of Angels
2003
as March
MovieThe Prize Fighter
2003
as Whitey Ferguson
MovieOn the Edge
2002
as Felix
MovieHooded Angels
2002
as Sheriff
MovieHollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
MovieSam & Janet
2002
as Bartender
MovieSlap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002
as Richmond Claremont
MovieDown 'n Dirty
2001
as D. A. Mickey Casey
TVScrubs
2001
as Gary Busey
MovieA Crack in the Floor
2001
as Tyler Trout
TVCelebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
MovieG-Men from Hell
2000
as Lt. Langdon
TVThe Huntress
2000
MovieTwo Shades of Blue
2000
as Jack Reynolds
MovieBest Actress
2000
as Self
MovieHot Boyz
2000
as Tully
MovieTribulation
2000
as Tom Canboro
MovieNo Tomorrow
1999
as Noah
MovieJacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as The Hooded Fang
MovieThe Girl Next Door
1999
as Sheriff Larson
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
as Self
MovieSoldier
1998
as Church
MovieDetour
1998
as Mo Ginsburg
MovieUniversal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Otto Mazur
MovieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Highway Patrolman
MovieRough Draft
1998
as Nelson Keece
MovieSteel Sharks
1997
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
MovieThe Rage
1997
as Art Dacy
TVRough Riders
1997
as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
MoviePlato's Run
1997
as Plato
MovieSuspicious Minds
1997
as Vic Mulvey
MovieLethal Tender
1997
as Mr. Turner
MovieLost Highway
1997
as Bill Dayton
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Mad Dog (voice)
MovieThe Chain
1996
as Frank Morrisey
MovieSticks & Stones
1996
as Book's Dad
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieBlack Sheep
1996
as Drake Sabitch
MovieCarried Away
1996
as Major Nathan Wheeler
MovieThe Real Thing
1996
as Foreman
MovieMan with a Gun
1995
as Jack Rushton
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Ezra Burnham
TVThe History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Narrator
MovieDrop Zone
1994
as Ty Moncrief
MovieWarriors
1994
as Frank Vail
MovieChasers
1994
as Sergeant Vince Banger
MovieSurviving the Game
1994
as Hawkins
MovieBreaking Point
1994
as Dwight
MovieSouth Beach
1993
as Lenny
TVFallen Angels
1993
as 'Buzz' Meeks
MovieRookie of the Year
1993
as Chet Steadman
MovieThe Firm
1993
as Eddie Lomax
MovieWillie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Donovan Riggs
MovieUnder Siege
1992
as Commander Krill
MovieCanvas
1992
as Ozzy Decker
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
MovieThe Player
1992
as Gary Busey
MovieChrome Soldiers
1992
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
MovieWild Texas Wind
1991
as Justice Parker
MoviePoint Break
1991
as Agent Angelo Pappas
MovieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Clint Hornby
MovieVoices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MoviePredator 2
1990
as Peter Keyes
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Tommy Vega
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Gary Busey (voice)
MovieThe Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
TVThe Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MovieHider in the House
1989
as Tom Sykes
TVA Dangerous Life
1988
as Tony O'Neil
MovieAct of Piracy
1988
as Ted Andrews
MovieBulletproof
1988
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
MovieLethal Weapon
1987
as Mr. Joshua
MovieLet's Get Harry
1986
as Jack
MovieHalf a Lifetime
1986
as Bart
MovieEye of the Tiger
1986
as Buck Matthews
MovieSilver Bullet
1985
as Uncle Red
MovieInsignificance
1985
as The Ballplayer
MovieThe Bear
1984
as Paul W. Bryant
MovieD.C. Cab
1983
as Dell
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Rev. Nolan Powers
MovieBarbarosa
1982
as Karl Westover
MovieFoolin' Around
1980
as Wes
MovieCarny
1980
as Frankie
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
MovieThe Set-Up
1978
MovieBig Wednesday
1978
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
MovieThe Buddy Holly Story
1978
as Buddy Holly
MovieStraight Time
1978
as Willy Darin
MovieA Star Is Born
1976
as Bobbie Ritchie
MovieThe Gumball Rally
1976
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieYou and Me
1975
TVBaretta
1975
MovieThe Law
1974
as William Bright
MovieThunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Curly
MovieThe Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Jimmy Feedek
MovieBlood Sport
1973
as David Lee Birdsong
MovieHex
1973
as Giblets
MovieThe Last American Hero
1973
as Wayne Jackson
MovieLolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Zeb Gutshall
MovieDirty Little Billy
1972
as Basil Crabtree
TVKung Fu
1972
as Josh
MovieThe Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Hank Allan
MovieAngels Hard as They Come
1971
as Henry
MovieDidn’t You Hear?
1970
as James
MovieWild in the Streets
1968
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Rafe
MovieThe Love-Ins
1967
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVBonanza
1959
as Henry Johnson
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Harve Daley
Downtown Bus
as Gruce Gissler
The Hand Job
as Blind Master
