Acting · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · Born March 16, 1959
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 American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
MovieKillers of the Flower Moon
2023
as Detective Burns
MovieSound of Freedom
2023
as Earl Buchanan
TVPaul T. Goldman
2023
as Royce Auditioner
MovieThe Irishman
2019
as Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
TVDoom Patrol
2019
as Big D
MovieLittle Italy
2018
as Vince
MovieAmerican Animals
2018
as Warren Lipka Senior
MovieSuburbicon
2017
as Uncle Mitch
TVChicago Justice
2017
as William O'Boyle
MovieThe Accountant
2016
as Don
Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016
as Jack Ruby
TVNCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Steven Bellamy
TVForever
2014
as Norman Sontag
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Tom Ryan
TVThe Leftovers
2014
as Neil
MovieThe Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
MovieThe Smurfs 2
2013
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
MovieHornet's Nest
2012
as Seth
MovieThe Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
as Hefty (voice)
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Stu Sommers
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Lt. Willard
MovieThe Smurfs
2011
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Jimmy Burke
TVJustified
2010
as Kemp
MovieThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
TVCastle
2009
as Ralph Carbone
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Stephen Hannigan
MovieRecount
2008
as Clay Roberts
Mixed Blessings
2007
as Hank
TVMad Men
2007
as Herb Rennet
MovieCharlotte's Web
2006
as Homer Zuckerman
MovieJesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006
as Norman Shaw
TVThief
2006
TVEverybody Hates Chris
2005
as Art Wuliger
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as James Odenkirk
TVClose to Home
2005
as Randy Stevens
TVBones
2005
as Bob Gordon
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Micah
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Joe Thibodeaux
TVCold Case
2003
as Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Ned Oshinski
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Arthur
TVBoomtown
2002
as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
TVEverwood
2002
as Mr. Curtis
MovieK-9: P.I.
2002
as Pete Timmons
MovieUnfaithful
2002
as Detective Mirojnick
MovieRecipe for Murder
2002
MovieGuilty Hearts
2002
as Matt Moran
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mr. Sullivan
TVThird Watch
1999
as Joe
TVFamily Law
1999
as Maury French
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as George Burton
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Brian Whitaker
MovieHoly Joe
1999
as Ernie Blevins
MovieMoments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998
as Self
TVMartial Law
1998
as Tom McNiece
MovieLifebreath
1997
as John
MovieThe Advocate's Devil
1997
MovieDead Silence
1997
as Shephard Wilcox
TVBrooklyn South
1997
as Richard Santoro
MovieWhat Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997
as Jack Dietrick
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Sam Cooper
MovieStriptease
1996
as Alberto
TVSwift Justice
1996
as Malcolm Davis
MovieA Horse for Danny
1995
as Solly
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Ben Miller
MovieThe War
1994
as Dodge
TVNew York Undercover
1994
as Tirelli
MovieMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Heywood Broun
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Victor Carlin
MovieFor Their Own Good
1993
as Roy Wheeler
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Paul Garbarek
MovieAfterburn
1992
as Bill Decker
MovieThe Dark Wind
1992
as Larry
MovieFried Green Tomatoes
1991
as Grady Kilgore
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991
as Leland Winters
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Officer John Patrick Worley
TVNorthern Exposure
1990
as Willie
MoviePoison Candy
1989
as Barkeeper
MovieThe Last Temptation of Christ
1988
as Andrew, Apostle
MovieWho's That Girl
1987
as Shipping Clerk
MovieNo Mercy
1986
as Joe Collins
MovieOne Magic Christmas
1985
as Jack Grainger
MovieSweet Dreams
1985
as Woodhouse
MovieAlamo Bay
1985
as Leon
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Dr. Morris
