Gary Cole
Acting
Born: September 20, 1956 (age 69) · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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 wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Known for
Rick and Morty
2013
Supernatural
2005
Suits
2011
Family Guy
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Pineapple Express
2008
Love, Death & Robots
2019
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Office Space
1999
NCIS
2003
The Ring Two
2005
Chicago Fire
2012
Photos (9)
Movies (84)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Cotton McKnight
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
Hop
Henry O'Hare
The Ring Two
Martin Savide
In the Line of Fire
Bill Watts
The Gift
David Duncan
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Don Kitch
Blockers
Ron
Pineapple Express
Ted
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Reese Bobby
Office Space
Bill Lumbergh
To Live and Die in L.A.
Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
One Hour Photo
Bill Owens
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Sgt. Bosco (voice)
I Spy
Carlos
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
Rafe (voice)
Breach
Rich Garces
A Simple Plan
Baxter
Gang Related
Richard Simms
Cry_Wolf
Mr. Matthews
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Jake's Dad
Cadet Kelly
Sir
Extract
Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mike Brady
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
Mattison (voice)
Lucas
Assistant Coach
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Henry Futch
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Dr. George Bailey
The Joneses
Larry Symonds
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Dr. Possible (voice)
Tammy
Earl
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The Robot Chicken [adult swim] 25th Anniversary Special
Harvey Birdman (voice)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Balladeer
Small Crimes
Lieutenant Pleasant
The Old Man and the Sea
Tom Pruitt
The Bronze
Stan Greggory
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
James (segment "The Theatre")
Date and Switch
Dwayne
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Chief Deputy Tillman
A Very Brady Sequel
Mike Brady
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Invisibilio (voice)
Conspiracy
Rhodes
Forever Strong
Coach Larry Gelwix
Married Young
Aaron
Mozart and the Whale
Wallace
Under the Eiffel Tower
Gerard
Seven in Heaven
Wallace
First Steps
Manny
Darkness Falls
Mark Witver
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Mr. Yankovic
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Mike Brady
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Justice League: Secret Origins
J. Allen Carter (voice)
Christmas Eve
Dr. Roberts
For My Daughter's Honor
Pete Nash
Santa Fe
Paul Thomas
Ricochet
Judge Cato Laird
An Officer and a Murderer
Russell Williams
Heart of Steel
Lee
Lies He Told
Dave
Kiss the Sky
Marty
My Wife Is Retarded
Dr. Heichmann
Echoes in the Darkness
Jack Holtz
American Pastime
Billy Burrell
Fall from Grace
Maj. Tom O'Neill
Divine Access
Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Vamp U
Arthur Levine
Cyclops, Baby
Manks
DC Showcase: The Spectre
Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
The Chicago 8
Bill Kunstler
The Last Rites of Joe May
Lenny
Pop Rocks
Jerry "Dagger" Harden
A Good Funeral
Stan Talmadge
The Switch
Larry McAfee
The Rising Place
Avery Hodge
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
John Hearn
Hot Air
Aviator
A Matter of Principle
Man with Christmas Tree
A Time to Heal
Jay Barton
Everyday Miracles
Clay Peakes
Those She Left Behind
Scott Grimes
Market Hours
Manager
TV Shows (119)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Xander Henry · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Father O'Leary (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
NCIS Fan (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Billy's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Michael Eisner (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Chairman (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Warren Fredericks (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Principal Shepard (voice) · 2 eps
Family Guy
Dr. Franklin (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Cop / Coach (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Security Guard (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Mike Brady (voice) · 4 eps
Family Guy
Principal Shepherd (voice) · 70 eps
Family Guy
Reporter (voice) · 4 eps
Family Guy
Principal Shepherd(voice) · 1 eps
NCIS
Alden Parker · 92 eps
Supernatural
Brad Redding · 1 eps
American Dad!
Ted Robinson (voice) · 2 eps
Rick and Morty
Alien Doctor (voice) · 1 eps
Chicago Fire
Chief Grissom · 13 eps
Frasier
Luke Parker · 1 eps
Desperate Housewives
Wayne Davis · 6 eps
The Good Wife
Kurt McVeigh · 14 eps
King of the Hill
Vance Gilbert (voice) · 1 eps
Suits
Cameron Dennis · 10 eps
Bob's Burgers
Sergeant Bosco (voice) · 12 eps
The West Wing
Bob Russell · 22 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Alden Parker · 1 eps
Monk
Dexter Larson · 1 eps
The Closer
Major Edward Dorcet · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Principal Lang (voice) · 1 eps
Psych
Cameron Luntz · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Jackson Crane · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. James Possible (voice) · 42 eps
Kim Possible
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. James Possible / Fashion Show Announcer (voice) · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Dr. James Possible / Cab Driver (voice) · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Joe O'Donnell · 1 eps
Entourage
Andrew Klein · 12 eps
Arrested Development
Richard Shaw · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Man with Xmas Tree · 1 eps
The Legend of Korra
Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice) · 1 eps
The Legend of Korra
Dai Li Sergeant (voice) · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Shepard Crater · 1 eps
True Blood
Earl Stackhouse · 1 eps
The Tom and Jerry Show
Narrator (voice) · 325 eps
30 Rock
Roger · 1 eps
The Practice
Defense Attorney Solomon Tager · 2 eps
The Practice
Atty. Brian Seabury · 1 eps
The Penguins of Madagascar
Commissioner (voice) · 1 eps
We Bare Bears
CEO (voice) · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Charlie Radcliff · 1 eps
Chuck
Jack Burton · 2 eps
Unforgettable
Clay Tendler · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Matthew's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Andrew's Father (voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
3 eps
Big Mouth
Edward MacDell (voice) · 1 eps
Archer
Special Agent Hawley (voice) · 6 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice) · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) · 19 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice) · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice) · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) · 1 eps
The Good Fight
Kurt McVeigh · 24 eps
The Outer Limits
Detective Ray Venable · 1 eps
Love, Death & Robots
The Inspector (voice) · 1 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Leonardo da Vinci (voice) · 1 eps
Moonlighting
Alan McClafferty · 1 eps
Batman Beyond
Zeta (voice) · 1 eps
The Great North
Elwin Kreb (voice) · 1 eps
Veep
Kent Davison · 55 eps
The Twilight Zone
Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") · 1 eps
Hart of Dixie
Dr. Ethan Hart · 2 eps
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
Alden Parker · 3 eps
Krapopolis
Valley King (voice) · 1 eps
Family Law
Alan · 1 eps
The Venture Bros.
Professor Von Helping (voice) · 1 eps
Pound Puppies
Slick (voice) · 1 eps
Angie Tribeca
Professor Everett Lamereau · 1 eps
The Good Guys
Frank Savage · 2 eps
Inside Job
Brett's father (voice) · 1 eps
Inside Job
Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice) · 1 eps
Justice League
J. Allen Carter (voice) · 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Ed Mitchell · 1 eps
Justice League Action
Black Adam (voice) · 2 eps
Shark
Christian Chambers · 1 eps
Velma
Lamont (voice) · 12 eps
Velma
Lamont / General Meeting (voice) · 1 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Brock (voice) · 61 eps
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Sky Toronto (voice) · 5 eps
A Man on the Inside
Brad Vinick · 4 eps
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman (voice) · 39 eps
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Judge Hiram Mightor (voice) · 5 eps
Hack
Johnny Scanlon · 1 eps
Room 104
Chip Crawford · 1 eps
F is for Family
Roger Dunbarton (voice) · 6 eps
White House Plumbers
Mark Felt · 1 eps
Midnight Caller
Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian · 61 eps
Agent Elvis
President Nixon (voice) · 1 eps
Crusade
Matthew Gideon · 13 eps
mixed-ish
Harrison Johnson · 36 eps
American Gothic
Sheriff Lucas Buck · 18 eps
Fatal Vision
Jeffrey MacDonald · 2 eps
Wanted
Conrad Rose · 13 eps
Mercy Street
James Green, Sr. · 12 eps
Waco: The Aftermath
Gordon Novel · 5 eps
Mr. Robinson
Neville Rex · 1 eps
Q-Force
Dirk Chunley (voice) · 10 eps
Karen Sisco
1 eps
Fam
Freddy · 7 eps
Family Affair
Bill Davis · 15 eps
Son of the Morning Star
George Armstrong Custer · 2 eps
Echoes in the Darkness
Jack Holtz · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Project Greenlight
Self · 1 eps
NCISverse: The First 1,000
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
