Gary Basaraba
Acting
Born: March 16, 1959 (age 67) · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Highest Rated
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 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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Irishman
2019
The Accountant
2016
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Criminal Minds
2005
The Smurfs
2011
Bones
2005
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Sound of Freedom
2023
The Smurfs 2
2013
Photos (1)
Movies (41)
Who's That Girl
Shipping Clerk
Killers of the Flower Moon
Detective Burns
The Accountant
Don
Unfaithful
Detective Mirojnick
The Smurfs
Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Irishman
Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
The Smurfs 2
Hefty Smurf (voice)
Sound of Freedom
Earl Buchanan
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Jerry Pollard, motorman
Striptease
Alberto
Charlotte's Web
Homer Zuckerman
Fried Green Tomatoes
Grady Kilgore
Little Italy
Vince
The Last Temptation of Christ
Andrew, Apostle
Suburbicon
Uncle Mitch
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Hefty (voice)
American Animals
Warren Lipka Senior
The War
Dodge
K-9: P.I.
Pete Timmons
No Mercy
Joe Collins
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Hefty Smurf (voice)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Heywood Broun
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Norman Shaw
One Magic Christmas
Jack Grainger
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Leland Winters
Recount
Clay Roberts
Sweet Dreams
Woodhouse
Dead Silence
Shephard Wilcox
Alamo Bay
Leon
For Their Own Good
Roy Wheeler
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
Jack Dietrick
The Advocate's Devil
1997
Afterburn
Bill Decker
Guilty Hearts
Matt Moran
A Horse for Danny
Solly
Hornet's Nest
Seth
Lifebreath
John
Poison Candy
Barkeeper
The Dark Wind
Larry
Recipe for Murder
2002
Holy Joe
Ernie Blevins
TV Shows (44)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
George Burton · 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
William O'Boyle · 1 eps
Law & Order
Officer John Patrick Worley · 1 eps
Law & Order
Kevin Reilly · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Stephen Hannigan · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Micah · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Mr. Sullivan · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
James Odenkirk · 1 eps
Bones
Bob Gordon · 1 eps
Castle
Ralph Carbone · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Burke · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Stu Sommers · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Ben Miller · 1 eps
Mad Men
Herb Rennet · 3 eps
Numb3rs
Joe Thibodeaux · 1 eps
Cold Case
Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Dr. Morris · 2 eps
Judging Amy
Brian Whitaker · 3 eps
Third Watch
Joe · 1 eps
NYPD Blue
Victor Carlin · 2 eps
Las Vegas
Ned Oshinski · 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
Arthur · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Tom Ryan · 1 eps
NCIS: New Orleans
Steven Bellamy · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Paul Garbarek · 1 eps
Everwood
Mr. Curtis · 1 eps
Justified
Kemp · 1 eps
Unforgettable
Lt. Willard · 1 eps
Everybody Hates Chris
Art Wuliger · 1 eps
Early Edition
Sam Cooper · 1 eps
The Leftovers
Neil · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Willie · 1 eps
Doom Patrol
Big D · 1 eps
Family Law
Maury French · 1 eps
Close to Home
Randy Stevens · 1 eps
Martial Law
Tom McNiece · 1 eps
New York Undercover
Tirelli · 1 eps
Brooklyn South
Richard Santoro · 22 eps
Forever
Norman Sontag · 1 eps
Boomtown
Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler · 24 eps
Swift Justice
Malcolm Davis · 1 eps
Chicago Justice
William O'Boyle · 1 eps
Thief
2 eps
Paul T. Goldman
Royce Auditioner · 1 eps
