Gary Basaraba
Acting
1959-03-16 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · Movie
Sound of Freedom
2023 · Movie
Paul T. Goldman
2023 · Series
The Irishman
2019 · Movie
Doom Patrol
2019 · Series
Little Italy
2018 · Movie
American Animals
2018 · Movie
Suburbicon
2017 · Movie
Chicago Justice
2017 · Series
The Accountant
2016 · Movie
Dallas, Sunday Morning
2016 · Movie
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Series
Forever
2014 · Series
Madam Secretary
2014 · Series
The Leftovers
2014 · Series
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013 · Movie
The Smurfs 2
2013 · Movie
Hornet's Nest
2012 · Movie
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011 · Movie
Person of Interest
2011 · Series
Unforgettable
2011 · Series
The Smurfs
2011 · Movie
Blue Bloods
2010 · Series
Justified
2010 · Series
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Movie
Castle
2009 · Series
The Mentalist
2008 · Series
Recount
2008 · Movie
Mixed Blessings
2007 · Series
Mad Men
2007 · Series
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Movie
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
2006 · Movie
Thief
2006 · Series
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · Series
Close to Home
2005 · Series
Bones
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Cold Case
2003 · Series
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
Boomtown
2002 · Series
Everwood
2002 · Series
K-9: P.I.
2002 · Movie
Unfaithful
2002 · Movie
Recipe for Murder
2002 · Movie
Guilty Hearts
2002 · Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Third Watch
1999 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Family Law
1999 · Series
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
Holy Joe
1999 · Movie
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
1998 · Movie
Martial Law
1998 · Series
Lifebreath
1997 · Movie
The Advocate's Devil
1997 · Movie
Brooklyn South
1997 · Series
Dead Silence
1997 · Movie
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997 · Movie
Early Edition
1996 · Series
Striptease
1996 · Movie
Swift Justice
1996 · Series
A Horse for Danny
1995 · Movie
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
The War
1994 · Movie
New York Undercover
1994 · Series
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Movie
NYPD Blue
1993 · Series
For Their Own Good
1993 · Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Series
Afterburn
1992 · Movie
The Dark Wind
1992 · Movie
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Movie
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Northern Exposure
1990 · Series
Poison Candy
1989 · Movie
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Movie
Who's That Girl
1987 · Movie
No Mercy
1986 · Movie
One Magic Christmas
1985 · Movie
Sweet Dreams
1985 · Movie
Alamo Bay
1985 · Movie
Miami Vice
1984 · Series