Gary Basaraba
Known for
Gary Basaraba is a screen veteran of the old school whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 68 titles. The film 'The Irishman' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. Viewers may also know him from 'The Accountant'. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Gary Basaraba
28 Movies
40 Series
Gary Basaraba is a screen veteran of the old school whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Counting cinema and television together, the tally passes 68 titles. The film 'The Irishman' accounts for more of the public profile than anything else does. Viewers may also know him from 'The Accountant'. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do.
Movies
Plays Detective Burns
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023
Plays Detective Mirojnick
Unfaithful
2002
Plays Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
The Irishman
2019
Plays Don
The Accountant
2016
Plays Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs
2011
Plays Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
2013
Plays Earl Buchanan
Sound of Freedom
2023
Plays Jerry Pollard, motorman
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Plays Alberto
Striptease
1996
Plays Homer Zuckerman
Charlotte's Web
2006
Plays Grady Kilgore
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
Plays Uncle Mitch
Suburbicon
2017
Plays Andrew, Apostle
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
Plays Vince
Little Italy
2018
Plays Pete Timmons
K-9: P.I.
2002
Plays Joe Collins
No Mercy
1986
Plays Hefty (voice)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
Plays Hefty Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
Plays Shipping Clerk
Who's That Girl
1987
Plays Dodge
The War
1994
Plays Heywood Broun
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Plays Jack Grainger
One Magic Christmas
1985
Plays Woodhouse
Sweet Dreams
1985
Plays Barkeeper
Poison Candy
1989
Plays Leon
Alamo Bay
1985
Plays Jack Dietrick
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
1997
Plays Larry
The Dark Wind
1992
Plays Ernie Blevins
Holy Joe
1999
TV Shows
Plays Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Boomtown
2002
Plays Richard Santoro
Brooklyn South
1997
Plays Brian Whitaker
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Herb Rennet
Mad Men
2007
Plays Officer John Patrick Worley
Law & Order
1990
Plays Dr. Morris
Miami Vice
1984
Plays Victor Carlin
NYPD Blue
1993
Plays George Burton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Plays Norman Sontag
Forever
2014
Plays Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
Cold Case
2003
Plays Royce Auditioner
Paul T. Goldman
2023
Plays William O'Boyle
Chicago Justice
2017
Plays Art Wuliger
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Plays Joe Thibodeaux
Numb3rs
2005
Plays Ralph Carbone
Castle
2009
Plays Mr. Sullivan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Plays Sam Cooper
Early Edition
1996
Plays Ned Oshinski
Las Vegas
2003
Plays Mr. Curtis
Everwood
2002
Plays Arthur
Nip/Tuck
2003
Plays Randy Stevens
Close to Home
2005
Plays Paul Garbarek
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Plays Steven Bellamy
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
Plays Maury French
Family Law
1999
Plays Ben Miller
The Outer Limits
1995
Plays Stu Sommers
Person of Interest
2011
Plays Jimmy Burke
Blue Bloods
2010
Plays Stephen Hannigan
The Mentalist
2008
Plays Neil
The Leftovers
2014
Plays James Odenkirk
Criminal Minds
2005
Latest Trailers
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Killers of the Flower Moon
Full Filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Detective Burns
2023
Film
Sound of Freedom
Earl Buchanan
2023
Film
Paul T. Goldman
Royce Auditioner · 1 episode
2023–
TV
The Irishman
Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
2019
Film
Doom Patrol
Big D · 1 episode
2019–
TV
Little Italy
Vince
2018
Film
Suburbicon
Uncle Mitch
2017
Film
Chicago Justice
William O'Boyle · 1 episode
2017–
TV
The Accountant
Don
2016
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Gary Basaraba and where are they from?
Gary Basaraba is 67 years old, born on March 16, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What are the most famous roles of Gary Basaraba?
Gary Basaraba is best known for roles in The Irishman, The Accountant, Killers of the Flower Moon.
How many movies has Gary Basaraba been in?
Over a 41-year career (since 1985), Gary Basaraba has appeared in 28 movies and 39 TV shows.
What was Gary Basaraba's first movie?
The career of Gary Basaraba began with Alamo Bay (1985).
What is Gary Basaraba's most recent movie or series?
Gary Basaraba's most recent release is Killers of the Flower Moon, which premiered on October 18, 2023.
What TV shows has Gary Basaraba appeared in?
On television, Gary Basaraba has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds.
Gary Basaraba
1959-03-16 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.