Gary Busey
Born 1944
William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.
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Filmography
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Filmography
Movies 152
The Gettysburg Address(2025)
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
Trick and Treats(2025)
as Pastor Joseph
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon(2025)
as Millard Findlemeyer
Holy Cash(2024)
as Actor
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy(2021)
as Trainer
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness(2020)
as Self
The Follow-Up(2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen(2019)
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh(2019)
as Self
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular(2018)
as Self
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time(2018)
as Wilford Wexler
Camp Manna(2018)
as Jack Cujo Parrish
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy(2018)
as Self
Mamaboy(2016)
as Coach Dombrowski
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens(2016)
as Wilford Wexler
Candiland(2016)
as Arnie/God
Bikini Model Academy(2015)
as Uncle Seymore
Mansion of Blood(2015)
as Zacharia
Entourage(2015)
as Gary Busey
Confessions of a Womanizer(2014)
as Gary
Behaving Badly(2014)
as Chief Clark
- Film
Guido(2014)
as Steve Kaufman
Bounty Killer(2013)
as Van Sterling
Matt's Chance(2013)
as Bill
Piranha 3DD(2012)
as Clayton
That's Insignificance(2011)
as Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(2010)
as (archive footage)
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy(2009)
as Self
Hallettsville(2009)
as Sheriff David Ketchum
Beyond The Ring(2008)
as Tony De Luca
Maneater(2007)
as Grady Barnes
Homo Erectus(2007)
as Krutz
The Ultimate Fighter(2007)
as Wizard
Succubus: Hell-Bent(2007)
as Sentinel
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride(2006)
as Self
The Hard Easy(2006)
as Vinnie
Shut Up and Shoot!(2006)
as Bob Katz
Dr. Dolittle 3(2006)
as Butch (voice)
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq(2006)
as Doctor
Descansos(2006)
as The Keeper
Cloud 9(2006)
as Gary Busey
Crooked(2006)
as John Rouse
The Gingerdead Man(2005)
as Millard Findlemeyer
Making of: The Gingerdead Man(2005)
Buckaroo(2005)
as Dr. Brawn
Shade of Pale(2005)
as Billings
Chasing Ghosts(2005)
as Marcos Alfiri
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'(2005)
as Self (archive footage)
No Rules(2005)
as Leroy Little
Motocross Kids(2004)
as Viper
El padrino: The Latin Godfather(2004)
as Lars
Latin Dragon(2004)
as Thorn
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election(2004)
as Self
Ghost Rock(2004)
as Jack Pickett
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely(2004)
as Mesdeg
Double Dare(2004)
as Self
Fallacy(2004)
Border Blues(2004)
as LAPD medium Michael March
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire(2003)
as Micah
Quigley(2003)
as Archie Channing
Welcome 2 Ibiza(2003)
as Cortez
The Prize Fighter(2003)
as Whitey Ferguson
On the Edge(2002)
as Felix
Hooded Angels(2002)
as Sheriff
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s(2002)
as Self
Sam & Janet(2002)
as Bartender
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice(2002)
as Richmond Claremont
Down 'n Dirty(2001)
as D. A. Mickey Casey
A Crack in the Floor(2001)
as Tyler Trout
G-Men from Hell(2000)
as Lt. Langdon
Two Shades of Blue(2000)
as Jack Reynolds
Best Actress(2000)
as Self
Hot Boyz(2000)
as Tully
Tribulation(2000)
as Tom Canboro
No Tomorrow(1999)
as Noah
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang(1999)
as The Hooded Fang
The Girl Next Door(1999)
as Sheriff Larson
- Film
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died(1999)
as Self
Soldier(1998)
as Church
Detour(1998)
as Mo Ginsburg
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms(1998)
as Otto Mazur
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1998)
as Highway Patrolman
Rough Draft(1998)
as Nelson Keece
Steel Sharks(1997)
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
The Rage(1997)
as Art Dacy
Plato's Run(1997)
as Plato
Suspicious Minds(1997)
as Vic Mulvey
Lethal Tender(1997)
as Mr. Turner
Lost Highway(1997)
as Bill Dayton
The Chain(1996)
as Frank Morrisey
Sticks & Stones(1996)
as Book's Dad
Black Sheep(1996)
as Drake Sabitch
Carried Away(1996)
as Major Nathan Wheeler
The Real Thing(1996)
as Foreman
Man with a Gun(1995)
as Jack Rushton
Drop Zone(1994)
as Ty Moncrief
Warriors(1994)
as Frank Vail
Chasers(1994)
as Sergeant Vince Banger
Surviving the Game(1994)
as Hawkins
Breaking Point(1994)
as Dwight
South Beach(1993)
as Lenny
Rookie of the Year(1993)
as Chet Steadman
The Firm(1993)
as Eddie Lomax
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O(1993)
as Self
Under Siege(1992)
as Commander Krill
Canvas(1992)
as Ozzy Decker
The Player(1992)
as Gary Busey
Chrome Soldiers(1992)
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
Wild Texas Wind(1991)
as Justice Parker
Point Break(1991)
as Agent Angelo Pappas
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys(1991)
as Clint Hornby
Voices That Care(1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Predator 2(1990)
as Peter Keyes
The Neon Empire(1989)
as Frank Weston
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary(1989)
as Self
Hider in the House(1989)
as Tom Sykes
Act of Piracy(1988)
as Ted Andrews
Bulletproof(1988)
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
Lethal Weapon(1987)
as Mr. Joshua
Let's Get Harry(1986)
as Jack
Half a Lifetime(1986)
as Bart
Eye of the Tiger(1986)
as Buck Matthews
Silver Bullet(1985)
as Uncle Red
Insignificance(1985)
as The Ballplayer
The Bear(1984)
as Paul W. Bryant
D.C. Cab(1983)
as Dell
Barbarosa(1982)
as Karl Westover
Foolin' Around(1980)
as Wes
Carny(1980)
as Frankie
The Muppets Go Hollywood(1979)
as Self
The Set-Up(1978)
Big Wednesday(1978)
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
The Buddy Holly Story(1978)
as Buddy Holly
Straight Time(1978)
as Willy Darin
A Star Is Born(1976)
as Bobbie Ritchie
The Gumball Rally(1976)
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
You and Me(1975)
The Law(1974)
as William Bright
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)
as Curly
The Execution of Private Slovik(1974)
as Jimmy Feedek
Blood Sport(1973)
as David Lee Birdsong
Hex(1973)
as Giblets
The Last American Hero(1973)
as Wayne Jackson
Lolly-Madonna XXX(1973)
as Zeb Gutshall
Dirty Little Billy(1972)
as Basil Crabtree
The Magnificent Seven Ride!(1972)
as Hank Allan
Angels Hard as They Come(1971)
as Henry
Didn’t You Hear?(1970)
as James
Wild in the Streets(1968)
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
The Love-Ins(1967)
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
- Film
Downtown Bus
as Gruce Gissler
- Film
The Hand Job
as Blind Master
