Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 3/16/1959 (65 years old)
  • Place of birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Killers of the Flower Moon
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Detective Burns
2023

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
75%
Sound of Freedom
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 80%
role:
Earl Buchanan
2023

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.7
80%
The Irishman
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
2019

Crime

Drama

History

7.8
76%
Little Italy
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Vince
2018

Comedy

Romance

5.7
68%
American Animals
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Warren Lipka Senior
2018

Crime

Documentary

Drama

7.0
68%
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Suburbicon
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Uncle Mitch
2017

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.8
59%
2013

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
69%
The Smurfs 2
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2013

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
58%
2011

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.1
67%
The Smurfs
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Hefty Smurf (voice)
2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
58%
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Jerry Pollard, motorman
2009

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.4
63%
Recount
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Clay Roberts
2008

Drama

History

TV Movie

7.3
69%
Charlotte's Web
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Homer Zuckerman
2006

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
2006

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.1
71%
K-9: P.I.
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Pete Timmons
2002

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.8
57%
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Unfaithful
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Detective Mirojnick
2002

Thriller

6.7
66%
Striptease
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Alberto
1996

Crime

Drama

Thriller

4.5
56%
The War
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Dodge
1994

Drama

War & Politics

6.7
68%
Fried Green Tomatoes
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 77%
role:
Grady Kilgore
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.7
77%
1988

Drama

7.5
72%
No Mercy
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 58%
role:
Joe Collins
1986

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.7
58%
One Magic Christmas
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Jack Grainger
1985

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
58%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Gary Basaraba are, for example, Killers of the Flower Moon, Sound of Freedom and The Irishman.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Microsoft.
The best Anystream ratings are Sound of Freedom (7.9), The Irishman (7.7) and Fried Green Tomatoes (7.7).
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