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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Killers of the Flower Moon
Character:Detective Burns
Release Date:18/10/2023
Sound of Freedom
Character:Earl Buchanan
Release Date:03/07/2023
The Irishman
Character:Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons
Release Date:01/11/2019
Little Italy
Character:Vince
Release Date:24/08/2018
American Animals
Character:Warren Lipka Senior
Release Date:01/06/2018
Suburbicon
Character:Uncle Mitch
Release Date:26/10/2017
The Accountant
Character:Don
Release Date:13/10/2016
Dallas, Sunday Morning
Character:Jack Ruby
Release Date:05/05/2016
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Character:Hefty Smurf (voice)
Release Date:12/09/2013
The Smurfs 2
Character:Hefty Smurf (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2013
Hornet's Nest
Character:Seth
Release Date:31/03/2012
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Character:Hefty (voice)
Release Date:02/12/2011
The Smurfs
Character:Hefty Smurf (voice)
Release Date:29/07/2011
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Character:Jerry Pollard, motorman
Release Date:10/06/2009
Recount
Character:Clay Roberts
Release Date:25/05/2008
Charlotte's Web
Character:Homer Zuckerman
Release Date:07/12/2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Character:Norman Shaw
Release Date:30/04/2006
K-9: P.I.
Character:Pete Timmons
Release Date:30/07/2002
Unfaithful
Character:Detective Mirojnick
Release Date:10/05/2002
Recipe for Murder
Character:
Release Date:04/05/2002
Guilty Hearts
Character:Matt Moran
Release Date:10/02/2002
Holy Joe
Character:Ernie Blevins
Release Date:28/03/1999
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/1998
Lifebreath
Character:John
Release Date:07/11/1997
The Advocate's Devil
Character:
Release Date:05/10/1997
Dead Silence
Character:Shephard Wilcox
Release Date:22/09/1997
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
Character:Jack Dietrick
Release Date:28/01/1997
Striptease
Character:Alberto
Release Date:28/06/1996
A Horse for Danny
Character:Solly
Release Date:08/04/1995
The War
Character:Dodge
Release Date:04/11/1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Character:Heywood Broun
Release Date:07/09/1994
For Their Own Good
Character:Roy Wheeler
Release Date:05/04/1993
Afterburn
Character:Bill Decker
Release Date:30/05/1992
The Dark Wind
Character:Larry
Release Date:15/05/1992
Fried Green Tomatoes
Character:Grady Kilgore
Release Date:27/12/1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Character:Leland Winters
Release Date:12/05/1991
Poison Candy
Character:Barkeeper
Release Date:19/10/1989
The Last Temptation of Christ
Character:Andrew, Apostle
Release Date:28/05/1988
Who's That Girl
Character:Shipping Clerk
Release Date:07/08/1987
No Mercy
Character:Joe Collins
Release Date:19/12/1986
One Magic Christmas
Character:Jack Grainger
Release Date:22/11/1985
Sweet Dreams
Character:Woodhouse
Release Date:02/10/1985
Alamo Bay
Character:Leon
Release Date:03/04/1985
Television Appearances
Paul T. Goldman
Character:Royce Auditioner
Doom Patrol
Character:Big D
Chicago Justice
Character:William O'Boyle
NCIS: New Orleans
Character:Steven Bellamy
Forever
Character:Norman Sontag
Madam Secretary
Character:Tom Ryan
The Leftovers
Character:Neil
Person of Interest
Character:Stu Sommers
Unforgettable
Character:Lt. Willard
Blue Bloods
Character:Jimmy Burke
Justified
Character:Kemp
Castle
Character:Ralph Carbone
The Mentalist
Character:Stephen Hannigan
Mixed Blessings
Character:Hank
Mad Men
Character:Herb Rennet
Everybody Hates Chris
Character:Art Wuliger
Criminal Minds
Character:James Odenkirk
Close to Home
Character:Randy Stevens
Bones
Character:Bob Gordon
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Micah
Numb3rs
Character:Joe Thibodeaux
Cold Case
Character:Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown
Las Vegas
Character:Ned Oshinski
Nip/Tuck
Character:Arthur
Boomtown
Character:Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Everwood
Character:Mr. Curtis
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Mr. Sullivan
Third Watch
Character:Joe
Family Law
Character:Maury French
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:George Burton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:William O'Boyle
Judging Amy
Character:Brian Whitaker
Martial Law
Character:Tom McNiece
Brooklyn South
Character:Richard Santoro
Early Edition
Character:Sam Cooper
The Outer Limits
Character:Ben Miller
New York Undercover
Character:Tirelli
NYPD Blue
Character:Victor Carlin
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Paul Garbarek
Law & Order
Character:Officer John Patrick Worley
Law & Order
Character:Kevin Reilly
Northern Exposure
Character:Willie
Miami Vice
Character:Dr. Morris
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