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