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Gary Busey

Gary Busey

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.

Born

Jun 29, 1944

Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

155 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.4

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Known For

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Mr. Joshua
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

as Highway Patrolman
Predator 2

Predator 2

1990

as Peter Keyes
Point Break

Point Break

1991

as Agent Angelo Pappas
Lost Highway

Lost Highway

1997

as Bill Dayton
Piranha 3DD

Piranha 3DD

2012

as Clayton
The Firm

The Firm

1993

as Eddie Lomax
The Player

The Player

1992

as Gary Busey
Under Siege

Under Siege

1992

as Commander Krill
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

1993

as Chet Steadman
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
1987 • as Mr. Joshua
★ 7.3
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 • as Highway Patrolman
★ 7.2
Predator 2
Predator 2
1990 • as Peter Keyes
★ 6.3
Point Break
Point Break
1991 • as Agent Angelo Pappas
★ 7.2
Lost Highway
Lost Highway
1997 • as Bill Dayton
★ 7.6
Piranha 3DD
Piranha 3DD
2012 • as Clayton
★ 4.3
The Firm
The Firm
1993 • as Eddie Lomax
★ 6.8
The Player
The Player
1992 • as Gary Busey
★ 7.2
Under Siege
Under Siege
1992 • as Commander Krill
★ 6.3
Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year
1993 • as Chet Steadman
★ 6.2
Soldier
Soldier
1998 • as Church
★ 6.4
Entourage
Entourage
2015 • as Gary Busey
★ 6.2
Holy Cash
Holy Cash
2024 • as Actor
★ 6.0
Surviving the Game
Surviving the Game
1994 • as Hawkins
★ 6.2
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around
1980 • as Wes
★ 6.2
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016 • as Wilford Wexler
★ 4.5
Straight Time
Straight Time
1978 • as Willy Darin
★ 7.1
Silver Bullet
Silver Bullet
1985 • as Uncle Red
★ 6.7
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998 • as Otto Mazur
★ 4.3
Hider in the House
Hider in the House
1989 • as Tom Sykes
★ 6.2
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 • as Curly
★ 6.8
Barbarosa
Barbarosa
1982 • as Karl Westover
★ 5.9
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972 • as Hank Allan
★ 5.7
Border Blues
Border Blues
2004 • as LAPD medium Michael March
★ 3.2
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018 • as Wilford Wexler
★ 4.4
Black Sheep
Black Sheep
1996 • as Drake Sabitch
★ 6.1
Chasers
Chasers
1994 • as Sergeant Vince Banger
★ 5.4
Drop Zone
Drop Zone
1994 • as Ty Moncrief
★ 5.8
Camp Manna
Camp Manna
2018 • as Jack Cujo Parrish
★ 6.2
Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds
1997 • as Vic Mulvey
★ 4.1
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • as John C. Calhoun (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 3
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006 • as Butch (voice)
★ 5.1
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 • as Self
★ 6.3
movie
Downtown Bus
• as Gruce Gissler
Breaking Point
Breaking Point
1994 • as Dwight
★ 3.0
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1976 • as Bobbie Ritchie
★ 6.0
Hot Boyz
Hot Boyz
2000 • as Tully
★ 5.0
Hallettsville
Hallettsville
2009 • as Sheriff David Ketchum
★ 3.9
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
2006 • as Doctor
★ 5.0
Succubus: Hell-Bent
Succubus: Hell-Bent
2007 • as Sentinel
★ 4.3
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 • as Self
★ 7.8
Tribulation
Tribulation
2000 • as Tom Canboro
★ 4.9
Candiland
Candiland
2016 • as Arnie/God
★ 5.5
movie
Guido
2014 • as Steve Kaufman
★ 7.5
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
1999 • as Sheriff Larson
★ 4.0
The Hard Easy
The Hard Easy
2006 • as Vinnie
★ 5.7
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Gumball Rally
The Gumball Rally
1976 • as Gibson (Camaro Team)
★ 6.1
Sam & Janet
Sam & Janet
2002 • as Bartender
★ 5.0
Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly
2014 • as Chief Clark
★ 5.3
Big Wednesday
Big Wednesday
1978 • as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
★ 6.9
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story
1978 • as Buddy Holly
★ 7.1
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973 • as Zeb Gutshall
★ 5.9
The Real Thing
The Real Thing
1996 • as Foreman
★ 7.2
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002 • as Richmond Claremont
★ 4.2
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004 • as Lars
★ 7.2
Descansos
Descansos
2006 • as The Keeper
★ 3.7
Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
1986 • as Buck Matthews
★ 6.1
G-Men from Hell
G-Men from Hell
2000 • as Lt. Langdon
★ 4.2
Bounty Killer
Bounty Killer
2013 • as Van Sterling
★ 5.7
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 • as Self
★ 6.9
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
2021 • as Trainer
Homo Erectus
Homo Erectus
2007 • as Krutz
★ 4.0
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 6.2
D.C. Cab
D.C. Cab
1983 • as Dell
★ 5.2
Let's Get Harry
Let's Get Harry
1986 • as Jack
★ 6.2
A Crack in the Floor
A Crack in the Floor
2001 • as Tyler Trout
★ 3.6
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 • as The Ballplayer
★ 6.4
The Gingerdead Man
The Gingerdead Man
2005 • as Millard Findlemeyer
★ 3.8
Maneater
Maneater
2007 • as Grady Barnes
★ 5.5
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
2019 • as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 3.2
The Last American Hero
The Last American Hero
1973 • as Wayne Jackson
★ 5.7
Dead Janitors Club
Dead Janitors Club
2026 • as George
Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy
1972 • as Basil Crabtree
★ 5.1
Carried Away
Carried Away
1996 • as Major Nathan Wheeler
★ 5.8
Shade of Pale
Shade of Pale
2005 • as Billings
★ 4.0
Trick and Treats
Trick and Treats
2025 • as Pastor Joseph
★ 4.5
Down 'n Dirty
Down 'n Dirty
2001 • as D. A. Mickey Casey
★ 4.3
Bikini Model Academy
Bikini Model Academy
2015 • as Uncle Seymore
★ 3.8
No Rules
No Rules
2005 • as Leroy Little
★ 4.0
Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets
1968 • as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Chain
The Chain
1996 • as Frank Morrisey
★ 4.1
Making of: The Gingerdead Man
Making of: The Gingerdead Man
2005
Lethal Tender
Lethal Tender
1997 • as Mr. Turner
★ 4.2
The Prize Fighter
The Prize Fighter
2003 • as Whitey Ferguson
★ 5.5
Steel Sharks
Steel Sharks
1997 • as Cmdr. Bill McKay
★ 5.3
Mansion of Blood
Mansion of Blood
2015 • as Zacharia
★ 2.8
Angels Hard as They Come
Angels Hard as They Come
1971 • as Henry
★ 4.6
Man with a Gun
Man with a Gun
1995 • as Jack Rushton
★ 4.6
Ghost Rock
Ghost Rock
2004 • as Jack Pickett
★ 3.0
Chrome Soldiers
Chrome Soldiers
1992 • as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
★ 4.4
The Execution of Private Slovik
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974 • as Jimmy Feedek
★ 7.4
Bulletproof
Bulletproof
1988 • as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
★ 5.0
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006 • as Self
★ 7.2
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993 • as Self
★ 8.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 • as Self
★ 6.0
Confessions of a Womanizer
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014 • as Gary
★ 2.9
Carny
Carny
1980 • as Frankie
★ 6.2
Sticks & Stones
Sticks & Stones
1996 • as Book's Dad
★ 5.9
The Set-Up
The Set-Up
1978
★ 8.0
Wild Texas Wind
Wild Texas Wind
1991 • as Justice Parker
★ 6.0
Quigley
Quigley
2003 • as Archie Channing
★ 4.4
Cloud 9
Cloud 9
2006 • as Gary Busey
★ 5.2
Double Dare
Double Dare
2004 • as Self
★ 6.5
South Beach
South Beach
1993 • as Lenny
★ 3.6
Hooded Angels
Hooded Angels
2002 • as Sheriff
★ 4.9
Hex
Hex
1973 • as Giblets
★ 4.4
The Rage
The Rage
1997 • as Art Dacy
★ 3.7
Latin Dragon
Latin Dragon
2004 • as Thorn
★ 4.9
Two Shades of Blue
Two Shades of Blue
2000 • as Jack Reynolds
★ 3.2
Act of Piracy
Act of Piracy
1988 • as Ted Andrews
★ 3.9
No Tomorrow
No Tomorrow
1999 • as Noah
★ 4.4
Motocross Kids
Motocross Kids
2004 • as Viper
★ 6.0
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 • as Clint Hornby
★ 6.3
Mamaboy
Mamaboy
2016 • as Coach Dombrowski
★ 4.2
Detour
Detour
1998 • as Mo Ginsburg
★ 6.5
Crooked
Crooked
2006 • as John Rouse
★ 4.4
movie
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987 • as Self
★ 8.0
Chasing Ghosts
Chasing Ghosts
2005 • as Marcos Alfiri
★ 5.5
Voices That Care
Voices That Care
1991 • as Self - Choir Member
★ 7.0
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
2009 • as Self
★ 6.3
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
2003 • as Micah
★ 3.1
The Follow-Up
The Follow-Up
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.0
You and Me
You and Me
1975
★ 7.2
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
2004 • as Self
★ 5.4
Plato's Run
Plato's Run
1997 • as Plato
★ 6.2
The Bear
The Bear
1984 • as Paul W. Bryant
★ 7.1
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004 • as Mesdeg
★ 9.0
Canvas
Canvas
1992 • as Ozzy Decker
★ 5.4
Warriors
Warriors
1994 • as Frank Vail
★ 5.0
Beyond The Ring
Beyond The Ring
2008 • as Tony De Luca
★ 2.3
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
2018 • as Self
★ 7.5
Best Actress
Best Actress
2000 • as Self
★ 2.6
Rough Draft
Rough Draft
1998 • as Nelson Keece
★ 4.7
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025 • as Millard Findlemeyer
★ 4.0
Shut Up and Shoot!
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006 • as Bob Katz
★ 3.4
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
2018 • as Self
The Neon Empire
The Neon Empire
1989 • as Frank Weston
★ 6.7
movie
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999 • as Self
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
2007 • as Wizard
★ 3.3
The Law
The Law
1974 • as William Bright
Half a Lifetime
Half a Lifetime
1986 • as Bart
★ 9.0
On the Edge
On the Edge
2002 • as Felix
★ 3.3
Matt's Chance
Matt's Chance
2013 • as Bill
★ 3.0
Blood Sport
Blood Sport
1973 • as David Lee Birdsong
★ 7.9
The Love-Ins
The Love-Ins
1967 • as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Welcome 2 Ibiza
Welcome 2 Ibiza
2003 • as Cortez
★ 5.5
Fallacy
Fallacy
2004
★ 7.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002 • as Self
★ 10.0
Buckaroo
Buckaroo
2005 • as Dr. Brawn
★ 5.8
Didn’t You Hear?
Didn’t You Hear?
1970 • as James
★ 7.0
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999 • as The Hooded Fang
★ 3.9
That's Insignificance
That's Insignificance
2011 • as Self
movie
The Hand Job
• as Blind Master
★ 10.0