Gary Busey
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 29, 1944 in Goose Creek, Texas, USA
- Active Years
- 1955–2025 (71 Years)
- Total Credits
- 205 credits in database
Acting Born Jun 29, 1944 Goose Creek, Texas, USA 205 credits
Biography
Gary Busey is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films. Busey has made regular appearances on television shows including Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. Born on June 29, 1944, in Goose Creek, Texas, USA, he has a career spanning multiple decades. Busey's known credits include acting work in various film and television productions. He is a male actor with a birthday of June 29, 1944, and has been active in the entertainment industry.
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Career overview
Gary Busey is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in numerous films, with over 120 credits to his name. In addition to his film work, Busey has made regular appearances on television shows, including Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage.
Busey's acting career spans multiple mediums, with a significant presence in both film and television. His extensive body of work includes a wide range of roles, showcasing his versatility as an actor. The breadth of his filmography is a testament to his dedication to his craft and his ability to adapt to various genres and formats.
Gary Busey's acting career has been marked by a prolific output, with over 120 film credits and numerous television appearances. His work has been recognized with an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978, for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.
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The Gettysburg AddressTrick and TreatsGingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
Holy Cash
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessThe Follow-Up
Biography: Comedy IconsNashville SquaresChris Farley: Anything for a LaughButcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
The Last Sharknado: It's About TimeCamp MannaImpractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday SpectacularRaised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
The Jim Jefferies ShowAmerican MC
Sharknado 4: The 4th AwakensCandilandMamaboy
Celebrity Family FeudThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowEntourageBikini Model AcademyMansion of Blood
Behaving BadlyGuidoConfessions of a Womanizer
Bounty KillerMatt's Chance
Piranha 3DDCelebrity Wife Swap
Impractical JokersCelebrity Big Brother's Bit on the SideThat's Insignificance
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
HallettsvilleNite Tales: The SeriesComedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewBeyond The Ring
The Ultimate FighterSuccubus: Hell-BentHomo ErectusManeater
Valley of the Wolves: IraqDr. Dolittle 3The Hard EasyCelebrity Paranormal ProjectCrooked
American Dad!Dancing with the StarsInto the WestCelebrity Fit ClubYesenin
EntourageTom Goes to the MayorBorder BluesEl padrino: The Latin GodfatherLatin Dragon
Two and a Half MenJimmy Kimmel Live!Jimmy Kimmel Live!Penn & Teller: Bull!Comedy Central Roasts
Hooded AngelsSam & JanetSlap Shot 2: Breaking the IceOn the EdgeHollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
ScrubsCelebrity Big BrotherDown 'n DirtyA Crack in the Floor
The HuntressTribulationHot BoyzG-Men from HellTwo Shades of Blue
The Girl Next DoorNo TomorrowJacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangBehind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Fear and Loathing in Las VegasSoldierUniversal Soldier II: Brothers in ArmsRough DraftDetour
King of the HillLost HighwayRough RidersSuspicious MindsLethal Tender
E! True Hollywood StoryBlack SheepThe Real ThingSticks & StonesCarried Away
The Outer LimitsThe History of Rock 'n' RollMan with a Gun
ChasersBreaking PointDrop ZoneSurviving the GameWarriors
Full Filmography
205 titles- 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: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (2020) as Self
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) as Self
- The Follow-Up (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Biography: Comedy Icons (2019) as Self
- Nashville Squares (2019) as Self - Panelist
- Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019) as Self
- Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (2019) as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) as Wilford Wexler
- Camp Manna (2018) as Jack Cujo Parrish
- Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular (2018) as Self
- Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy (2018) as Self
- The Jim Jefferies Show (2017) as Self
- American MC (2017) as Self
- Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) as Wilford Wexler
- Candiland (2016) as Arnie/God
- Mamaboy (2016) as Coach Dombrowski
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015) as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
- Entourage (2015) as Gary Busey
- Bikini Model Academy (2015) as Uncle Seymore
- Mansion of Blood (2015) as Zacharia
- Behaving Badly (2014) as Chief Clark
- Guido (2014) as Steve Kaufman
- Confessions of a Womanizer (2014) as Gary
- Bounty Killer (2013) as Van Sterling
- Matt's Chance (2013) as Bill
- Piranha 3DD (2012) as Clayton
- Celebrity Wife Swap (2012) as Self
- Impractical Jokers (2011) as Self
- Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011) as Self
- That's Insignificance (2011) as Self
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010) as (archive footage)
- Hallettsville (2009) as Sheriff David Ketchum
- Nite Tales: The Series (2009) as Army Man
- Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009) as Self
- Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008)
- Beyond The Ring (2008) as Tony De Luca
- The Ultimate Fighter (2007) as Wizard
- Succubus: Hell-Bent (2007) as Sentinel
- Homo Erectus (2007) as Krutz
- Maneater (2007) as Grady Barnes
- Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) as Doctor
- Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) as Butch (voice)
- The Hard Easy (2006) as Vinnie
- Celebrity Paranormal Project (2006) as Self
- Crooked (2006) as John Rouse
- Descansos (2006) as The Keeper
- Cloud 9 (2006) as Gary Busey
- Shut Up and Shoot! (2006) as Bob Katz
- Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006) as Self
- American Dad! (2005) as Gary Busey (voice)
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Contestant
- Into the West (2005) as Johnny Fox
- Celebrity Fit Club (2005) as Self - Contestant
- Yesenin (2005) as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
- Shade of Pale (2005) as Billings
- The Gingerdead Man (2005) as Millard Findlemeyer
- Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Marcos Alfiri
- No Rules (2005) as Leroy Little
- Making of: The Gingerdead Man (2005)
- The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Buckaroo (2005) as Dr. Brawn
- Entourage (2004) as Gary Busey
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004) as Coach Red Harris (voice)
- Border Blues (2004) as LAPD medium Michael March
- El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004) as Lars
- Latin Dragon (2004) as Thorn
- Motocross Kids (2004) as Viper
- Double Dare (2004) as Self
- Ghost Rock (2004) as Jack Pickett
- If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (2004) as Mesdeg
- American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election (2004) as Self
- Fallacy (2004)
- Two and a Half Men (2003) as Gary Busey
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Penn & Teller: Bull! (2003)
- Comedy Central Roasts (2003) as Self
- Russians in the City of Angels (2003) as March
- High Chaparall (2003)
- The Brendan Leonard Show (2003)
- I'm with Busey (2003)
- The Prize Fighter (2003) as Whitey Ferguson
- Quigley (2003) as Archie Channing
- Frost: Portrait of a Vampire (2003) as Micah
- Welcome 2 Ibiza (2003) as Cortez
- Hooded Angels (2002) as Sheriff
- Sam & Janet (2002) as Bartender
- Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002) as Richmond Claremont
- On the Edge (2002) as Felix
- Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) as Self
- Scrubs (2001) as Gary Busey
- Celebrity Big Brother (2001) as Self
- Down 'n Dirty (2001) as D. A. Mickey Casey
- A Crack in the Floor (2001) as Tyler Trout
- The Huntress (2000)
- Tribulation (2000) as Tom Canboro
- Hot Boyz (2000) as Tully
- G-Men from Hell (2000) as Lt. Langdon
- Two Shades of Blue (2000) as Jack Reynolds
- Best Actress (2000) as Self
- The Girl Next Door (1999) as Sheriff Larson
- No Tomorrow (1999) as Noah
- Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999) as The Hooded Fang
- Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999) as Self
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Highway Patrolman
- Soldier (1998) as Church
- Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998) as Otto Mazur
- Rough Draft (1998) as Nelson Keece
- Detour (1998) as Mo Ginsburg
- King of the Hill (1997) as Mad Dog (voice)
- Lost Highway (1997) as Bill Dayton
- Rough Riders (1997) as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
- Suspicious Minds (1997) as Vic Mulvey
- Lethal Tender (1997) as Mr. Turner
- Plato's Run (1997) as Plato
- Steel Sharks (1997) as Cmdr. Bill McKay
- The Rage (1997) as Art Dacy
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Black Sheep (1996) as Drake Sabitch
- The Real Thing (1996) as Foreman
- Sticks & Stones (1996) as Book's Dad
- Carried Away (1996) as Major Nathan Wheeler
- The Chain (1996) as Frank Morrisey
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Ezra Burnham
- The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995) as Narrator
- Man with a Gun (1995) as Jack Rushton
- Chasers (1994) as Sergeant Vince Banger
- Breaking Point (1994) as Dwight
- Drop Zone (1994) as Ty Moncrief
- Surviving the Game (1994) as Hawkins
- Warriors (1994) as Frank Vail
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Donovan Riggs
- Fallen Angels (1993) as 'Buzz' Meeks
- The Firm (1993) as Eddie Lomax
- Rookie of the Year (1993) as Chet Steadman
- South Beach (1993) as Lenny
- Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993) as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self / Presenter
- Under Siege (1992) as Commander Krill
- The Player (1992) as Gary Busey
- Chrome Soldiers (1992) as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
- Canvas (1992) as Ozzy Decker
- Point Break (1991) as Agent Angelo Pappas
- Voices That Care (1991) as Self - Choir Member
- My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) as Clint Hornby
- Wild Texas Wind (1991) as Justice Parker
- Law & Order (1990) as Tommy Vega
- Predator 2 (1990) as Peter Keyes
- The Simpsons (1989) as Gary Busey (voice)
- Hider in the House (1989) as Tom Sykes
- The Neon Empire (1989) as Frank Weston
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) as Self
- The Neon Empire (1989) as Frank Weston
- Act of Piracy (1988) as Ted Andrews
- Bulletproof (1988) as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
- A Dangerous Life (1988) as Tony O'Neil
- Lethal Weapon (1987) as Mr. Joshua
- Eye of the Tiger (1986) as Buck Matthews
- Let's Get Harry (1986) as Jack
- Half a Lifetime (1986) as Bart
- Silver Bullet (1985) as Uncle Red
- Insignificance (1985) as The Ballplayer
- The Bear (1984) as Paul W. Bryant
- The Hitchhiker (1983) as Rev. Nolan Powers
- 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
- Straight Time (1978) as Willy Darin
- Big Wednesday (1978) as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978) as Buddy Holly
- The Set-Up (1978)
- A Star Is Born (1976) as Bobbie Ritchie
- The Gumball Rally (1976) as Gibson (Camaro Team)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Baretta (1975)
- Nashville (1975) Original Music Composer
- You and Me (1975)
- Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as Curly
- The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) as Jimmy Feedek
- The Law (1974) as William Bright
- Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) as Zeb Gutshall
- The Last American Hero (1973) as Wayne Jackson
- Blood Sport (1973) as David Lee Birdsong
- Hex (1973) as Giblets
- The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) as Hank Allan
- Dirty Little Billy (1972) as Basil Crabtree
- Kung Fu (1972) as Josh
- 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 High Chaparral (1967) as Rafe
- The Love-Ins (1967) as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Bonanza (1959) as Henry Johnson
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Harve Daley
- Downtown Bus as Gruce Gissler
- The Hand Job as Blind Master
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Gary Busey best known for?
Gary Busey is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon (2025), Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy (2021), Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020), The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018).
When and where was Gary Busey born?
Gary Busey was born on June 29, 1944 in Goose Creek, Texas, USA.
How many credits does Gary Busey have?
Gary Busey has accumulated over 205 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1955 to 2025.
What is Gary Busey's background in cinema and television?
Gary Busey is an American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films. Busey has made regular appearances on television shows including Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. Born on June 29, 1944, in Goose Creek, Texas, USA, he has a career spanning multiple decades. Busey's...
Gary Busey by the numbers
205credits
153films
52TV series
1955–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Russians in the City of Angels (2003) as March — aged about 59
- Scrubs (2001) as Gary Busey — aged about 57
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self / Presenter — aged about 48
- Into the West (2005) as Johnny Fox — aged about 61
- The Simpsons (1989) as Gary Busey (voice) — aged about 45
- Impractical Jokers (2011) as Self — aged about 67
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