Gary Busey: movies and TV shows
Gary Busey has 205 credits in the archive: 153 films and 52 TV series, from 1955 to 2025. Highest rated: Russians in the City of Angels (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 2025 · busiest year: 2003 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John C. Calhoun (voice) | Film | — | 81 |
| 2025 | Trick and Treats | Pastor Joseph | Film | 5.7 | 81 |
| 2025 | Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon | Millard Findlemeyer | Film | 4.0 | 81 |
| 2024 | Holy Cash | Actor | Film | 6.0 | 80 |
| 2021 | Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy | Trainer | Film | — | 77 |
| 2020 | Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time | Self | TV | 7.2 | 76 |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | Film | 6.8 | 76 |
| 2020 | The Follow-Up | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 76 |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons | Self | TV | — | 75 |
| 2019 | Nashville Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | — | 75 |
| 2019 | Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh | Self | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2019 | Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen | Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 3.2 | 75 |
| 2018 | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | Wilford Wexler | Film | 4.4 | 74 |
| 2018 | Camp Manna | Jack Cujo Parrish | Film | 6.2 | 74 |
| 2018 | Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular | Self | Film | 7.5 | 74 |
| 2018 | Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2017 | The Jim Jefferies Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 73 |
| 2017 | American MC | Self | TV | 8.5 | 73 |
| 2016 | Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens | Wilford Wexler | Film | 4.5 | 72 |
| 2016 | Candiland | Arnie/God | Film | 5.4 | 72 |
| 2016 | Mamaboy | Coach Dombrowski | Film | 4.2 | 72 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2015 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Alternate Universe Peabody (voice) | TV | 6.1 | 71 |
| 2015 | Entourage | Gary Busey | Film | 6.2 | 71 |
| 2015 | Bikini Model Academy | Uncle Seymore | Film | 3.6 | 71 |
| 2015 | Mansion of Blood | Zacharia | Film | 2.8 | 71 |
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Chief Clark | Film | 5.3 | 70 |
| 2014 | Guido | Steve Kaufman | Film | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2014 | Confessions of a Womanizer | Gary | Film | 2.9 | 70 |
| 2013 | Bounty Killer | Van Sterling | Film | 5.7 | 69 |
| 2013 | Matt's Chance | Bill | Film | 3.0 | 69 |
| 2012 | Piranha 3DD | Clayton | Film | 4.3 | 68 |
| 2012 | Celebrity Wife Swap | Self | TV | 4.5 | 68 |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Self | TV | 7.9 | 67 |
| 2011 | Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Self | TV | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2011 | That's Insignificance | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Film | 6.1 | 66 |
| 2009 | Hallettsville | Sheriff David Ketchum | Film | 3.9 | 65 |
| 2009 | Nite Tales: The Series | Army Man | TV | — | 65 |
| 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | Self | Film | 6.3 | 65 |
| 2008 | Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | TV | 3.7 | 64 | |
| 2008 | Beyond The Ring | Tony De Luca | Film | 2.4 | 64 |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Fighter | Wizard | Film | 3.3 | 63 |
| 2007 | Succubus: Hell-Bent | Sentinel | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 2007 | Homo Erectus | Krutz | Film | 4.0 | 63 |
| 2007 | Maneater | Grady Barnes | Film | 4.6 | 63 |
| 2006 | Valley of the Wolves: Iraq | Doctor | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Butch (voice) | Film | 5.1 | 62 |
| 2006 | The Hard Easy | Vinnie | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 2006 | Celebrity Paranormal Project | Self | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2006 | Crooked | John Rouse | Film | 4.4 | 62 |
| 2006 | Descansos | The Keeper | Film | 3.7 | 62 |
| 2006 | Cloud 9 | Gary Busey | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! | Bob Katz | Film | 3.4 | 62 |
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Gary Busey (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2005 | Into the West | Johnny Fox | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2005 | Celebrity Fit Club | Self - Contestant | TV | 9.0 | 61 |
| 2005 | Yesenin | Зингер (бывший муж Дункан) | TV | 5.6 | 61 |
| 2005 | Shade of Pale | Billings | Film | 4.0 | 61 |
| 2005 | The Gingerdead Man | Millard Findlemeyer | Film | 3.9 | 61 |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Marcos Alfiri | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 2005 | No Rules | Leroy Little | Film | 4.7 | 61 |
| 2005 | Making of: The Gingerdead Man | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2005 | The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 61 |
| 2005 | Buckaroo | Dr. Brawn | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2004 | Entourage | Gary Busey | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Coach Red Harris (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2004 | Border Blues | LAPD medium Michael March | Film | 3.2 | 60 |
| 2004 | El padrino: The Latin Godfather | Lars | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 2004 | Latin Dragon | Thorn | Film | 4.9 | 60 |
| 2004 | Motocross Kids | Viper | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | Double Dare | Self | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2004 | Ghost Rock | Jack Pickett | Film | 3.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | Mesdeg | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 2004 | American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election | Self | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 2004 | Fallacy | Film | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Gary Busey | TV | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 59 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.3 | 59 |
| 2003 | Penn & Teller: Bull! | TV | 7.7 | 59 | |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 2003 | Russians in the City of Angels | March | TV | 8.1 | 59 |
| 2003 | High Chaparall | TV | 8.6 | 59 | |
| 2003 | The Brendan Leonard Show | TV | — | 59 | |
| 2003 | I'm with Busey | TV | 8.6 | 59 | |
| 2003 | The Prize Fighter | Whitey Ferguson | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2003 | Quigley | Archie Channing | Film | 4.4 | 59 |
| 2003 | Frost: Portrait of a Vampire | Micah | Film | 3.1 | 59 |
| 2003 | Welcome 2 Ibiza | Cortez | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2002 | Hooded Angels | Sheriff | Film | 4.9 | 58 |
| 2002 | Sam & Janet | Bartender | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 2002 | Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice | Richmond Claremont | Film | 4.2 | 58 |
| 2002 | On the Edge | Felix | Film | 2.3 | 58 |
| 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | Self | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Gary Busey | TV | 8.1 | 57 |
| 2001 | Celebrity Big Brother | Self | TV | 5.0 | 57 |
| 2001 | Down 'n Dirty | D. A. Mickey Casey | Film | 4.3 | 57 |
| 2001 | A Crack in the Floor | Tyler Trout | Film | 3.6 | 57 |
| 2000 | The Huntress | TV | 5.6 | 56 | |
| 2000 | Tribulation | Tom Canboro | Film | 4.6 | 56 |
| 2000 | Hot Boyz | Tully | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 2000 | G-Men from Hell | Lt. Langdon | Film | 4.2 | 56 |
| 2000 | Two Shades of Blue | Jack Reynolds | Film | 3.2 | 56 |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Self | Film | 2.6 | 56 |
| 1999 | The Girl Next Door | Sheriff Larson | Film | 4.0 | 55 |
| 1999 | No Tomorrow | Noah | Film | 4.4 | 55 |
| 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | The Hooded Fang | Film | 4.1 | 55 |
| 1999 | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Highway Patrolman | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1998 | Soldier | Church | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1998 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Otto Mazur | Film | 4.3 | 54 |
| 1998 | Rough Draft | Nelson Keece | Film | 4.6 | 54 |
| 1998 | Detour | Mo Ginsburg | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Mad Dog (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 53 |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Bill Dayton | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Gen. Joseph Wheeler | TV | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1997 | Suspicious Minds | Vic Mulvey | Film | 4.1 | 53 |
| 1997 | Lethal Tender | Mr. Turner | Film | 4.2 | 53 |
| 1997 | Plato's Run | Plato | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1997 | Steel Sharks | Cmdr. Bill McKay | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1997 | The Rage | Art Dacy | Film | 3.7 | 53 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Drake Sabitch | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1996 | The Real Thing | Foreman | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1996 | Sticks & Stones | Book's Dad | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1996 | Carried Away | Major Nathan Wheeler | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1996 | The Chain | Frank Morrisey | Film | 4.4 | 52 |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Ezra Burnham | TV | 7.7 | 51 |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Narrator | TV | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1995 | Man with a Gun | Jack Rushton | Film | 4.6 | 51 |
| 1994 | Chasers | Sergeant Vince Banger | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 1994 | Breaking Point | Dwight | Film | 3.0 | 50 |
| 1994 | Drop Zone | Ty Moncrief | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game | Hawkins | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1994 | Warriors | Frank Vail | Film | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Donovan Riggs | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | 'Buzz' Meeks | TV | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1993 | The Firm | Eddie Lomax | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Chet Steadman | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1993 | South Beach | Lenny | Film | 3.6 | 49 |
| 1993 | Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O | Self | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self / Presenter | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Commander Krill | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1992 | The Player | Gary Busey | Film | 7.2 | 48 |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers | Jim 'Flash' Gordon | Film | 4.4 | 48 |
| 1992 | Canvas | Ozzy Decker | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1991 | Point Break | Agent Angelo Pappas | Film | 7.2 | 47 |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Clint Hornby | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1991 | Wild Texas Wind | Justice Parker | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Tommy Vega | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Peter Keyes | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Gary Busey (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1989 | Hider in the House | Tom Sykes | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Frank Weston | TV | — | 45 |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | Film | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Frank Weston | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1988 | Act of Piracy | Ted Andrews | Film | 3.9 | 44 |
| 1988 | Bulletproof | Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1988 | A Dangerous Life | Tony O'Neil | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Mr. Joshua | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Buck Matthews | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1986 | Let's Get Harry | Jack | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1986 | Half a Lifetime | Bart | Film | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1985 | Silver Bullet | Uncle Red | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1985 | Insignificance | The Ballplayer | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1984 | The Bear | Paul W. Bryant | Film | 7.1 | 40 |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Rev. Nolan Powers | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Dell | Film | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1982 | Barbarosa | Karl Westover | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around | Wes | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1980 | Carny | Frankie | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Willy Darin | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Leroy "The Masochist" Smith | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | Film | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1978 | The Set-Up | Film | 8.0 | 34 | |
| 1976 | A Star Is Born | Bobbie Ritchie | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1976 | The Gumball Rally | Gibson (Camaro Team) | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 31 |
| 1975 | Baretta | TV | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1975 | Nashville | Film | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1975 | You and Me | Film | 7.3 | 31 | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Curly | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | Jimmy Feedek | Film | 7.4 | 30 |
| 1974 | The Law | William Bright | Film | — | 30 |
| 1973 | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Zeb Gutshall | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1973 | The Last American Hero | Wayne Jackson | Film | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | David Lee Birdsong | Film | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1973 | Hex | Giblets | Film | 4.4 | 29 |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Hank Allan | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Basil Crabtree | Film | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Josh | TV | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1971 | Angels Hard as They Come | Henry | Film | 4.6 | 27 |
| 1970 | Didn’t You Hear? | James | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1968 | Wild in the Streets | Concert Attendee (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Rafe | TV | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1967 | The Love-Ins | Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 23 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Henry Johnson | TV | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Harve Daley | TV | 6.7 | 11 |
| Downtown Bus | Gruce Gissler | Film | — | — | |
| The Hand Job | Blind Master | Film | 10.0 | — |