Gary Busey

ActorComposer Jun 29 (age 81) Goose Creek, Texas, USA 1955–2025 (70 year career)

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Biography

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is a 6-foot-1 blond-haired European-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.

Known For

Film

Lethal Weapon

Mr. Joshua

Film

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Highway Patrolman

Film

Lost Highway

Bill Dayton

Film

Point Break

Agent Angelo Pappas

Film

Predator 2

Peter Keyes

Film

The Firm

Eddie Lomax

Film

The Player

Gary Busey

Film

Under Siege

Commander Krill

Filmography

Acting (202)

Movies (152)

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as John C. Calhoun (voice)

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

2025

as Millard Findlemeyer

Holy Cash

2024

as Actor

6.0

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy

2021

as Trainer

The Follow-Up

2020

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

as Self

6.8

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

2019

as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

3.1

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019

as Self

7.3

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

as Wilford Wexler

Camp Manna

as Jack Cujo Parrish

Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

2018

as Self

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

2018

as Self

5.0

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

as Wilford Wexler

Candiland

as Arnie/God

Mamaboy

as Coach Dombrowski

Entourage

as Gary Busey

Bikini Model Academy

as Uncle Seymore

Mansion of Blood

as Zacharia

Behaving Badly

as Chief Clark

Guido

as Steve Kaufman

Confessions of a Womanizer

as Gary

Bounty Killer

as Van Sterling

Matt's Chance

as Bill

Piranha 3DD

as Clayton

That's Insignificance

2011

as Self

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

as (archive footage)

6.1

Hallettsville

2009

as Sheriff David Ketchum

3.9

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

as Self

Beyond The Ring

as Tony De Luca

Homo Erectus

as Krutz

Maneater

as Grady Barnes

Succubus: Hell-Bent

as Sentinel

The Ultimate Fighter

as Wizard

Dr. Dolittle 3

as Butch (voice)

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

as Doctor

The Hard Easy

as Vinnie

Descansos

as The Keeper

Crooked

as John Rouse

Cloud 9

as Gary Busey

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as Self

Shut Up and Shoot!

as Bob Katz

The Gingerdead Man

as Millard Findlemeyer

Buckaroo

as Dr. Brawn

Chasing Ghosts

as Marcos Alfiri

No Rules

as Leroy Little

Shade of Pale

as Billings

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

2005

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Making of: The Gingerdead Man

2005

Motocross Kids

2004

as Viper

5.2

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

as Lars

Ghost Rock

as Jack Pickett

Double Dare

as Self

Border Blues

as LAPD medium Michael March

2.4

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely

2004

as Mesdeg

Latin Dragon

2004

as Thorn

4.6

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

as Self

Fallacy

Welcome 2 Ibiza

as Cortez

The Prize Fighter

as Whitey Ferguson

Quigley

as Archie Channing

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

as Micah

On the Edge

as Felix

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

2002

as Richmond Claremont

Hooded Angels

as Sheriff

Sam & Janet

as Bartender

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002

as Self

Down 'n Dirty

2001

as D. A. Mickey Casey

A Crack in the Floor

as Tyler Trout

Hot Boyz

as Tully

Tribulation

as Tom Canboro

Best Actress

as Self

G-Men from Hell

as Lt. Langdon

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

as The Hooded Fang

No Tomorrow

as Noah

The Girl Next Door

as Sheriff Larson

Two Shades of Blue

as Jack Reynolds

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

1999

as Self

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Highway Patrolman

Soldier

as Church

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

as Otto Mazur

Rough Draft

as Nelson Keece

Detour

as Mo Ginsburg

Lost Highway

as Bill Dayton

Suspicious Minds

as Vic Mulvey

The Rage

as Art Dacy

Plato's Run

as Plato

Steel Sharks

as Cmdr. Bill McKay

Lethal Tender

as Mr. Turner

Black Sheep

as Drake Sabitch

The Real Thing

as Foreman

Carried Away

as Major Nathan Wheeler

Sticks & Stones

as Book's Dad

The Chain

as Frank Morrisey

Man with a Gun

as Jack Rushton

Chasers

as Sergeant Vince Banger

Drop Zone

as Ty Moncrief

Breaking Point

as Dwight

Surviving the Game

as Hawkins

Warriors

as Frank Vail

The Firm

as Eddie Lomax

Rookie of the Year

as Chet Steadman

South Beach

as Lenny

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993

as Self

Under Siege

as Commander Krill

The Player

as Gary Busey

Canvas

as Ozzy Decker

Chrome Soldiers

as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

3.8

Point Break

1991

as Agent Angelo Pappas

7.2

Voices That Care

1991

as Self - Choir Member

8.0

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

as Clint Hornby

Wild Texas Wind

as Justice Parker

Predator 2

as Peter Keyes

The Neon Empire

as Frank Weston

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self

Hider in the House

as Tom Sykes

Act of Piracy

as Ted Andrews

Bulletproof

as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

Lethal Weapon

as Mr. Joshua

Let's Get Harry

as Jack

Eye of the Tiger

as Buck Matthews

Half a Lifetime

as Bart

Silver Bullet

as Uncle Red

Insignificance

as The Ballplayer

The Bear

as Paul W. Bryant

D.C. Cab

as Dell

Barbarosa

as Karl Westover

Carny

as Frankie

Foolin' Around

as Wes

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

Straight Time

as Willy Darin

The Set-Up

Big Wednesday

as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

6.9

The Buddy Holly Story

as Buddy Holly

A Star Is Born

as Bobbie Ritchie

The Gumball Rally

as Gibson (Camaro Team)

6.1

You and Me

1975

6.7

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

as Curly

6.8

The Law

1974

as William Bright

The Execution of Private Slovik

as Jimmy Feedek

Hex

as Giblets

Blood Sport

as David Lee Birdsong

8.3

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973

as Zeb Gutshall

5.9

The Last American Hero

1973

as Wayne Jackson

5.6

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

as Hank Allan

Dirty Little Billy

as Basil Crabtree

Angels Hard as They Come

as Henry

Didn’t You Hear?

as James

Wild in the Streets

as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

5.8

The Love-Ins

1967

as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

3.8

Downtown Bus

as Gruce Gissler

The Hand Job

as Blind Master

Trick and Treats

as Pastor Joseph

9.0

Television (50)

Biography: Comedy Icons

2019

as Self

Nashville Squares

2019

as Self - Panelist

The Jim Jefferies Show

as Self

American MC

as Self

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

as Self

7.8

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015

as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)

Celebrity Wife Swap

as Self

Impractical Jokers

as Self

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

as Self

6.5

Nite Tales: The Series

2009

as Army Man

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

2008

3.7

Celebrity Paranormal Project

2006

as Self

7.0

American Dad!

2005

as Gary Busey (voice)

7.0

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

Into the West

as Johnny Fox

Celebrity Fit Club

as Self - Contestant

Esenin

as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)

5.4

Entourage

2004

as Gary Busey

7.4

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004

as Coach Red Harris (voice)

Two and a Half Men

as Gary Busey

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Penn & Teller: Bull!

Comedy Central Roasts

2003

as Self

7.2

Russians in the City of Angels

as March

High Chaparall

The Brendan Leonard Show

I'm with Busey

Scrubs

as Gary Busey

Celebrity Big Brother

as Self

The Huntress

King of the Hill

as Mad Dog (voice)

Rough Riders

as Gen. Joseph Wheeler

6.0

E! True Hollywood Story

The Outer Limits

as Ezra Burnham

The History of Rock 'n' Roll

as Narrator

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Donovan Riggs

Fallen Angels

as 'Buzz' Meeks

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self / Presenter

Law & Order

as Tommy Vega

The Simpsons

as Gary Busey (voice)

8.0

The Neon Empire

1989

as Frank Weston

A Dangerous Life

1988

as Tony O'Neil

The Hitchhiker

as Rev. Nolan Powers

Saturday Night Live

as Self

Baretta

Kung Fu

as Josh

The High Chaparral

as Rafe

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Bonanza

as Henry Johnson

Gunsmoke

as Harve Daley

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Nashville

1975

Original Music Composer

7.2