
Gary Cole
Biography
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the w…
Known For
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Don Kitch
Office Space
Bill Lumbergh
NCIS
Alden Parker
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
Pineapple Express
Ted
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Cotton McKnight
In the Line of Fire
Bill Watts
A Simple Plan
Baxter
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Filmography
Acting (185)
Movies (90)
NCISverse: The First 1,000
2024as Self
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022as Mattison (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Darkness Falls
2020as Mark Witver
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020as Self
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019as Don Kitch
Married Young
2019as Aaron
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2019as Invisibilio (voice)
Under the Eiffel Tower
2019as Gerard
Blockers
2018as Ron
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
2018as Dr. George Bailey
Seven in Heaven
2018as Wallace
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
2017as Rafe (voice)
Small Crimes
2017as Lieutenant Pleasant
The Bronze
2016as Stan Greggory
Hot Air
2016as Aviator
Christmas Eve
2015as Dr. Roberts
Divine Access
2015as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Everyday Miracles
2015as Clay Peakes
Tammy
2014as Earl
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014as Chief Deputy Tillman
Date and Switch
2014as Dwayne
Vamp U
2013as Arthur Levine
An Officer and a Murderer
2012as Russell Williams
Hop
2011as Henry O'Hare
Ricochet
2011as Judge Cato Laird
The Chicago 8
2011as Bill Kunstler
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011as Lenny
Batman: Under the Red Hood
2010as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
The Joneses
2010as Larry Symonds
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010as Mr. Yankovic
Extract
2009as Bar Patron (uncredited)
A Good Funeral
2009as Stan Talmadge
Pineapple Express
2008as Ted
Conspiracy
2008as Rhodes
Forever Strong
2008as Coach Larry Gelwix
Breach
2007as Rich Garces
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007as The Balladeer (voice)
My Wife Is Retarded
2007as Dr. Heichmann
American Pastime
2007as Billy Burrell
Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover
2007as Captain (voice)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006as Reese Bobby
The Ring Two
2005as Martin Savide
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005as Dr. Possible (voice)
Cry_Wolf
2005as Mr. Matthews
Mozart and the Whale
2005as Wallace
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004as Cotton McKnight
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004as Henry Futch
Pop Rocks
2004as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
Criminology 101
2003as Roy Franks
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
2003as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
I Spy
2002as Carlos
One Hour Photo
2002as Bill Owens
Cadet Kelly
2002as Sir
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002as Mike Brady
The Rising Place
2001as Avery Hodge
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001as J. Allen Carter (voice)
The Gift
2000as David Duncan
American Adventure
2000as Chuck
Office Space
1999as Bill Lumbergh
A Simple Plan
1998as Baxter
Kiss the Sky
1998as Marty
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998as Jake's Dad
Gang Related
1997as Richard Simms
Lies He Told
1997as Dave
Santa Fe
1997as Paul Thomas
Cyclops, Baby
1997as Manks
For My Daughter's Honor
1996as Pete Nash
A Very Brady Sequel
1996as Mike Brady
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995as Mike Brady
Fall from Grace
1994as Maj. Tom O'Neill
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994as James (segment "The Theatre")
A Time to Heal
1994as Jay Barton
In the Line of Fire
1993as Bill Watts
The Switch
1993as Larry McAfee
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993as John Hearn
The Old Man and the Sea
1990as Tom Pruitt
Those She Left Behind
1989as Scott Grimes
Echoes in the Darkness
1987as Jack Holtz
Lucas
1986as Assistant Coach
Vital Signs
1986as Dr. Hayward
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
First Steps
1985as Manny
A Matter of Principle
1984as Man with Christmas Tree
Heart of Steel
1983as Lee
Behind the Lines
as Self
Television (95)
A Man on the Inside
2024as Brad Vinick
Krapopolis
2023as Valley King (voice)
Agent Elvis
2023as President Nixon (voice)
Velma
2023as Lamont (voice)
White House Plumbers
2023as Mark Felt
Waco: The Aftermath
2023as Gordon Novel
The Great North
2021as Elwin Kreb (voice)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021as Alden Parker
Inside Job
2021as Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice)
Q-Force
2021as Dirk Chunley (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Trolls: TrollsTopia
2020as Sky Toronto (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
2019as The Inspector (voice)
mixed-ish
2019as Harrison Johnson
Fam
2019as Freddy
The Good Fight
2017as Kurt McVeigh
Big Mouth
2017as Andrew's Father (voice)
Room 104
2017as Chip Crawford
Angie Tribeca
2016as Professor Everett Lamereau
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016as Self
Justice League Action
2016as Black Adam (voice)
To Tell the Truth
2016as Self - Panelist
Mercy Street
2016as James Green, Sr.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
We Bare Bears
2015as CEO (voice)
F is for Family
2015as Roger Dunbarton (voice)
Mr. Robinson
2015as Neville Rex
black-ish
2014as Harrison
The Tom and Jerry Show
2014as Narrator (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014as Brock (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013as Alien Doctor (voice)
Chicago Fire
2012as Chief Grissom
Veep
2012as Kent Davison
Veep
2012as Kent Davison
The Legend of Korra
2012as Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice)
Suits
2011as Cameron Dennis
Bob's Burgers
2011as Sergeant Bosco (voice)
Unforgettable
2011as Clay Tendler
Hart of Dixie
2011as Dr. Ethan Hart
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice)
Pound Puppies
2010as Slick (voice)
The Good Guys
2010as Frank Savage
The Good Wife
2009as Kurt McVeigh
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Alden Parker
Archer
2009as Special Agent Hawley (voice)
The Great Debate
2009
True Blood
2008as Earl Stackhouse
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008as Commissioner (voice)
Phineas and Ferb
2007as Principal Lang (voice)
Chuck
2007as Jack Burton
Psych
2006as Cameron Luntz
30 Rock
2006as Roger
Shark
2006as Christian Chambers
Supernatural
2005as Brad Redding
American Dad!
2005as Ted Robinson (voice)
Numb3rs
2005as Shepard Crater
The Closer
2005as Major Edward Dorcet
Wanted
2005as Conrad Rose
Desperate Housewives
2004as Wayne Davis
Entourage
2004as Andrew Klein
The Venture Bros.
2004as Professor Von Helping (voice)
NCIS
2003as Alden Parker
NCIS
2003as Alden Parker
Arrested Development
2003as Richard Shaw
Karen Sisco
2003
Monk
2002as Dexter Larson
Kim Possible
2002as Dr. James Possible (voice)
Hack
2002as Johnny Scanlon
Family Affair
2002as Bill Davis
Justice League
2001as J. Allen Carter (voice)
Project Greenlight
2001as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000as Joe O'Donnell
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000as Harvey Birdman (voice)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000as Judge Hiram Mightor (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Xander Henry
Family Guy
1999as Warren Fredericks (voice)
The West Wing
1999as Bob Russell
Batman Beyond
1999as Zeta (voice)
Family Law
1999as Alan
Crusade
1999as Matthew Gideon
From the Earth to the Moon
1998as Ed Mitchell
King of the Hill
1997as Vance Gilbert (voice)
The Practice
1997as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager
The Outer Limits
1995as Detective Ray Venable
American Gothic
1995as Sheriff Lucas Buck
Touched by an Angel
1994as Charlie Radcliff
Frasier
1993as Luke Parker
Son of the Morning Star
1991as George Armstrong Custer
Midnight Caller
1988as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian
Echoes in the Darkness
1987as Jack Holtz
The Twilight Zone
1985as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
Moonlighting
1985as Alan McClafferty
Miami Vice
1984as Jackson Crane
Fatal Vision
1984as Jeffrey MacDonald
Company Town
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