Gary Busey
Known for Acting · 203 credits
- Born
- 1944-06-29 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Goose Creek, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Garey Busey · William Gary Busey · گری بیوسی · گَری بیوسی · Уильям Гарет Якоб · Гэри Бьюзи
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (51)
Law & Order
1990
as Tommy Vega
The Simpsons
1989
as Gary Busey (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Gary Busey (voice)
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Gary Busey
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
King of the Hill
1997
as Mad Dog (voice)
Bonanza
1959
as Henry Johnson
Scrubs
2001
as Gary Busey
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Entourage
2004
as Gary Busey
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995
as Ezra Burnham
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Donovan Riggs
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harve Daley
Baretta
1975
The High Chaparral
1967
as Rafe
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Rev. Nolan Powers
Fallen Angels
1993
as 'Buzz' Meeks
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Coach Red Harris (voice)
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
The Huntress
2000
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
Into the West
2005
as Johnny Fox
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017
as Self
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
as Self - Contestant
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
Russians in the City of Angels
2003
as March
Yesenin
2005
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
Rough Riders
1997
as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Narrator
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
High Chaparall
2003
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
as Self
Nashville Squares
2019
as Self - Panelist
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
Celebrity Wife Swap
2012
as Self
American MC
2017
as Self
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Army Man
The Brendan Leonard Show
2003
Kung Fu
1972
as Josh
A Dangerous Life
1988
as Tony O'Neil
I'm with Busey
2003
Movies (152)
Point Break
1991
as Agent Angelo Pappas
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Mr. Joshua
Predator 2
1990
as Peter Keyes
The Firm
1993
as Eddie Lomax
Lost Highway
1997
as Bill Dayton
Under Siege
1992
as Commander Krill
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Highway Patrolman
The Player
1992
as Gary Busey
Soldier
1998
as Church
Entourage
2015
as Gary Busey
Piranha 3DD
2012
as Clayton
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Curly
Behaving Badly
2014
as Chief Clark
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as Wilford Wexler
Silver Bullet
1985
as Uncle Red
Drop Zone
1994
as Ty Moncrief
Chasers
1994
as Sergeant Vince Banger
Bounty Killer
2013
as Van Sterling
Black Sheep
1996
as Drake Sabitch
Sticks & Stones
1996
as Book's Dad
Rookie of the Year
1993
as Chet Steadman
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
as Butch (voice)
Maneater
2007
as Grady Barnes
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Hank Allan
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hawkins
Carny
1980
as Frankie
Hider in the House
1989
as Tom Sykes
Straight Time
1978
as Willy Darin
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
as Wilford Wexler
Crooked
2006
as John Rouse
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Marcos Alfiri
Lethal Tender
1997
as Mr. Turner
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Otto Mazur
The Chain
1996
as Frank Morrisey
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Zeb Gutshall
A Star Is Born
1976
as Bobbie Ritchie
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Buck Matthews
Homo Erectus
2007
as Krutz
Barbarosa
1982
as Karl Westover
Breaking Point
1994
as Dwight
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Jack
The Hard Easy
2006
as Vinnie
Big Wednesday
1978
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Quigley
2003
as Archie Channing
Steel Sharks
1997
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
Carried Away
1996
as Major Nathan Wheeler
The Gumball Rally
1976
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as Buddy Holly
Candiland
2016
as Arnie/God
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Bulletproof
1988
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
Hot Boyz
2000
as Tully
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Insignificance
1985
as The Ballplayer
Bikini Model Academy
2015
as Uncle Seymore
The Girl Next Door
1999
as Sheriff Larson
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
2006
as Doctor
The Last American Hero
1973
as Wayne Jackson
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Lars
Cloud 9
2006
as Gary Busey
D.C. Cab
1983
as Dell
Best Actress
2000
as Self
Succubus: Hell-Bent
2007
as Sentinel
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Jimmy Feedek
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Clint Hornby
The Gingerdead Man
2005
as Millard Findlemeyer
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002
as Richmond Claremont
Canvas
1992
as Ozzy Decker
On the Edge
2002
as Felix
Double Dare
2004
as Self
Ghost Rock
2004
as Jack Pickett
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
Hooded Angels
2002
as Sheriff
Tribulation
2000
as Tom Canboro
Act of Piracy
1988
as Ted Andrews
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as The Hooded Fang
Dirty Little Billy
1972
as Basil Crabtree
No Tomorrow
1999
as Noah
Blood Sport
1973
as David Lee Birdsong
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
2003
as Micah
South Beach
1993
as Lenny
The Rage
1997
as Art Dacy
Motocross Kids
2004
as Viper
The Bear
1984
as Paul W. Bryant
Rough Draft
1998
as Nelson Keece
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025
as Millard Findlemeyer
Plato's Run
1997
as Plato
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Foolin' Around
1980
as Wes
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
2018
as Self
No Rules
2005
as Leroy Little
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Tyler Trout
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
Man with a Gun
1995
as Jack Rushton
Hex
1973
as Giblets
Holy Cash
2024
as Actor
You and Me
1975
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
2009
as Self
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Gary
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
2018
as Self
Detour
1998
as Mo Ginsburg
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
2004
as Self
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Wizard
G-Men from Hell
2000
as Lt. Langdon
Border Blues
2004
as LAPD medium Michael March
Guido
2014
as Steve Kaufman
Two Shades of Blue
2000
as Jack Reynolds
The Real Thing
1996
as Foreman
Latin Dragon
2004
as Thorn
The Follow-Up
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Hand Job
as Blind Master
About 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. With 203 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Gary Busey has appeared in 152 films and 51 TV shows.
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- Point Break (1991) — as Agent Angelo Pappas
- Lethal Weapon (1987) — as Mr. Joshua
- Predator 2 (1990) — as Peter Keyes
- The Firm (1993) — as Eddie Lomax
- Lost Highway (1997) — as Bill Dayton
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