
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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