Gary Busey

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 29, 1944 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Action Drama
Career Span
– Present

Gary Busey

70 nominations
149 credits

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944), best known as Gary Busey, 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.

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 29, 1944
From
Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

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Wins
70
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2025

The Gettysburg Address as John C. Calhoun (voice)

2024

Holy Cash as Actor

2021

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy as Trainer

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
The Follow-Up as Self (archive footage)

2019

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Wilford Wexler
Camp Manna as Jack Cujo Parrish
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy as Self
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular as Self

2016

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens as Wilford Wexler
Mamaboy as Coach Dombrowski
Candiland as Arnie/God

2015

Entourage as Gary Busey Award
Bikini Model Academy as Uncle Seymore
Mansion of Blood as Zacharia

2014

Behaving Badly as Chief Clark Award
Confessions of a Womanizer as Gary
Guido

2013

Bounty Killer as Van Sterling
Matt's Chance as Bill

2012

Piranha 3DD as Clayton Award

2011

That's Insignificance as Self

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)

2009

Hallettsville as Sheriff David Ketchum
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy as Self

2008

Beyond The Ring as Tony De Luca

2007

Homo Erectus as Krutz
Maneater as Grady Barnes
Succubus: Hell-Bent as Sentinel
The Ultimate Fighter as Wizard

2006

Dr. Dolittle 3 as Butch (voice)
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq as Doctor
Cloud 9 as Gary Busey
The Hard Easy as Vinnie
Crooked as John Rouse
Descansos as The Keeper
Shut Up and Shoot! as Bob Katz
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self

2005

Chasing Ghosts as Marcos Alfiri
The Gingerdead Man as Millard Findlemeyer
No Rules as Leroy Little
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
Shade of Pale as Billings
Buckaroo as Dr. Brawn

2004

El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Lars
Latin Dragon as Thorn
Double Dare as Self
Border Blues as LAPD medium Michael March
Motocross Kids as Viper
Ghost Rock as Jack Pickett
Fallacy
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election as Self
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely as Mesdeg

2003

Quigley as Archie Channing
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire as Micah
Welcome 2 Ibiza as Cortez
The Prize Fighter as Whitey Ferguson

2002

Hooded Angels as Sheriff Award
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice as Richmond Claremont
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s as Self
On the Edge as Felix
Sam & Janet as Bartender

2001

A Crack in the Floor as Tyler Trout
Down 'n Dirty as D. A. Mickey Casey

2000

G-Men from Hell as Lt. Langdon Award
Tribulation as Tom Canboro
Hot Boyz as Tully

1999

No Tomorrow as Noah
The Girl Next Door as Sheriff Larson
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as The Hooded Fang
Two Shades of Blue as Jack Reynolds
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died as Self

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Highway Patrolman Award
Soldier as Church Award
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as Otto Mazur Award
Detour as Mo Ginsburg
Rough Draft as Nelson Keece

1997

Lost Highway as Bill Dayton Award
The Rage as Art Dacy
Steel Sharks as Cmdr. Bill McKay
Lethal Tender as Mr. Turner
Plato's Run as Plato
Suspicious Minds as Vic Mulvey

1996

Black Sheep as Drake Sabitch
Sticks & Stones as Book's Dad
Carried Away as Major Nathan Wheeler
The Chain as Frank Morrisey
The Real Thing as Foreman

1995

The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Narrator
Man with a Gun as Jack Rushton

1994

Drop Zone as Ty Moncrief Award
Chasers as Sergeant Vince Banger
Surviving the Game as Doc Hawkins
Warriors as Frank Vail
Breaking Point as Dwight

1993

The Firm as Eddie Lomax Award
Rookie of the Year as Chet Steadman
South Beach as Lenny
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self

1992

Under Siege as Commander Krill Award
The Player as Gary Busey Award
Canvas as Ozzy Decker
Chrome Soldiers as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

1991

Point Break as Agent Angelo Pappas Award
Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Clint Hornby
Wild Texas Wind as Justice Parker

1990

Predator 2 as Peter Keyes Award

1989

Hider in the House as Tom Sykes
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
The Neon Empire as Frank Weston

1988

Bulletproof as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
Act of Piracy as Ted Andrews

1987

Lethal Weapon as Mr. Joshua Award

1986

Eye of the Tiger as Buck Matthews Award
Let's Get Harry as Jack
Half a Lifetime as Bart

1985

Silver Bullet as Uncle Red Award
Insignificance as The Ballplayer

1984

The Bear as Paul W. Bryant

1983

D.C. Cab as Dell

1982

Barbarosa as Karl Westover

1980

Carny as Frankie
Foolin' Around as Wes

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self

1978

Big Wednesday as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
Straight Time as Willy Darin
The Set-Up

1976

A Star Is Born as Bobbie Ritchie
The Gumball Rally as Gibson (Camaro Team)

1975

You and Me

1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Curly Award
The Execution of Private Slovik as Jimmy Feedek
The Law as William Bright

1973

Lolly-Madonna xxx as Zeb Gutshall
The Last American Hero as Wayne Jackson
Hex as Giblets
Blood Sport as David Lee Birdsong

1972

The Magnificent Seven Ride! as Hank Allan
Dirty Little Billy as Basil Crabtree

1971

Angels Hard as They Come as Henry Award

1970

Didn’t You Hear? as James

1968

Wild in the Streets as Concert Attendee

1967

The Love-Ins as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

Downtown Bus as Gruce Gissler
The Hand Job as Blind Master

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Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Point Break
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Firm
Entourage
Lost Highway
Under Siege
Piranha 3DD
Soldier

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