Gary Busey
Acting • Born 1944-06-29
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.
Filmography
203 credits
Predator 2
Movie • 1990
Peter Keyes
Lethal Weapon
Movie • 1987
Mr. Joshua
Point Break
Movie • 1991
Agent Angelo Pappas
Lost Highway
Movie • 1997
Bill Dayton
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie • 1998
Highway Patrolman
The Player
Movie • 1992
Gary Busey
The Ultimate Fighter
Movie • 2007
Wizard
Drop Zone
Movie • 1994
Ty Moncrief
Rookie of the Year
Movie • 1993
Chet Steadman
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
Movie • 2002
Richmond Claremont
The Girl Next Door
Movie • 1999
Sheriff Larson
The Buddy Holly Story
Movie • 1978
Buddy Holly
Straight Time
Movie • 1978
Willy Darin
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Movie • 1974
Curly
The Last American Hero
Movie • 1973
Wayne Jackson
Maneater
Movie • 2007
Grady Barnes
Chasers
Movie • 1994
Sergeant Vince Banger
Barbarosa
Movie • 1982
Karl Westover
Carny
Movie • 1980
Frankie
Under Siege
Movie • 1992
Commander Krill
The Gumball Rally
Movie • 1976
Gibson (Camaro Team)
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Movie • 2006
Self
Steel Sharks
Movie • 1997
Cmdr. Bill McKay
No Rules
Movie • 2005
Leroy Little
Eye of the Tiger
Movie • 1986
Buck Matthews
Crooked
Movie • 2006
John Rouse
The Gingerdead Man
Movie • 2005
Millard Findlemeyer
D.C. Cab
Movie • 1983
Dell
Half a Lifetime
Movie • 1986
Bart
A Crack in the Floor
Movie • 2001
Tyler Trout
Black Sheep
Movie • 1996
Drake Sabitch
Angels Hard as They Come
Movie • 1971
Henry
Chasing Ghosts
Movie • 2005
Marcos Alfiri
Act of Piracy
Movie • 1988
Ted Andrews
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
Movie • 2004
Self
Carried Away
Movie • 1996
Major Nathan Wheeler
Insignificance
Movie • 1985
The Ballplayer
Homo Erectus
Movie • 2007
Krutz
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Movie • 1972
Hank Allan
The Firm
Movie • 1993
Eddie Lomax
Breaking Point
Movie • 1994
Dwight
Voices That Care
Movie • 1991
Self - Choir Member
Surviving the Game
Movie • 1994
Hawkins
Motocross Kids
Movie • 2004
Viper
Beyond The Ring
Movie • 2008
Tony De Luca
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
Movie • 2003
Micah
The Set-Up
Movie • 1978
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Movie • 2002
Self
Latin Dragon
Movie • 2004
Thorn
Big Wednesday
Movie • 1978
Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
A Star Is Born
Movie • 1976
Bobbie Ritchie
Piranha 3DD
Movie • 2012
Clayton
Quigley
Movie • 2003
Archie Channing
Border Blues
Movie • 2004
LAPD medium Michael March
Plato's Run
Movie • 1997
Plato
The Prize Fighter
Movie • 2003
Whitey Ferguson
Hider in the House
Movie • 1989
Tom Sykes
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
Movie • 2021
Trainer
Tribulation
Movie • 2000
Tom Canboro
The Execution of Private Slovik
Movie • 1974
Jimmy Feedek
Didn’t You Hear?
Movie • 1970
James
Bulletproof
Movie • 1988
Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
Ghost Rock
Movie • 2004
Jack Pickett
Man with a Gun
Movie • 1995
Jack Rushton
Lethal Tender
Movie • 1997
Mr. Turner
The Follow-Up
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Rough Draft
Movie • 1998
Nelson Keece
Foolin' Around
Movie • 1980
Wes
No Tomorrow
Movie • 1999
Noah
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Movie • 1991
Clint Hornby
Two Shades of Blue
Movie • 1999
Jack Reynolds
Canvas
Movie • 1992
Ozzy Decker
Down 'n Dirty
Movie • 2001
D. A. Mickey Casey
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Movie • 1973
Zeb Gutshall
The Rage
Movie • 1997
Art Dacy
The Chain
Movie • 1996
Frank Morrisey
G-Men from Hell
Movie • 2000
Lt. Langdon
Hex
Movie • 1973
Giblets
South Beach
Movie • 1993
Lenny
Matt's Chance
Movie • 2013
Bill
Suspicious Minds
Movie • 1997
Vic Mulvey
Bounty Killer
Movie • 2013
Van Sterling
Warriors
Movie • 1994
Frank Vail
Chrome Soldiers
Movie • 1992
Jim 'Flash' Gordon
The Neon Empire
Movie • 1989
Frank Weston
Wild Texas Wind
Movie • 1991
Justice Parker
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Movie • 1999
The Hooded Fang
Blood Sport
Movie • 1973
David Lee Birdsong
The Bear
Movie • 1984
Paul W. Bryant
On the Edge
Movie • 2002
Felix
Confessions of a Womanizer
Movie • 2014
Gary
Double Dare
Movie • 2004
Self
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Movie • 2010
(archive footage)
The Law
Movie • 1974
William Bright
Behaving Badly
Movie • 2014
Chief Clark
Soldier
Movie • 1998
Church
Hooded Angels
Movie • 2002
Sheriff
Dirty Little Billy
Movie • 1972
Basil Crabtree
Guido
Movie • 2014
Steve Kaufman
Sticks & Stones
Movie • 1996
Book's Dad
The Real Thing
Movie • 1996
Foreman
Detour
Movie • 1998
Mo Ginsburg
Welcome 2 Ibiza
Movie • 2003
Cortez
Hallettsville
Movie • 2009
Sheriff David Ketchum
Let's Get Harry
Movie • 1986
Jack
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Movie • 2009
Self
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
Movie • 2006
Doctor
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
Movie • 2018
Self
The Hard Easy
Movie • 2006
Vinnie
Entourage
Movie • 2015
Gary Busey
Cloud 9
Movie • 2006
Gary Busey
Bikini Model Academy
Movie • 2015
Uncle Seymore
Hot Boyz
Movie • 2000
Tully
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Movie • 2016
Wilford Wexler
Wild in the Streets
Movie • 1968
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Downtown Bus
Movie
Gruce Gissler
Candiland
Movie • 2016
Arnie/God
Shade of Pale
Movie • 2005
Billings
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2018
Self
The Hand Job
Movie
Blind Master
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
Movie • 1998
Otto Mazur
Shut Up and Shoot!
Movie • 2006
Bob Katz
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
You and Me
Movie • 1975
Mamaboy
Movie • 2016
Coach Dombrowski
Dr. Dolittle 3
Movie • 2006
Butch (voice)
Succubus: Hell-Bent
Movie • 2007
Sentinel
Fallacy
Movie • 2004
Mansion of Blood
Movie • 2015
Zacharia
Camp Manna
Movie • 2018
Jack Cujo Parrish
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
Movie • 2018
Wilford Wexler
Descansos
Movie • 2006
The Keeper
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
Movie • 2004
Mesdeg
The Gettysburg Address
Movie • 2025
John C. Calhoun (voice)
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
Movie • 2019
Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Silver Bullet
Movie • 1985
Uncle Red
That's Insignificance
Movie • 2011
Self
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
Movie • 1999
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie • 2020
Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie • 1993
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Movie • 2019
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie • 1979
Self
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Movie • 2004
Lars
The Love-Ins
Movie • 1967
Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
Holy Cash
Movie • 2024
Actor
Buckaroo
Movie • 2005
Dr. Brawn
Sam & Janet
Movie • 2002
Bartender
Best Actress
Movie • 2000
Self
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
Movie • 2025
Millard Findlemeyer
Trick and Treats
Movie
Pastor Joseph
Making of: The Gingerdead Man
Movie • 2005
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Gary Busey (voice)
Penn & Teller: Bull!
TV • 2003
Kung Fu
TV • 1972
Josh
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Mad Dog (voice)
Entourage
TV • 2004
Gary Busey
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Harve Daley
Baretta
TV • 1975
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV • 2004
Coach Red Harris (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Donovan Riggs
American MC
TV • 2017
Self
Celebrity Paranormal Project
TV • 2006
Self
The Huntress
TV • 2000
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
'Buzz' Meeks
High Chaparall
TV • 2003
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
Rafe
Into the West
TV • 2005
Johnny Fox
Celebrity Fit Club
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Rev. Nolan Powers
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
TV • 2008
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Ezra Burnham
The Brendan Leonard Show
TV • 2003
I'm with Busey
TV • 2003
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Two and a Half Men
TV • 2003
Gary Busey
The Neon Empire
TV • 1989
Frank Weston
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self / Presenter
Rough Riders
TV • 1997
Gen. Joseph Wheeler
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
TV • 2015
Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
A Dangerous Life
TV • 1988
Tony O'Neil
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Henry Johnson
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
TV • 2019
Self
The Jim Jefferies Show
TV • 2017
Self
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Tommy Vega
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
TV • 1995
Narrator
Nashville Squares
TV • 2019
Self - Panelist
Celebrity Wife Swap
TV • 2012
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Gary Busey (voice)
Esenin
TV • 2005
Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
Impractical Jokers
TV • 2011
Self
Nite Tales: The Series
TV • 2009
Army Man
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
TV • 2011
Self
Celebrity Big Brother
TV • 2001
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Russians in the City of Angels
TV • 2003
March
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Gary Busey