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
King of the Hill
1997
as Mad Dog (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
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
The High Chaparral
1967
as Rafe
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harve Daley
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
Baretta
1975
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
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
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017
as Self
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
Into the West
2005
as Johnny Fox
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
as Self - Contestant
Yesenin
2005
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
Russians in the City of Angels
2003
as March
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Rough Riders
1997
as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
as Self
High Chaparall
2003
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Narrator
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
Nashville Squares
2019
as Self - Panelist
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Army Man
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
Celebrity Wife Swap
2012
as Self
American MC
2017
as Self
Kung Fu
1972
as Josh
The Brendan Leonard Show
2003
I'm with Busey
2003
A Dangerous Life
1988
as Tony O'Neil
Movies (152)
Point Break
1991
as Agent Angelo Pappas
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Mr. Joshua
Predator 2
1990
as Peter Keyes
The Player
1992
as Gary Busey
Lost Highway
1997
as Bill Dayton
The Firm
1993
as Eddie Lomax
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Highway Patrolman
Silver Bullet
1985
as Uncle Red
Under Siege
1992
as Commander Krill
Piranha 3DD
2012
as Clayton
Soldier
1998
as Church
Entourage
2015
as Gary Busey
Behaving Badly
2014
as Chief Clark
Chasers
1994
as Sergeant Vince Banger
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Curly
Drop Zone
1994
as Ty Moncrief
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as Wilford Wexler
Bounty Killer
2013
as Van Sterling
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
as Butch (voice)
Black Sheep
1996
as Drake Sabitch
Quigley
2003
as Archie Channing
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Hank Allan
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
as Wilford Wexler
Homo Erectus
2007
as Krutz
Maneater
2007
as Grady Barnes
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Crooked
2006
as John Rouse
Rookie of the Year
1993
as Chet Steadman
Straight Time
1978
as Willy Darin
Carny
1980
as Frankie
The Girl Next Door
1999
as Sheriff Larson
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Marcos Alfiri
The Chain
1996
as Frank Morrisey
Hider in the House
1989
as Tom Sykes
Lethal Tender
1997
as Mr. Turner
The Hard Easy
2006
as Vinnie
Big Wednesday
1978
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Candiland
2016
as Arnie/God
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The Law
1974
as William Bright
The Real Thing
1996
as Foreman
Barbarosa
1982
as Karl Westover
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
Sticks & Stones
1996
as Book's Dad
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Zeb Gutshall
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hawkins
Breaking Point
1994
as Dwight
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Otto Mazur
A Star Is Born
1976
as Bobbie Ritchie
The Gumball Rally
1976
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Buck Matthews
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
2006
as Doctor
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Lars
Carried Away
1996
as Major Nathan Wheeler
Detour
1998
as Mo Ginsburg
Hooded Angels
2002
as Sheriff
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
Bikini Model Academy
2015
as Uncle Seymore
Canvas
1992
as Ozzy Decker
Bulletproof
1988
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
D.C. Cab
1983
as Dell
Succubus: Hell-Bent
2007
as Sentinel
Hot Boyz
2000
as Tully
Cloud 9
2006
as Gary Busey
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Jack
The Last American Hero
1973
as Wayne Jackson
Insignificance
1985
as The Ballplayer
Plato's Run
1997
as Plato
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Steel Sharks
1997
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Tyler Trout
Double Dare
2004
as Self
Ghost Rock
2004
as Jack Pickett
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as Buddy Holly
Dirty Little Billy
1972
as Basil Crabtree
Foolin' Around
1980
as Wes
The Rage
1997
as Art Dacy
Mansion of Blood
2015
as Zacharia
Best Actress
2000
as Self
Shade of Pale
2005
as Billings
The Gingerdead Man
2005
as Millard Findlemeyer
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002
as Richmond Claremont
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Clint Hornby
South Beach
1993
as Lenny
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as The Hooded Fang
Guido
2014
as Steve Kaufman
Man with a Gun
1995
as Jack Rushton
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Jimmy Feedek
Descansos
2006
as The Keeper
Border Blues
2004
as LAPD medium Michael March
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Wizard
No Rules
2005
as Leroy Little
You and Me
1975
Downtown Bus
as Gruce Gissler
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
Tribulation
2000
as Tom Canboro
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
On the Edge
2002
as Felix
Motocross Kids
2004
as Viper
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
Rough Draft
1998
as Nelson Keece
No Tomorrow
1999
as Noah
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025
as Millard Findlemeyer
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
2003
as Micah
The Love-Ins
1967
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
Hex
1973
as Giblets
Down 'n Dirty
2001
as D. A. Mickey Casey
Holy Cash
2024
as Actor
Warriors
1994
as Frank Vail
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
2021
as Trainer
The Set-Up
1978
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Gary
Two Shades of Blue
2000
as Jack Reynolds
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Bob Katz
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 Player (1992) — as Gary Busey
- Lost Highway (1997) — as Bill Dayton
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