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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 29, 1944
Place of Birth
Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Garey Busey
- William Gary Busey
- گری بیوسی
- گَری بیوسی
- Уильям Гарет Якоб
- Гэри Бьюзи
Gary Busey
4.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
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John C. Calhoun (voice)
The Gettysburg Address
2025
0.0
Millard Findlemeyer
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025
6.0
Actor
Holy Cash
2024
0.0
Trainer
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
2021
6.8
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
2.0
Self (archive footage)
The Follow-Up
2020
🎬
0.0
Self - Panelist
Nashville Squares
2019
3.1
Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
2019
7.3
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
0.0
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
Credits
The Gettysburg Address
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
2025
0.0
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
as Millard Findlemeyer
2025
0.0
Holy Cash
as Actor
2024
6.0
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
as Trainer
2021
0.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
6.8
The Follow-Up
as Self (archive footage)
2020
2.0
🎬
Nashville Squares
as Self - Panelist
2019
0.0
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
3.1
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019
7.3
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
0.0
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
as Self
2018
5.0
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as Wilford Wexler
2018
4.5
Camp Manna
as Jack Cujo Parrish
2018
6.2
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
as Self
2018
0.0
American MC
as Self
2017
8.5
The Jim Jefferies Show
as Self
2017
6.5
Mamaboy
as Coach Dombrowski
2016
4.2
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Wilford Wexler
2016
4.5
Candiland
as Arnie/God
2016
5.4
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
2015
6.1
Bikini Model Academy
as Uncle Seymore
2015
3.7
Mansion of Blood
as Zacharia
2015
2.8
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2015
7.8
Entourage
as Gary Busey
2015
6.3
Confessions of a Womanizer
as Gary
2014
2.9
Behaving Badly
as Chief Clark
2014
5.3
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Guido
as Steve Kaufman
2014
7.5
Bounty Killer
as Van Sterling
2013
5.7
Matt's Chance
as Bill
2013
3.0
Piranha 3DD
as Clayton
2012
4.3
Celebrity Wife Swap
as Self
2012
4.5
Impractical Jokers
as Self
2011
7.9
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
as Self
2011
6.5
That's Insignificance
as Self
2011
0.0
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
6.1
Nite Tales: The Series
as Army Man
2009
0.0
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
as Self
2009
6.3
Hallettsville
as Sheriff David Ketchum
2009
3.9
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
3.7
Beyond The Ring
as Tony De Luca
2008
2.4
Maneater
as Grady Barnes
2007
4.6
Homo Erectus
as Krutz
2007
3.9
The Ultimate Fighter
as Wizard
2007
3.3
Succubus: Hell-Bent
as Sentinel
2007
4.3
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Self
2006
7.2
The Hard Easy
as Vinnie
2006
5.3
Celebrity Paranormal Project
as Self
2006
7.0
Shut Up and Shoot!
as Bob Katz
2006
2.6
Dr. Dolittle 3
as Butch (voice)
2006
5.1
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
as Doctor
2006
5.0
Descansos
as The Keeper
2006
2.0
Crooked
as John Rouse
2006
3.5
Cloud 9
as Gary Busey
2006
5.1
The Gingerdead Man
as Millard Findlemeyer
2005
3.9
Esenin
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
2005
5.4
Buckaroo
as Dr. Brawn
2005
3.8
Into the West
as Johnny Fox
2005
7.9
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
6.1
Shade of Pale
as Billings
2005
1.0
Chasing Ghosts
as Marcos Alfiri
2005
5.5
American Dad!
as Gary Busey (voice)
2005
7.0
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
6.0
Celebrity Fit Club
as Self - Contestant
2005
10.0
No Rules
as Leroy Little
2005
2.5
Motocross Kids
as Viper
2004
5.2
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Coach Red Harris (voice)
2004
6.8
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
as Lars
2004
6.9
Latin Dragon
as Thorn
2004
4.6
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
as Self
2004
5.4
Entourage
as Gary Busey
2004
7.4
Ghost Rock
as Jack Pickett
2004
2.4
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
as Mesdeg
2004
0.0
Double Dare
as Self
2004
6.5
Fallacy
2004
5.5
Border Blues
as LAPD medium Michael March
2004
2.4
High Chaparall
2003
9.3
Two and a Half Men
as Gary Busey
2003
7.4
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
7.0
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
as Micah
2003
2.6
I'm with Busey
2003
8.8
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The Brendan Leonard Show
2003
0.0
Quigley
as Archie Channing
2003
4.3
Welcome 2 Ibiza
as Cortez
2003
1.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
5.5
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
7.7
Russians in the City of Angels
as March
2003
7.8
The Prize Fighter
as Whitey Ferguson
2003
3.2
On the Edge
as Felix
2002
2.3
Hooded Angels
as Sheriff
2002
4.3
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self
2002
0.0
Sam & Janet
as Bartender
2002
1.0
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
as Richmond Claremont
2002
4.1
Down 'n Dirty
as D. A. Mickey Casey
2001
1.5
Scrubs
as Gary Busey
2001
8.0
A Crack in the Floor
as Tyler Trout
2001
3.4
Celebrity Big Brother
as Self
2001
4.9
G-Men from Hell
as Lt. Langdon
2000
3.6
The Huntress
2000
5.2
Best Actress
as Self
2000
1.3
Hot Boyz
as Tully
2000
4.6
Tribulation
as Tom Canboro
2000
4.1
No Tomorrow
as Noah
1999
4.1
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
as The Hooded Fang
1999
3.6
The Girl Next Door
as Sheriff Larson
1999
3.2
Two Shades of Blue
as Jack Reynolds
1999
2.7
🎬
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
as Self
1999
0.0
Soldier
as Church
1998
6.4
Detour
as Mo Ginsburg
1998
5.3
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
as Otto Mazur
1998
4.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Highway Patrolman
1998
7.2
Rough Draft
as Nelson Keece
1998
4.5
Steel Sharks
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
1997
5.2
The Rage
as Art Dacy
1997
3.3
Rough Riders
as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
1997
6.0
Plato's Run
as Plato
1997
6.0
Suspicious Minds
as Vic Mulvey
1997
3.7
Lethal Tender
as Mr. Turner
1997
3.2
Lost Highway
as Bill Dayton
1997
7.5
King of the Hill
as Mad Dog (voice)
1997
7.4
The Chain
as Frank Morrisey
1996
3.8
Sticks & Stones
as Book's Dad
1996
5.7
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Black Sheep
as Drake Sabitch
1996
6.1
Carried Away
as Major Nathan Wheeler
1996
5.4
The Real Thing
as Foreman
1996
6.7
Man with a Gun
as Jack Rushton
1995
4.3
The Outer Limits
as Ezra Burnham
1995
7.7
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Narrator
1995
10.0
Drop Zone
as Ty Moncrief
1994
5.7
Warriors
as Frank Vail
1994
4.6
Chasers
as Sergeant Vince Banger
1994
5.4
Surviving the Game
as Hawkins
1994
6.1
Breaking Point
as Dwight
1994
2.2
South Beach
as Lenny
1993
2.8
Fallen Angels
as 'Buzz' Meeks
1993
5.9
Rookie of the Year
as Chet Steadman
1993
6.2
The Firm
as Eddie Lomax
1993
6.7
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
1993
0.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Donovan Riggs
1993
6.9
Under Siege
as Commander Krill
1992
6.3
Canvas
as Ozzy Decker
1992
4.9
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
1992
8.1
The Player
as Gary Busey
1992
7.2
Chrome Soldiers
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
1992
3.8
Wild Texas Wind
as Justice Parker
1991
5.4
Point Break
as Agent Angelo Pappas
1991
7.2
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Clint Hornby
1991
6.1
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
8.0
Predator 2
as Peter Keyes
1990
6.3
Law & Order
as Tommy Vega
1990
7.4
The Simpsons
as Gary Busey (voice)
1989
8.0
The Neon Empire
as Frank Weston
1989
5.5
The Neon Empire
as Frank Weston
1989
0.0
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
1989
7.6
Hider in the House
as Tom Sykes
1989
5.8
A Dangerous Life
as Tony O'Neil
1988
0.0
Act of Piracy
as Ted Andrews
1988
3.3
Bulletproof
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
1988
4.9
Lethal Weapon
as Mr. Joshua
1987
7.3
Let's Get Harry
as Jack
1986
6.2
Half a Lifetime
as Bart
1986
0.0
Eye of the Tiger
as Buck Matthews
1986
6.0
Silver Bullet
as Uncle Red
1985
6.6
Insignificance
as The Ballplayer
1985
6.3
The Bear
as Paul W. Bryant
1984
6.2
D.C. Cab
as Dell
1983
5.2
The Hitchhiker
as Rev. Nolan Powers
1983
6.1
Barbarosa
as Karl Westover
1982
5.8
Foolin' Around
as Wes
1980
6.0
Carny
as Frankie
1980
6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
The Set-Up
1978
0.0
Big Wednesday
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
1978
6.9
The Buddy Holly Story
as Buddy Holly
1978
7.2
Straight Time
as Willy Darin
1978
7.1
A Star Is Born
as Bobbie Ritchie
1976
6.0
The Gumball Rally
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
1976
6.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
You and Me
1975
6.7
Baretta
1975
6.4
The Law
as William Bright
1974
0.0
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Curly
1974
6.8
The Execution of Private Slovik
as Jimmy Feedek
1974
7.2
Blood Sport
as David Lee Birdsong
1973
8.3
Hex
as Giblets
1973
3.6
The Last American Hero
as Wayne Jackson
1973
5.6
Lolly-Madonna XXX
as Zeb Gutshall
1973
5.9
Dirty Little Billy
as Basil Crabtree
1972
4.5
Kung Fu
as Josh
1972
7.7
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Hank Allan
1972
5.5
Angels Hard as They Come
as Henry
1971
4.4
Didn’t You Hear?
as James
1970
7.0
Wild in the Streets
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
1968
5.8
The High Chaparral
as Rafe
1967
6.6
The Love-Ins
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
1967
3.8
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
Bonanza
as Henry Johnson
1959
7.5
Gunsmoke
as Harve Daley
1955
6.6
🎬
Downtown Bus
as Gruce Gissler
N/A
0.0
Trick and Treats
as Pastor Joseph
N/A
9.0
🎬
The Hand Job
as Blind Master
N/A
0.0