Gary Basaraba
Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959 in Edmonton , Alberta ) is a Canadian - American actor , who is best known for his role in the series Brooklyn South and Boomtown . He is also a regular supporting actor in film productions.
life and career
Gary Basaraba is from Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, and has been an actor in film and television since 1985. He grew up in Vancouver , British Columbia and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1982 . He took his first acting role in front of the camera as Leon in the film Alamo Bay . Other small film roles soon followed, for example in Sweet Dreams , If Dreams Were True , Merciless , The Last Temptation of Christ , Green Tomatoes , Mrs. Parker and her vicious circle , The Tree House or Striptease .
From 1997 to 1998 he was Sgt. Richard Santoro in the series Brooklyn South . From 2003 to 2003 he worked as Officer Ray Hechler in the HBO series Boomtown . His guest appearances on television include shows such as New York Undercover , Swift Justice , Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension , Alone Against the Future , New York Cops - NYPD Blue , Just In Case Amy , Third Watch - Duty At The Limit , Everyone Hates Chris , CSI : Vegas , Las Vegas , Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price , Numbers - The logic of crime , Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , Castle , Unforgettable , The Mentalist , Mad Men , Bones - The Bone Hunter , Forever , Madam Secretary , Navy CIS: New Orleans , Grey's Anatomy or Criminal Minds .
From 2007 to 2010 Basaraba was seen as Hank in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings . In 2009 he played a supporting role in the film The Abduction of the Pelham 123 Underground . For the films The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2 he lent his voice to the Smurf Hefty . He also appeared in supporting roles in The Accountant as Don and in Suburbicon as Mitch . In the 2019 film adaptation of The Irishman by director Martin Scorsese , Basaraba took on the role of Frank Fitzsimmons , the president of the transport workers' union International Brotherhood of Teamsters .
Basaraba can often be seen in police roles. He lives mostly in New York City and Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Alama Boy
- 1985: Sweet Dreams
- 1985: If Dreams Were True (One Magic Christmas)
- 1986: Mercy (No Mercy)
- 1987: Who's That Girl
- 1987–1988: Miami Vice (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1988: The Last Temptation of Christ (The Last Temptation of Christ)
- 1989: Little Sweetheart
- 1991: Canyon Cop
- 1991: Green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)
- 1992: Starfighter of Death ( Afterburn , TV movie)
- 1992, 2004: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1994: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
- 1994: The Tree House (The War)
- 1994: Alaska of all places ( Northern Exposure , TV series, episode 6x08)
- 1994, 2000: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1995: New York Undercover (TV series, episode 1x21)
- 1995: The Wright Verdicts (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 1995: Homicide (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 1996: Swift Justice (TV series, episode 1x10)
- 1996: striptease
- 1997: Prince Street (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 1997: Dead Silence - Flammen in der Stille ( Dead Silence , TV movie)
- 1997: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( Outer Limits , TV series, episode 3x08)
- 1997: Deadly Lovers
- 1997: Falls Road (TV movie)
- 1997–1998: Brooklyn South (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1998: Martial Law - The Karate Cop ( Martial Law , TV series, episode 1x05)
- 1999: Partners (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 1999: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , TV series, episode 4x01)
- 1999: Woman Power ( Family Law , TV series, episode 1x09)
- 2001: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 2x19)
- 2001: Mysterious Ways (TV series, episode 2x12)
- 2001-2002: Judging Amy ( Judging Amy , television series, 3 episodes)
- 2002: Guilty Hearts (TV movie)
- 2002: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit ( Third Watch , TV series, episode 3x20)
- 2002: Recipe for Murder (TV movie)
- 2002: Unfaithful (Unfaithful)
- 2002–2003: Boomtown (TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2004: Everwood (TV series, episode 2x12)
- 2005: Close to Home (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2005: Everyone Hates Chris ( Everybody Hates Chris , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 6x14)
- 2006: Wilbur the Pig and Friends (Charlotte's Web)
- 2007: Las Vegas (TV series, episode 4x15)
- 2007: Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price ( Nip / Tuck , TV series, episode 5x07)
- 2007–2010: Mixed Blessings (TV series, 25 episodes)
- 2008: Recount - Florida Counts (TV Movie)
- 2009: Numbers - The Logic of Crime ( Num3rs , TV series, episode 5x11)
- 2009: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 6x15)
- 2009: The Taking of Pelham 123 (The Taking of Pelham 123)
- 2010: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 1x10)
- 2011: Flashpoint - The Special Command ( Flashpoint , TV series, episode 3x10)
- 2011: Criminal Minds: Team Red ( Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior , TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2011: Castle (TV series, episode 3x20)
- 2011: The Smurfs ( The Smurfs , voice)
- 2013: The Smurfs 2 ( The Smurfs 2 , voice)
- 2013: Person of Interest (TV series, episode 3x02)
- 2014: Justified (TV series, episode 5x07)
- 2014: Bones ( Bones , TV series, episode 10x03)
- 2014: Forever (TV series, episode 1x10)
- 2015: The Leftovers (TV series, episode 2x08)
- 2016: Madam Secretary (TV series, episode 2x13)
- 2016: Navy CIS: New Orleans ( NCIS: New Orleans , TV Series, Episode 2x20)
- 2016: The Accountant
- 2016: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode 13x09)
- 2017: Chicago Justice (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2017: Suburbicon
- 2018: American Animals
- 2018: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 13x16)
- 2018: A Recipe For Love (Little Italy)
- 2019: The Irishman
Web links
- Gary Basaraba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Gary Basaraba in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gary Basaraba. Retrieved March 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Gary Basaraba - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved March 13, 2018.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Basaraba, Gary |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edmonton , Alberta , Canada |