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Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Birthday: 1959-03-16 | Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Sound of Freedom

as    Earl Buchanan

2018
Little Italy

as    Vince

2018
American Animals

as    Warren Lipka Senior

2016
Dallas, Sunday Morning

as    Jack Ruby

2012
Hornet's Nest

as    Seth

2011
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

as    Hefty (Voice)

2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as    Jerry Pollard, motorman

2006
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

as    Norman Shaw

2002
Unfaithful

as    Detective Mirojnick

2002
K-9: P.I.

as    Pete Timmons

2002
Boomtown

as    Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler

1997
Brooklyn South

as    Sgt. Richard Santoro / Lt. Richard Santoro

1995
A Horse for Danny

as    Solly

1991
Fried Green Tomatoes

as    Grady Kilgore

1986
No Mercy

as    Joe Collins

1985
One Magic Christmas

as    Jack Grainger

1985
Sweet Dreams

as    Woodhouse