Gary Busey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-06-29 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Gary Busey
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.
Acting
Downtown Bus
as Gruce Gissler
The Hand Job
as Blind Master
(2025)
The Gettysburg Address
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
(2025)
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
as Millard Findlemeyer
(2024)
Holy Cash
as Actor
(2021)
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
as Trainer
(2020)
The Follow-Up
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
(2019)
(2019)
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2018)
(2018)
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as Wilford Wexler
(2018)
(2018)
Camp Manna
as Jack Cujo Parrish
(2016)
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Wilford Wexler
(2016)
Mamaboy
as Coach Dombrowski
(2016)
Candiland
as Arnie/God
(2015)
Entourage
as Gary Busey
(2015)
Bikini Model Academy
as Uncle Seymore
(2015)
Mansion of Blood
as Zacharia
(2014)
Behaving Badly
as Chief Clark
(2014)
Confessions of a Womanizer
as Gary
(2014)
Guido
as Steve Kaufman
(2013)
Bounty Killer
as Van Sterling
(2013)
Matt's Chance
as Bill
(2012)
Piranha 3DD
as Clayton
(2011)
That's Insignificance
as Self
(2010)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
(2009)
(2009)
Hallettsville
as Sheriff David Ketchum
(2008)
Beyond The Ring
as Tony De Luca
(2007)
Homo Erectus
as Krutz
(2007)
Maneater
as Grady Barnes
(2007)
The Ultimate Fighter
as Wizard
(2007)
Succubus: Hell-Bent
as Sentinel
(2006)
Dr. Dolittle 3
as Butch (voice)
(2006)
Cloud 9
as Gary Busey
(2006)
Crooked
as John Rouse
(2006)
The Hard Easy
as Vinnie
(2006)
(2006)
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
as Doctor
(2006)
Shut Up and Shoot!
as Bob Katz
(2006)
Descansos
as The Keeper
(2005)
The Gingerdead Man
as Millard Findlemeyer
(2005)
No Rules
as Leroy Little
(2005)
Buckaroo
as Dr. Brawn
(2005)
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Shade of Pale
as Billings
(2005)
Chasing Ghosts
as Marcos Alfiri
(2004)
Ghost Rock
as Jack Pickett
(2004)
Motocross Kids
as Viper
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Double Dare
as Self
(2004)
Border Blues
as LAPD medium Michael March
(2004)
(2004)
Latin Dragon
as Thorn
(2004)
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
as Mesdeg
(2003)
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
as Micah
(2003)
Quigley
as Archie Channing
(2003)
Welcome 2 Ibiza
as Cortez
(2003)
The Prize Fighter
as Whitey Ferguson
(2002)
On the Edge
as Felix
(2002)
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
as Richmond Claremont
(2002)
Hooded Angels
as Sheriff
(2002)
(2002)
Sam & Janet
as Bartender
(2001)
A Crack in the Floor
as Tyler Trout
(2001)
Down 'n Dirty
as D. A. Mickey Casey
(2000)
G-Men from Hell
as Lt. Langdon
(2000)
Tribulation
as Tom Canboro
(2000)
Hot Boyz
as Tully
(2000)
Best Actress
as Self
(1999)
Two Shades of Blue
as Jack Reynolds
(1999)
No Tomorrow
as Noah
(1999)
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
as The Hooded Fang
(1999)
The Girl Next Door
as Sheriff Larson
(1999)
(1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Highway Patrolman
(1998)
Soldier
as Church
(1998)
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
as Otto Mazur
(1998)
Rough Draft
as Nelson Keece
(1998)
Detour
as Mo Ginsburg
(1997)
Lost Highway
as Bill Dayton
(1997)
The Rage
as Art Dacy
(1997)
Steel Sharks
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
(1997)
Lethal Tender
as Mr. Turner
(1997)
Suspicious Minds
as Vic Mulvey
(1997)
Plato's Run
as Plato
(1996)
Black Sheep
as Drake Sabitch
(1996)
The Chain
as Frank Morrisey
(1996)
Carried Away
as Major Nathan Wheeler
(1996)
Sticks & Stones
as Book's Dad
(1996)
The Real Thing
as Foreman
(1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Narrator
(1995)
Man with a Gun
as Jack Rushton
(1994)
Drop Zone
as Ty Moncrief
(1994)
Chasers
as Sergeant Vince Banger
(1994)
Surviving the Game
as Doc Hawkins
(1994)
Warriors
as Frank Vail
(1994)
Breaking Point
as Dwight
(1993)
The Firm
as Eddie Lomax
(1993)
South Beach
as Lenny
(1993)
Rookie of the Year
as Chet Steadman
(1993)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
(1992)
Under Siege
as Commander Krill
(1992)
The Player
as Gary Busey
(1992)
Chrome Soldiers
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
(1992)
Canvas
as Ozzy Decker
(1991)
Point Break
as Agent Angelo Pappas
(1991)
Wild Texas Wind
as Justice Parker
(1991)
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
(1991)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Clint Hornby
(1990)
Predator 2
as Peter Keyes
(1989)
The Neon Empire
as Frank Weston
(1989)
Hider in the House
as Tom Sykes
(1989)
(1988)
Bulletproof
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
(1988)
Act of Piracy
as Ted Andrews
(1987)
Lethal Weapon
as Mr. Joshua
(1986)
Half a Lifetime
as Bart
(1986)
Eye of the Tiger
as Buck Matthews
(1986)
Let's Get Harry
as Jack
(1985)
Silver Bullet
as Uncle Red
(1985)
Insignificance
as The Ballplayer
(1984)
The Bear
as Paul W. Bryant
(1983)
D.C. Cab
as Dell
(1982)
Barbarosa
as Karl Westover
(1980)
Carny
as Frankie
(1980)
Foolin' Around
as Wes
(1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1978)
The Buddy Holly Story
as Buddy Holly
(1978)
Straight Time
as Willy Darin
(1978)
Big Wednesday
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
(1978)
(1976)
A Star Is Born
as Bobbie Ritchie
(1976)
The Gumball Rally
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
(1975)
(1974)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Curly
(1974)
The Execution of Private Slovik
as Jimmy Feedek
(1974)
The Law
as William Bright
(1973)
Hex
as Giblets
(1973)
Blood Sport
as David Lee Birdsong
(1973)
The Last American Hero
as Wayne Jackson
(1973)
Lolly-Madonna XXX
as Zeb Gutshall
(1972)
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
as Hank Allan
(1972)
Dirty Little Billy
as Basil Crabtree
(1971)
Angels Hard as They Come
as Henry
(1970)
Didn’t You Hear?
as James
(1968)
Wild in the Streets
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
(1967)
The Love-Ins
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
Crew
(1975)
Nashville
Original Music Composer