Gary Cole
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Gary Michael Cole is an American actor. Cole is known for his supporting roles in numerous film and television productions since the 1990s.
. His father was a school administrator and his mother was a director of finance. He attended Rolling Meadows High School
, where his first dramatic appearance was as Snoopy
in a high school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
. Cole later attended Illinois State University
, where he majored in theater alongside actors Laurie Metcalf
and John Malkovich
.
in 1985. He also appeared in several off-Broadway
productions in New York City. In addition to his film and television credits listed below, he has done voice work on several animated series (Family Guy
; Kim Possible
; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
) and had a recurring role on the drama The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell
. He also starred as Captain Matthew Gideon
on the short-lived Babylon 5
spin-off Crusade
, and had notable guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
and Arrested Development. He also played Joe Maxwell on DCOM Cadet Kelly
and appeared as real-life astronaut Edgar Mitchell in HBO's recreation of Project Apollo
, From the Earth to the Moon. One of his most notable roles in 1991 was as General Custer in the much acclaimed television film Son of the Morning Star
.
Between 1988 and 1991, Cole became popular on TV for playing the part of Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in the series Midnight Caller
. In 1999, Cole starred in the film Office Space
, in which he portrayed office supervisor Bill Lumbergh
. When asked about the oft-quoted character, Cole said:
He played The Brady Bunch
patriarch Mike Brady in the 1995 film The Brady Bunch Movie
, the 1996 sequel A Very Brady Sequel
, and the 2002 television film The Brady Bunch in the White House
.
Cole starred as Lt. Conrad Rose on the TNT
series Wanted
, is the voice of the title character on the Adult Swim
series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
, and starred as Sheriff Lucas Buck on the one season 1995 show, American Gothic
. Cole also appeared in the films Talladega Nights
, Forever Strong
, and American Pastime
.
Cole played Katherine Mayfair
's ex-husband Wayne on Desperate Housewives
and has more recently played the dangerous drug lord Ted Jones in Pineapple Express
with Seth Rogen
and James Franco
. He also appeared in an episode from the third season of the USA Network
series Psych
as S.W.A.T. commander Cameron Luntz. Cole also played Bill Owens, Sy Parrish's (Robin Williams
) boss, in the film One Hour Photo
.
In 2008, Cole appeared on Chuck
as Sarah's
con-artist father (in "Chuck Versus the DeLorean
"), a role which he reprised in 2011 (in "Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner
"). He also appeared in the fifth season of HBO's Entourage
playing Ari Gold's old pal Andrew Klein for a 3-episode story arc prior to joining the regular cast in the sixth season.
Cole has joined Fox's comedy pilot, Tagged.
In 2011, Cole reprised his role as Bill Lumbergh for several State Farm Insurance
commercials.
Cole will have a guest-appearance on the fourth season of the HBO hit series True Blood
, playing Sookie Stackhouse
's grandfather.
on March 8, 1992. His daughter Mary was diagnosed with autism
at 28 months of age.
Early life
Cole was born in Park Ridge, IllinoisPark Ridge, Illinois
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 37,775 people, 14,219 households, and 10,465 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,374.6 people per square mile . There were 14,646 housing units at an average density of 2,083.8 per square mile...
. His father was a school administrator and his mother was a director of finance. He attended Rolling Meadows High School
Rolling Meadows High School
Rolling Meadows High School, or RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214. It is part of the second largest school district in Illinois, under Chicago...
, where his first dramatic appearance was as Snoopy
Snoopy
Snoopy is an fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. He is Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly conventional dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip's most dynamic character—and among the most recognizable...
in a high school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
. Cole later attended Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
, where he majored in theater alongside actors Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf
Lauren Elizabeth "Laurie" Metcalf is an American actress. She is widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, the voice of Mrs. Davis in the Toy Story film series and as Debbie Salt in Scream 2...
and John Malkovich
John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award...
.
Career
Cole began his professional career in 1983 as a stage actor in Chicago, where he joined the ensemble of the famed Steppenwolf Theatre CompanySteppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from...
in 1985. He also appeared in several off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
productions in New York City. In addition to his film and television credits listed below, he has done voice work on several animated series (Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
; Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated television series comedy created by Williams Street and produced by Cartoon Network Studios that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. The series' pilot first aired in 2000, and later became a series in...
) and had a recurring role on the drama The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell
Bob Russell (The West Wing)
Robert 'Bingo Bob' Russell is a fictional character played by Gary Cole on the television serial drama The West Wing.After the resignation of Vice President John Hoynes due to a sex scandal in May 2003, the Bartlet Administration was forced to replace him with another Democrat...
. He also starred as Captain Matthew Gideon
Matthew Gideon
Captain Matthew Gideon is a character in the fictional universe of the television series Babylon 5, played by Gary Cole. Gideon was the lead character in the B5 spin-off show Crusade, which ran for 13 episodes in 1998-99.-Prior to Excalibur:...
on the short-lived Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
spin-off Crusade
Crusade (TV series)
Crusade is a spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. A race called the Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five...
, and had notable guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
and Arrested Development. He also played Joe Maxwell on DCOM Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy...
and appeared as real-life astronaut Edgar Mitchell in HBO's recreation of Project Apollo
Project Apollo
The Apollo program was the spaceflight effort carried out by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration , that landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Apollo began in earnest after President John F...
, From the Earth to the Moon. One of his most notable roles in 1991 was as General Custer in the much acclaimed television film Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star (film)
Son of the Morning Star is a TV movie released by Chrysalis based on Evan S. Connell's best-selling book of the same name. It starred Gary Cole and featured Dean Stockwell , Roseanna Arquette , Rodney A...
.
Between 1988 and 1991, Cole became popular on TV for playing the part of Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in the series Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC television series created by Richard DiLello, which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was one of the first television series to address the dramatic possibilities of the then-growing phenomenon of talk radio...
. In 1999, Cole starred in the film Office Space
Office Space
Office Space is a 1999 American comedy film satirizing work life in a typical 1990s software company. Written and directed by Mike Judge, it focuses on a handful of individuals fed up with their jobs portrayed by Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich...
, in which he portrayed office supervisor Bill Lumbergh
Bill Lumbergh
William Lumbergh is a fictional character, who appeared initially in the Milton animated shorts, and later was portrayed by Gary Cole in the 1999 film Office Space...
. When asked about the oft-quoted character, Cole said:
He played The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. The series revolved around a large blended family...
patriarch Mike Brady in the 1995 film The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie
The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film based on the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch.The film features all the original regular characters, all played by new actors...
, the 1996 sequel A Very Brady Sequel
A Very Brady Sequel
A Very Brady Sequel is a 1996 comedy film and sequel to 1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie. Both films are parodies-homages of the classic 1969–1974 television sitcom The Brady Bunch. The film was directed by Arlene Sanford and stars Shelley Long and Gary Cole as Carol and Mike Brady. The film was a box...
, and the 2002 television film The Brady Bunch in the White House
The Brady Bunch in the White House
The Brady Bunch in the White House is a 2002 TV movie. It is the second sequel to the The Brady Bunch Movie , following A Very Brady Sequel . It was directed by Neal Israel and written by Lloyd J...
.
Cole starred as Lt. Conrad Rose on the TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
series Wanted
Wanted (TV series)
Wanted is a 2005 American primetime police drama television series broadcast on the TNT network. The series was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, and executive produced by Aaron Spelling, E...
, is the voice of the title character on the Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated television series comedy created by Williams Street and produced by Cartoon Network Studios that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. The series' pilot first aired in 2000, and later became a series in...
, and starred as Sheriff Lucas Buck on the one season 1995 show, American Gothic
American Gothic (TV series)
American Gothic is an American horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.-Plot:...
. Cole also appeared in the films Talladega Nights
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film also features John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Various Saturday Night Live alumni also...
, Forever Strong
Forever Strong
Forever Strong is a sports film directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The film is about a troubled rugby union player who must play against the team...
, and American Pastime
American Pastime (film)
American Pastime is a 2007 film set in the Topaz War Relocation Center, a Utah camp which housed thousands of people during the Japanese American internment during World War II....
.
Cole played Katherine Mayfair
Katherine Mayfair
Katherine Mayfair is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...
's ex-husband Wayne on Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
and has more recently played the dangerous drug lord Ted Jones in Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express (film)
Pineapple Express is a 2008 American stoner action comedy directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and James Franco. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad, assisted in developing the story,...
with Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy during his teen years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a small part in Freaks and...
and James Franco
James Franco
James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...
. He also appeared in an episode from the third season of the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
series Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
as S.W.A.T. commander Cameron Luntz. Cole also played Bill Owens, Sy Parrish's (Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
) boss, in the film One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams. Fox Searchlight Pictures distributed the film in the United States. One Hour Photo also starred Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. Williams won a...
.
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
as Sarah's
Sarah Walker (Chuck)
Sarah Lisa Bartowski is the alias of one of the main characters of the fictional television show Chuck on NBC. She is portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski and is one of two agents assigned by the NSA and CIA to protect Chuck Bartowski after he unwittingly downloads the secret government computer known...
con-artist father (in "Chuck Versus the DeLorean
Chuck Versus the DeLorean
"Chuck Versus the DeLorean" is the tenth episode of Chuck's second season, and aired on December 8, 2008. Sarah's con artist father appears, and Chuck and Casey are ordered to use his latest scam to pursue a Saudi sheik with terrorist connections.-Main Plot:The episode begins with a flashback to...
"), a role which he reprised in 2011 (in "Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner
Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner
"Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner" is the 21st episode of the fourth season of the American action-comedy television series Chuck, and the 75th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by Rafe Judkins and Lauren LeFranc and directed by Anton Cropper...
"). He also appeared in the fifth season of HBO's Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
playing Ari Gold's old pal Andrew Klein for a 3-episode story arc prior to joining the regular cast in the sixth season.
Cole has joined Fox's comedy pilot, Tagged.
In 2011, Cole reprised his role as Bill Lumbergh for several State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance is a group of insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company also has operations in Canada....
commercials.
Cole will have a guest-appearance on the fourth season of the HBO hit series True Blood
True Blood
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana...
, playing Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse is the fictional protagonist and narrating voice of Charlaine Harris' The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the television adaptation, HBO's True Blood.-Biography:...
's grandfather.
Personal life
Cole married actress Teddi SiddallTeddi Siddall
Teddi Siddall Cole is an American actress. She has appeared in serveral roles in the television series Grey's Anatomy, Wings, LA Law, Hill Street Blues, and Happy Days, and the films Fade to Black, Prizzi's Honor, and Forever Strong...
on March 8, 1992. His daughter Mary was diagnosed with autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
at 28 months of age.
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Man chased by Richard Chance | Uncredited |
| 1986 | Lucas Lucas (film) Lucas is a 1986 American teen tragicomedy film directed by David Seltzer and starring Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The film is particularly notable for being the screen debut of actress Winona Ryder.-Plot:... |
Assistant Coach | |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire In the Line of Fire In the Line of Fire is a 1993 American thriller film about a disillusioned and obsessed former CIA agent who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States and the Secret Service agent who tracks him... |
Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie The Brady Bunch Movie The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film based on the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch.The film features all the original regular characters, all played by new actors... |
Mike Brady | |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel A Very Brady Sequel A Very Brady Sequel is a 1996 comedy film and sequel to 1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie. Both films are parodies-homages of the classic 1969–1974 television sitcom The Brady Bunch. The film was directed by Arlene Sanford and stars Shelley Long and Gary Cole as Carol and Mike Brady. The film was a box... |
Mike Brady | |
| Indecent Seduction For My Daughter's Honor For My Daughter's Honor, also released as Indecent Seduction, is a 1996 television film directed by Alan Metzger.- Plot :Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden... |
Peter Nash | ||
| 1997 | Cyclops, Baby | Manks | |
| Santa Fe | Paul Thomas | ||
| Gang Related | Richard Simms | ||
| 1998 | A Simple Plan A Simple Plan (film) A Simple Plan is a 1998 drama film directed by Sam Raimi, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Smith, who also wrote the screenplay of the film. It was shot in Delano, Minnesota and Ashland and Saxon, Wisconsin. Billy Bob Thornton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor... |
Neil Baxter | |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jake's Dad | ||
| 1999 | Office Space Office Space Office Space is a 1999 American comedy film satirizing work life in a typical 1990s software company. Written and directed by Mike Judge, it focuses on a handful of individuals fed up with their jobs portrayed by Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Diedrich... |
Bill Lumbergh | |
| Kiss the Sky Kiss the Sky (film) Kiss the Sky is a 1999 film drama directed by Roger Young. The plot follows two men in their forties, friends since college, who travel together on a business trip to the Philippines. There they examine their lives and consider trading their adult responsibilities for a return to the hedonism of... |
Marty | ||
| 2000 | The Gift | David Duncan | |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Avery Hodge | |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo One Hour Photo One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams. Fox Searchlight Pictures distributed the film in the United States. One Hour Photo also starred Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. Williams won a... |
Bill Owens | |
| I Spy I Spy (film) I Spy is a 2002 American spy comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. The film was based on the television series of the same name, that aired in the 1960s which starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby.- Plot :... |
Carlos | ||
| Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy... |
Sir | ||
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, and Josh Duhamel.- Plot :... |
Henry Futch | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, commonly referred to as simply DodgeBall, is a 2004 American sports comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox and Red Hour Productions, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Rip Torn... |
Cotton McKnight | ||
| Pop Rocks Pop Rocks (film) Pop Rocks is a 2004 movie starring Gary Cole and Sherilyn Fenn. - Plot :A bank loan officer named Jerry Harden has his life turned upside down when a scruffy-looking guitarist named Izzy shows up at his bank office. It is revealed that Jerry was a member of a hard rock band called Rock Toxin, and... |
Jerry "Dagger" Harden | ||
| 2005 | The Ring Two The Ring Two The Ring Two is a 2005 American psychological horror film, and a sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ring... |
Martin Savide | |
| Mozart and the Whale Mozart and the Whale Mozart and the Whale is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film starring Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell, and directed by Petter Næss.-Plot:... |
Wallace | ||
| Cry Wolf | Mr. Matthews | ||
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film also features John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, and Sacha Baron Cohen. Various Saturday Night Live alumni also... |
Reese Bobby | |
| 2007 | My Wife Is Retarded | Doctor Heichman | |
| Breach Breach (film) Breach is a 2007 American historical drama directed by Billy Ray. The screenplay by Ray, Adam Mazer, and William Rotko is based on the true story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for more than two decades, and Eric O'Neill, who worked as his... |
Rich Garces | ||
| American Pastime American Pastime (film) American Pastime is a 2007 film set in the Topaz War Relocation Center, a Utah camp which housed thousands of people during the Japanese American internment during World War II.... |
Billy Burrell | ||
| Goodnight Vagina | Dr. Milstein | ||
| 2008 | Say Hello to Stan Talmadge | Stan Talmadge | |
| Conspiracy Conspiracy (2008 film) Conspiracy is a 2008 action/drama film released as direct-to-video on March 18, 2008. The film is influenced by the classic western film noir thriller Bad Day at Black Rock , which itself was an adaptation of a short story "Bad Time at Honda" by Howard Breslin.While Bad Day at Black Rock tells the... |
Rhodes | ||
| Pineapple Express Pineapple Express (film) Pineapple Express is a 2008 American stoner action comedy directed by David Gordon Green, written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Rogen and James Franco. Producer Judd Apatow, who previously worked with Rogen and Goldberg on Knocked Up and Superbad, assisted in developing the story,... |
Ted Jones | ||
| Forever Strong Forever Strong Forever Strong is a sports film directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The film is about a troubled rugby union player who must play against the team... |
Coach Larry Gelwix | ||
| 2009 | Extract Extract (film) Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Extract stars Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J. K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck. Judge also makes an uncredited appearance as 'Jim', a union organizer.... |
Bar Patron | Uncredited |
| The Joneses The Joneses The Joneses is a 2009 American film written and directed by Derrick Borte. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009. Roadside Attractions later purchased the United States theatrical... |
Larry | Commercially released in 2010 | |
| 2010 | The Chicago 8 | Bill Kunstler | |
| Immortality Bites | Dr. Levine | ||
| DC Showcase: The Spectre DC Showcase: The Spectre DC Showcase: The Spectre is a 2010 short animated film, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Steve Niles, featuring Gary Cole as Detective Jim Corrigan, whose suspects are brought to justice by his alter-ego the Spectre... |
Jim Corrigan Jim Corrigan Jim Corrigan is the name of three fictional characters that have appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The first Corrigan initially appeared in More Fun Comics #52 , a deceased cop acting as host to the cosmic entity the Spectre, and was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard... /The Spectre Spectre (comics) The Spectre is a fictional character and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in a next issue ad in More Fun Comics #51 and received his first story the following month, #52... |
voice, animated short | |
| 2011 | Hop | Henry O'Hare | |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 The Chicago 8 The Chicago 8 is a 2010 independent drama film starring Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp and Mayim Bialik. The film is based on on actual court transcripts from the Chicago Seven trial. The Chicago 8 is written and directed by Pinchas Perry. Pinchas Perry, Al Bravo, Shirly Brener, Kate... |
Bill Kunstler | |
| 2012 | Gay Dude Gay Dude Gay Dude is an upcoming comedy film directed by Chris Nelson and written by Alan Yang. It stars Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope and Sarah Hyland.-Synopsis:... |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Heart of Steel | Lee | Television film |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision Fatal Vision Fatal Vision is a best-selling true crime book published in 1983 by journalist and author Joe McGinniss. The following year it was made into an NBC television miniseries under the same name. Fatal Vision is the real-life story of Captain Jeffrey MacDonald, M.D., who in 1979 was convicted of the... |
Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald, MD | Television miniseries |
| A Matter of Principle | Man with Xmas tree | Television film | |
| 1985 | First Steps | Manny | Television film |
| The Twilight Zone | Daniel Gaddis | Single episode | |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Dr. Hayward | Television film |
| Miami Vice Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989... |
Jackson Crane | Single episode | |
| 1987 | Moonlighting Moonlighting (TV series) Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes... |
Alan McClafferty | Single episode |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Jack Holtz | Television film | |
| 1988–1991 | Midnight Caller Midnight Caller Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC television series created by Richard DiLello, which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was one of the first television series to address the dramatic possibilities of the then-growing phenomenon of talk radio... |
Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian | 61 episodes |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind Those She Left Behind Those She Left Behind is a 1989 made-for-TV movie about a father forced to raise his newborn daughter alone after the unexpected death of his wife in childbirth... |
Scott Grimes | Television film |
| 1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Tom Pruitt | Television film |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star Son of the Morning Star Son of the Morning Star is a 1984 non-fiction book on the subject of George Armstrong Custer, with the subtitle 'Custer and the Little Bighorn'. A 1991 television film was based on the book. Both the book and the film chronicle the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the personalities involved, and the... |
George Armstrong Custer | Television film |
| 1993 | The Switch | Larry McAfee | Television film |
| When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | John Hearn | Television miniseries | |
| 1994 | A Time to Heal A Time to Heal (film) A Time to Heal is a 1994 TV movie starring Nicollette Sheridan, Gary Cole and Mara Wilson.... |
Jay Barton | Television film |
| Rod Serling's Lost Classics Rod Serling's Lost Classics Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics was a 1994 telefilm consisting of two Rod Serling stories. The film was co-produced by Serling's widow Carol Serling. Reportedly, she found the two pieces in a trunk in the family's garage.... |
James | Television film | |
| Fall from Grace | Maj. Tom O'Neill | Television film | |
| 1995–1996 | American Gothic American Gothic (TV series) American Gothic is an American horror series created by Shaun Cassidy and executive produced by Sam Raimi. The show first aired on CBS on September 22, 1995, and was cancelled after a single season on July 11, 1996.-Plot:... |
Sheriff Lucas Buck | 22 episodes |
| 1996 | For My Daughter's Honor For My Daughter's Honor For My Daughter's Honor, also released as Indecent Seduction, is a 1996 television film directed by Alan Metzger.- Plot :Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden... |
Pete Nash | Television film |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Dave | Television film |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun Dead Man's Gun Dead Man's Gun was a western anthology series which ran on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it passed to a new character in each episode. The gun would change the life of whomever possessed it.... |
Travis Thornberry | Single episode |
| The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Detective Ray Venable | Single episode | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Ed Mitchell | Single episode | |
| 1999 | Crusade Crusade (TV series) Crusade is a spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. A race called the Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five... |
Capt. Matthew Gideon | Thirteen episodes |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Dad | Single episode | |
| 1999–2004 | The Practice The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston... |
Defense Attorney Solomon Tager | Three episodes |
| 2000 | National Lampoon's American Adventure | Chuck | Television film |
| What About Joan | Justin | Single episode | |
| Family Law Family Law (TV series) Family Law is a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients... |
Alan | Single episode | |
| Batman Beyond Batman Beyond Batman Beyond is an American animated television series created by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy... |
Zeta | Single episode (voice only) | |
| Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Charlie Radcliff | Single episode | |
| Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Luke Parker | Single episode | |
| 2000–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated television series comedy created by Williams Street and produced by Cartoon Network Studios that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block. The series' pilot first aired in 2000, and later became a series in... |
Harvey Birdman | 39 episodes (voice only) |
| 2000–Present | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
Various characters | 25 episodes (voice only) |
| 2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | Television film | |
| Justice League Justice League (TV series) Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics... |
J. Allen Carter | Single episode | |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy... |
Joe Maxwell | Television film |
| The Brady Bunch in the White House The Brady Bunch in the White House The Brady Bunch in the White House is a 2002 TV movie. It is the second sequel to the The Brady Bunch Movie , following A Very Brady Sequel . It was directed by Neal Israel and written by Lloyd J... |
Mike Brady | Television film | |
| 2002–2003 | Family Affair Family Affair Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional... |
William 'Bill' Davis | Fifteen episodes |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Dr. James Timothy Possible | 38 episodes (voice only) |
| 2003 | Criminology 101 | Roy Franks | Television film |
| Hack | Johnny Scanlon | Single episode | |
| Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July... |
Dexter Larson | Single episode | |
| Karen Sisco Karen Sisco Karen Sisco is a television series about a fictional United States Marshal created by novelist Elmore Leonard.As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach highlife while tracking down fugitives. She also... |
Konner | Two episodes | |
| Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Dr. James Timothy Possible | Television film (voice only) | |
| 2003–2006 | The West Wing | Vice President Bob Russell | 21 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Xander Henry | Single episode |
| Pop Rocks | Jerry "Dagger" Harden | Television film | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama Kim Possible Movie: So The Drama is the second feature-length animated movie of the Kim Possible series. This film includes a mix of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery.... |
Dr. James Timothy Possible | Television film (voice only) |
| Wanted | Lieutenant Conrad Rose | Thirteen episodes | |
| King of the Hill King of the Hill King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas... |
Vance Gilbert | Single episode (voice only) | |
| 2006 | That Guy | Gary | Television film |
| Company Town | Martin Amberson | Television film | |
| Arrested Development | CIA Agent | Single episode | |
| 2007 | Shark Shark (TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:... |
Christian Chambers | Single episode |
| The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning is a prequel to the 2005 theatrical-release film The Dukes of Hazzard. An edited version of the film debuted on the ABC Family cable television channel on March 4, 2007. 'R'-rated and unrated versions were released on DVD March 13.- Plot :Bo Duke is arrested for... |
Balladeer | Television film (voice only) | |
| Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Brad Redding | Single episode | |
| 2008 | Good Behavior | Dean West | |
| 12 Miles of Bad Road 12 Miles of Bad Road 12 Miles of Bad Road is a television show originally created for HBO centered on a Texas matriarch who must reconcile her booming real estate business and immense wealth with the day-to-day struggles of her dysfunctional family life.-Cast:... |
Jerry Shakespeare | Six episodes | |
| Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Wayne Davis | Six episodes | |
| Psych Psych Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts... |
Commander Cameron Luntz | Single episode | |
| 2008–2011 | Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... |
Jack Burton | Two episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Andrew Klein | Five episodes |
| 2009 | The Cleaner The Cleaner (TV series) The Cleaner was an A&E television series starring Benjamin Bratt. It debuted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 10:00 pm EST and the last episode aired on September 15, 2009, when the show was officially cancelled.... |
Davis Durham | Single episode |
| Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Shepard Crater | Single episode | |
| The Good Wife | Kurt McVeigh | Four episodes | |
| 2010–2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort... |
Pervis McSlade, New York's Parks Commissioner | Two episodes (voice only) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Fred Jones Sr. | Voice only |
| The Good Guys The Good Guys (2010 TV series) The Good Guys is an American action-comedy series about an old-school cop and a modern-day detective that premiered with a preview episode on Fox on May 19, 2010, and began airing regularly on June 7... |
Frank Savage | Two episodes | |
| The Closer The Closer The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods... |
Major Edward Dorcet | Single episode | |
| 2011 | True Blood True Blood True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana... |
Earl Stackhouse | Single episode |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Joe O'Donnell | Single episode | |
| Suits (TV series) Suits (TV series) Suits is a USA Network television drama series starring Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams. The 12-episode first season debuted on June 23, 2011, with a 90-minute premiere. It was renewed for a second season of 16 episodes on August 11, 2011, expected to premiere in Summer 2012.- Overview :Mike... |
Cameron Dennis | Single episode |
External links
- The Onion A.V. Club Random Roles article with Gary Cole