Gary Riley is a former American

United States

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 character actor

Character actor

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 with about thirty credits encompassing theatrical and made-for-TV films

Television movie

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 as well as episodes of TV series.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, Gary Riley played Charlie Hogan, one of his best known roles, in the 1986 film Stand by Me

Stand by Me (film)

Stand by Me is a 1986 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on the novella The Body by Stephen King, the film takes its title from the Ben E. King song of the same name, which plays over the end credits.-Plot:...

, and also received notice for his portrayal of Dave Frazier in the 1987 comedy Summer School

Summer School (film)

Summer School is a 1987 film directed by Carl Reiner about the travails of a high school gym teacher who is forced to teach a remedial English class for a bunch of maladjusted goof-off students. It stars Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The original music score was composed by...

. He also made notable appearances as a thief who steals Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....

's wallet in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and as a naive metalhead customer whom Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold is an American actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop, Ruthless People, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and The Santa Clause trilogy.-Early life:...

 can't bear to rip off in Ruthless People

Ruthless People

Ruthless People is a 1986 black comedy written by Dale Launer, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater. It also features Bill Pullman as a supporting role in his film debut....

after discovering his girlfriend is pregnant. He also made guest appearances on such TV shows as Knots Landing

Knots Landing

Knots Landing is an American primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27, 1979 to May 13, 1993 on CBS. Set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles in California, the show centered on the lives of four married couples living in a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle...

, Growing Pains

Growing Pains

Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...

, Amazing Stories (in a special hourlong episode directed by Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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), and Airwolf

Airwolf

Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme....

. Gary was raised in Irvine, CA.

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