Jun 29, 1944 - Goose Creek, Texas, USA
William Gary Busey, best known as Gary Busey, 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.
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| Movie | 1990 | Predator 2 | Peter Keyes | |
| Movie | 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Mr. Joshua | |
| Movie | 1991 | Point Break | Agent Angelo Pappas | |
| Movie | 1997 | Lost Highway | Bill Dayton | |
| Movie | 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Highway Patrolman | |
| Movie | 1992 | The Player | Gary Busey | |
| Movie | 2007 | The Ultimate Fighter | Wizard | |
| Movie | 1994 | Drop Zone | Ty Moncrief | |
| Movie | 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Chet Steadman | |
| Movie | 2002 | Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice | Richmond Claremont | |
| Movie | 1999 | The Girl Next Door | Sheriff Larson | |
| Movie | 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | |
| Movie | 1978 | Straight Time | Willy Darin | |
| Movie | 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Curly | |
| Movie | 1973 | The Last American Hero | Wayne Jackson | |
| Movie | 2007 | Maneater | Grady Barnes | |
| Movie | 1994 | Chasers | Sergeant Vince Banger | |
| Movie | 1982 | Barbarosa | Karl Westover | |
| Movie | 1980 | Carny | Frankie | |
| Movie | 1992 | Under Siege | Commander Krill | |
| Movie | 1976 | The Gumball Rally | Gibson (Camaro Team) | |
| Movie | 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | |
| Movie | 1997 | Steel Sharks | Cmdr. Bill McKay | |
| Movie | 2005 | No Rules | Leroy Little | |
| Movie | 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Buck Matthews | |
| Movie | 2006 | Crooked | John Rouse | |
| Movie | 2005 | The Gingerdead Man | Millard Findlemeyer | |
| Movie | 1983 | D.C. Cab | Dell | |
| Movie | 1986 | Half a Lifetime | Bart | |
| Movie | 2001 | A Crack in the Floor | Tyler Trout | |
| Movie | 1996 | Black Sheep | Drake Sabitch | |
| Movie | 1971 | Angels Hard as They Come | Henry | |
| Movie | 2005 | Chasing Ghosts | Marcos Alfiri | |
| Movie | 1988 | Act of Piracy | Ted Andrews | |
| Movie | 2004 | American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election | Self | |
| Movie | 1996 | Carried Away | Major Nathan Wheeler | |
| Movie | 1985 | Insignificance | The Ballplayer | |
| Movie | 2007 | Homo Erectus | Krutz | |
| Movie | 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | Hank Allan | |
| Movie | 1993 | The Firm | Eddie Lomax | |
| Movie | 1994 | Breaking Point | Dwight | |
| Movie | 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | |
| Movie | 1994 | Surviving the Game | Doc Hawkins | |
| Movie | 2004 | Motocross Kids | Viper | |
| Movie | 2008 | Beyond The Ring | Tony De Luca | |
| Movie | 2003 | Frost: Portrait of a Vampire | Micah | |
| Movie | 1978 | The Set-Up | ||
| Movie | 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Latin Dragon | Thorn | |
| Movie | 1978 | Big Wednesday | Leroy "The Masochist" Smith | |
| Movie | 1976 | A Star Is Born | Bobbie Ritchie | |
| Movie | 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Narrator | |
| Movie | 2012 | Piranha 3DD | Clayton | |
| Movie | 2003 | Quigley | Archie Channing | |
| Movie | 2004 | Border Blues | LAPD medium Michael March | |
| Movie | 1997 | Plato's Run | Plato | |
| Movie | 2003 | The Prize Fighter | Whitey Ferguson | |
| Movie | 1989 | Hider in the House | Tom Sykes | |
| Movie | 2021 | Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy | Trainer | |
| Movie | 2000 | Tribulation | Tom Canboro | |
| Movie | 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | Jimmy Feedek | |
| Movie | 1970 | Didn’t You Hear? | James | |
| Movie | 1988 | Bulletproof | Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain | |
| Movie | 2004 | Ghost Rock | Jack Pickett | |
| Movie | 1995 | Man with a Gun | Jack Rushton | |
| Movie | 1997 | Lethal Tender | Mr. Turner | |
| Movie | 2020 | The Follow-Up | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1980 | Foolin' Around | Wes | |
| Movie | 1998 | Rough Draft | Nelson Keece | |
| Movie | 1999 | No Tomorrow | Noah | |
| Movie | 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Clint Hornby | |
| Movie | 1999 | Two Shades of Blue | Jack Reynolds | |
| Movie | 1992 | Canvas | Ozzy Decker | |
| Movie | 2001 | Down 'n Dirty | D. A. Mickey Casey | |
| Movie | 1997 | The Rage | Art Dacy | |
| Movie | 1973 | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Zeb Gutshall | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Chain | Frank Morrisey | |
| Movie | 2000 | G-Men from Hell | Lt. Langdon | |
| Movie | 1973 | Hex | Giblets | |
| Movie | 1993 | South Beach | Lenny | |
| Movie | 2013 | Matt's Chance | Bill | |
| Movie | 1997 | Suspicious Minds | Vic Mulvey | |
| Movie | 2013 | Bounty Killer | Van Sterling | |
| Movie | 1994 | Warriors | Frank Vail | |
| Movie | 1992 | Chrome Soldiers | Jim 'Flash' Gordon | |
| Movie | 1989 | The Neon Empire | Frank Weston | |
| Movie | 1991 | Wild Texas Wind | Justice Parker | |
| Movie | 1999 | Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang | The Hooded Fang | |
| Movie | 1973 | Blood Sport | David Lee Birdsong | |
| Movie | 1984 | The Bear | Paul W. Bryant | |
| Movie | 2002 | On the Edge | Felix | |
| Movie | 2014 | Confessions of a Womanizer | Gary | |
| Movie | 2004 | Double Dare | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1974 | The Law | William Bright | |
| Movie | 2014 | Behaving Badly | Chief Clark | |
| Movie | 1998 | Soldier | Church | |
| Movie | 2002 | Hooded Angels | Sheriff | |
| Movie | 1972 | Dirty Little Billy | Basil Crabtree | |
| Movie | 2014 | Guido | Steve Kaufman | |
| Movie | 1996 | Sticks & Stones | Book's Dad | |
| Movie | 1996 | The Real Thing | Foreman | |
| Movie | 1998 | Detour | Mo Ginsburg | |
| Movie | 2003 | Welcome 2 Ibiza | Cortez | |
| Movie | 2009 | Hallettsville | Sheriff David Ketchum | |
| Movie | 1986 | Let's Get Harry | Jack | |
| Movie | 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Valley of the Wolves: Iraq | Doctor | |
| Movie | 2018 | Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Hard Easy | Vinnie | |
| Movie | 2015 | Entourage | Gary Busey | |
| Movie | 2006 | Cloud 9 | Gary Busey | |
| Movie | 2015 | Bikini Model Academy | Uncle Seymore | |
| Movie | 2000 | Hot Boyz | Tully | |
| Movie | 2016 | Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens | Wilford Wexler | |
| Movie | 1968 | Wild in the Streets | Concert Attendee (uncredited) | |
| Movie | N/A | Downtown Bus | Gruce Gissler | |
| Movie | 2016 | Candiland | Arnie/God | |
| Movie | 2005 | Shade of Pale | Billings | |
| Movie | 2018 | Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular | Self | |
| Movie | N/A | The Hand Job | Blind Master | |
| Movie | 1998 | Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms | Otto Mazur | |
| Movie | 2006 | Shut Up and Shoot! | Bob Katz | |
| Movie | 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | |
| Movie | 1975 | You and Me | ||
| Movie | 2016 | Mamaboy | Coach Dombrowski | |
| Movie | 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Butch (voice) | |
| Movie | 2007 | Succubus: Hell-Bent | Sentinel | |
| Movie | 2004 | Fallacy | ||
| Movie | 2015 | Mansion of Blood | Zacharia | |
| Movie | 2018 | Camp Manna | Jack Cujo Parrish | |
| Movie | 2018 | The Last Sharknado: It's About Time | Wilford Wexler | |
| Movie | 2006 | Descansos | The Keeper | |
| Movie | 2004 | If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | Mesdeg | |
| Movie | 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | John C. Calhoun (voice) | |
| Movie | 2019 | Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen | Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2005 | The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2011 | That's Insignificance | Self | |
| Movie | 1985 | Silver Bullet | Uncle Red | |
| Movie | 1999 | Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died | Self | |
| Movie | 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh | ||
| Movie | 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | El padrino: The Latin Godfather | Lars | |
| Movie | 1967 | The Love-Ins | Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2024 | Holy Cash | Actor | |
| Movie | 2005 | Buckaroo | Dr. Brawn | |
| Movie | 2002 | Sam & Janet | Bartender | |
| Movie | 2000 | Best Actress | Self | |
| TV Show | 1989 | The Simpsons | Gary Busey (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Penn & Teller: Bull! | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1972 | Kung Fu | Josh | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | King of the Hill | Mad Dog (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2004 | Entourage | Gary Busey | 3 |
| TV Show | 1955 | Gunsmoke | Harve Daley | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Baretta | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Coach Red Harris (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Donovan Riggs | 1 |
| TV Show | 2017 | American MC | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2006 | Celebrity Paranormal Project | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Scrubs | Gary Busey | 1 |
| TV Show | 2000 | The Huntress | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1993 | Fallen Angels | 'Buzz' Meeks | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | High Chaparall | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1967 | The High Chaparral | Rafe | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Into the West | Johnny Fox | 6 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Celebrity Fit Club | Self - Contestant | 8 |
| TV Show | 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Rev. Nolan Powers | 1 |
| TV Show | 2008 | Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | 9 | |
| TV Show | 1995 | The Outer Limits | Ezra Burnham | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Brendan Leonard Show | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2003 | I'm with Busey | 13 | |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Gary Busey | 1 |
| TV Show | 1989 | The Neon Empire | Frank Weston | 2 |
| TV Show | 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self / Presenter | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Rough Riders | Gen. Joseph Wheeler | 2 |
| TV Show | 2015 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Alternate Universe Peabody (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 5 |
| TV Show | 1988 | A Dangerous Life | Tony O'Neil | 3 |
| TV Show | 1959 | Bonanza | Henry Johnson | 1 |
| TV Show | 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons | Himself | 1 |
| TV Show | 2017 | The Jim Jefferies Show | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1990 | Law & Order | Tommy Vega | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Narrator | 11 |
| TV Show | 2019 | Nashville Squares | Self - Panelist | 2 |
| TV Show | 2012 | Celebrity Wife Swap | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | American Dad! | Gary Busey (voice) | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Esenin | Зингер (бывший муж Дункан) | 11 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 2009 | Nite Tales: The Series | Army Man | 1 |
| TV Show | 2011 | Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2001 | Celebrity Big Brother | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1 |
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| Movie | 1975 | Nashville | Music | Sound |
