Gary Cole

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-09-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Gary Cole

Biography

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's...

Acting

2000

The Gift

as David Duncan

1999

Office Space

as Bill Lumbergh

2005

The Ring Two

as Martin Savide

2005

Cry_Wolf

as Mr. Matthews

2007

Breach

as Rich Garces

2005

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

as Dr. Possible (voice)

2008

Forever Strong

as Coach Larry Gelwix

2005

2004

1996

A Very Brady Sequel

as Mike Brady

2002

One Hour Photo

as Bill Owens

2008

Conspiracy

as Rhodes

1993

In the Line of Fire

as Bill Watts

2010

Batman: Under the Red Hood

as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

2010

The Joneses

as Larry Symonds

1997

Gang Related

as Richard Simms

2002

1994

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

as James (segment "The Theatre")

2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

2004

Pop Rocks

as Jerry "Dagger" Harden

2007

American Pastime

as Billy Burrell

1998

Kiss the Sky

as Marty

2003

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)

2011

Hop

as Henry O'Hare

1997

Santa Fe

as Paul Thomas

2011

Ricochet

as Judge Cato Laird

1990

2012

An Officer and a Murderer

as Russell Williams

2014

1996

2009

A Good Funeral

as Stan Talmadge

2015

Everyday Miracles

as Clay Peakes

2001

The Rising Place

as Avery Hodge

1984

A Matter of Principle

as Man with Christmas Tree

1987

2011

The Chicago 8

as Bill Kunstler

2013

Vamp U

as Arthur Levine

2014

Tammy

as Earl

2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie

as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

1997

1997

1995

1998

A Simple Plan

as Baxter

2014

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

as Chief Deputy Tillman

1985

First Steps

as Manny

2016

The Bronze

as Stan Greggory

1986

Vital Signs

as Dr. Hayward

2015

Christmas Eve

as Dr. Roberts

2001

Justice League: Secret Origins

as J. Allen Carter (voice)

2016

Hot Air

as Aviator

2015

Divine Access

as Reverend Guy Roy Davis

1989

Those She Left Behind

as Scott Grimes

2010

2003

Criminology 101

as Roy Franks

2018

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

as Dr. George Bailey

2002

I Spy

as Carlos

2017

Small Crimes

as Lieutenant Pleasant

1983

2009

Extract

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

1993

The Switch

as Larry McAfee

2000

2007

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

as The Balladeer (voice)

2018

Seven in Heaven

as Wallace

2018

Blockers

as Ron

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as Man Chased (uncredited)

2020

Darkness Falls

as Mark Witver

1994

A Time to Heal

as Jay Barton

2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

2007

My Wife Is Retarded

as Dr. Heichmann

2019

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

as Invisibilio (voice)

1994

Fall from Grace

as Maj. Tom O'Neill

2020

Batman: Death in the Family

as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

2019

2007

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