Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

1959-03-16

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.

Also appears in

The Accountant

The Accountant

7.1

Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

7.4

Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom

8.0

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

6.7

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

6.7

The Irishman

The Irishman

7.6

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

5.8

The Smurfs

The Smurfs

5.8

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

7.7

Striptease

Striptease

5.5

Charlotte’s Web

Charlotte’s Web

6.2

The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

7.3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

6.3

One Magic Christmas

One Magic Christmas

5.8

Little Italy

Little Italy

6.6

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

6.8

Suburbicon

Suburbicon

5.9

No Mercy

No Mercy

5.8

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

6.9

The War

The War

6.6