Gary Busey

Born 1944 • Goose Creek, Texas, USA

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is a 6-foot-1 blond-haired European-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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Filmography

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2025

The Gettysburg Address

as John C. Calhoun (voice)

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2025

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

Directed by Charles Band

as Millard Findlemeyer

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2024

Holy Cash

as Actor

N/A

2021

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy

Directed by Jacques Belliveau

as Trainer

N/A

2020

The Follow-Up

Directed by Ben Berman

as Self (archive footage)

N/A

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as Self

N/A

2019

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

as Self

N/A

2018

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

as Wilford Wexler

N/A

2018

Camp Manna

as Jack Cujo Parrish

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

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2018

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

Directed by Andrew Hood

as Self

Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

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2018

Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

Directed by Sally Steele

as Self

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2016

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

as Wilford Wexler

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2016

Candiland

Directed by Rusty Nixon

as Arnie/God

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2016

Mamaboy

Directed by Aaron Leong

as Coach Dombrowski

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2015

Mansion of Blood

Directed by Mike Donahue

as Zacharia

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2015

Entourage

as Gary Busey

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2015

Bikini Model Academy

Directed by Straw Weisman

as Uncle Seymore

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2014

Behaving Badly

as Chief Clark

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2014

Guido

Directed by Colin Campbell

as Steve Kaufman

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2014

Confessions of a Womanizer

Directed by Miguel Ali

as Gary

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2013

Matt's Chance

Directed by Nicholas Gyeney

as Bill

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2013

Bounty Killer

Directed by Henry Saine

as Van Sterling

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2012

Piranha 3DD

Directed by John Gulager

as Clayton

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2011

That's Insignificance

Directed by Nico Roeg, Jr.

as Self

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2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

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2009

Hallettsville

Directed by Andrew Pozza

as Sheriff David Ketchum

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

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2009

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

Directed by Joel Gallen

as Self

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2008

Beyond The Ring

Directed by Gerson Sanginitto

as Tony De Luca

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2007

Succubus: Hell-Bent

Directed by Kim Bass

as Sentinel

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2007

Maneater

Directed by Gary Yates

as Grady Barnes

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2007

The Ultimate Fighter

Directed by Erken Ialgashev

as Wizard

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2007

Homo Erectus

as Krutz

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2006

Descansos

Directed by J. Michael Kipikash

as The Keeper

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2006

Crooked

Directed by Art Camacho

as John Rouse

N/A

2006

Cloud 9

as Gary Busey

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2006

Shut Up and Shoot!

as Bob Katz

N/A

2006

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

Directed by Serdar Akar

as Doctor

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2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as Self

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2006

Dr. Dolittle 3

Directed by Rich Thorne

as Butch (voice)

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2006

The Hard Easy

as Vinnie

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

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2005

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

Directed by Unknown

as Self (archive footage)

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2005

Chasing Ghosts

as Marcos Alfiri

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2005

The Gingerdead Man

Directed by Charles Band

as Millard Findlemeyer

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2005

Buckaroo

Directed by James A. Brooks

as Dr. Brawn

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2005

Shade of Pale

Directed by Damian Chapa

as Billings

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2005

No Rules

as Leroy Little

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2004

Fallacy

Directed by Jeff Jensen

as —

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2004

Ghost Rock

Directed by Dustin Rikert

as Jack Pickett

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2004

Motocross Kids

Directed by Richard Gabai

as Viper

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2004

Border Blues

Directed by Rodion Nahapetov

as LAPD medium Michael March

N/A

2004

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

Directed by Kevin Booth

as Self

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2004

If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely

Directed by Fred Williamson

as Mesdeg

N/A

2004

Latin Dragon

Directed by Scott Thomas

as Thorn

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2004

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

Directed by Damian Chapa

as Lars

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2004

Double Dare

Directed by Amanda Micheli

as Self

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2003

Quigley

Directed by William Byron Hillman

as Archie Channing

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2003

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

Directed by Kevin VanHook

as Micah

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2003

The Prize Fighter

Directed by Mark Mason

as Whitey Ferguson

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2003

Welcome 2 Ibiza

Directed by David Winters

as Cortez

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2002

Sam & Janet

Directed by Rick Walker

as Bartender

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2002

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

as Self

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2002

Hooded Angels

Directed by Paul Matthews

as Sheriff

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2002

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

Directed by Steve Boyum

as Richmond Claremont

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2001

A Crack in the Floor

Directed by Sean Stanek

as Tyler Trout

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2001

Down 'n Dirty

Directed by Fred Williamson

as D. A. Mickey Casey

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2000

Best Actress

Directed by Harvey Frost

as Self

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2000

Tribulation

Directed by André van Heerden

as Tom Canboro

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2000

Hot Boyz

Directed by Master P

as Tully

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2000

G-Men from Hell

Directed by Christopher Coppola

as Lt. Langdon

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1999

The Girl Next Door

Directed by Eric Till

as Sheriff Larson

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1999

No Tomorrow

Directed by Master P

as Noah

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1999

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

Directed by Unknown

as Self

N/A

1999

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

Directed by George Bloomfield

as The Hooded Fang

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1999

Two Shades of Blue

Directed by James D. Deck

as Jack Reynolds

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1998

Rough Draft

Directed by Joshua Wallace

as Nelson Keece

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1998

Soldier

as Church

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1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Highway Patrolman

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1998

Detour

Directed by Joey Travolta

as Mo Ginsburg

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1998

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms

Directed by Jeff Woolnough

as Otto Mazur

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1997

Plato's Run

Directed by James Becket

as Plato

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1997

The Rage

Directed by Sidney J. Furie

as Art Dacy

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1997

Lost Highway

Directed by David Lynch

as Bill Dayton

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1997

Steel Sharks

Directed by Rodney McDonald

as Cmdr. Bill McKay

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1997

Lethal Tender

Directed by John Bradshaw

as Mr. Turner

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1997

Suspicious Minds

Directed by Alain Zaloum

as Vic Mulvey

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1996

Sticks & Stones

Directed by Neil Tolkin

as Book's Dad

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1996

Carried Away

as Major Nathan Wheeler

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1996

The Real Thing

Directed by James Merendino

as Foreman

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1996

Black Sheep

Directed by Penelope Spheeris

as Drake Sabitch

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1996

The Chain

Directed by Luca Bercovici

as Frank Morrisey

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1995

Man with a Gun

Directed by David Wyles

as Jack Rushton

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1994

Drop Zone

Directed by John Badham

as Ty Moncrief

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1994

Warriors

Directed by Shimon Dotan

as Frank Vail

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1994

Surviving the Game

Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson

as Hawkins

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1994

Breaking Point

Directed by Paul Ziller

as Dwight

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1994

Chasers

as Sergeant Vince Banger

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1993

Rookie of the Year

Directed by Daniel Stern

as Chet Steadman

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1993

South Beach

Directed by Fred Williamson

as Lenny

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1993

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

as Self

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1993

The Firm

as Eddie Lomax

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1992

Under Siege

as Commander Krill

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1992

The Player

as Gary Busey

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1992

Canvas

Directed by Alain Zaloum

as Ozzy Decker

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1992

Chrome Soldiers

Directed by Thomas J. Wright

as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

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1991

Point Break

as Agent Angelo Pappas

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1991

Wild Texas Wind

Directed by Joan Tewkesbury

as Justice Parker

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1991

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

as Clint Hornby

N/A

1991

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

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1990

Predator 2

as Peter Keyes

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1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

as Self

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1989

The Neon Empire

Directed by Larry Peerce

as Frank Weston

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1989

Hider in the House

Directed by Matthew Patrick

as Tom Sykes

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1988

Act of Piracy

Directed by John "Bud" Cardos

as Ted Andrews

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1988

Bulletproof

Directed by Steve Carver

as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

N/A

1987

Lethal Weapon

as Mr. Joshua

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1986

Eye of the Tiger

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

as Buck Matthews

N/A

1986

Half a Lifetime

Directed by Daniel Petrie

as Bart

N/A

1986

Let's Get Harry

as Jack

N/A

1985

Insignificance

Directed by Nicolas Roeg

as The Ballplayer

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1985

Silver Bullet

Directed by Dan Attias

as Uncle Red

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1984

The Bear

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

as Paul W. Bryant

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1983

D.C. Cab

Directed by Joel Schumacher

as Dell

N/A

1982

Barbarosa

Directed by Fred Schepisi

as Karl Westover

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1980

Carny

Directed by Robert Kaylor

as Frankie

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1980

Foolin' Around

as Wes

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1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

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1978

The Buddy Holly Story

Directed by Steve Rash

as Buddy Holly

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1978

The Set-Up

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

as —

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1978

Big Wednesday

Directed by John Milius

as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

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1978

Straight Time

as Willy Darin

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1976

A Star Is Born

Directed by Frank Pierson

as Bobbie Ritchie

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1976

The Gumball Rally

Directed by Charles Bail

as Gibson (Camaro Team)

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1975

You and Me

Directed by David Carradine

as —

N/A

1974

The Law

Directed by John Badham

as William Bright

N/A

1974

The Execution of Private Slovik

Directed by Lamont Johnson

as Jimmy Feedek

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1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

as Curly

N/A

1973

Blood Sport

Directed by Jerrold Freedman

as David Lee Birdsong

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1973

Hex

Directed by Leo Garen

as Giblets

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1973

The Last American Hero

as Wayne Jackson

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1972

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

Directed by George McCowan

as Hank Allan

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1972

Dirty Little Billy

as Basil Crabtree

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1971

Angels Hard as They Come

Directed by Joe Viola

as Henry

N/A

1970

Didn’t You Hear?

Directed by Skip Sherwood

as James

About Gary Busey

Known for: Acting