Gary Basaraba
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{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1959)}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}
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| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada{{cite web|website=Filmreference.com|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Gary-Basaraba.html|title=Gary Basaraba Biography (1959-)}}
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| alma_mater = Yale Drama School
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1985–present
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Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Hechler on the critically acclaimed but short-lived Boomtown. He has worked for Martin Scorsese three times, first in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and then The Irishman (2019) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Career
In 1985 he portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in the film One Magic Christmas with Mary Steenburgen. In 1987, he appeared in the episodes "Duty and Honor" (3x15) and "Honor Among Thieves" (4x16) of the TV series Miami Vice.
Basaraba played American journalist Heywood Broun in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994, and in 1996 appeared as Alberto in Striptease. 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.
In 2001 he had the lead role in Recipe for Murder.{{cite journal|journal=Television Guide|volume=53|date=2005|page=94|title=Recipe for Murder (2001): New York chief medical examiner Murray Maguire (Gary Basaraba) refuses to believe that his goddaughter's death was an accident, and investigates the case.}}
Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the 2006 remake of Charlotte's Web. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings.
Basaraba has also made four appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series episode titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law & Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004, as well as in the SVU episodes entitled "Parasites", as the husband of a woman who has gone missing, and "Caretaker" as a defense attorney.
In 2010, he played the role of Jimmy Burke in "After Hours", the tenth episode of the first season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.
Basaraba also played the role of Herb Rennet in the television series Mad Men.{{cite news|title=The 10 best 'Mad Men' episodes: A critical ranking of the show's most memorable moments|author=Saraiya, Sonia|date=May 14, 2015|work=Salon |url=https://www.salon.com/2015/05/14/the_10_best_mad_men_episodes_a_critical_ranking_of_the_shows_most_memorable_moments/}} He was also the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.{{cite magazine |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/04/28/smurfs-john-oliver-snl/ |title=Smurfs casting update: 'SNL' cast members and John Oliver join voice cast |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |department=Hollywood Insider |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501120840/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/04/28/smurfs-john-oliver-snl/|archive-date=May 1, 2010}} In 2015, he played the role of Neil on an episode of The Leftovers. In 2016, he played the role of Don in The Accountant.
In the Martin Scorsese 2019 epic crime film The Irishman, Basaraba played Frank "Fitz" Fitzsimmons, who was the acting president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1967 to 1971, and president from 1971 to 1981. In 2023, he appeared in Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="3"| 1985
|Leon | |
| Sweet Dreams
|Woodhouse | |
| One Magic Christmas
|Jack Grainger | |
| 1986
|Joe Collins | |
| 1987
|Shipping Clerk | |
| 1988
|data-sort-value="Last Temptation of Christ, The" | The Last Temptation of Christ | |
| 1989
|Little Sweetheart |Barkeeper | |
| rowspan="2"| 1991
|data-sort-value="Dark Wind, The" | The Dark Wind |Larry | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes
|Grady Kilgore | |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
|Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | |
| data-sort-value="War, The" | The War
|Dodge | |
| 1996
|Alberto | |
| 1997
|Lifebreath |John | |
| rowspan="2"| 2002
|Pete Timmons | |
| Unfaithful
|Det. Mirojnick | |
| 2006
|Homer Zuckerman | |
| 2009
|data-sort-value="Taking of Pelham 123, The" | The Taking of Pelham 123 |Jerry Pollard | |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
|data-sort-value="Smurfs, The" | The Smurfs | rowspan="4" |Hefty (voice) | |
| data-sort-value="Smurfs: A Christmas Carol, The" | The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
| |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
|data-sort-value="Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow, The" | The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | |
| data-sort-value="Smurfs 2, The" | The Smurfs 2
| |
| 2016
|data-sort-value="Accountant, The" | The Accountant |Don | |
| 2017
|Mitch | |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
|Warren Lipka Senior | |
| Little Italy
|Vince Campo | |
| 2019
|data-sort-value="Irishman, The" | The Irishman | |
| rowspan="2"| 2023
|Earl Backman | |
| Killers of the Flower Moon
| |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1987, 1989
|Cyrus / Dr. Morris |2 episodes |
| 1991
|In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas |Leland Winters | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1992
|Bill Decker |
| 1992, 2004
|Various roles |2 episodes |
| 1993
|For Their Own Good |Roy Wheeler |Television film |
| 1994
|Willie |Episode: "Up River" |
| 1994, 2000
|Various roles |3 episodes |
| 1995
|Tirelli |Episode: "Eliminate the Middleman" |
| 1995
|data-sort-value="Horse for Danny, A" | A Horse for Danny |Solly |Television film |
| 1995
|data-sort-value="Wright Verdicts, The" | The Wright Verdicts |Arthur Broat |Episode: "Family Matters" |
| 1995
|Paul Garbarek |Episode: "A Doll's Eyes" |
| 1996
|Davis Malcolm |Episode: "Isaiah's Daughter" |
| 1996
|data-sort-value="Writing on the Wall, The" | The Writing on the Wall |Leafman | rowspan="3" |Television film |
| 1997
|Shephard Wilcox |
| 1997
|What Happened to Bobby Earl? |Jack Dietrick |
| 1997
|data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits |Ben Miller |Episode: "Heart's Desire" |
| 1997
|Falls Road |Charlie Kilmer |Television film |
| 1997–1998
|Richard Santoro |22 episodes |
| 1998
|Tom McNiece |Episode: "Cop Out" |
| 1999
|Holy Joe |Ernie Blevins |Television film |
| 1999
|Sam Cooper |Episode: "The Out-of-Towner" |
| 1999
|Maury French |Episode: "Holt vs. Holt" |
| 1999
|Partners |John Boone |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000
|Cold Shoulder |Rooney | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2001
|data-sort-value="Sports Pages, The" | The Sports Pages |Frank |
| 2001
|Joe Stanislaw |Episode: "Doctor in the House" |
| 2001, 2002
|Brian Whitaker |3 episodes |
| 2001, 2018
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Various roles |2 episodes |
| 2002
|Guilty Hearts |Matt Moran |Television film |
| 2002
|Joe |Episode: "Unleashed" |
| 2002
|Murray Maguire |Television film |
| 2002–2003
|Officer Ray Hechler |24 episodes |
| 2004
|Mr. Curtis |Episode: "Controlling Interest" |
| 2005
|Randy Stevens |Episode: "Double Life Wife" |
| 2005
|Art Wuliger |2 episodes |
| 2006
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Mr. Sullivan |Episode: "Killer" |
| 2006
|Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise |Norman Shaw |Television film |
| 2007
|Ned Oshinski |Episode: "Barechested in the Park" |
| 2007
|Arthur |Episode: "Dr. Joshua Lee" |
| 2007–2010
|Hank |25 episodes |
| 2008
|Clay Roberts | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2008
|Danny Fricke |Whitaker |
| 2009
|Joe Thibodeaux |Episode: "Arrow of Time" |
| 2009
|Vinnie Buonaforte / Brown |Episode: "Witness Protection" |
| 2010
|Jimmy Burke |Episode: "After Hours" |
| 2011
|Sgt. Oliver MacCoy |Episode: "No Promise" |
| 2011
|Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior |William Meeks |Episode: "Here Is the Fire" |
| 2011
|Ralph Carbone |Episode: "Slice of Death" |
| 2011
|Lt. Willard |Episode: "With Honor" |
| 2012
|Hornet's Nest |Seth |Television film |
| 2012
|data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist |Stephen Hannigan |Episode: "Red Dawn" |
| 2012, 2013
|Herb Rennet |3 episodes |
| 2013
|Stu Sommers |Episode: "Nothing to Hide" |
| 2014
|Kemp |Episode: "Raw Deal" |
| 2014
|Bob Gordon |Episode: "The Purging of the Pundit" |
| 2014
|Norman Sontag |Episode: "The Man in the Killer Suit" |
| 2015
|data-sort-value="Leftovers, The" | The Leftovers |Neil |Episode: "International Assassin" |
| 2016
|Tom Ryan |Episode: "Invasive Species" |
| 2016
|Dr. Steven Bellamy |Episode: "Second Line" |
| 2016
|Micah |Episode: "You Haven't Done Nothin'" |
| 2017
|William O'Boyle |2 episodes |
| 2018
|James Odenkirk |Episode: "Last Gasp" |
| 2019
|Big D |Episode: "Frances Patrol" |
| 2022
|Clarence Strider |5 episodes |
| 2023
|Royce Auditioner |Episode: "Royce" |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Edmonton
Category:David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni