Gary Cole

Personal Info

Birthday

September 20, 1956

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Gary Michael Cole

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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 supervisor.

Known For

Supernatural

NCIS

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Rick and Morty

Family Guy

King of the Hill

American Dad!

Suits

Filmography

2024
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Mattison (voice)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
2020
Batman: Death in the Family
as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
Darkness Falls
as Mark Witver
2019
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
as Invisibilio (voice)
Married Young
as Aaron
The Art of Racing in the Rain
as Don Kitch
Under the Eiffel Tower
as Gerard
2018
Seven in Heaven
as Wallace
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Dr. George Bailey
Blockers
as Ron
2017
Small Crimes
as Lieutenant Pleasant
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
as Rafe (voice)
2016
Hot Air
as Aviator
The Bronze
as Stan Greggory
2015
Christmas Eve
as Dr. Roberts
Divine Access
as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Everyday Miracles
as Clay Peakes
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Chief Deputy Tillman
Tammy
as Earl
Date and Switch
as Dwayne
2013
Vamp U
as Arthur Levine
2012
An Officer and a Murderer
as Russell Williams
2011
Ricochet
as Judge Cato Laird
The Last Rites of Joe May
as Lenny
The Chicago 8
as Bill Kunstler
Hop
as Henry O'Hare
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Batman: Under the Red Hood
as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
The Joneses
as Larry Symonds
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Mr. Yankovic
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
2009
Extract
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
A Good Funeral
as Stan Talmadge
2008
Forever Strong
as Coach Larry Gelwix
Pineapple Express
as Ted
Conspiracy
as Rhodes
2007
American Pastime
as Billy Burrell
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
as The Balladeer (voice)
My Wife Is Retarded
as Dr. Heichmann
Breach
as Rich Garces
Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover
as Captain (voice)
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Reese Bobby
2005
Cry_Wolf
as Mr. Matthews
Mozart and the Whale
as Wallace
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Dr. Possible (voice)
The Ring Two
as Martin Savide
2004
Pop Rocks
as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Cotton McKnight
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Henry Futch
2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
Criminology 101
as Roy Franks
2002
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Mike Brady
I Spy
as Carlos
One Hour Photo
as Bill Owens
Cadet Kelly
as Sir
2001
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J. Allen Carter (voice)
The Rising Place
as Avery Hodge
2000
American Adventure
as Chuck
The Gift
as David Duncan
1999
Office Space
as Bill Lumbergh
1998
A Simple Plan
as Baxter
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jake's Dad
Kiss the Sky
as Marty
1997
Gang Related
as Richard Simms
Santa Fe
as Paul Thomas
Lies He Told
as Dave
Cyclops, Baby
as Manks
1996
For My Daughter's Honor
as Pete Nash
A Very Brady Sequel
as Mike Brady
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mike Brady
1994
Fall from Grace
as Maj. Tom O'Neill
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as James (segment "The Theatre")
A Time to Heal
as Jay Barton
1993
In the Line of Fire
as Bill Watts
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as John Hearn
The Switch
as Larry McAfee
1990
The Old Man and the Sea
as Tom Pruitt
1989
Those She Left Behind
as Scott Grimes
1986
Vital Signs
as Dr. Hayward
1985
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Man Chased (uncredited)
First Steps
as Manny
1984
A Matter of Principle
as Man with Christmas Tree
1983
Heart of Steel
as Lee