Gary Busey

Known for: Acting

Born: 1944-06-29 (age 82)

From: Goose Creek, Texas, USA

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an 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.

Filmography (203)

MOVIE
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Trick and Treats
2025
as Pastor Joseph
MOVIE★ 4.0
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
2025
as Millard Findlemeyer
MOVIE★ 6.0
Holy Cash
2024
as Actor
MOVIE
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
2021
as Trainer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Follow-Up
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TV
Nashville Squares
2019
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 3.2
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
2019
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
TV
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
2018
as Wilford Wexler
MOVIE★ 6.2
Camp Manna
2018
as Jack Cujo Parrish
MOVIE
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
2018
as Self
TV★ 8.5
American MC
2017
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The Jim Jefferies Show
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
Mamaboy
2016
as Coach Dombrowski
MOVIE★ 4.5
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016
as Wilford Wexler
MOVIE★ 5.4
Candiland
2016
as Arnie/God
TV★ 6.1
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.6
Bikini Model Academy
2015
as Uncle Seymore
MOVIE★ 2.8
Mansion of Blood
2015
as Zacharia
TV★ 7.6
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Entourage
2015
as Gary Busey
MOVIE★ 2.9
Confessions of a Womanizer
2014
as Gary
MOVIE★ 5.3
Behaving Badly
2014
as Chief Clark
MOVIE★ 7.5
Guido
2014
as Steve Kaufman
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bounty Killer
2013
as Van Sterling
MOVIE★ 3.0
Matt's Chance
2013
as Bill
MOVIE★ 4.3
Piranha 3DD
2012
as Clayton
TV★ 4.5
Celebrity Wife Swap
2012
as Self
TV★ 7.9
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self
MOVIE
That's Insignificance
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
TV
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Army Man
MOVIE★ 6.3
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.9
Hallettsville
2009
as Sheriff David Ketchum
TV★ 3.7
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008
MOVIE★ 2.4
Beyond The Ring
2008
as Tony De Luca
MOVIE★ 4.6
Maneater
2007
as Grady Barnes
MOVIE★ 4.0
Homo Erectus
2007
as Krutz
MOVIE★ 3.3
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Wizard
MOVIE★ 4.3
Succubus: Hell-Bent
2007
as Sentinel
MOVIE★ 7.2
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Hard Easy
2006
as Vinnie
TV★ 7.0
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.4
Shut Up and Shoot!
2006
as Bob Katz
MOVIE★ 5.1
Dr. Dolittle 3
2006
as Butch (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
2006
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 3.7
Descansos
2006
as The Keeper
MOVIE★ 4.4
Crooked
2006
as John Rouse
MOVIE★ 5.2
Cloud 9
2006
as Gary Busey
MOVIE★ 3.9
The Gingerdead Man
2005
as Millard Findlemeyer
MOVIE
Making of: The Gingerdead Man
2005
TV★ 5.6
Yesenin
2005
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Buckaroo
2005
as Dr. Brawn
TV★ 8.0
Into the West
2005
as Johnny Fox
TV★ 6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 4.0
Shade of Pale
2005
as Billings
MOVIE★ 5.5
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Marcos Alfiri
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as Gary Busey (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 9.0
Celebrity Fit Club
2005
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 4.7
No Rules
2005
as Leroy Little
MOVIE★ 6.0
Motocross Kids
2004
as Viper
TV★ 6.9
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
as Coach Red Harris (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.1
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
as Lars
MOVIE★ 4.9
Latin Dragon
2004
as Thorn
MOVIE★ 5.4
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
2004
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Entourage
2004
as Gary Busey
MOVIE★ 3.0
Ghost Rock
2004
as Jack Pickett
MOVIE★ 9.0
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
2004
as Mesdeg
MOVIE★ 6.5
Double Dare
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fallacy
2004
MOVIE★ 3.2
Border Blues
2004
as LAPD medium Michael March
TV★ 8.6
High Chaparall
2003
TV★ 7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Gary Busey
TV★ 7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.1
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
2003
as Micah
TV★ 8.6
I'm with Busey
2003
TV
The Brendan Leonard Show
2003
MOVIE★ 4.4
Quigley
2003
as Archie Channing
MOVIE★ 5.5
Welcome 2 Ibiza
2003
as Cortez
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.7
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
TV★ 8.1
Russians in the City of Angels
2003
as March
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Prize Fighter
2003
as Whitey Ferguson
MOVIE★ 2.3
On the Edge
2002
as Felix
MOVIE★ 4.9
Hooded Angels
2002
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Sam & Janet
2002
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 4.2
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002
as Richmond Claremont
MOVIE★ 4.3
Down 'n Dirty
2001
as D. A. Mickey Casey
TV★ 8.1
Scrubs
2001
as Gary Busey
MOVIE★ 3.6
A Crack in the Floor
2001
as Tyler Trout
TV★ 5.0
Celebrity Big Brother
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
G-Men from Hell
2000
as Lt. Langdon
TV★ 5.6
The Huntress
2000
MOVIE★ 3.2
Two Shades of Blue
2000
as Jack Reynolds
MOVIE★ 2.6
Best Actress
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Hot Boyz
2000
as Tully
MOVIE★ 4.6
Tribulation
2000
as Tom Canboro
MOVIE★ 4.4
No Tomorrow
1999
as Noah
MOVIE★ 4.1
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
1999
as The Hooded Fang
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Girl Next Door
1999
as Sheriff Larson
MOVIE
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Soldier
1998
as Church
MOVIE★ 6.5
Detour
1998
as Mo Ginsburg
MOVIE★ 4.3
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
1998
as Otto Mazur
MOVIE★ 7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Highway Patrolman
MOVIE★ 4.6
Rough Draft
1998
as Nelson Keece
MOVIE★ 5.3
Steel Sharks
1997
as Cmdr. Bill McKay
MOVIE★ 3.7
The Rage
1997
as Art Dacy
TV★ 6.2
Rough Riders
1997
as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
MOVIE★ 6.2
Plato's Run
1997
as Plato
MOVIE★ 4.1
Suspicious Minds
1997
as Vic Mulvey
MOVIE★ 4.2
Lethal Tender
1997
as Mr. Turner
MOVIE★ 7.5
Lost Highway
1997
as Bill Dayton
TV★ 7.4
King of the Hill
1997
as Mad Dog (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Chain
1996
as Frank Morrisey
MOVIE★ 5.9
Sticks & Stones
1996
as Book's Dad
TV★ 8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MOVIE★ 6.1
Black Sheep
1996
as Drake Sabitch
MOVIE★ 5.8
Carried Away
1996
as Major Nathan Wheeler
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Real Thing
1996
as Foreman
MOVIE★ 4.6
Man with a Gun
1995
as Jack Rushton
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Ezra Burnham
TV★ 10.0
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.7
Drop Zone
1994
as Ty Moncrief
MOVIE★ 5.0
Warriors
1994
as Frank Vail
MOVIE★ 5.4
Chasers
1994
as Sergeant Vince Banger
MOVIE★ 6.1
Surviving the Game
1994
as Hawkins
MOVIE★ 3.0
Breaking Point
1994
as Dwight
MOVIE★ 3.5
South Beach
1993
as Lenny
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as 'Buzz' Meeks
MOVIE★ 6.2
Rookie of the Year
1993
as Chet Steadman
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Firm
1993
as Eddie Lomax
MOVIE★ 8.0
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Donovan Riggs
MOVIE★ 6.3
Under Siege
1992
as Commander Krill
MOVIE★ 5.4
Canvas
1992
as Ozzy Decker
TV★ 8.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Player
1992
as Gary Busey
MOVIE★ 4.4
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
MOVIE★ 6.0
Wild Texas Wind
1991
as Justice Parker
MOVIE★ 7.2
Point Break
1991
as Agent Angelo Pappas
MOVIE★ 6.3
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Clint Hornby
MOVIE★ 7.0
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MOVIE★ 6.3
Predator 2
1990
as Peter Keyes
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Tommy Vega
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Gary Busey (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
TV
The Neon Empire
1989
as Frank Weston
MOVIE★ 7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Hider in the House
1989
as Tom Sykes
TV★ 8.0
A Dangerous Life
1988
as Tony O'Neil
MOVIE★ 3.9
Act of Piracy
1988
as Ted Andrews
MOVIE★ 5.1
Bulletproof
1988
as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
MOVIE★ 7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
as Mr. Joshua
MOVIE★ 6.2
Let's Get Harry
1986
as Jack
MOVIE★ 9.0
Half a Lifetime
1986
as Bart
MOVIE★ 6.1
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as Buck Matthews
MOVIE★ 6.6
Silver Bullet
1985
as Uncle Red
MOVIE★ 6.4
Insignificance
1985
as The Ballplayer
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Bear
1984
as Paul W. Bryant
MOVIE★ 5.2
D.C. Cab
1983
as Dell
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Rev. Nolan Powers
MOVIE★ 5.9
Barbarosa
1982
as Karl Westover
MOVIE★ 6.2
Foolin' Around
1980
as Wes
MOVIE★ 6.2
Carny
1980
as Frankie
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Set-Up
1978
MOVIE★ 6.9
Big Wednesday
1978
as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as Buddy Holly
MOVIE★ 7.2
Straight Time
1978
as Willy Darin
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Star Is Born
1976
as Bobbie Ritchie
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Gumball Rally
1976
as Gibson (Camaro Team)
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 7.3
You and Me
1975
TV★ 6.5
Baretta
1975
MOVIE
The Law
1974
as William Bright
MOVIE★ 6.8
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
as Curly
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Jimmy Feedek
MOVIE★ 7.9
Blood Sport
1973
as David Lee Birdsong
MOVIE★ 4.4
Hex
1973
as Giblets
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Last American Hero
1973
as Wayne Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973
as Zeb Gutshall
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dirty Little Billy
1972
as Basil Crabtree
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Josh
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Hank Allan
MOVIE★ 4.6
Angels Hard as They Come
1971
as Henry
MOVIE★ 7.0
Didn’t You Hear?
1970
as James
MOVIE★ 5.8
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
TV★ 6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
as Rafe
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Love-Ins
1967
as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Henry Johnson
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harve Daley
MOVIE
Downtown Bus
—
as Gruce Gissler
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Hand Job
—
as Blind Master