Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

197

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-06-29 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Garey Busey
William Gary Busey
گری بیوسی
گَری بیوسی
Уильям Гарет Якоб

Gary Busey

Biography

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944), best known as Gary Busey, 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.

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Known For

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

7.2%

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

May 19, 1998

7.3%

Lethal Weapon

Mar 6, 1987

7.2%

Point Break

Jul 12, 1991

6.3%

Predator 2

Nov 21, 1990

7.5%

Two and a Half Men

Sep 22, 2003

7.6%

Lost Highway

Jan 15, 1997

7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

6.7%

The Firm

Jun 30, 1993

8.0%

Scrubs

Oct 2, 2001

6.3%

Under Siege

Oct 8, 1992

4.3%

Piranha 3DD

May 11, 2012

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Acting

—		Downtown Bus as Gruce Gissler
—		The Hand Job as Blind Master

2025

The Gettysburg Address as John C. Calhoun (voice)

2024

Holy Cash as Actor

2021

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy as Trainer

2020		Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2020		The Follow-Up as Self (archive footage)

2019		Nashville Squares as Self - Panelist
2019		Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019		Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019		Biography: Comedy Icons as Himself

2018		Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular as Self
2018		The Last Sharknado: It's About Time as Wilford Wexler
2018		Camp Manna as Jack Cujo Parrish
2018		Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy as Self

2017		American MC as Self
2017		The Jim Jefferies Show as Self

2016		Mamaboy as Coach Dombrowski
2016		Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens as Wilford Wexler
2016		Candiland as Arnie/God

2015		The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice)
2015		Bikini Model Academy as Uncle Seymore
2015		Mansion of Blood as Zacharia
2015		Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015		Entourage as Gary Busey

2014		Confessions of a Womanizer as Gary
2014		Behaving Badly as Chief Clark
2014		Guido

2013		Bounty Killer as Van Sterling
2013		Matt's Chance as Bill

2012		Piranha 3DD as Clayton
2012		Celebrity Wife Swap as Self

2011		Impractical Jokers as Self
2011		Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side as Self
2011		That's Insignificance as Self

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)

2009		Nite Tales: The Series as Army Man
2009		Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy as Self
2009		Hallettsville as Sheriff David Ketchum

2008		Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008		Beyond The Ring as Tony De Luca

2007		Maneater as Grady Barnes
2007		Homo Erectus as Krutz
2007		The Ultimate Fighter as Wizard
2007		Succubus: Hell-Bent as Sentinel

2006		Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
2006		The Hard Easy as Vinnie
2006		Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
2006		Shut Up and Shoot! as Bob Katz
2006		Dr. Dolittle 3 as Butch (voice)
2006		Valley of the Wolves: Iraq as Doctor
2006		Descansos as The Keeper
2006		Cloud 9 as Gary Busey
2006		Crooked as John Rouse

2005		The Gingerdead Man as Millard Findlemeyer
2005		Esenin as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан)
2005		Buckaroo as Dr. Brawn
2005		Into the West as Johnny Fox
2005		Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005		Shade of Pale as Billings
2005		Chasing Ghosts as Marcos Alfiri
2005		American Dad! as Gary Busey (voice)
2005		The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' as Self (archive footage)
2005		Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant
2005		No Rules as Leroy Little

2004		Motocross Kids as Viper
2004		Tom Goes to the Mayor as Coach Red Harris (voice)
2004		El padrino: The Latin Godfather as Lars
2004		Latin Dragon as Thorn
2004		American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election as Self
2004		Entourage as Gary Busey
2004		Ghost Rock as Jack Pickett
2004		If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely as Mesdeg
2004		Double Dare as Self
2004		Fallacy
2004		Border Blues as LAPD medium Michael March

2003		High Chaparall
2003		Two and a Half Men as Gary Busey
2003		Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003		Frost: Portrait of a Vampire as Micah
2003		I'm with Busey
2003		The Brendan Leonard Show
2003		Quigley as Archie Channing
2003		Welcome 2 Ibiza as Cortez
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003		Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003		The Prize Fighter as Whitey Ferguson

2002		On the Edge as Felix
2002		Hooded Angels as Sheriff
2002		Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s as Self
2002		Sam & Janet as Bartender
2002		Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice as Richmond Claremont

2001		Down 'n Dirty as D. A. Mickey Casey
2001		Scrubs as Gary Busey
2001		A Crack in the Floor as Tyler Trout
2001		Celebrity Big Brother as Self

2000		G-Men from Hell as Lt. Langdon
2000		The Huntress
2000		Hot Boyz as Tully
2000		Tribulation as Tom Canboro

1999		No Tomorrow as Noah
1999		Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang as The Hooded Fang
1999		The Girl Next Door as Sheriff Larson
1999		Two Shades of Blue as Jack Reynolds
1999		Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died as Self

1998		Soldier as Church
1998		Detour as Mo Ginsburg
1998		Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms as Otto Mazur
1998		Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Highway Patrolman
1998		Rough Draft as Nelson Keece

1997		Steel Sharks as Cmdr. Bill McKay
1997		The Rage as Art Dacy
1997		Rough Riders as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
1997		Plato's Run as Plato
1997		Suspicious Minds as Vic Mulvey
1997		Lethal Tender as Mr. Turner
1997		Lost Highway as Bill Dayton
1997		King of the Hill as Mad Dog (voice)

1996		The Chain as Frank Morrisey
1996		Sticks & Stones as Book's Dad
1996		E! True Hollywood Story
1996		Black Sheep as Drake Sabitch
1996		Carried Away as Major Nathan Wheeler
1996		The Real Thing as Foreman

1995		Man with a Gun as Jack Rushton
1995		Warriors as Frank Vail
1995		The Outer Limits as Ezra Burnham
1995		The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Narrator
1995		The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Narrator

1994		Drop Zone as Ty Moncrief
1994		Chasers as Sergeant Vince Banger
1994		Surviving the Game as Doc Hawkins
1994		Breaking Point as Dwight

1993		South Beach as Lenny
1993		Fallen Angels as 'Buzz' Meeks
1993		Rookie of the Year as Chet Steadman
1993		The Firm as Eddie Lomax
1993		Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
1993		Walker, Texas Ranger as Donovan Riggs

1992		Under Siege as Commander Krill
1992		Canvas as Ozzy Decker
1992		MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
1992		The Player as Gary Busey
1992		Chrome Soldiers as Jim 'Flash' Gordon

1991		Wild Texas Wind as Justice Parker
1991		Point Break as Agent Angelo Pappas
1991		My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Clint Hornby
1991		Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member

1990		Predator 2 as Peter Keyes
1990		Law & Order as Tommy Vega

1989		The Simpsons as Gary Busey (voice)
1989		The Neon Empire as Frank Weston
1989		The Neon Empire as Frank Weston
1989		Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1989		Hider in the House as Tom Sykes

1988		A Dangerous Life as Tony O'Neil
1988		Act of Piracy as Ted Andrews
1988		Bulletproof as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

1987

Lethal Weapon as Mr. Joshua

1986		Let's Get Harry as Jack
1986		Half a Lifetime as Bart
1986		Eye of the Tiger as Buck Matthews

1985		Silver Bullet as Uncle Red
1985		Insignificance as The Ballplayer

1984

The Bear as Paul W. Bryant

1983		D.C. Cab as Dell
1983		The Hitchhiker as Rev. Nolan Powers

1982

Barbarosa as Karl Westover

1980		Foolin' Around as Wes
1980		Carny as Frankie

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self

1978		The Set-Up
1978		Big Wednesday as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
1978		The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
1978		Straight Time as Willy Darin

1976		A Star Is Born as Bobbie Ritchie
1976		The Gumball Rally as Gibson (Camaro Team)

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975		You and Me
1975		Baretta

1974		The Law as William Bright
1974		Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Curly
1974		The Execution of Private Slovik as Jimmy Feedek

1973		Blood Sport as David Lee Birdsong
1973		Hex as Giblets
1973		The Last American Hero as Wayne Jackson
1973		Lolly-Madonna xxx as Zeb Gutshall

1972		Dirty Little Billy as Basil Crabtree
1972		Kung Fu
1972		The Magnificent Seven Ride! as Hank Allan

1971

Angels Hard as They Come as Henry

1970

Didn’t You Hear? as James

1968

Wild in the Streets as Concert Attendee

1967		The High Chaparral as Rafe
1967		The Love-Ins as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

1959

Bonanza as Henry Johnson

1955

Gunsmoke as Harve Daley

Sound

1975

Nashville as Music