Gary Cole

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 150

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-09-20 (66 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

Acting

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(1 episode)

2023

(1 episode) as Lamont / General Meeting (voice) (3 episodes) as Lamont (voice)

2022		Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Mattison (voice)
2022		The Bob's Burgers Movie as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

2021		NCIS: Hawai'i (3 episodes) as Alden Parker
2021		Q-Force (10 episodes) as Dirk Chunley (voice)

2020		Trolls: TrollsTopia (5 episodes) as Sky Toronto (voice)
2020		Batman: Death in the Family as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
2020		Star Trek: Lower Decks (1 episode) as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
2020		Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020		Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2020		Darkness Falls as Mark Witver

2019		Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire as Invisibilio (voice)
2019		mixed-ish (36 episodes) as Harrison Johnson
2019		The Art of Racing in the Rain as Don Kitch
2019		Love, Death & Robots (1 episode) as The Inspector (voice)
2019		Under the Eiffel Tower as Gerard
2019		Fam (7 episodes) as Freddy

2018		Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2018		Harvey Birdman, Attorney General as Harvey Birdman (voice)
2018		Seven in Heaven as Wallace
2018		Blockers as Ron

2017		Big Mouth (1 episode) as Edward MacDell (voice) (1 episode) (1 episode) as Matthew's Father (voice) (1 episode) as Andrew's Father (voice)
2017		Room 104 (1 episode) as Chip Crawford
2017		Small Crimes as Lieutenant Pleasant
2017		The Good Fight (23 episodes) as Kurt McVeigh

2016		Justice League Action (2 episodes) as Black Adam (voice)
2016		Hot Air as Aviator
2016		To Tell the Truth (1 episode) as Self
2016		The Bronze as Stan Greggory
2016		Angie Tribeca (1 episode) as Professor Everett Lamereau
2016		Mercy Street (12 episodes) as James Green, Sr.

2015		Christmas Eve as Dr. Roberts
2015		We Bare Bears (1 episode) as CEO (voice)
2015		Divine Access as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
2015		Everyday Miracles as Clay Peakes

2014		Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (61 episodes) as Brock (voice)
2014		The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Chief Deputy Tillman
2014		black-ish (1 episode) as Harrison
2014		Tammy as Earl
2014		Date and Switch as Dwayne

2013		Rick and Morty (1 episode) as Alien Doctor (voice)
2013		Vamp U as Arthur Levine

2012		Chicago Fire (13 episodes) as Chief Grissom
2012		An Officer and a Murderer as Russell Williams
2012		Veep (55 episodes) as Kent Davison

2011		Ricochet as Judge Cato Laird
2011		The Last Rites of Joe May as Lenny
2011		Unforgettable (1 episode) as Clay Tendler
2011		Suits (10 episodes) as Cameron Dennis
2011		The Chicago 8 as Bill Kunstler
2011		Hop as Henry O'Hare
2011		Bob's Burgers (1 episode) as Bosco (voice) (11 episodes) as Sergeant Bosco (voice)

2010		DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
2010		Pound Puppies (1 episode) as Slick (voice)
2010		Batman: Under the Red Hood as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
2010		Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2 episodes) as Fred Jones Sr. (voice) (1 episode) as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice) (1 episode) as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) (1 episode) as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice) (9 episodes) as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) (1 episode) as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)
2010		The Joneses as Larry Symonds
2010		Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Mr. Yankovic
2010		DC Showcase: The Spectre as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

2009		NCIS: Los Angeles (1 episode) as Alden Parker
2009		The Good Wife (3 episodes) as Kurt McVeigh
2009		Archer (2 episodes) as Special Agent Hawley (voice)
2009		Extract as Bar Patron (uncredited)
2009		The Great Debate (6 episodes)
2009		A Good Funeral as Stan Talmadge

2008		Forever Strong as Coach Larry Gelwix
2008		Pineapple Express as Ted
2008		Conspiracy as Rhodes

2007		Chuck (2 episodes) as Jack Burton
2007		American Pastime as Billy Burrell
2007		The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as The Balladeer (voice)
2007		My Wife Is Retarded as Dr. Heichmann
2007		Breach as Rich Garces

2006		Shark (1 episode)
2006		Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Reese Bobby
2006		Psych (1 episode) as Cameron Lutz

2005		Cry_Wolf as Mr. Matthews
2005		Supernatural (2 episodes) as Brad Redding
2005		Mozart and the Whale as Wallace
2005		Wanted (13 episodes)
2005		The Closer (1 episode) as Major Edward Dorcet
2005		Kim Possible: So the Drama as Dr. Possible (voice)
2005		The Ring Two as Martin Savide
2005		American Dad! (2 episodes) as Ted Robinson (voice)
2005		Numb3rs (1 episode)

2004		Desperate Housewives (5 episodes)
2004		Pop Rocks as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
2004		Entourage (3 episodes)
2004		DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Cotton McKnight
2004		Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Henry Futch

2003		Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
2003		Arrested Development (1 episode) as Richard Shaw
2003		Karen Sisco (1 episode)
2003		NCIS (34 episodes) as Alden Parker

2002		The Brady Bunch in the White House as Mike Brady
2002		I Spy as Carlos
2002		Hack (1 episode) as Johnny Scanlon
2002		Family Affair (15 episodes) as Bill Davis
2002		One Hour Photo as Bill Owens
2002		Monk (1 episode)
2002		Kim Possible (16 episodes) as Dr. James Possible (voice)
2002		Cadet Kelly as Joe Maxwell

2001		Justice League (1 episode) as J. Allen Carter (voice)
2001		Justice League: Secret Origins as J. Allen Carter (voice)
2001		The Rising Place as Avery Hodge

2000		Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (39 episodes) as Harvey Birdman (voice)
2000		Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 episode) as Joe O'Donnell
2000		American Adventure as Chuck
2000		The Gift as David Duncan

1999		The West Wing (21 episodes) as Vice President Bob Russell
1999		Family Law (1 episode)
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Xander Henry
1999		Crusade (13 episodes) as Capt. Matthew Gideon
1999		Office Space as Bill Lumbergh
1999		Family Guy (1 episode) as Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) (1 episode) as Billy's Father (voice) (1 episode) as Father O'Leary (voice) (1 episode) as NCIS Fan (voice) (4 episodes) as Mike Brady (voice) (1 episode) as Agent Jessup (voice) (1 episode) as Security Guard (voice) (1 episode) as Dr. Franklin (voice) (1 episode) as James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) (1 episode) as Cop / Coach (voice) (1 episode) as Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) (2 episodes) as Principal Shepard (voice) (1 episode) as Chairman (voice) (1 episode) as Michael Eisner (voice) (1 episode) as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) (1 episode) as Warren Fredericks (voice) (4 episodes) as Reporter (voice) (50 episodes) as Principal Shepherd (voice) (1 episode) as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
1999		Batman Beyond (1 episode) as Zeta (voice)

1998		A Simple Plan as Baxter
1998		I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jake's Dad
1998		Kiss the Sky as Marty
1998		From the Earth to the Moon (1 episode) as Ed Mitchell

1997		Gang Related as Richard Simms
1997		Santa Fe as Paul Thomas
1997		Lies He Told as Dave
1997		The Practice (3 episodes)
1997		King of the Hill (1 episode) as Vance Gilbert (voice)

1996		For My Daughter's Honor as Pete Nash
1996		A Very Brady Sequel as Mike Brady

1995		American Gothic (18 episodes) as Sheriff Lucas Buck
1995		The Outer Limits (1 episode)
1995		The Brady Bunch Movie as Mike Brady

1994		Fall from Grace as Maj. Tom O'Neill
1994		Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as James (segment "The Theatre")
1994		A Time to Heal as Jay Barton

1993		Frasier (1 episode) as Luke Parker
1993		In the Line of Fire as Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts
1993		When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as John Hearn
1993		The Switch as Larry McAfee

1991

(2 episodes) as George Armstrong Custer

1990

as Tom Pruitt

1989

as Scott Grimes

1988

(62 episodes) as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian

1987

as Jack Holtz

1986

as Dr. Hayward

1985		To Live and Die in L.A. as Man Chased (uncredited)
1985		The Twilight Zone (1 episode)
1985		Moonlighting (1 episode)

1984		Fatal Vision (2 episodes) as Jeffrey MacDonald
1984		Miami Vice (1 episode)

1983

as Lee

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