Acting credits
196
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gary Busey
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.2
Moderate attention
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Movies: 149Series: 48Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 2048
IMDb ID: nm0000997
Known for: Acting
Born: June 29, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Goose Creek, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2025
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.2
Wikidata: Q312081
Also known as
Garey Busey • William Gary Busey • گری بیوسی • گَری بیوسی • Уильям Гарет Якоб • Гэри Бьюзи
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (1)
Biography
William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is a 6-foot-1 blond-haired European-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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gary Busey.
The Gettysburg Address
as John C. Calhoun (voice)
2025 Movie
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon
as Millard Findlemeyer
2025 Movie
6.0
Holy Cash
as Actor
2024 Movie
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy
as Trainer
2021 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020 Movie
2.0
The Follow-Up
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
3.1
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen
as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019 Movie
7.2
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019 Movie
5.0
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular
as Self
2018 Movie
4.5
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time
as Wilford Wexler
2018 Movie
6.2
Camp Manna
as Jack Cujo Parrish
2018 Movie
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy
as Self
2018 Movie
4.2
Mamaboy
as Coach Dombrowski
2016 Movie
4.5
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Wilford Wexler
2016 Movie
5.4
Candiland
as Arnie/God
2016 Movie
3.6
Bikini Model Academy
as Uncle Seymore
2015 Movie
2.8
Mansion of Blood
as Zacharia
2015 Movie
6.2
Entourage
as Gary Busey
2015 Movie
2.9
Confessions of a Womanizer
as Gary
2014 Movie
5.3
Behaving Badly
as Chief Clark
2014 Movie
5.7
Bounty Killer
as Van Sterling
2013 Movie
3.0
Matt's Chance
as Bill
2013 Movie
4.3
Piranha 3DD
as Clayton
2012 Movie
That's Insignificance
as Self
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gary Busey.
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.5
American MC
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
The Jim Jefferies Show
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.1
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
as Alternate Universe Peabody (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Celebrity Wife Swap
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.9
Impractical Jokers
as Self • 3 eps
2011 Series
6.5
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Nite Tales: The Series
as Army Man • 1 eps
2009 Series
3.7
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
9 eps
2008 Series
7.0
Celebrity Paranormal Project
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.4
Esenin
as Зингер (бывший муж Дункан) • 11 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Into the West
as Johnny Fox • 6 eps
2005 Series
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant • 5 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Gary Busey (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
10.0
Celebrity Fit Club
as Self - Contestant • 8 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Coach Red Harris (voice) • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Gary Busey • 3 eps
2004 Series
9.3
High Chaparall
2 eps
2003 Series
7.4
Two and a Half Men
as Gary Busey • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.8
I'm with Busey
13 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Penn & Teller: Bull!
1 eps
2003 Series