Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 20, 1956
Place of Birth:
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NCISverse: The First 1,000 | Self |
| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Sgt. Bosco (voice) |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Mattison (voice) |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self |
| 2020 | Darkness Falls | Mark Witver |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family | Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice) |
| 2019 | Under the Eiffel Tower | Gerard |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Don Kitch |
| 2019 | Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire | Invisibilio (voice) |
| 2019 | Married Young | Aaron |
| 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Dr. George Bailey |
| 2018 | Seven in Heaven | Wallace |
| 2018 | Blockers | Ron |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Rafe (voice) |
| 2017 | Small Crimes | Lieutenant Pleasant |
| 2016 | The Bronze | Stan Greggory |
| 2016 | Hot Air | Aviator |
| 2015 | Everyday Miracles | Clay Peakes |
| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Dr. Roberts |
| 2015 | Divine Access | Reverend Guy Roy Davis |
| 2014 | Date and Switch | Dwayne |
| 2014 | Tammy | Earl |
| 2014 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown | Chief Deputy Tillman |
| 2013 | Vamp U | Arthur Levine |
| 2012 | An Officer and a Murderer | Russell Williams |
| 2011 | Hop | Henry O'Hare |
| 2011 | The Last Rites of Joe May | Lenny |
| 2011 | Ricochet | Judge Cato Laird |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 | Bill Kunstler |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice) |
| 2010 | The Joneses | Larry Symonds |
| 2010 | DC Showcase: The Spectre | Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice) |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Mr. Yankovic |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice) |
| 2009 | A Good Funeral | Stan Talmadge |
| 2009 | Extract | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | Ted |
| 2008 | Forever Strong | Coach Larry Gelwix |
| 2008 | Conspiracy | Rhodes |
| 2007 | Breach | Rich Garces |
| 2007 | American Pastime | Billy Burrell |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | The Balladeer (voice) |
| 2007 | My Wife Is Retarded | Dr. Heichmann |
| 2007 | Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover | Captain (voice) |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Reese Bobby |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Martin Savide |
| 2005 | Cry_Wolf | Mr. Matthews |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Dr. Possible (voice) |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Wallace |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Cotton McKnight |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Henry Futch |
| 2004 | Pop Rocks | Jerry "Dagger" Harden |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice) |
| 2003 | Criminology 101 | Roy Franks |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Bill Owens |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | "Sir" Joe Maxwell |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Mike Brady |
| 2002 | I Spy | Carlos |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Avery Hodge |
| 2001 | Justice League: Secret Origins | J. Allen Carter (voice) |
| 2000 | The Gift | David Duncan |
| 2000 | American Adventure | Chuck |
| 1999 | Office Space | Bill Lumbergh |
| 1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jake's Dad |
| 1998 | Kiss the Sky | Marty |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Baxter |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Richard Simms |
| 1997 | Santa Fe | Paul Thomas |
| 1997 | Cyclops, Baby | Manks |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Dave |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Mike Brady |
| 1996 | For My Daughter's Honor | Pete Nash |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mike Brady |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | James (segment "The Theatre") |
| 1994 | A Time to Heal | Jay Barton |
| 1994 | Fall from Grace | Maj. Tom O'Neill |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Bill Watts |
| 1993 | The Switch | Larry McAfee |
| 1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | John Hearn |
| 1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Tom Pruitt |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Scott Grimes |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Jack Holtz |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Dr. Hayward |
| 1985 | First Steps | Manny |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Man Chased (uncredited) |
| 1984 | A Matter of Principle | Man with Christmas Tree |
| 1983 | Heart of Steel | Lee |
| Behind the Lines | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Agent Elvis | President Nixon (voice) |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers | Mark Felt |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Gordon Novel |
| 2023 | Velma | Lamont (voice) |
| 2023 | Velma | Lamont / General Meeting (voice) |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Dirk Chunley (voice) |
| 2021 | Inside Job | Brett's father (voice) |
| 2021 | NCIS: Hawai'i | Alden Parker |
| 2021 | The Great North | Elwin Kreb (voice) |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Sky Toronto (voice) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Leonardo da Vinci (voice) |
| 2019 | Fam | Freddy |
| 2019 | mixed-ish | Harrison Johnson |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | The Inspector (voice) |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Kurt McVeigh |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Andrew's Father (voice) |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Matthew's Father (voice) |
| 2017 | Room 104 | Chip Crawford |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Edward MacDell (voice) |
| 2016 | Mercy Street | James Green, Sr. |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Professor Everett Lamereau |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Justice League Action | Black Adam (voice) |
| 2015 | We Bare Bears | CEO (voice) |
| 2015 | Mr. Robinson | Neville Rex |
| 2015 | F is for Family | Roger Dunbarton (voice) |
| 2014 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Brock (voice) |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Alien Doctor (voice) |
| 2012 | Veep | Kent Davison |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | Chief Grissom |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Sergeant Bosco (voice) |
| 2011 | Suits | Cameron Dennis |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Clay Tendler |
| 2011 | Hart of Dixie | Dr. Ethan Hart |
| 2010 | Pound Puppies | Slick (voice) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice) |
| 2009 | The Great Debate | |
| 2009 | Archer | Special Agent Hawley (voice) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Kurt McVeigh |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alden Parker |
| 2008 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Commissioner (voice) |
| 2008 | True Blood | Earl Stackhouse |
| 2007 | Chuck | Jack Burton |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Principal Lang (voice) |
| 2006 | Shark | |
| 2006 | Psych | Cameron Lutz |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Roger |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | Supernatural | Brad Redding |
| 2005 | Wanted | |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Ted Robinson (voice) |
| 2005 | The Closer | Major Edward Dorcet |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Wayne Davis |
| 2004 | Entourage | |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | |
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Richard Shaw |
| 2003 | NCIS | Alden Parker |
| 2002 | Monk | Dexter Larson |
| 2002 | Kim Possible | Dr. James Possible (voice) |
| 2002 | Family Affair | Bill Davis |
| 2002 | Hack | Johnny Scanlon |
| 2001 | Justice League | J. Allen Carter (voice) |
| 2000 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Harvey Birdman (voice) |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Joe O'Donnell |
| 2000 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Judge Hiram Mightor (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Zeta (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice) |
| 1999 | Crusade | Matthew Gideon |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Xander Henry |
| 1999 | Family Law | Alan |
| 1999 | Family Guy | NCIS Fan (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Father O'Leary (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Billy's Father (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Warren Fredericks (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Michael Eisner (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Chairman (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Principal Shepard (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Cop / Coach (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Dr. Franklin (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Security Guard (voice) |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Bob Russell |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Mike Brady (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Principal Shepherd (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Reporter (voice) |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Ed Mitchell |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Vance Gilbert (voice) |
| 1997 | The Practice | Defense Attorney Solomon Tager |
| 1997 | The Practice | Atty. Brian Seabury |
| 1995 | American Gothic | Sheriff Lucas Buck |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Detective Ray Venable |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Charlie Radcliff |
| 1993 | Frasier | Luke Parker |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | George Armstrong Custer |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller | Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Jack Holtz |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Alan McClafferty |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision | Jeffrey MacDonald |
| Company Town |