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Midnight Caller ''Midnight Caller'' is an American drama television series created by Richard DiLello, which aired on NBC from October 25, 1988, to May 17, 1991. It was one of the first television series to address the dramatic possibilities of the then-growi ...

American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the American Gothic House, ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of ...

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

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Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom '' The Thick of It''. The protagonist of ''Veep ...

Mixed-ish ''Mixed-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') was an American single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. The series is a prequel to ''Black-ish'', and the second series to be ...

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, ...

Office Space ''Office Space'' is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes the worklife of a typical 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals weary of their jobs. It stars Ron Livingston, Jennife ...

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'' musical '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. Cole attended Illinois State University, where he studied theater as a classmate with fellow future actors

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and John Malkovich.

Career

Cole began his professional career in 1983 as a stage actor in

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, where he joined the ensemble of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. In an early role, Cole played accused Army triple-murderer Capt Jeffrey MacDonald in the mini-series ''

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''. Cole has also appeared in several

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productions in

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. He has done voice work on several animated series (''

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''; ''

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''; '' Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''; '' Archer'') and had a recurring role on the drama ''

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'' as Vice President Bob Russell. He also starred as Captain Matthew Gideon on the short-lived '' Babylon 5'' spin-off ''

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'', and had notable guest appearances on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and '' Arrested Development''. He also played Joe Maxwell on DCOM '' Cadet Kelly'' and appeared as real-life astronaut

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in HBO's recreation of Project Apollo, '' From the Earth to the Moon''. One of his most notable roles in 1991 was as General Custer in the much acclaimed television film ''

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''. Between 1988 and 1991, Cole became popular on TV for playing the part of Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in the series ''

Midnight Caller ''Midnight Caller'' is an American drama television series created by Richard DiLello, which aired on NBC from October 25, 1988, to May 17, 1991. It was one of the first television series to address the dramatic possibilities of the then-growi ...

''. In 1999, Cole starred in the film ''

Office Space ''Office Space'' is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes the worklife of a typical 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals weary of their jobs. It stars Ron Livingston, Jennife ...

'', in which he portrayed the micromanaging office supervisor Bill Lumbergh. When asked about the oft-quoted character, Cole said: He played '' The Brady Bunch'' patriarch Mike Brady in the 1995 film '' The Brady Bunch Movie'', the 1996 sequel '' A Very Brady Sequel'', and the 2002 television film '' The Brady Bunch in the White House''. Cole starred as Lieutenant Conrad Rose on the TNT series ''

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'', he is also the voice of the title character on the

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series '' Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'', and starred as Sheriff Lucas Buck on the one season 1995 show, ''

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''. Cole also appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Forever Strong'', and '' American Pastime''. Cole played Katherine Mayfair's ex-husband Wayne on ''

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'' and has played the dangerous drug lord Ted Jones in '' Pineapple Express'' with Seth Rogen and James Franco. He also appeared in an episode from the third season of the

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series ''

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'' as S.W.A.T. commander Cameron Luntz. Cole also played Bill Owens, Sy Parrish's (

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) boss, in the film ''

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, ...

''. In 2008, Cole appeared on '' Chuck'' as Sarah's con-artist father (in "

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"), a role which he reprised in 2011 (in "

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"). He also appeared in the fifth season of HBO's '' Entourage'' playing Ari Gold's old pal Andrew Klein for a 3-episode story arc prior to joining the regular cast in the sixth season. He played ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh on '' The Good Wife'' and on ''

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''. In both cases, he played opposite Christine Baranski, who portrayed lawyer Diane Lockhart. Cole had a guest-appearance on the fourth season of the HBO series ''

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'', playing Sookie Stackhouse's grandfather. In 2011, Cole joined Fox's comedy pilot ''Tagged'', but the series was not picked up. In 2013, Cole began a recurring role on '' Suits'' as Cameron Dennis, the former mentor of

Harvey Specter ''Suits (U.S. TV series), Suits'' is an American legal drama, created by Aaron Korsh. It premiered on USA Network in June 2011. The series revolves around Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), a senior partner at a top law firm in Manhattan, and his ...

, one of the show's main characters. Also in 2013, Cole began a major recurring role as Kent Davison on the HBO comedy series ''

Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom '' The Thick of It''. The protagonist of ''Veep ...

'', joining the main cast at the start of the show's second season. In 2014, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in season three. Additionally, Cole was nominated with his fellow cast members for the

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for seasons 2, 3, 4, and 5 before ultimately winning the award in 2017 for season 6. Cole currently provides the voice of Sergeant Boscoe on ''

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'' and Principal Shepherd on ''

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''. He appears in triplicate as 10 Minutes, 10 Days and 10 Years in the Future Spokesguy in Kabbage's 2019 commercial campaign.

Personal life

Cole married actress Teddi Siddall on March 8, 1992. Their daughter Mary is pursuing an acting career. On June 19, 2017, Siddall filed for divorce. Siddall died in 2018. On July 7, 2021, Cole married interior designer Michelle Knapp.

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