Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's '' Brooklyn South'' and Officer Ray Hechler on the critically acclaimed but short-lived ''Boomtown''. He has worked for

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three times, first in '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) and then '' The Irishman'' (2019) and '' Killers of the Flower Moon'' (2023).

Career

In 1985 he portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in the film ''

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'' with Mary Steenburgen. In 1987, he appeared in the episodes "Duty and Honor" (3x15) and "Honor Among Thieves" (4x16) of the TV series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...

''. Basaraba played American journalist Heywood Broun in '' Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' in 1994, and in 1996 appeared as Alberto in ''

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''. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in ''

Fried Green Tomatoes ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel '' Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, J ...

''. He also played

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in '' The Last Temptation of Christ'', and had a role in '' Sweet Dreams''. In 2001 he had the lead role in ''Recipe for Murder''. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the 2006 remake of ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

''. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series '' Mixed Blessings''. Basaraba has also made four appearances in the ''Law & Order'' franchise, as a bartender in the original series episode titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the ''Law & Order'' episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004, as well as in the '' SVU'' episodes entitled "Parasites", as the husband of a woman who has gone missing, and "Caretaker" as a defense attorney. In 2010, he played the role of Jimmy Burke in " After Hours", the tenth episode of the first season of the

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police procedural drama '' Blue Bloods''. Basaraba also played the role of Herb Rennet in the television series ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American historical drama, period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on cable network AMC (TV channel), AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, with seven seasons ...

''. He was also the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film ''

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''. In 2015, he played the role of Neil on an episode of '' The Leftovers''. In 2016, he played the role of Don in '' The Accountant''. In the

2019 epic crime film '' The Irishman'', Basaraba played Frank "Fitz" Fitzsimmons, who was the acting president of the

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from 1967 to 1971, and president from 1971 to 1981. In 2023, he appeared in Scorsese's '' Killers of the Flower Moon''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basaraba, Gary 1959 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Male actors from Edmonton David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of Ukrainian descent