Actor

Gary Busey

Birthday: June 29, 1944

Born in: Goose Creek, Texas, USA

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.

Movie Credits

The Gettysburg Address (2025) as John C. Calhoun (voice)
Age: 81
Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon (2025) as Millard Findlemeyer
Age: 81
Holy Cash (2024) as Actor
Age: 80
Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy (2021) as Trainer
Age: 77
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) as Self
Age: 75
The Follow-Up (2020) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 75
Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen (2019) as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 75
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019) as Self
Age: 74
Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular (2018) as Self
Age: 74
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (2018) as Wilford Wexler
Age: 74
Camp Manna (2018) as Jack Cujo Parrish
Age: 73
Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy (2018) as Self
Age: 73
Mamaboy (2016) as Coach Dombrowski
Age: 72
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) as Wilford Wexler
Age: 72
Candiland (2016) as Arnie/God
Age: 71
Bikini Model Academy (2015) as Uncle Seymore
Age: 71
Mansion of Blood (2015) as Zacharia
Age: 71
Entourage (2015) as Gary Busey
Age: 70
Confessions of a Womanizer (2014) as Gary
Age: 70
Behaving Badly (2014) as Chief Clark
Age: 69
Guido (2014) as Steve Kaufman
Age: 69
Bounty Killer (2013) as Van Sterling
Age: 69
Matt's Chance (2013) as Bill
Age: 68
Piranha 3DD (2012) as Clayton
Age: 67
That's Insignificance (2011) as Self
Age: 66
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010) as (archive footage)
Age: 66
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy (2009) as Self
Age: 64
Hallettsville (2009) as Sheriff David Ketchum
Age: 64
Beyond The Ring (2008) as Tony De Luca
Age: 63
Maneater (2007) as Grady Barnes
Age: 63
Homo Erectus (2007) as Krutz
Age: 63
The Ultimate Fighter (2007) as Wizard
Age: 62
Succubus: Hell-Bent (2007) as Sentinel
Age: 62
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006) as Self
Age: 62
The Hard Easy (2006) as Vinnie
Age: 62
Shut Up and Shoot! (2006) as Bob Katz
Age: 61
Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006) as Butch (voice)
Age: 61
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) as Doctor
Age: 61
Descansos (2006) as The Keeper
Age: 61
Crooked (2006) as John Rouse
Age: 61
Cloud 9 (2006) as Gary Busey
Age: 61
The Gingerdead Man (2005) as Millard Findlemeyer
Age: 61
Making of: The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Age: 61
Buckaroo (2005) as Dr. Brawn
Age: 61
Shade of Pale (2005) as Billings
Age: 60
Chasing Ghosts (2005) as Marcos Alfiri
Age: 60
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 60
No Rules (2005) as Leroy Little
Age: 60
Motocross Kids (2004) as Viper
Age: 60
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004) as Lars
Age: 60
Latin Dragon (2004) as Thorn
Age: 60
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election (2004) as Self
Age: 60
Ghost Rock (2004) as Jack Pickett
Age: 59
If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (2004) as Mesdeg
Age: 59
Double Dare (2004) as Self
Age: 59
Fallacy (2004)
Age: 59
Border Blues (2004) as LAPD medium Michael March
Age: 59
Frost: Portrait of a Vampire (2003) as Micah
Age: 59
Quigley (2003) as Archie Channing
Age: 58
Welcome 2 Ibiza (2003) as Cortez
Age: 58
The Prize Fighter (2003) as Whitey Ferguson
Age: 58
On the Edge (2002) as Felix
Age: 58
Hooded Angels (2002) as Sheriff
Age: 58
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) as Self
Age: 58
Sam & Janet (2002) as Bartender
Age: 57
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002) as Richmond Claremont
Age: 57
Down 'n Dirty (2001) as D. A. Mickey Casey
Age: 57
A Crack in the Floor (2001) as Tyler Trout
Age: 56
G-Men from Hell (2000) as Lt. Langdon
Age: 56
Best Actress (2000) as Self
Age: 55
Hot Boyz (2000) as Tully
Age: 55
Tribulation (2000) as Tom Canboro
Age: 55
No Tomorrow (1999) as Noah
Age: 55
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1999) as The Hooded Fang
Age: 55
The Girl Next Door (1999) as Sheriff Larson
Age: 55
Two Shades of Blue (1999) as Jack Reynolds
Age: 54
Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died (1999) as Self
Age: 54
Soldier (1998) as Church
Age: 54
Detour (1998) as Mo Ginsburg
Age: 54
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998) as Otto Mazur
Age: 54
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Highway Patrolman
Age: 53
Rough Draft (1998) as Nelson Keece
Age: 53
Steel Sharks (1997) as Cmdr. Bill McKay
Age: 53
The Rage (1997) as Art Dacy
Age: 53
Plato's Run (1997) as Plato
Age: 52
Suspicious Minds (1997) as Vic Mulvey
Age: 52
Lethal Tender (1997) as Mr. Turner
Age: 52
Lost Highway (1997) as Bill Dayton
Age: 52
The Chain (1996) as Frank Morrisey
Age: 52
Sticks & Stones (1996) as Book's Dad
Age: 52
Black Sheep (1996) as Drake Sabitch
Age: 51
Carried Away (1996) as Major Nathan Wheeler
Age: 51
The Real Thing (1996) as Foreman
Age: 51
Man with a Gun (1995) as Jack Rushton
Age: 51
Drop Zone (1994) as Ty Moncrief
Age: 50
Warriors (1994) as Frank Vail
Age: 50
Chasers (1994) as Sergeant Vince Banger
Age: 49
Surviving the Game (1994) as Hawkins
Age: 49
Breaking Point (1994) as Dwight
Age: 49
South Beach (1993) as Lenny
Age: 49
Rookie of the Year (1993) as Chet Steadman
Age: 49
The Firm (1993) as Eddie Lomax
Age: 49
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993) as Self
Age: 48
Under Siege (1992) as Commander Krill
Age: 48
Canvas (1992) as Ozzy Decker
Age: 48
The Player (1992) as Gary Busey
Age: 47
Chrome Soldiers (1992) as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
Age: 47
Wild Texas Wind (1991) as Justice Parker
Age: 47
Point Break (1991) as Agent Angelo Pappas
Age: 47
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) as Clint Hornby
Age: 46
Voices That Care (1991) as Self - Choir Member
Age: 46
Predator 2 (1990) as Peter Keyes
Age: 46
The Neon Empire (1989) as Frank Weston
Age: 45
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) as Self
Age: 45
Hider in the House (1989) as Tom Sykes
Age: 44
Act of Piracy (1988) as Ted Andrews
Age: 44
Bulletproof (1988) as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
Age: 43
Lethal Weapon (1987) as Mr. Joshua
Age: 42
Let's Get Harry (1986) as Jack
Age: 42
Half a Lifetime (1986) as Bart
Age: 42
Eye of the Tiger (1986) as Buck Matthews
Age: 42
Silver Bullet (1985) as Uncle Red
Age: 41
Insignificance (1985) as The Ballplayer
Age: 41
The Bear (1984) as Paul W. Bryant
Age: 40
D.C. Cab (1983) as Dell
Age: 39
Barbarosa (1982) as Karl Westover
Age: 37
Foolin' Around (1980) as Wes
Age: 36
Carny (1980) as Frankie
Age: 35
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) as Self
Age: 34
The Set-Up (1978)
Age: 34
Big Wednesday (1978) as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
Age: 33
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) as Buddy Holly
Age: 33
Straight Time (1978) as Willy Darin
Age: 33
A Star Is Born (1976) as Bobbie Ritchie
Age: 32
The Gumball Rally (1976) as Gibson (Camaro Team)
Age: 32
You and Me (1975)
Age: 30
The Law (1974) as William Bright
Age: 30
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as Curly
Age: 29
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) as Jimmy Feedek
Age: 29
Blood Sport (1973) as David Lee Birdsong
Age: 29
Hex (1973) as Giblets
Age: 29
The Last American Hero (1973) as Wayne Jackson
Age: 29
Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) as Zeb Gutshall
Age: 28
Dirty Little Billy (1972) as Basil Crabtree
Age: 28
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) as Hank Allan
Age: 28
Angels Hard as They Come (1971) as Henry
Age: 27
Didn’t You Hear? (1970) as James
Age: 26
Downtown Bus (Unknown) as Gruce Gissler
Age: Unknown
The Hand Job (Unknown) as Blind Master
Age: Unknown
Trick and Treats (Unknown) as Pastor Joseph
Age: Unknown
Wild in the Streets (1968) as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Age: 23
The Love-Ins (1967) as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
Age: 23