Gary Busey

Acting

June 29, 1944 (81 years old)

Goose Creek, Texas, USA

Male

153 Movies

51 TV Shows

William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an 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.

Lethal Weapon

1987 7.3

as Mr. Joshua

Age 42 (now 81)

Predator 2

1990 6.3

as Peter Keyes

Age 46 (now 81)

Point Break

1991 7.2

as Agent Angelo Pappas

Age 47 (now 81)

Silver Bullet

1985 6.6

as Uncle Red

Age 41 (now 81)

Under Siege

1992 6.3

as Commander Krill

Age 48 (now 81)

Rookie of the Year

1993 6.2

as Chet Steadman

Age 49 (now 81)

Drop Zone

1994 5.7

as Ty Moncrief

Age 50 (now 81)

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 7.2

as Buddy Holly

Age 33 (now 81)

Lost Highway

1997 7.5

as Bill Dayton

Age 52 (now 81)

Straight Time

1978 7.2

as Willy Darin

Age 33 (now 81)

Black Sheep

1996 6.1

as Drake Sabitch

Age 51 (now 81)

Soldier

1998 6.4

as Church

Age 54 (now 81)

Big Wednesday

1978 6.9

as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

Age 33 (now 81)

A Star Is Born

1976 6.0

as Bobbie Ritchie

Age 32 (now 81)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 6.8

as Curly

Age 29 (now 81)

Eye of the Tiger

1986 6.0

as Buck Matthews

Age 42 (now 81)

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as John C. Calhoun (voice)

Age 81

Trick and Treats

2025 5.9

as Pastor Joseph

Age 81

Gingerdead Man: Murder-Thon

2025 4.0

as Millard Findlemeyer

Age 81

Holy Cash

2024 6.0

as Actor

Age 80 (now 81)

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy

2021

as Trainer

Age 77 (now 81)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020 6.8

as Self

Age 75 (now 81)

The Follow-Up

2020 2.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 75 (now 81)

Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen

2019 3.2

as Millard Findlemeyer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 75 (now 81)

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019 7.2

as Self

Age 74 (now 81)

Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

2018 7.5

as Self

Age 74 (now 81)

The Last Sharknado: It's About Time

2018 4.4

as Wilford Wexler

Age 74 (now 81)

Camp Manna

2018 6.2

as Jack Cujo Parrish

Age 73 (now 81)

Raised on Rock - The Burnette Family Legacy

2018

as Self

Age 73 (now 81)

Mamaboy

2016 4.2

as Coach Dombrowski

Age 72 (now 81)

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016 4.5

as Wilford Wexler

Age 72 (now 81)

Candiland

2016 5.4

as Arnie/God

Age 71 (now 81)

Bikini Model Academy

2015 3.6

as Uncle Seymore

Age 71 (now 81)

Mansion of Blood

2015 2.8

as Zacharia

Age 71 (now 81)

Entourage

2015 6.2

as Gary Busey

Age 70 (now 81)

Confessions of a Womanizer

2014 2.9

as Gary

Age 70 (now 81)

Behaving Badly

2014 5.3

as Chief Clark

Age 69 (now 81)

Guido

2014 7.5

as Steve Kaufman

Age 69 (now 81)

Bounty Killer

2013 5.7

as Van Sterling

Age 69 (now 81)

Matt's Chance

2013 3.0

as Bill

Age 68 (now 81)

Piranha 3DD

2012 4.3

as Clayton

Age 67 (now 81)

That's Insignificance

2011

as Self

Age 66 (now 81)

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010 6.1

as (archive footage)

Age 66 (now 81)

Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

2009 6.3

as Self

Age 64 (now 81)

Hallettsville

2009 3.9

as Sheriff David Ketchum

Age 64 (now 81)

Beyond The Ring

2008 2.4

as Tony De Luca

Age 63 (now 81)

Maneater

2007 4.6

as Grady Barnes

Age 63 (now 81)

Homo Erectus

2007 4.0

as Krutz

Age 63 (now 81)

The Ultimate Fighter

2007 3.3

as Wizard

Age 62 (now 81)

Succubus: Hell-Bent

2007 4.3

as Sentinel

Age 62 (now 81)

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006 7.2

as Self

Age 62 (now 81)

The Hard Easy

2006 5.7

as Vinnie

Age 62 (now 81)

Shut Up and Shoot!

2006 3.4

as Bob Katz

Age 61 (now 81)

Dr. Dolittle 3

2006 5.1

as Butch (voice)

Age 61 (now 81)

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

2006 5.0

as Doctor

Age 61 (now 81)

Descansos

2006 3.7

as The Keeper

Age 61 (now 81)

Crooked

2006 4.4

as John Rouse

Age 61 (now 81)

Cloud 9

2006 5.2

as Gary Busey

Age 61 (now 81)

The Gingerdead Man

2005 3.9

as Millard Findlemeyer

Age 61 (now 81)

2004 6.5

as Self

Age 59 (now 81)

Fallacy

2004 7.0

Age 59 (now 81)

Border Blues

2004 3.2

as LAPD medium Michael March

Age 59 (now 81)

Frost: Portrait of a Vampire

2003 3.1

as Micah

Age 59 (now 81)

Quigley

2003 4.8

as Archie Channing

Age 58 (now 81)

Welcome 2 Ibiza

2003 5.5

as Cortez

Age 58 (now 81)

The Prize Fighter

2003 5.5

as Whitey Ferguson

Age 58 (now 81)

On the Edge

2002 2.3

as Felix

Age 58 (now 81)

Hooded Angels

2002 4.9

as Sheriff

Age 58 (now 81)

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002 10.0

as Self

Age 58 (now 81)

Sam & Janet

2002 5.0

as Bartender

Age 57 (now 81)

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice

2002 4.2

as Richmond Claremont

Age 57 (now 81)

Down 'n Dirty

2001 4.3

as D. A. Mickey Casey

Age 57 (now 81)

A Crack in the Floor

2001 3.6

as Tyler Trout

Age 56 (now 81)

G-Men from Hell

2000 4.2

as Lt. Langdon

Age 56 (now 81)

Two Shades of Blue

2000 3.2

as Jack Reynolds

Age 55 (now 81)

Best Actress

2000 2.6

as Self

Age 55 (now 81)

Hot Boyz

2000 4.8

as Tully

Age 55 (now 81)

Tribulation

2000 4.6

as Tom Canboro

Age 55 (now 81)

No Tomorrow

1999 4.4

as Noah

Age 55 (now 81)

Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang

1999 4.1

as The Hooded Fang

Age 55 (now 81)

The Girl Next Door

1999 4.0

as Sheriff Larson

Age 55 (now 81)

Behind The Music: The Day The Music Died

as Mr. Turner

Age 52 (now 81)

Lost Highway

1997 7.5

as Bill Dayton

Age 52 (now 81)

The Chain

1996 4.4

as Frank Morrisey

Age 52 (now 81)

Sticks & Stones

1996 5.9

as Book's Dad

Age 52 (now 81)

Black Sheep

1996 6.1

as Drake Sabitch

Age 51 (now 81)

Carried Away

1996 5.7

as Major Nathan Wheeler

Age 51 (now 81)

The Real Thing

1996 7.2

as Foreman

Age 51 (now 81)

Man with a Gun

as Lenny

Age 49 (now 81)

Rookie of the Year

1993 6.2

as Chet Steadman

Age 49 (now 81)

The Firm

1993 6.7

as Eddie Lomax

Age 49 (now 81)

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993 8.0

as Self

Age 48 (now 81)

Under Siege

1992 6.3

as Commander Krill

Age 48 (now 81)

Canvas

1992 5.4

1989 7.8

as Self

Age 45 (now 81)

Hider in the House

1989 5.9

as Tom Sykes

Age 44 (now 81)

Act of Piracy

1988 3.9

as Ted Andrews

Age 44 (now 81)

Bulletproof

1988 5.1

as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain

Age 43 (now 81)

Lethal Weapon

1987 7.3

as Mr. Joshua

Age 42 (now 81)

Let's Get Harry

1986 6.2

as Jack

Age 42 (now 81)

Half a Lifetime

1986 9.0

as Bart

Age 42 (now 81)

Eye of the Tiger

1986 6.0

as Buck Matthews

Age 42 (now 81)

Silver Bullet

1985 6.6

as Uncle Red

Age 41 (now 81)

Insignificance

1985 6.4

as The Ballplayer

Age 41 (now 81)

The Bear

1984 7.1

as Paul W. Bryant

Age 40 (now 81)

D.C. Cab

1983 5.2

as Dell

Age 39 (now 81)

Barbarosa

1982 5.9

as Karl Westover

Age 37 (now 81)

Foolin' Around

1980 6.2

as Wes

Age 36 (now 81)

Carny

1980 6.2

as Frankie

Age 35 (now 81)

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979 6.3

as Self

Age 34 (now 81)

The Set-Up

1978 8.0

Age 34 (now 81)

Big Wednesday

1978 6.9

as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith

Age 33 (now 81)

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 7.2

as Buddy Holly

Age 33 (now 81)

Straight Time

1978 7.2

as Willy Darin

Age 33 (now 81)

A Star Is Born

1976 6.0

as Bobbie Ritchie

Age 32 (now 81)

The Gumball Rally

1976 6.1

as Gibson (Camaro Team)

Age 32 (now 81)

Nashville

1975 7.3

Original Music Composer

Age 30 (now 81)

You and Me

1975 7.3

Age 30 (now 81)

The Law

1974

as William Bright

Age 30 (now 81)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 6.8

as Curly

Age 29 (now 81)

The Execution of Private Slovik

1974 7.4

as Jimmy Feedek

Age 29 (now 81)

Blood Sport

1973 7.9

as David Lee Birdsong

Age 29 (now 81)

Hex

1973 4.4

as Giblets

Age 29 (now 81)

The Last American Hero

1973 5.7

as Wayne Jackson

Age 29 (now 81)

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973 6.0

as Zeb Gutshall

Age 28 (now 81)

Dirty Little Billy

1972 5.0

as Basil Crabtree

Age 28 (now 81)

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972 5.5

as Hank Allan

Age 28 (now 81)

Angels Hard as They Come

1971 4.6

as Henry

Age 27 (now 81)

Didn’t You Hear?

1970 7.0

as James

Age 26 (now 81)

Wild in the Streets

1968 5.8

as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Age 23 (now 81)

The Love-Ins

1967 4.8

as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)

Age 23 (now 81)

Downtown Bus

as Gruce Gissler

The Hand Job

10.0

as Blind Master