Gary Basaraba
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Age 50 (now 67)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Hefty (voice)
Age 52 (now 67)
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Andrew, Apostle
Age 29 (now 67)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Norman Shaw
Age 47 (now 67)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
as Hefty Smurf (voice)
Age 54 (now 67)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
as Hefty (voice)
Age 52 (now 67)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Jerry Pollard, motorman
Age 50 (now 67)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
as Norman Shaw
Age 47 (now 67)
Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes
as Self
Age 39 (now 67)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Heywood Broun
Age 35 (now 67)
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
as Leland Winters
Age 32 (now 67)
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Andrew, Apostle
Age 29 (now 67)
Boomtown
as Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Age 43 (now 67)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Mr. Sullivan
Age 41 (now 67)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as George Burton
Age 40 (now 67) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as William O'Boyle
Age 40 (now 67)
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Paul Garbarek
Age 33 (now 67)
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