Gary Cole
Birthdate
September 20, 1956 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
September 20, 1956 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Gary Cole's LGBTQ+ Titles
Date and Switch
Dwayne
Acting (199)
Company Town (1 episode)
Behind the Lines as Self
2024
NCISverse: The First 1,000 as Self
2023
White House Plumbers as Mark Felt (1 episode)
2023
Waco: The Aftermath as Gordon Novel (5 episodes)
2023
Agent Elvis as President Nixon (voice) (1 episode)
2023
Velma as Lamont (voice) (12 episodes)
2023
Velma as Lamont / General Meeting (voice) (1 episode)
2022
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Mattison (voice)
2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
2021
Inside Job as Brett's father (voice) (1 episode)
2021
NCIS: Hawai'i as Alden Parker (3 episodes)
2021
Q-Force as Dirk Chunley (voice) (10 episodes)
2021
The Great North as Elwin Kreb (voice) (1 episode)
2020
Trolls: TrollsTopia as Sky Toronto (voice) (5 episodes)
2020
Batman: Death in the Family as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks as Leonardo da Vinci (voice) (1 episode)
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
2020
Darkness Falls as Mark Witver
2019
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire as Invisibilio (voice)
2019
mixed-ish as Harrison Johnson (36 episodes)
2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain as Don Kitch
2019
Love, Death & Robots as The Inspector (voice) (1 episode)
2019
Under the Eiffel Tower as Gerard
2019
Fam as Freddy (7 episodes)
2018
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2018
Seven in Heaven as Wallace
2018
Unbroken: Path to Redemption as Dr. George Bailey
2018
Blockers as Ron
2017
Big Mouth (1 episode)
2017
Big Mouth as Andrew's Father (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Big Mouth as Edward MacDell (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Big Mouth as Matthew's Father (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Room 104 as Chip Crawford (1 episode)
2017
Small Crimes as Lieutenant Pleasant
2017
The Good Fight as Kurt McVeigh (24 episodes)
2017
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown as Rafe (voice)
2016
Justice League Action as Black Adam (voice) (2 episodes)
2016
Hot Air as Aviator
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self (1 episode)
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016
The Bronze as Stan Greggory
2016
Angie Tribeca as Professor Everett Lamereau (1 episode)
2016
Mercy Street as James Green, Sr. (12 episodes)
2015
Christmas Eve as Dr. Roberts
2015
We Bare Bears as CEO (voice) (1 episode)
2015
Mr. Robinson as Neville Rex (1 episode)
2015
Divine Access as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
2015
Everyday Miracles as Clay Peakes
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Brock (voice) (61 episodes)
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Chief Deputy Tillman
2014
black-ish as Harrison (1 episode)
2014
Tammy as Earl
2014
The Tom and Jerry Show as Narrator (voice) (325 episodes)
2014
Date and Switch as Dwayne
2013
Rick and Morty as Alien Doctor (voice) (1 episode)
2013
Vamp U as Arthur Levine
2012
Chicago Fire as Chief Grissom (13 episodes)
2012
An Officer and a Murderer as Russell Williams
2012
Veep as Kent Davison (55 episodes)
2011
Ricochet as Judge Cato Laird
2011
The Last Rites of Joe May as Lenny
2011
Hart of Dixie as Dr. Ethan Hart (2 episodes)
2011
Unforgettable as Clay Tendler (1 episode)
2011
Suits as Cameron Dennis (10 episodes)
2011
The Chicago 8 as Bill Kunstler
2011
Hop as Henry O'Hare
2011
Bob's Burgers as Sergeant Bosco (voice) (12 episodes)
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
2010
Pound Puppies as Slick (voice) (1 episode)
2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) (19 episodes)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice) (1 episode)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice) (1 episode)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice) (1 episode)
2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice) (1 episode)
2010
The Joneses as Larry Symonds
2010
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Mr. Yankovic
2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
2009
The Good Wife as Kurt McVeigh (14 episodes)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Alden Parker (1 episode)
2009
Archer as Special Agent Hawley (voice) (6 episodes)
2009
Extract as Bar Patron (uncredited)
2009
The Great Debate (6 episodes)
2009
A Good Funeral as Stan Talmadge
2008
The Penguins of Madagascar as Commissioner (voice) (1 episode)
2008
Forever Strong as Coach Larry Gelwix
2008
True Blood as Earl Stackhouse (1 episode)
2008
Pineapple Express as Ted
2008
Conspiracy as Rhodes
2007
Chuck as Jack Burton (2 episodes)
2007
Phineas and Ferb as Principal Lang (voice) (1 episode)
2007
American Pastime as Billy Burrell
2007
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as The Balladeer (voice)
2007
My Wife Is Retarded as Dr. Heichmann
2007
Breach as Rich Garces
2006
30 Rock as Roger (1 episode)
2006
Shark (1 episode)
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Reese Bobby
2006
Psych as Cameron Lutz (1 episode)
2005
Cry_Wolf as Mr. Matthews
2005
Supernatural as Brad Redding (2 episodes)
2005
Mozart and the Whale as Wallace
2005
Wanted (13 episodes)
2005
The Closer as Major Edward Dorcet (1 episode)
2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Dr. Possible (voice)
2005
The Ring Two as Martin Savide
2005
American Dad! as Ted Robinson (voice) (2 episodes)
2005
Numb3rs (1 episode)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Wayne Davis (6 episodes)
2004
Pop Rocks as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
2004
Entourage (3 episodes)
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Cotton McKnight
2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Henry Futch
2003
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
2003
Arrested Development as Richard Shaw (1 episode)
2003
Karen Sisco (1 episode)
2003
NCIS as Alden Parker (52 episodes)
2003
Criminology 101 as Roy Franks
2002
The Brady Bunch in the White House as Mike Brady
2002
I Spy as Carlos
2002
Hack as Johnny Scanlon (1 episode)
2002
Family Affair as Bill Davis (15 episodes)
2002
One Hour Photo as Bill Owens
2002
Monk as Dexter Larson (1 episode)
2002
Kim Possible as Dr. James Possible (voice) (16 episodes)
2002
Cadet Kelly as "Sir" Joe Maxwell
2001
Justice League as J. Allen Carter (voice) (1 episode)
2001
Justice League: Secret Origins as J. Allen Carter (voice)
2001
The Rising Place as Avery Hodge
2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Harvey Birdman (voice) (39 episodes)
2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Judge Hiram Mightor (voice) (5 episodes)
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Joe O'Donnell (1 episode)
2000
American Adventure as Chuck
2000
The Gift as David Duncan
1999
The West Wing as Bob Russell (22 episodes)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Xander Henry (1 episode)
1999
Family Law as Alan (1 episode)
1999
Crusade as Capt. Matthew Gideon (13 episodes)
1999
Office Space as Bill Lumbergh
1999
Family Guy as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Billy's Father (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Chairman (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Cop / Coach (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Dr. Franklin (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Father O'Leary (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Michael Eisner (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Mike Brady (voice) (4 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as NCIS Fan (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Principal Shepard (voice) (2 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Principal Shepherd (voice) (57 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Reporter (voice) (4 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Security Guard (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Warren Fredericks (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Batman Beyond as Zeta (voice) (1 episode)
1998
A Simple Plan as Baxter
1998
I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jake's Dad
1998
Kiss the Sky as Marty
1998
From the Earth to the Moon as Ed Mitchell (1 episode)
1997
Gang Related as Richard Simms
1997
Santa Fe as Paul Thomas
1997
Lies He Told as Dave
1997
The Practice as Atty. Brian Seabury (1 episode)
1997
The Practice as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager (2 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill as Vance Gilbert (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Cyclops, Baby as Manks
1996
For My Daughter's Honor as Pete Nash
1996
A Very Brady Sequel as Mike Brady
1995
American Gothic as Sheriff Lucas Buck (18 episodes)
1995
The Outer Limits as Detective Ray Venable (1 episode)
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie as Mike Brady
1994
Touched by an Angel as Charlie Radcliff (1 episode)
1994
Fall from Grace as Maj. Tom O'Neill
1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as James (segment "The Theatre")
1994
A Time to Heal as Jay Barton
1993
Frasier as Luke Parker (1 episode)
1993
In the Line of Fire as Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts
1993
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as John Hearn
1993
The Switch as Larry McAfee
1991
Son of the Morning Star as George Armstrong Custer (2 episodes)
1990
The Old Man and the Sea as Tom Pruitt
1989
Those She Left Behind as Scott Grimes
1988
Midnight Caller as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian (62 episodes)
1987
Echoes in the Darkness as Jack Holtz (2 episodes)
1987
Echoes in the Darkness as Jack Holtz
1986
Vital Signs as Dr. Hayward
1985
To Live and Die in L.A. as Man Chased (uncredited)
1985
The Twilight Zone as Daniel Gaddis (1 episode)
1985
First Steps as Manny
1985
Moonlighting as Alan McClafferty (1 episode)
1984
A Matter of Principle as Man with Christmas Tree
1984
Fatal Vision as Jeffrey MacDonald (2 episodes)
1984
Miami Vice (1 episode)
1983
Heart of Steel as Lee