
Gary Basaraba
- Date of Birth: 1959-03-16
- Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Biography
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... 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.

Brooklyn South
Drama • 1997 September

The Mentalist
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 2008 September

Criminal Minds
Crime, Drama, Mystery • 2005 September

Grey's Anatomy
Drama • 2005 March

Bones
Crime, Drama • 2005 September

Family Law
Drama, Comedy, Crime • 1999 September

Mad Men
Drama • 2007 July

Homicide: Life on the Street
Mystery, Drama, Crime • 1993 January

Person of Interest
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2011 September

A Horse for Danny
Drama, Family, TV Movie • 1995 April