Person
Gary Cole
Acting · Born 1956-09-20 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Xander Henry
Family Guy
Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
Supernatural
Brad Redding
NCIS
Alden Parker
Rick and Morty
Alien Doctor (voice)
American Dad!
Ted Robinson (voice)
Suits
Cameron Dennis
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Chicago Fire
Chief Grissom
Desperate Housewives
Wayne Davis
Filmography
- 2024A Man on the InsideBrad Vinick
- 2024NCISverse: The First 1,000Self
- 2023KrapopolisValley King (voice)
- 2023White House PlumbersMark Felt
- 2023Waco: The AftermathGordon Novel
- 2023Agent ElvisPresident Nixon (voice)
- 2023VelmaLamont (voice)
- 2022Beavis and Butt-Head Do the UniverseMattison (voice)
- 2022The Bob's Burgers MovieSgt. Bosco (voice)
- 2021Inside JobBrett's father (voice)
- 2021NCIS: HawaiʻiAlden Parker
- 2021Q-ForceDirk Chunley (voice)
- 2021The Great NorthElwin Kreb (voice)
- 2020Trolls: TrollsTopiaSky Toronto (voice)
- 2020DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the FamilyTwo-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
- 2020Star Trek: Lower DecksLeonardo da Vinci (voice)
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelf
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight MadnessSelf
- 2020Darkness FallsMark Witver
- 2019Marvel Rising: Playing with FireInvisibilio (voice)
- 2019Married YoungAaron
- 2019mixed-ishHarrison Johnson
- 2019The Art of Racing in the RainDon Kitch
- 2019Love, Death & RobotsThe Inspector (voice)
- 2019Under the Eiffel TowerGerard
- 2019FamFreddy
- 2018Seven in HeavenWallace
- 2018Unbroken: Path to RedemptionDr. George Bailey
- 2018BlockersRon
- 2017Big MouthMatthew's Father (voice)
- 2017Room 104Chip Crawford
- 2017Small CrimesLieutenant Pleasant
- 2017The Good FightKurt McVeigh
- 2017Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's ShowdownRafe (voice)
- 2016Justice League ActionBlack Adam (voice)
- 2016Hot AirAviator
- 2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
- 2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
- 2016The BronzeStan Greggory
- 2016Mercy StreetJames Green, Sr.
- 2016Angie TribecaProfessor Everett Lamereau
- 2015F is for FamilyRoger Dunbarton (voice)
- 2015Christmas EveDr. Roberts
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
- 2015We Bare BearsCEO (voice)
- 2015Mr. RobinsonNeville Rex
- 2015Divine AccessReverend Guy Roy Davis
- 2015Everyday MiraclesClay Peakes
- 2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroBrock (voice)
- 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownChief Deputy Tillman
- 2014Market HoursManager
- 2014TammyEarl
- 2014The Tom and Jerry ShowNarrator (voice)
- 2014Date and SwitchDwayne
- 2013Rick and MortyAlien Doctor (voice)
- 2013Vamp UArthur Levine
- 2012Chicago FireChief Grissom
- 2012An Officer and a MurdererRussell Williams
- 2012VeepKent Davison
- 2012The Legend of KorraDai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice)
- 2011RicochetJudge Cato Laird
- 2011The Last Rites of Joe MayLenny
- 2011Hart of DixieDr. Ethan Hart
- 2011UnforgettableClay Tendler
- 2011SuitsCameron Dennis
- 2011The Chicago 8Bill Kunstler
- 2011HopHenry O'Hare
- 2011Bob's BurgersSergeant Bosco (voice)
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionJim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
- 2010Pound PuppiesSlick (voice)
- 2010Batman: Under the Red HoodBobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
- 2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)
- 2010The Good GuysFrank Savage
- 2010The JonesesLarry Symonds
- 2010Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryMr. Yankovic
- 2010DC Showcase: The SpectreJim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
- 2009The Good WifeKurt McVeigh
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesAlden Parker
- 2009ArcherSpecial Agent Hawley (voice)
- 2009ExtractBar Patron (uncredited)
- 2009The Great Debate
- 2009A Good FuneralStan Talmadge
- 2008The Penguins of MadagascarCommissioner (voice)
- 2008Forever StrongCoach Larry Gelwix
- 2008True BloodEarl Stackhouse
- 2008Pineapple ExpressTed
- 2008ConspiracyRhodes
- 2008Good BehaviorDean West
- 2007ChuckJack Burton
- 2007Phineas and FerbPrincipal Lang (voice)
- 2007American PastimeBilly Burrell
- 2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningBalladeer
- 2007My Wife Is RetardedDr. Heichmann
- 2007BreachRich Garces
- 200630 RockRoger
- 2006SharkChristian Chambers
- 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyReese Bobby
- 2006PsychCameron Luntz
- 2005Cry_WolfMr. Matthews
- 2005SupernaturalBrad Redding
- 2005Mozart and the WhaleWallace
- 2005Wanted 2005Conrad Rose
- 2005The CloserMajor Edward Dorcet
- 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaDr. Possible (voice)
- 2005The Ring TwoMartin Savide
- 2005American Dad!Ted Robinson (voice)
- 2005Numb3rsShepard Crater
- 2004Desperate HousewivesWayne Davis
- 2004Pop RocksJerry "Dagger" Harden
- 2004The Venture Bros.Professor Von Helping (voice)
- 2004EntourageAndrew Klein
- 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryCotton McKnight
- 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Henry Futch
- 2003Kim Possible: A Sitch in TimeDr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
- 2003Arrested DevelopmentRichard Shaw
- 2003Karen Sisco
- 2003NCISAlden Parker
- 2003Criminology 101Roy Franks
- 2002The Brady Bunch in the White HouseMike Brady
- 2002I SpyCarlos
- 2002HackJohnny Scanlon
- 2002Family AffairBill Davis
- 2002One Hour PhotoBill Owens
- 2002MonkDexter Larson
- 2002Kim PossibleDr. James Possible (voice)
- 2002Cadet KellySir
- 2001Project GreenlightSelf
- 2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ. Allen Carter (voice)
- 2001Justice LeagueJ. Allen Carter (voice)
- 2001The Rising PlaceAvery Hodge
- 2000Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawHarvey Birdman (voice)
- 2000The GiftDavid Duncan
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmJoe O'Donnell
- 2000American AdventureChuck
- 1999The West WingBob Russell
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitXander Henry
- 1999Family LawAlan
- 1999CrusadeMatthew Gideon
- 1999Office SpaceBill Lumbergh
- 1999Family GuyBill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
- 1999Batman BeyondZeta (voice)
- 1998A Simple PlanBaxter
- 1998I'll Be Home for ChristmasJake's Dad
- 1998Kiss the SkyMarty
- 1998From the Earth to the MoonEd Mitchell
- 1997Gang RelatedRichard Simms
- 1997Santa FePaul Thomas
- 1997Lies He ToldDave
- 1997The PracticeDefense Attorney Solomon Tager
- 1997King of the HillVance Gilbert (voice)
- 1997Cyclops, BabyManks
- 1996For My Daughter's HonorPete Nash
- 1996A Very Brady SequelMike Brady
- 1995American GothicSheriff Lucas Buck
- 1995The Outer LimitsDetective Ray Venable
- 1995The Brady Bunch MovieMike Brady
- 1994Touched by an AngelCharlie Radcliff
- 1994Fall from GraceMaj. Tom O'Neill
- 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsJames (segment "The Theatre")
- 1994A Time to HealJay Barton
- 1993FrasierLuke Parker
- 1993In the Line of FireBill Watts
- 1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnJohn Hearn
- 1993The SwitchLarry McAfee
- 1991Son of the Morning StarGeorge Armstrong Custer
- 1990The Old Man and the SeaTom Pruitt
- 1989Those She Left BehindScott Grimes
- 1988Midnight CallerJack 'Nighthawk' Killian
- 1987Echoes in the DarknessJack Holtz
- 1987Echoes in the DarknessJack Holtz
- 1986LucasAssistant Coach
- 1986Vital SignsDr. Hayward
- 1985To Live and Die in L.A.Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
- 1985The Twilight ZoneDaniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
- 1985First StepsManny
- 1985MoonlightingAlan McClafferty
- 1984A Matter of PrincipleMan with Christmas Tree
- 1984Fatal VisionJeffrey MacDonald
- 1984Miami ViceJackson Crane
- 1983Heart of SteelLee
- 1982American PlayhouseMan with Xmas Tree
- —Behind the LinesSelf
- —Company TownMartin Amberson
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