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