Gary Cole

69, from Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

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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.

Timeline

2026Aged 70

  • Poster for The Robot Chicken [adult swim] 25th Anniversary Special

    Harvey Birdman (voice)

2024Aged 68

  • Poster for NCISverse: The First 1,000

    Self

2022Aged 66

  • Poster for The Bob's Burgers Movie

    Sgt. Bosco (voice)

  • Poster for Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

    Mattison (voice)

2020Aged 64

  • Poster for Darkness Falls

    Mark Witver

  • Poster for Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Self

  • Poster for Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Self

  • Poster for DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

    Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

2019Aged 63

  • Poster for Under the Eiffel Tower

    Gerard

  • Poster for The Art of Racing in the Rain

    Don Kitch

  • Poster for Married Young

    Aaron

  • Poster for Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

    Invisibilio (voice)

2018Aged 62

  • Poster for Blockers

    Ron

  • Poster for Unbroken: Path to Redemption

    Dr. George Bailey

  • Poster for Seven in Heaven

    Wallace

2017Aged 61

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

    Rafe (voice)

  • Poster for Small Crimes

    Lieutenant Pleasant

2016Aged 60

  • Poster for The Bronze

    Stan Greggory

  • Poster for Hot Air

    Aviator

2015Aged 59

  • Poster for Everyday Miracles

    Clay Peakes

  • Poster for Divine Access

    Reverend Guy Roy Davis

  • Poster for Christmas Eve

    Dr. Roberts

2014Aged 58

  • Poster for Date and Switch

    Dwayne

  • Poster for Tammy

    Earl

  • Poster for Market Hours

    Manager

  • Poster for The Town that Dreaded Sundown

    Chief Deputy Tillman

2013Aged 57

  • Poster for Vamp U

    Arthur Levine

2012Aged 56

  • Poster for An Officer and a Murderer

    Russell Williams

2011Aged 55

  • Poster for Hop

    Henry O'Hare

  • Poster for The Chicago 8

    Bill Kunstler

  • Poster for The Last Rites of Joe May

    Lenny

  • Poster for Ricochet

    Judge Cato Laird

2010Aged 54

  • Poster for DC Showcase: The Spectre

    Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

  • Poster for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Mr. Yankovic

  • Poster for The Joneses

    Larry Symonds

  • Poster for Batman: Under the Red Hood

    Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

  • Poster for DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

    Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

2009Aged 53

  • Poster for A Good Funeral

    Stan Talmadge

  • Poster for Extract

    Bar Patron (uncredited)

2008Aged 52

2007Aged 51

  • Poster for Breach

    Rich Garces

  • Poster for My Wife Is Retarded

    Dr. Heichmann

  • Poster for The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

    Balladeer

  • Poster for American Pastime

    Billy Burrell

2006Aged 50

  • Poster for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

    Reese Bobby

2005Aged 49

  • Poster for The Ring Two

    Martin Savide

  • Poster for Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

    Dr. Possible (voice)

  • Poster for Mozart and the Whale

    Wallace

  • Poster for Cry_Wolf

    Mr. Matthews

2004Aged 48

  • Poster for Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

    Henry Futch

  • Poster for DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

    Cotton McKnight

  • Poster for Pop Rocks

    Jerry "Dagger" Harden

2003Aged 47

2002Aged 46

  • Poster for Cadet Kelly

    Sir

  • Poster for One Hour Photo

    Bill Owens

  • Poster for I Spy

    Carlos

  • Poster for The Brady Bunch in the White House

    Mike Brady

2001Aged 45

  • Poster for The Rising Place

    Avery Hodge

  • Poster for Justice League: Secret Origins

    J. Allen Carter (voice)

2000Aged 44

1999Aged 43

  • Poster for Office Space

    Bill Lumbergh

1998Aged 42

  • Poster for Kiss the Sky

    Marty

  • Poster for I'll Be Home for Christmas

    Jake's Dad

  • Poster for A Simple Plan

    Baxter

1997Aged 41

  • Poster for Cyclops, Baby

    Manks

  • Poster for Lies He Told

    Dave

  • Poster for Santa Fe

    Paul Thomas

  • Poster for Gang Related

    Richard Simms

1996Aged 40

  • Poster for A Very Brady Sequel

    Mike Brady

  • Poster for For My Daughter's Honor

    Pete Nash

1995Aged 39

  • Poster for The Brady Bunch Movie

    Mike Brady

1994Aged 38

  • Poster for A Time to Heal

    Jay Barton

  • Poster for The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    James (segment "The Theatre")

  • Poster for Fall from Grace

    Maj. Tom O'Neill

1993Aged 37

  • Poster for The Switch

    Larry McAfee

  • Poster for When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

    John Hearn

  • Poster for In the Line of Fire

    Bill Watts

1990Aged 34

  • Poster for The Old Man and the Sea

    Tom Pruitt

1989Aged 33

  • Poster for Those She Left Behind

    Scott Grimes

1987Aged 31

  • Poster for Echoes in the Darkness

    Jack Holtz

1986Aged 30

1985Aged 29

  • Poster for First Steps

    Manny

  • Poster for To Live and Die in L.A.

    Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)

1984Aged 28

  • Poster for A Matter of Principle

    Man with Christmas Tree

1983Aged 27

  • Poster for Heart of Steel

    Lee

Year unknown

  • Poster for Behind the Lines

    Self

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