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Gary Cole Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1956-09-20

Birthplace:
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Credits:
211 Total Roles

Gary Cole

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 A Man on the Inside TV Brad Vinick
2024 NCISverse: The First 1,000 MOVIE Self
2023 Krapopolis TV Valley King (voice)
2023 White House Plumbers TV Mark Felt
2023 Waco: The Aftermath TV Gordon Novel
2023 Agent Elvis TV President Nixon (voice)
2023 Velma TV Lamont (voice)
2023 Velma TV Lamont / General Meeting (voice)
2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe MOVIE Mattison (voice)
2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie MOVIE Sgt. Bosco (voice)

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