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Gary Cole
AKA: Gary Michael Cole
Acting
Born: 1956
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.
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
A Man on the Inside
Brad Vinick
2024 · US
Krapopolis
Valley King (voice)
2023 · US
White House Plumbers
Mark Felt
2023 · US
Waco: The Aftermath
Gordon Novel
2023 · US
Agent Elvis
President Nixon (voice)
2023 · US
Velma
Lamont (voice)
2023 · US
Inside Job
Brett's father (voice)
2021 · US
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
Alden Parker
2021 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| A Man on the Inside | 2024 | Brad Vinick |
| Krapopolis | 2023 | Valley King (voice) |
| White House Plumbers | 2023 | Mark Felt |
| Waco: The Aftermath | 2023 | Gordon Novel |
| Agent Elvis | 2023 | President Nixon (voice) |
| Velma | 2023 | Lamont (voice) |
| Inside Job | 2021 | Brett's father (voice) |
| NCIS: Hawaiʻi | 2021 | Alden Parker |
| Q-Force | 2021 | Dirk Chunley (voice) |
| The Great North | 2021 | Elwin Kreb (voice) |
| Trolls: TrollsTopia | 2020 | Sky Toronto (voice) |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | 2020 | Leonardo da Vinci (voice) |
| mixed-ish | 2019 | Harrison Johnson |
| Fam | 2019 | Freddy |
| Room 104 | 2017 | Chip Crawford |
| The Good Fight | 2017 | Kurt McVeigh |
| Justice League Action | 2016 | Black Adam (voice) |
| The $100,000 Pyramid | 2016 | Self |
| To Tell the Truth | 2016 | Self - Panelist |
| Angie Tribeca | 2016 | Professor Everett Lamereau |
| Mercy Street | 2016 | James Green, Sr. |
| F is for Family | 2015 | Roger Dunbarton (voice) |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | Self |
| Mr. Robinson | 2015 | Neville Rex |
| Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | 2014 | Brock (voice) |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | 2014 | Narrator (voice) |
| Rick and Morty | 2013 | Alien Doctor (voice) |
| Chicago Fire | 2012 | Chief Grissom |
| Veep | 2012 | Kent Davison |
| The Legend of Korra | 2012 | Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice) |
| Hart of Dixie | 2011 | Dr. Ethan Hart |
| Bob's Burgers | 2011 | Sergeant Bosco (voice) |
| Pound Puppies | 2010 | Slick (voice) |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2010 | Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice) |
| The Good Guys | 2010 | Frank Savage |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2009 | Alden Parker |
| Archer | 2009 | Special Agent Hawley (voice) |
| The Great Debate | 2009 | Contributor |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | 2008 | Commissioner (voice) |
| True Blood | 2008 | Earl Stackhouse |
| Chuck | 2007 | Jack Burton |
| Phineas and Ferb | 2007 | Principal Lang (voice) |
| Shark | 2006 | Christian Chambers |
| Psych | 2006 | Cameron Luntz |
| The Closer | 2005 | Major Edward Dorcet |
| American Dad! | 2005 | Ted Robinson (voice) |
| Numb3rs | 2005 | Shepard Crater |
| Desperate Housewives | 2004 | Wayne Davis |
| The Venture Bros. | 2004 | Professor Von Helping (voice) |
| Arrested Development | 2003 | Richard Shaw |
| Karen Sisco | 2003 | Contributor |
| NCIS | 2003 | Alden Parker |
| Hack | 2002 | Johnny Scanlon |
| Family Affair | 2002 | Bill Davis |
| Monk | 2002 | Dexter Larson |
| Kim Possible | 2002 | Dr. James Possible (voice) |
| Project Greenlight | 2001 | Self |
| Justice League | 2001 | J. Allen Carter (voice) |
| Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | 2000 | Harvey Birdman (voice) |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | 2000 | Joe O'Donnell |
| The West Wing | 1999 | Bob Russell |
| Family Law | 1999 | Alan |
| Crusade | 1999 | Matthew Gideon |
| Batman Beyond | 1999 | Zeta (voice) |
| From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | Ed Mitchell |
| The Practice | 1997 | Defense Attorney Solomon Tager |
| American Gothic | 1995 | Sheriff Lucas Buck |
| The Outer Limits | 1995 | Detective Ray Venable |
| Touched by an Angel | 1994 | Charlie Radcliff |
| Midnight Caller | 1988 | Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian |
| The Twilight Zone | 1985 | Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") |
| Moonlighting | 1985 | Alan McClafferty |
| Miami Vice | 1984 | Jackson Crane |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Man with Xmas Tree |