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Gary Cole

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.

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
SelfEveryday Miracles
2015
Clay PeakesDate and Switch
2014
DwayneVamp U
2013
Arthur LevineAn Officer and a Murderer
2012
Russell WilliamsHop
2011
Henry O'HareThe Last Rites of Joe May
2011
LennyRicochet
2011
Judge Cato LairdThe Chicago 8
2011
Bill KunstlerBatman: Under the Red Hood
2010
Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)The Joneses
2010
Larry SymondsDC Showcase: The Spectre
2010
Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)A Good Funeral
2009
Stan TalmadgePineapple Express
2008
TedForever Strong
2008
Coach Larry GelwixConspiracy
2008
RhodesBreach
2007
Rich GarcesAmerican Pastime
2007
Billy BurrellTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
Reese BobbyThe Ring Two
2005
Martin SavideCry_Wolf
2005
Mr. MatthewsKim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
Dr. Possible (voice)Mozart and the Whale
2005
WallaceDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Cotton McKnightWin a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
Henry FutchPop Rocks
2004
Jerry "Dagger" HardenKim Possible: A Sitch In Time
2003
Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)One Hour Photo
2002
Bill OwensCadet Kelly
2002
SirThe Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
Mike BradyThe Rising Place
2001
Avery HodgeThe Gift
2000
David DuncanOffice Space
1999
Bill LumberghI'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
Jake's DadKiss the Sky
1998
MartyGang Related
1997
Richard SimmsSanta Fe
1997
Paul ThomasA Very Brady Sequel
1996
Mike BradyFor My Daughter's Honor
1996
Pete NashThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
James (segment "The Theatre")In the Line of Fire
1993
Bill WattsBehind the Lines

SelfNCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
SelfThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
Sgt. Bosco (voice)Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
Mattison (voice)Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
SelfDarkness Falls
2020
Mark WitverBatman: Death in the Family
2020
Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)Under the Eiffel Tower
2019
GerardThe Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
Don KitchMarvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2019
Invisibilio (voice)Married Young
2019
AaronUnbroken: Path to Redemption
2018
Dr. George BaileySeven in Heaven
2018
WallaceBlockers
2018
RonScooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
2017
Rafe (voice)Small Crimes
2017
Lieutenant PleasantThe Bronze
2016
Stan GreggoryHot Air
2016
AviatorChristmas Eve
2015
Dr. RobertsDivine Access
2015
Reverend Guy Roy DavisTammy
2014
EarlThe Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Chief Deputy TillmanWeird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010
Mr. YankovicDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)Extract
2009
Bar Patron (uncredited)The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
The Balladeer (voice)My Wife Is Retarded
2007
Dr. HeichmannI Spy
2002
CarlosJustice League: Secret Origins
2001
J. Allen Carter (voice)A Simple Plan
1998
BaxterCyclops, Baby
1997
ManksLies He Told
1997
DaveThe Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Mike BradyA Time to Heal
1994
Jay BartonFall from Grace
1994
Maj. Tom O'NeillThe Switch
1993
Larry McAfeeWhen Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993
John HearnThe Old Man and the Sea
1990
Tom PruittThose She Left Behind
1989
Scott GrimesEchoes in the Darkness
1987
Jack HoltzFirst Steps
1985
MannyTo Live and Die in L.A.
1985
Man Chased (uncredited)A Matter of Principle
1984
Man with Christmas TreeHeart of Steel
1983
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