Gary Cole
Gary Cole | |
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Tribeca Film Festival. | |
Born | Gary Michael Cole September 20, 1956 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Illinois State University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse |
Michelle Knapp (m. 2021) |
Children | 1 |
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. He began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC series Midnight Caller (1988–1991).
Further prominent television roles include Sheriff Lucas Buck in American Gothic (1995–1996), Vice President Bob Russell in The West Wing (2003–2006), Kurt McVeigh in both The Good Wife (2010–2016) and The Good Fight (2017–2022), Kent Davison in Veep (2013–2019), and Special Agent Alden Parker in NCIS (2021–present ). A prolific voice actor, Cole's voice roles include Harvey Birdman in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000–2007, 2018), Principal Shepherd in Family Guy (2000–present), Dr. James Possible in Kim Possible (2002–2007), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013) and Sergeant Bosco in Bob's Burgers (2012–present).
His most notable film roles are as
Early life
Gary Michael Cole was born on September 20, 1956, in Park Ridge, Illinois, and raised in nearby Rolling Meadows. His father, Robert, was a municipal finance director, and his mother, Margaret or "Peggy", was a school administrative assistant.[1][2] Cole has an older sister, Nancy.
While attending Rolling Meadows High School, Cole made his acting debut as Snoopy in a high school production of Clark Gesner's Peanuts musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Cole attended Illinois State University, where he studied theater as a classmate with fellow future actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich.
Career
Cole began his professional career in 1983 as a stage actor in
Between 1988 and 1991, Cole became popular on TV for playing the part of Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in the series
Cole starred as Lieutenant Conrad Rose on the
Cole played Katherine Mayfair's ex-husband Wayne on Desperate Housewives[4] and has played the dangerous drug lord Ted Jones in Pineapple Express with Seth Rogen and James Franco. He also appeared in an episode from the third season of the USA Network series Psych as S.W.A.T. commander Cameron Luntz. Cole also played Bill Owens, Sy Parrish's (Robin Williams) boss, in the film One Hour Photo.
In 2008, Cole appeared on
He played ballistics expert Kurt McVeigh on The Good Wife and on The Good Fight. In both cases, he played opposite Christine Baranski, who portrayed lawyer Diane Lockhart.
Cole had a guest-appearance on the fourth season of the HBO series True Blood, playing Sookie Stackhouse's grandfather.
In 2011, Cole joined Fox's comedy pilot Tagged, but the series was not picked up.[5]
In 2013, Cole began a recurring role on
Cole currently provides the voice of Sergeant Boscoe on Bob's Burgers and Principal Shepherd on Family Guy. He appears in triplicate as 10 Minutes, 10 Days and 10 Years in the Future Spokesguy in Kabbage's 2019 commercial campaign.[6]
Personal life
Cole married actress
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Man Chased By Richard Chance | Uncredited |
1986 | Lucas
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Assistant Coach | |
1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Tom Pruitt | |
1993 | In the Line of Fire | Secret Service Agent In Charge Bill Watts | |
1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mike Brady | |
1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Mike Brady | |
1997 | Santa Fe | Paul Thomas | |
Gang Related | DEA Agent Richard Simms | ||
Cyclops, Baby | Manks | ||
1998 | A Simple Plan | Vernon Bokovsky / FBI Agent Neil Baxter | |
Kiss the Sky | Marty | ||
I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jake's Dad | ||
1999 | Office Space | Bill Lumbergh | |
2000 | The Gift | David Duncan | |
2001 | The Rising Place | Avery Hodge | |
2002 | One Hour Photo | Bill Owens | |
I Spy | Agent Carlos | ||
2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Henry Futch | |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | "Cotton" McKnight | ||
2005 | The Ring Two | Martin Savide | |
Mozart and the Whale | Wallace | ||
Cry Wolf | Mr. Matthews | ||
2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Reese Bobby | |
2007 | My Wife Is Retarded | Dr. Heichman | Short film |
American Pastime | Billy Burrell | ||
Breach | Rich Garces | ||
Goodnight Vagina | Dr. Milstein | Short film | |
2008 | Say Hello to Stan Talmadge | Stan Talmadge | |
Conspiracy | Rhodes | ||
Pineapple Express | Ted Jones | ||
Forever Strong | Coach Larry Gelwix | ||
2009 | Extract | Bar Patron | Uncredited |
The Joneses | Larry | ||
2010 | DC Showcase: The Spectre | Jim Corrigan / Spectre | Voice, short film[12] |
Batman: Under the Red Hood | "Bobo", James "Jim" Gordon, Shot, Guard | Voice, direct-to-video | |
Immortality Bites | Dr. Levine | ||
2011 | Hop | Henry O'Hare | |
The Chicago 8
|
Bill Kunstler | ||
The Last Rites of Joe May | Lenny | ||
2013 | Vamp U | Arthur Levine | |
2014 | Date and Switch | Dwayne | |
Tammy | Earl | ||
Cotton | Clay Peaks | Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Award for Best Actor[13] | |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Chief Deputy Hank Tillman | ||
2015 | Divine Access | Reverend Guy Roy Davis | |
Christmas Eve | Dr. Roberts | ||
The Bronze | Stan Greggory | ||
2016 | Hot Air | Aviator | |
2017 | Small Crimes | Dan Pleasant | |
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Rafe | Voice, direct-to-video[12] | |
2018 | Blockers | Ron | |
Under the Eiffel Tower | Gerard | ||
Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Dr. George Bailey | ||
Seven in Heaven | Mr. Wallace | ||
2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Don Kitch | |
Married Young | Aaron | ||
2020 | Darkness Falls | Mark Witver | |
2021 | Batman: Death in the Family | James Gordon, Two-Face, Reporter #4 | Voice, short film[12] |
2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Sergeant Bosco | Voice |
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Phil Mattison | Voice[12] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Heart of Steel | Lee | Television film |
1984 | Fatal Vision | Captain Jeffrey MacDonald , MD
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Television film |
American Playhouse | Man With Xmas Tree | Episode: "A Matter of Principle" | |
1985 | First Steps | Manny | Television film |
The Twilight Zone | Daniel Gaddis | Episode: " Her Pilgrim Soul "
| |
1986 | Vital Signs | Dr. Hayward | Television film |
Miami Vice | Jackson Crane | Episode: "Trust Fund Pirates" | |
Jack and Mike | Chris Sykes | Episode: "Pilot" | |
1987 | Moonlighting | Alan McClafferty | 2 episodes |
Echoes in the Darkness | Jack Holtz | Television film | |
1988–1991 | Midnight Caller | Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian | 61 episodes |
1989 | Those She Left Behind | Scott Grimes | Television film |
1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Tom Pruitt | Television film |
1991 | Son of the Morning Star | George Armstrong Custer | Television film |
1993 | The Switch | Larry McAfee | Television film |
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | John Hearn | Television film | |
1994 | A Time to Heal | Jay Barton | Television film |
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | James | Television film | |
Fall from Grace | Major Tom O'Neill | Television film | |
1995–1996 | American Gothic | Sheriff Lucas Buck | 22 episodes |
1996 | For My Daughter's Honor | Pete Nash | Television film |
1997 | Lies He Told | Dave | Television film |
1998 | Dead Man's Gun | Travis Everett Thornberry | Episode: "The Photographer" |
The Outer Limits | Detective Ray Venable | Episode: " Criminal Nature "
| |
From the Earth to the Moon | Edgar Mitchell | Episode: "For Miles and Miles" | |
1999 | Crusade | Captain Matthew Gideon | 13 episodes |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | Dad | Episode: "Where's My Kiss, Then?" | |
1999–2004 | The Practice | Solomon Tager, Attorney Brian Seabury | 3 episodes |
2000 | What About Joan
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Justin | Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again" |
Family Law | Alan | Episode: "Human Error" | |
Batman Beyond | Zeta | Voice, episode: "Zeta"[12] | |
Touched by an Angel | Charlie Radcliff | Episode: "Pandora's Box" | |
Frasier | Luke Parker | Episode: "The New Friend" | |
2000–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Harvey Birdman, additional voices | Voice, 39 episodes[12] |
2000–present | Family Guy | Principal Shepherd, additional voices | Voice, 82 episodes |
2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | Pilot | |
Justice League | J. Allen Carter | Voice, episode: "Secret Origins"[12] | |
2002, 2004 | Teamo Supremo | Mr. Vague | Voice, 2 episodes |
2002 | American Adventure | Chuck | Television film |
Cadet Kelly | Brigadier General Joe "Sir" Maxwell | Television film | |
The Brady Bunch in the White House | Mike Brady | Television film | |
2002–2003 | Family Affair | Bill Davis | 15 episodes |
2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Dr. James Possible | Voice, 40 episodes |
2003 | Criminology 101 | Roy Franks | Pilot |
Hack | Johnny Scanlon | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" | |
Monk | Dexter Larson | Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy" | |
Karen Sisco | Konner | 2 episodes | |
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Dr. James Possible | Voice, television film | |
2003–2006 | The West Wing | Vice President Bob Russell | 21 episodes |
2004 | Pop Rocks | Jerry "Dagger" Harden | Television film |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Xander Henry | Episode: "Brotherhood" | |
2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Dr. James Possible | Voice, television film |
Wanted | Lieutenant Conrad Rose | 13 episodes | |
King of the Hill | Vance Gilbert | Voice, episode: "Harlottown" | |
2006 | That Guy | Gary | Pilot |
Company Town | Martin Amberson | Pilot | |
Arrested Development
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CIA Agent | Episode: "Exit Strategy" | |
2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | The Balladeer | Voice, television film |
Shark | Christian Chambers | Episode: "Blind Trust" | |
Supernatural | Brad Redding | Episode: "Hollywood Babylon" | |
2008 | Good Behavior | Dean West | Unaired series |
12 Miles of Bad Road | Jerry Shakespeare | 6 episodes | |
Desperate Housewives | Wayne Davis | 6 episodes | |
Psych | Commander Cameron Lutz | Episode: "Gus Walks Into a Bank" | |
2008–2011 | Chuck | Jack Burton | 2 episodes |
2008–2010 | Entourage | Andrew Klein | 12 episodes |
2009 | The Cleaner | Davis Durham | 2 episodes |
Numb3rs | Shepard Crater | Episode: "Hangman" | |
2010–2016 | The Good Wife | Kurt McVeigh | 14 episodes |
2010 | Uncle Nigel | Nigel | Pilot |
Funny or Die Presents | Lead FBI Agent | Episode: "201" | |
2010–2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Commissioner McSlade | Voice, 4 episodes[12] |
2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mayor Fred Jones Sr., additional voices | Voice, 21 episodes[12] |
2010 | The Good Guys | Frank Savage | 2 episodes |
The Closer | Major Edward Dorcet | Episode: "War Zone" | |
2011 | True Blood | Earl Stackhouse | Episode: "She's Not There" |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Joe O'Donnell | Episode: "The Divorce" | |
Ricochet | Judge Cato Laird | Television film | |
2011 | Tagged | James Percy | Pilot |
2011–2013 2016, 2019 |
Suits | Cameron Dennis | 10 episodes |
2011 | Pound Puppies | Slick | Voice, episode: "I Never Barked for My Father"[12] |
2012 | An Officer and a Murderer | Colonel Russell Williams
|
Television film |
Hart of Dixie | Dr. Ethan Hart | 2 episodes | |
Scruples | Royce Franklin | Pilot | |
30 Rock | Roger | Episode: "Unwindulax" | |
Royal Pains | Simon Braddock | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy" | |
Wedding Band | Jack | Episode: "We Are Family" | |
2012–present | Bob's Burgers | Sergeant Bosco | Voice, 12 episodes[12][14][15][16] |
2012 | The List | Chief Inspector Bob McKinnon | Pilot |
2013–2019 | Veep | Kent Davison | 55 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2017) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2014) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2013–2016) |
2014–2015 | Archer | Special Agent Hawley | Voice, 6 episodes |
2014 | Phineas and Ferb | Principal Lang | Voice, episode: "Doof 101"[12] |
2014, 2017 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Narrator | Voice, 6 episodes |
2014 | The Legend of Korra | Dai Li Sergeant, Rich Man | Voice, 2 episodes[12] |
2014–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Brock Zero | Voice, 14 episodes[12] |
2015 | Mr. Robinson | Neville Rex | Episode: "Flesh for Fantasy" |
Rick and Morty | Alien Doctor | Voice, episode: "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate" | |
2015–2017 | F Is for Family | Rodger Dunbarton | Voice, 6 episodes |
2016 | Angie Tribeca | Professor Everett Lamereau | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016–2017 | Mercy Street | James Green Sr. | 12 episodes |
2016 | Unforgettable
|
Clay Tendler | Episode: "Bad Company" |
Angel from Hell | Stephen Williams | Episode: "Believe Me, Part 2" | |
We Bare Bears | CEO | Voice, episode: "Fashion Bears" | |
Justice League Action | Black Adam | Voice, 2 episodes[12] | |
2017–2022 | The Good Fight | Kurt McVeigh | 24 episodes |
2017–2018 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Mark Armstrong | Voice, 10 episodes[12] |
2018–2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Sky Toronto | Voice, 12 episodes[12] |
2018–2019 | Chicago Fire | Fire Commissioner Carl Grissom | 12 episodes |
2018 | The Venture Bros. | Professor Von Helping | Voice, episode: "The High Cost of Loathing"[12] |
Harvey Birdman: Attorney General | Harvey Birdman | Voice, television special | |
2019 | Fam | Freddy | 7 episodes |
Love, Death & Robots | The Inspector | Voice, episode: "The Dump"[12] | |
2019, 2022 | American Dad! | Ted Robinson | Voice, 2 episodes |
2019–2022 | Big Mouth | Edward MacDell | Voice, 7 episodes |
2019–2021 | Mixed-ish | Harrison Jackson III | 36 episodes |
2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Leonardo da Vinci Hologram | Voice, episode: "Crisis Point" |
2021 | Q-Force | Dirk Chunley | Voice, 10 episodes |
2021–2022 | Inside Job | Male Cop, Sitcom Dad | Voice, 2 episodes |
2021–present | NCIS | Alden Parker | Main role |
2022 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | 3 episodes | |
2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Episode: "A Long Time Coming" | |
Velma | Lamont Rogers | Voice, episode: "The Candy (Wo)man"[12] | |
White House Plumbers | Mark Felt | Episode: "The Beverly Hills Burglary" | |
Waco: The Aftermath | Gordon Novel | 5 episodes | |
Agent Elvis | Richard Nixon | Voice, episode: "Maximum Density"[12] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2008 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | Harvey Birdman, Judge Hiram Mightor |
2016 | Hitman | Himself |
Notes
- ^ Reliable sources do not report if the divorce proceedings were finalized in 2017 or in 2018 prior to Siddall's death.
References
- ^ Patricia Trebe (October 6, 2005). "Peggy J. Cole 1930 - 2005 - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Cengage. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Bryant, Adam (December 2006). "Fast-Track Father". Maxim Magazine Online. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
- ^ Bonner, Julie (February 28, 2008). "Who will play Katherine's infamous ex". Desperateblog.com. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Gary Cole Gets Tagged for Fox Pilot". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ Gianatasio, David. "Gary Cole, the Actor You Know From Everything, Is Now the Time-Traveling Spokesguy for Kabbage," Adweek, January 15, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019
- ^ Kennedy, Lauren Paige (February 26, 2009). "Actor Gary Cole Spotlights Autism". WebMD.
- ^ Shewfelt, Raechal (June 20, 2017). "'Office Space' Star Gary Cole's Wife of 25 Years Files for Divorce". Yahoo!.
- ^ "COLE, TEDDI SIDDALL VS COLE, GARY". trellis. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Find a Service, Grave or Obituary". Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- Yahoo. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Gary Cole (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 23, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "HRIFF 2015 Program Guide".
- ^ "Listings | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". thefutoncritic.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Listings | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". thefutoncritic.com. January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Bob's Burgers: I Get Psychic Out of You". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
External links
- Gary Cole at IMDb
- Gary Cole at the TCM Movie Database
- Gary Cole at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- The Onion A.V. Club Random Roles article Archived August 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine with Gary Cole