
Gary Busey
50Movies
9.0 Best Rating
Biography
William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is a 6-foot-1 blond-haired European-American film and stage actor and artist. He has appeared in over 120 films, as well as making regular appearances on Gunsmoke, Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, and Entourage. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in 1978 for his role in The Buddy Holly Story.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Holy Cash | Actor | FLOP | |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | HIT | |
| 2019 | Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh | Self | HIT | |
| 2018 | Camp Manna | Jack Cujo Parrish | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Gary Busey | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Guido | Steve Kaufman | HIT | |
| 2010 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | Self | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self | HIT | |
| 2005 | The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Self (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 2004 | El padrino: The Latin Godfather | Lars | HIT | |
| 2004 | Double Dare | Self | HIT | |
| 1998 | Soldier | Church | FLOP | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Highway Patrolman | HIT | |
| 1997 | Plato's Run | Plato | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Bill Dayton | HIT | |
| 1996 | Black Sheep | Drake Sabitch | FLOP | |
| 1996 | The Real Thing | Foreman | HIT | |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game | Hawkins | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Chet Steadman | FLOP | |
| 1993 | The Firm | Eddie Lomax | HIT | |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Commander Krill | FLOP | |
| 1992 | The Player | Gary Busey | HIT | |
| 1991 | Point Break | Agent Angelo Pappas | HIT | |
| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Clint Hornby | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | HIT | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Peter Keyes | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self | HIT | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Mr. Joshua | HIT | |
| 1986 | Let's Get Harry | Jack | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Buck Matthews | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Silver Bullet | Uncle Red | HIT | |
| 1985 | Insignificance | The Ballplayer | FLOP | |
| 1984 | The Bear | Paul W. Bryant | FLOP | |
| 1982 | Barbarosa | Karl Westover | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Foolin' Around | Wes | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Carny | Frankie | FLOP | |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Big Wednesday | Leroy "The Masochist" Smith | HIT | |
| 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly | HIT | |
| 1978 | Straight Time | Willy Darin | HIT | |
| 1976 | A Star Is Born | Bobbie Ritchie | FLOP | |
| 1976 | The Gumball Rally | Gibson (Camaro Team) | FLOP | |
| 1975 | You and Me | - | HIT | |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Curly | HIT | |
| 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | Jimmy Feedek | HIT | |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | David Lee Birdsong | HIT | |
| 1973 | Lolly-Madonna XXX | Zeb Gutshall | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Didn’t You Hear? | James | HIT | |
| N/A | Trick and Treats | Pastor Joseph | HIT |




