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Gary Cole

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Gary Cole

Born September 20, 1956 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA87 films

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.

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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.

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Office Space posterFirst watchOffice Space19997.4as Bill LumberghA depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless…View film

Essential films

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The Art of Racing in the Rain poster8.1The Art of Racing in the Rain2019Batman: Under the Red Hood poster7.8Batman: Under the Red Hood2010Pineapple Express poster6.6Pineapple Express2008In the Line of Fire poster7.0In the Line of Fire1993DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story poster6.4DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story2004A Simple Plan poster7.2A Simple Plan1998One Hour Photo poster6.7One Hour Photo2002Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby poster6.4Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby2006

Filmography

87 films as actor
  1. 2022Beavis and Butt-Head Do the UniverseMattison (voice)
  2. 2022The Bob's Burgers MovieSgt. Bosco (voice)
  3. 2020DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the FamilyTwo-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
  4. 2020Darkness FallsMark Witver
  5. 2019Marvel Rising: Playing with FireInvisibilio (voice)
  6. 2019Married YoungAaron
  7. 2019The Art of Racing in the RainDon Kitch
  8. 2019Under the Eiffel TowerGerard
  9. 2018Seven in HeavenWallace
  10. 2018Unbroken: Path to RedemptionDr. George Bailey
  11. 2018BlockersRon
  12. 2017Small CrimesLieutenant Pleasant
  13. 2017Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's ShowdownRafe (voice)
  14. 2016Hot AirAviator
  15. 2016The BronzeStan Greggory
  16. 2015Christmas EveDr. Roberts
  17. 2015Divine AccessReverend Guy Roy Davis
  18. 2015Everyday MiraclesClay Peakes
  19. 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownChief Deputy Tillman
  20. 2014Market HoursManager
  21. 2014TammyEarl
  22. 2014Date and SwitchDwayne
  23. 2013Vamp UArthur Levine
  24. 2012An Officer and a MurdererRussell Williams
  25. 2011RicochetJudge Cato Laird
  26. 2011The Last Rites of Joe MayLenny
  27. 2011The Chicago 8Bill Kunstler
  28. 2011HopHenry O'Hare
  29. 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionJim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
  30. 2010Batman: Under the Red HoodBobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
  31. 2010The JonesesLarry Symonds
  32. 2010Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryMr. Yankovic
  33. 2010DC Showcase: The SpectreJim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
  34. 2009ExtractBar Patron (uncredited)
  35. 2009A Good FuneralStan Talmadge
  36. 2008Forever StrongCoach Larry Gelwix
  37. 2008Pineapple ExpressTed
  38. 2008ConspiracyRhodes
  39. 2008Good BehaviorDean West
  40. 2007American PastimeBilly Burrell
  41. 2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The BeginningBalladeer
  42. 2007My Wife Is RetardedDr. Heichmann
  43. 2007BreachRich Garces
  44. 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyReese Bobby
  45. 2005Cry_WolfMr. Matthews
  46. 2005Mozart and the WhaleWallace
  47. 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaDr. Possible (voice)
  48. 2005The Ring TwoMartin Savide
  49. 2004Pop RocksJerry "Dagger" Harden
  50. 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryCotton McKnight
  51. 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Henry Futch
  52. 2003Kim Possible: A Sitch in TimeDr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
  53. 2003Criminology 101Roy Franks
  54. 2002The Brady Bunch in the White HouseMike Brady
  55. 2002I SpyCarlos
  56. 2002One Hour PhotoBill Owens
  57. 2002Cadet KellySir
  58. 2001Justice League: Secret OriginsJ. Allen Carter (voice)
  59. 2001The Rising PlaceAvery Hodge
  60. 2000The GiftDavid Duncan
  61. 2000American AdventureChuck
  62. 1999Office SpaceBill Lumbergh
  63. 1998A Simple PlanBaxter
  64. 1998I'll Be Home for ChristmasJake's Dad
  65. 1998Kiss the SkyMarty
  66. 1997Gang RelatedRichard Simms
  67. 1997Santa FePaul Thomas
  68. 1997Lies He ToldDave
  69. 1997Cyclops, BabyManks
  70. 1996For My Daughter's HonorPete Nash
  71. 1996A Very Brady SequelMike Brady
  72. 1995The Brady Bunch MovieMike Brady
  73. 1994Fall from GraceMaj. Tom O'Neill
  74. 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsJames (segment "The Theatre")
  75. 1994A Time to HealJay Barton
  76. 1993In the Line of FireBill Watts
  77. 1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnJohn Hearn
  78. 1993The SwitchLarry McAfee
  79. 1990The Old Man and the SeaTom Pruitt
  80. 1989Those She Left BehindScott Grimes
  81. 1987Echoes in the DarknessJack Holtz
  82. 1986LucasAssistant Coach
  83. 1986Vital SignsDr. Hayward
  84. 1985To Live and Die in L.A.Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
  85. 1985First StepsManny
  86. 1984A Matter of PrincipleMan with Christmas Tree
  87. 1983Heart of SteelLee