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Biography

Attended Illinois State University. Member of the Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble since 1985. Appeared in numerous award-winning productions in Chicago and New York. Married Teddi…more

Born

9/20/1956, Park Ridge, Illinois

Birth Name

Gary Michael Cole

Gender

Male

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Star (15)

Role
- TNT Mystery Movie Night
  Judge Cato Laird
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ricochet
    11/30/11
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Jones
  - S 1: Ep 13 When the Cicada Calls
    10/25/10
- Kim Possible
  Mr. Dr. Possible
  - S 4: Ep 22 Graduation, Part 1
    9/7/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 Stop Team Go
    5/5/07
  - S 4: Ep 9 Big Bother
    4/7/07
  - S 4: Ep 8 Clothes Minded
    3/17/07
  - S 3: Ep 7 So The Drama Movie
    4/8/05
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  Harvey Birdman, Judge Hiram Mightor
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Death of Harvey
    7/22/07
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
  Harvey Birdman, Judge Hiram Mightor, Various
  - S 4: Ep 6 Juror In Court
    7/15/07
  - S 4: Ep 5 Grodin
    10/30/06
  - S 4: Ep 4 Birdnapped
    10/23/06
  - S 4: Ep 3 Babysitter
    10/16/06
  - S 4: Ep 2 Incredible Hippo
    10/9/06
  - + 33 More Credits
- Kim Possible
  Dr. Possible (voice)
  - S 4: Ep 5 Car Alarm
    2/17/07
  - S 3: Ep 13 And the Molerat Will Be CGI
    6/10/06
  - S 3: Ep 12 Gorilla Fist
    11/18/05
  - S 3: Ep 12 Team Impossible
    8/26/05
  - S 3: Ep 10 Rappin Drakken
    6/25/05
  - + 48 More Credits
- Wanted
  Lieutenant Conrad Rose
  - S 1: Ep 13 Judas
    12/26/05
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Last Temptation
    12/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 11 La Pistola y El Corazon
    12/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 10 Lips are Lips
    12/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shoot to Thrill
    12/5/05
  - + 8 More Credits
- I Love the 90's Part Deux
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 1999
    1/21/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 1998
    1/21/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 1997
    1/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 1996
    1/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 1995
    1/19/04
  - + 5 More Credits
- Family Affair (2002)
  Bill Davis
  - S 1: Ep 14 Crushed
    3/13/03
  - S 1: Ep 13 Miss Turnstiles
    3/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 12 Sissy's Big Fat Moroccan First Date
    2/27/03
  - S 1: Ep 11 Holiday Fever
    12/5/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Know What You Did Last Sunday
    11/14/02
  - + 11 More Credits
- Crusade
  Matthew Gideon
  - S 1: Ep 13 Each Night I Dream of Home
    9/1/99
  - S 1: Ep 12 Visitors from Down the Street
    8/25/99
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Needs of Earth
    8/18/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Memory of War
    8/11/99
  - S 1: Ep 9 Racing the Night
    8/4/99
  - + 8 More Credits
- From the Earth to the Moon
  Edgar Mitchell
  - S 1: Ep 12 Le Voyage Dans La Lune
    5/10/98
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Original Wives' Club
    5/10/98
  - S 1: Ep 10 Galileo Was Right
    5/3/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 For Miles And Miles
    5/3/98
  - S 1: Ep 8 We Interrupt This Program
    4/26/98
  - + 3 More Credits
- American Gothic
  Lucas Buck
  - S 1: Ep 18 Requiem (2)
    7/11/96
  - S 1: Ep 22 Strangler
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Buck Stops Here (1)
    7/10/96
  - S 1: Ep 16 Triangle
    7/10/96
  - S 1: Ep 21 Echo of Your Last Goodbye
  - + 16 More Credits
- American Gothic
  Sheriff Lucas Buck
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/22/95
- Midnight Caller
  Jack Killian
  - S 3: Ep 23 City of Lost Souls (3)
    5/17/91
  - S 3: Ep 22 City of Lost Souls (2)
    5/10/91
  - S 3: Ep 21 City of Lost Souls (1)
    5/3/91
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Leopard
    4/26/91
  - S 3: Ep 19 A Cry in the Night
    4/19/91
  - + 56 More Credits
- Company Town
  Martin Amberson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
Recurring Role (14)

Role
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Fred Jones Sr.
  - S 1: Ep 26 All Fear the Freak
    7/26/11
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Fredrick Jones Sr.
  - S 1: Ep 24 Dead Justice
    7/12/11
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Fred Jones, Sr.
  - S 1: Ep 23 A Haunting in Crystal Cove
    7/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 Menace of the Manticore
    6/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 7 In Fear of the Phantom
    8/23/10
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Jones
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Dragon's Secret
    5/31/11
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
  - S 1: Ep 16 Where Walks Aphrodite
    5/17/11
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Shrieking Madness
    10/18/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Howl of the Fright Hound
    10/4/10
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Jones, Guard #2
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Wild Brood
    5/10/11
- The Good Wife
  Kurt McVeigh
  - S 2: Ep 15 Silver Bullet
    2/22/11
- Family Guy
  Mike Brady
  - S 9: Ep 2 Excellence in Broadcasting
    10/3/10
  - S 8: Ep 3 Spies Reminiscent of Us
    10/11/09
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Mayor Skip Jones
  - S 1: Ep 9 Battle of the Humungonauts
    9/6/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Legend of Alice May
    8/16/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 Beware the Beast from Below
    4/5/10
- Entourage
  Andrew Klein
  - S 7: Ep 4 Tequila Sunrise
    7/25/10
  - S 6: Ep 6 Murphy's Lie
    8/16/09
  - S 6: Ep 4 Running on E
    8/2/09
  - S 6: Ep 3 One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car
    7/26/09
  - S 6: Ep 2 Amongst Friends
    7/19/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- Family Guy
  Various
  - S 8: Ep 19 The Splendid Source
    5/16/10
  - S 7: Ep 13 Stew-Roids
    4/26/09
  - S 5: Ep 17 It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One
    5/13/07
  - S 5: Ep 16 No Chris Left Behind
    5/6/07
  - S 5: Ep 6 Prick Up Your Ears
    11/19/06
  - + 21 More Credits
- Desperate Housewives
  Wayne Davis
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Gun Song (1)
    5/18/08
  - S 4: Ep 17 Free (2)
    5/18/08
  - S 4: Ep 15 Mother Said
    5/11/08
  - S 4: Ep 14 Opening Doors
    5/4/08
  - S 4: Ep 13 Hello, Little Girl
    4/27/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- The West Wing
  Bob Russell
  - S 7: Ep 18 Requiem
    4/16/06
  - S 6: Ep 22 2162 Votes
    4/6/05
  - S 6: Ep 21 Things Fall Apart
    3/30/05
  - S 6: Ep 20 In God We Trust
    3/23/05
  - S 6: Ep 18 La Palabra
    3/9/05
  - + 16 More Credits
- Kim Possible
  Mr. Dr. Possible
  - S 1: Ep 13 Monkey Fist Strikes
    9/13/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Coach Possible
    8/23/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 Royal Pain
    8/16/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Attack of the Killer Bebes
    8/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mind Games
    7/19/02
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (48)

Role
- Hart of Dixie
  Ethan Hart
  - S 1: Ep 21 Disaster Drills & Departures
    5/7/12
  - S 1: Ep 17 Heart to Hart
    4/9/12
- Pound Puppies
  Slick
  - S 1: Ep 21 I Never Barked for My Father
    12/10/11
- Suits
  Cameron Dennis
  - S 1: Ep 11 Rules of the Game
    9/1/11
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Joe O'Donnell
  - S 8: Ep 1 The Divorce
    7/10/11
- True Blood
  Earl
  - S 4: Ep 1 She's Not There
    6/26/11
- The Good Guys
  Frank Savage
  - S 1: Ep 20 Partners
    12/10/10
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dan on the Run
    10/15/10
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Fred Jones, Sr. / Motorcycle Cop
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Secret of the Ghost Rig
    7/26/10
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Fred Jones, Sr. / Miner
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Creeping Creatures
    7/19/10
- The Good Wife
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 23 Running
    5/25/10
- The Good Wife
  Kurt McVeigh
  - S 1: Ep 18 Doubt
    4/6/10
  - S 1: Ep 15 Bang
    3/2/10
- Numb3rs
  Shepard Crater
  - S 6: Ep 1 Hangman
    9/25/09
- The Cleaner
  Davis Durham
  - S 2: Ep 13 Trick Candles
    9/15/09
  - S 2: Ep 1 Hello America
    6/23/09
- Chuck
  Jack Burton
  - S 2: Ep 10 Chuck Versus the Delorean
    12/8/08
- Entourage
  Andrew Klein
  - S 5: Ep 10 Seth Green Day
    11/9/08
  - S 5: Ep 9 Pie
    11/2/08
- Psych
  Commander Cameron Luntz
  - S 3: Ep 8 Gus Walks into a Bank
    9/12/08
- Supernatural
  Brad Redding
  - S 2: Ep 18 Hollywood Babylon
    4/19/07
- Shark
  Christian Chambers
  - S 1: Ep 16 Blind Trust
    2/22/07
- I Love the 70s: Volume 2
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 1979
    7/14/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 1975
    7/12/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 1972
    7/11/06
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 1 2006 MTV Movie Awards
    6/8/06
- Arrested Development
  Richard Shaw
  - S 3: Ep 12 Exit Strategy
    2/10/06
- King of The Hill
  Vance Gilbert
  - S 10: Ep 4 Harlottown
    11/20/05
- I Love the ‘80s: 3D
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 1989
    10/28/05
  - S 1: Ep 9 1988
    10/28/05
- Corneil & Bernie
  voice of Mr. Henson
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Secret / 200 Feet Under
    3/27/04
- The Practice
  Brian Seabury
  - S 8: Ep 16 In Good Conscience (1)
    3/14/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 125 Gary Cole and Nona Gaye
    2/9/04
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Xander Henry
  - S 5: Ep 12 Brotherhood
    1/6/04
- Karen Sisco
  Konner
  - S 1: Ep 4 Justice
    10/22/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Blown Away
    10/1/03
- Monk
  Dexter Larsen
  - S 2: Ep 8 Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy
    8/15/03
- Project Greenlight
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode #14
    6/22/03
- Hack
  Johnny Scanlon
  - S 1: Ep 15 Brothers in Arms
    2/7/03
- Kim Possible
  Mr. Dr. Possible
- Justice League Unlimited
  J. Allen Carter
  - S 1: Ep 3 Secret Origins (3)
    11/17/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 Secret Origins (2)
    11/17/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Secret Origins (1)
    11/17/01
- The Practice
  Solomon Taggart
  - S 5: Ep 19 Home of the Brave
    4/22/01
- Frasier
  Luke Parker
  - S 8: Ep 7 The New Friend
    12/5/00
- Touched By an Angel
  Charlie
  - S 6: Ep 26 Pandora's Box
    5/21/00
- Batman Beyond
  Zeta
  - S 2: Ep 20 Zeta
    4/8/00
- The Zeta Project
  Zeta
  - — Batman Beyond: Zeta
    4/8/00
- Family Law
  Alan
  - S 1: Ep 13 Human Error
    1/17/00
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
  Dad
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Anniversary / Lady, Are You Rich? / Where's My Kiss, Then?
    11/9/99
- The Practice
  Solomon Tager
  - S 3: Ep 18 Crossfire
    3/14/99
- The Outer Limits
  Detective Ray Venable
  - S 4: Ep 1 Criminal Nature
    1/23/98
- Dead Man's Gun
  Travis Thornberry
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Photographer
    1/17/98
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 88 January 29, 1991
    1/29/91
  - S 3: Ep 14 September 27, 1990
    9/27/90
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 116 Show #1383
    11/2/90
- Moonlighting
  Alan McLafferty
  - S 3: Ep 13 Maddie's Turn to Cry (3)
    3/3/87
- Miami Vice
  Jackson Crane
  - S 2: Ep 21 Trust Fund Pirates
    5/2/86
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Daniel
  - S 1: Ep 28 Her Pilgrim Soul
    12/13/85
- What About Joan
  Justin
  - S 2: Ep 11 You Can't Go Home Again
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Closer
  Major Edward Dorcet
  - S 6: Ep 8 War Zone
    8/30/10

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- Gary is a founding member of Chicago's Remains Theatre Ensemble.
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- Gary has been in 3 comedy short films "Cyclops, Baby", "My Wife Is Retarded" and "Goodnight Vagina
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- Gary's favorite sports movies are "The Natural", "Miracle" and "Dodgeball". His favorite guilty pleasure movie is "Starsky & Hutch".
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- Gary Cole: (about being confused with Gary Coleman) We are often confused for one another ... I think it's the resemblance first of all, not necessarily the name. No, we've never met -- I've never even seen him from a distance. Which might lead you to believe ... we're never actually, you know ... have you ever seen us in the same location? No. I don't know what that says to people, but ... [Laughs] We go up for the same roles often, but it's a professional courtesy that we extend to each other.
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- Gary Cole: (about never having been a teenage heartthrob) Well, I'm afraid that ship has sailed now, hasn't it? [Laughs] I never really got in front of a camera until I was 30 years old. These guys have been working, plus it's so different now -- the amount of coverage and the media. It's just a different world. I like how I evolved.
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- Gary Cole: I'm a huge fan of sports movies. I know very little but I know a little bit more about rugby in the last 48 hours than – I came to it very late for whatever reason. That was just the nature of things. But I'm a sucker for sports movies.
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