Gary Busey Biography

Birthday: 1944-06-29
Place of Birth: Goose Creek, Texas USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: A blond-haired, fair-complexioned actor with a toothy grin and capable of an unsettling glint in his eyes, Gary Busey was born in Goose Creek, Texas, to a Native American father and an Irish mother and was raised in Oklahoma. He graduated from Nathan Hale HS in Tulsa, OK in 1962 and for a while was a professional musician. A talented drummer, he played in several bands, including those of country-and-western legends Leon Russell, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.
Busey's first film appearance was as a biker in the low-budget Angels Hard as They Come (1971) and, over the next few years, he landed several film roles generally as a country hick/redneck or surly, rebellious types. His real breakthrough came in the dynamic 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story (1978), with Busey taking the lead role as Buddy Holly, in addition to playing guitar and singing all the vocals! His stellar performance scored him a Best Actor nomination and the attention of Hollywood taking overcasting agents. Next up, he joined fellow young actors William Katt and Jan-Michael Vincent as surfing buddies growing up together in the cult surf film Big Wednesday (1978), directed by John Milius. However, a string of appearances in somewhat mediocre films took him out of the spotlight for several years, until he played the brutal assassin "Mr. Joshua" trying to kill L.A. cops Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the runaway mega-hit Lethal Weapon (1987). Further strong roles followed, including alongside Danny Glover once again in Predator 2 (1990). He was back on the beaches, this time tracking bank robbers with FBI agent Keanu Reeves, in Point Break (1991) and nearly stole the show as a psychotic Navy officer in league with terrorists led by Tommy Lee Jones taking over the USS Missouri in the highly popular Under Siege (1992).
The entertaining Busey has continued to remain busy in front of the cameras and has certainly developed a minor cult following among many film fans. Plus, he's also the proud father of accomplished young actor Jake Busey, whose looks make him almost a dead ringer for his famous father.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
The Texas Wheelers | Truckie Wheeler | 1974 | Comedy |
Hider in the House | Tom Sykes | 1989 | Thriller |
The Firm | Eddie Lomax | 1993 | Thriller |
I'm With Busey | Himself | 2003 | Comedy |
Celebrity Fit Club | 2005 | Reality Tv | |
Celebrity Paranormal Project | 2006 | Reality Tv | |
Crooked | John Rouse | 2009 | Comedy |
Celebrity Wife Swap | 2012 | ||
The Paranormal Project | Himself | 2013 | Drama |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Dirty Little Billy | 1972 | ||
The Magnificent Seven Ride | 1972 | ||
The Last American Hero | Wayne Jackson | 1973 | Drama, Sport |
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Curly | 1974 | 0 |
The Execution of Private Slovik | 1974 | Drama | |
The Gumball Rally | 1976 | ||
Straight Time | 1978 | 0 | |
Big Wednesday | 1978 | ||
The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy | 1978 | Drama, Music |
Barbarosa | Karl Westover | 1982 | 0, 0 |
D.C. Cab | 1983 | 0, Comedy | |
The Bear | Paul W. Bryant | 1984 | Biography, Drama, Family |
Silver Bullet | Uncle Red | 1985 | Reality Tv, 0 |
Insignificance | The Ballplayer | 1985 | Drama, Comedy |
Let's Get Harry | Jack Smilin' Jack Abernathy | 1986 | |
Eye of the Tiger | Buck Mathews | 1986 | 0 |
Lethal Weapon | 1987 | Action, Crime, Thriller | |
A Dangerous Life | 1988 | ||
Hider in the House | Tom Sykes | 1989 | Reality Tv, Game Show |
Bulletproof | Frank McBain | 1989 | Action, Drama, Romance |
Act of Piracy | Ted Andrews | 1990 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Predator 2 | Peter Keyes | 1990 | Action, Sci Fi, Thriller |
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Clint Hornby | 1991 | Fantasy |
Point Break | Pappas | 1991 | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Wild Texas Wind | 1991 | Drama, Music, Thriller | |
Canvas | Ozzy Decker | 1992 | Crime |
Under Siege | Cmdr. Krill | 1992 | Action, Thriller |
The Firm | Eddie Lomax | 1993 | 0 |
Rookie of the Year | 1993 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | |
South Beach | Lenny | 1993 | Thriller, Action, Crime |
Drop Zone | Ty Moncrief | 1994 | 0 |
Chasers | Sgt. Vince Banger | 1994 | Biography |
Surviving the Game | Doc Hawkins | 1994 | Action, Adventure, Crime |
Breaking Point | Dwight Meadows | 1994 | Thriller |
Warriors | Frank Vail | 1995 | Action, Drama |
Man with a Gun | Jack Rushton | 1995 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
The Real Thing | Foreman | 1996 | Crime |
Carried Away | Major Nathan Wheeler | 1996 | 0 |
Black Sheep | Drake Sabitch | 1996 | Comedy |
Sticks & Stones | Book's Dad | 1996 | Drama |
Lethal Tender | Mr. Turner | 1997 | Action, Thriller |
Steel Sharks | Cmdr. Bill McKay | 1997 | Action |
Rough Riders | Gen. Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler | 1997 | Action, Drama, History |
The Rage | Art Dacy | 1997 | Action, Thriller |
Hot Boyz | 1998 | ||
The Chain | Frank Morrisey | 1998 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
Rough Draft | Nelson Keece | 1998 | Horror, Thriller |
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Highway Patrolman | 1998 | Adventure, Drama |
Soldier | Church | 1998 | Action, Drama, Sci Fi |
Suspicious Minds | Vic Mulvey | 1999 | Thriller |
Jacob Two Two Meets The Hooded Fang | The Hooded Fang | 1999 | Family, Fantasy |
A Crack in the Floor | 2000 | ||
Tribulation | Tom Canboro | 2000 | Drama, Thriller |
Two Shades of Blue | Jack Reynolds | 2000 | Thriller |
No Tomorrow | Noah | 2000 | Action, Crime, Drama |
G-Men from Hell | Lt. Langdon | 2000 | Action, Comedy, Adventure |
Glory Glory | Sheriff | 2001 | Action |
Down 'n Dirty | D. A. Mickey Casey | 2001 | Crime, Drama |
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice | Richmond Claremont | 2002 | Comedy, Sport |
Sam & Janet | Bartender | 2002 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
On the Edge | Felix | 2002 | Action |
Welcome 2 Ibiza | Cortez | 2003 | Action, Comedy, Romance |
Quigley | Archie Channinng | 2003 | Comedy, Family |
The Shadowlands | Supreme Regent Onticree | 2003 | |
Motocross Kids | 2004 | ||
Ghost Rock | Jack Pickett | 2004 | Fantasy, 0 |
Latin Dragon | 2004 | Action | |
The Hand Job | Blind Master | 2005 | Comedy |
The Gingerdead Man | Millard Findlemeyer | 2005 | 0, 0 |
Shade of Pale | Billings | 2005 | Drama |
Buckaroo: The Movie | Dr. Brawn | 2005 | Family |
El padrino | Lars | 2005 | Action, Crime, Drama |
Dr. Dolittle 3 | 2006 | 0, 0 | |
Descansos | The Keeper | 2006 | Drama, Thriller |
Kurtlar vadisi - Irak | Doctor | 2006 | Action, Adventure |
Shut Up and Shoot! | Bob Katz | 2006 | Comedy, Thriller |
Crooked | John Rouse | 2006 | Action |
The Hard Easy | Vinnie | 2007 | Action, Crime, Drama |
Beyond the Ring | Tony De Luca | 2008 | Action, Drama, Family |
Homo Erectus | 2008 | Action, Comedy, Drama | |
Hallettsville | Sheriff David Ketchum | 2009 | Horror |
Down and Distance | Bo Vonarb | 2010 | Family, Sport |
Piranha 3DD | Clayton | 2012 | Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) - NonSeNse | Mr. Morris | 2013 | Comedy, Drama, Musical |
Lizzie | Andrew Borden | 2013 | Game Show |
Matt's Chance | Bill | 2013 | Comedy, Drama |
Bounty Killer | Van Sterling | 2013 | Action |
Mansion of Blood | Zacharia | 2013 | Horror |
Confessions of a Womanizer | Gary | 2014 | Comedy |
Chasing Ghosts | Marcos Alfiri | 2014 | 0, 0 |
Behaving Badly | Chief Clark | 2014 | Comedy |
Candiland | Arnie / God | 2016 | Drama, Romance, Thriller |