Gary Busey

June 29, 1944 (age 82) Goose Creek, Texas, USA
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William Gary Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an 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.

His titles like Lethal Weapon, Predator 2, and Point Break - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/123
Weighted avg: 6.18 /10
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    Lethal Weapon
    1987March 1987 by Richard Donner
    Starring as Mr. Joshua
    Starring as Mr. Joshua
    6.91 Good+
  • 2
    2
    Predator 2
    1990November 1990 by Stephen Hopkins
    Starring as Peter Keyes
    Starring as Peter Keyes
    5.83 Okay+
  • 3
    3
    Point Break
    1991July 1991 by Kathryn Bigelow
    Supporting as Agent Angelo Pappas
    Supporting as Agent Angelo Pappas
    6.75 Good
  • 4
    4
    Under Siege
    1992October 1992 by Andrew Davis
    Starring as Commander Krill
    Starring as Commander Krill
    5.84 Okay+
  • 5
    5
    Lost Highway
    1997January 1997 by David Lynch
    Minor role as Bill Dayton
    Minor role as Bill Dayton
    7.17 Good++
  • 6
    6
    The Firm
    1993June 1993 by Sydney Pollack
    Minor role as Eddie Lomax
    Minor role as Eddie Lomax
    6.25 Good--
  • 7
    7
    Silver Bullet
    1985October 1985 by Dan Attias
    Lead role as Uncle Red
    Lead role as Uncle Red
    6.21 Good--
  • 8
    8
    Soldier
    1998October 1998 by Paul W. S. Anderson
    Supporting as Church
    Supporting as Church
    5.94 Okay++
  • 9
    9
    Drop Zone
    1994December 1994 by John Badham
    Starring as Ty Moncrief
    Starring as Ty Moncrief
    5.30 Okay-
  • 10
    10
    Piranha 3DD
    2012May 2012 by John Gulager
    Minor role as Clayton
    Minor role as Clayton
    3.85 Weak++
  • 11
    11
    Rookie of the Year
    1993July 1993 by Daniel Stern
    Starring as Chet Steadman
    Starring as Chet Steadman
    5.73 Okay+
  • 12
    12
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    1974May 1974 by Michael Cimino
    Supporting as Curly
    Supporting as Curly
    6.34 Good-
  • 13
    13
    Black Sheep
    1996February 1996 by Penelope Spheeris
    Supporting as Drake Sabitch
    Supporting as Drake Sabitch
    5.60 Okay
  • 14
    14
    Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
    2016July 2016 by Anthony C. Ferrante
    Supporting as Wilford Wexler
    Supporting as Wilford Wexler
    4.15 Mediocre-
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    15
    Behaving Badly
    2014April 2014 by Tim Garrick
    Minor role as Chief Clark
    Minor role as Chief Clark
    4.84 Mediocre++
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    16
    A Star Is Born
    1976December 1976 by Frank Pierson
    Starring as Bobbie Ritchie
    Starring as Bobbie Ritchie
    5.58 Okay
  • 17
    17
    The Buddy Holly Story
    1978May 1978 by Steve Rash
    Lead role as Buddy Holly
    Lead role as Buddy Holly
    6.57 Good
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    Straight Time
    1978March 1978 by Ulu Grosbard
    Starring as Willy Darin
    Starring as Willy Darin
    6.61 Good
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    Big Wednesday
    1978May 1978 by John Milius
    Starring as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
    Starring as Leroy "The Masochist" Smith
    6.38 Good-
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    20
    The Gingerdead Man
    2005November 2005 by Charles Band
    Lead role as Millard Findlemeyer
    Lead role as Millard Findlemeyer
    4.15 Mediocre-
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    21
    Surviving the Game
    1994April 1994 by Ernest R. Dickerson
    Supporting as Hawkins
    Supporting as Hawkins
    5.73 Okay+
  • 22
    22
    Bounty Killer
    2013September 2013 by Henry Saine
    Minor role as Van Sterling
    Minor role as Van Sterling
    5.30 Okay-
  • 23
    23
    Eye of the Tiger
    1986July 1986 by Richard C. Sarafian
    Lead role as Buck Matthews
    Lead role as Buck Matthews
    5.77 Okay+
  • 24
    24
    Chasers
    1994April 1994 by Dennis Hopper
    Minor role as Sergeant Vince Banger
    Minor role as Sergeant Vince Banger
    5.10 Okay--
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    25
    Hider in the House
    1989May 1989 by Matthew Patrick
    Lead role as Tom Sykes
    Lead role as Tom Sykes
    5.67 Okay+
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    26
    D.C. Cab
    1983December 1983 by Joel Schumacher
    Supporting as Dell
    Supporting as Dell
    5.07 Okay--
  • 27
    27
    The Gumball Rally
    1976July 1976 by Charles Bail
    Starring as Gibson (Camaro Team)
    Starring as Gibson (Camaro Team)
    5.75 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    Bulletproof
    1988April 1988 by Steve Carver
    Lead role as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
    Lead role as Frank 'Bulletproof' McBain
    5.30 Okay-
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    29
    Carny
    1980May 1980 by Robert Kaylor
    Lead role as Frankie
    Lead role as Frankie
    5.87 Okay+
  • 30
    30
    Bikini Model Academy
    2015September 2015 by Straw Weisman
    Lead role as Uncle Seymore
    Lead role as Uncle Seymore
    4.66 Mediocre+
  • 31
    31
    Valley of the Wolves: Iraq Turkish
    2006January 2006 by Serdar Akar
    Supporting as Doctor
    Supporting as Doctor
    4.99 Mediocre++
  • 32
    32
    Insignificance
    1985August 1985 by Nicolas Roeg
    Supporting as The Ballplayer
    Supporting as The Ballplayer
    5.97 Okay++
  • 33
    33
    Barbarosa
    1982February 1982 by Fred Schepisi
    Starring as Karl Westover
    Starring as Karl Westover
    5.70 Okay+
  • 34
    34
    Succubus: Hell-Bent
    2007April 2007 by Kim Bass
    Lead role as Sentinel
    Lead role as Sentinel
    5.16 Okay--
  • 35
    35
    Maneater
    2007July 2007 by Gary Yates
    Lead role as Grady Barnes
    Lead role as Grady Barnes
    5.28 Okay-
  • 36
    36
    The Magnificent Seven Ride!
    1972August 1972 by George McCowan
    Minor role as Hank Allan
    Minor role as Hank Allan
    5.38 Okay-
  • 37
    37
    Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
    1998September 1998 by Jeff Woolnough
    Supporting as Otto Mazur
    Supporting as Otto Mazur
    4.67 Mediocre+
  • 38
    38
    El padrino: The Latin Godfather
    2004September 2004 by Damian Chapa
    Minor role as Lars
    Minor role as Lars
    6.42 Good-
  • 39
    39
    Hot Boyz
    2000January 2000 by Master P
    Lead role as Tully
    Lead role as Tully
    5.45 Okay
  • 40
    40
    Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
    2002March 2002 by Steve Boyum
    Supporting as Richmond Claremont
    Supporting as Richmond Claremont
    4.88 Mediocre++
  • 41
    41
    A Crack in the Floor
    2001April 2001 by Sean Stanek
    Lead role as Tyler Trout
    Lead role as Tyler Trout
    5.16 Okay--
  • 42
    42
    Into the West
    2005 by Steven Spielberg
    Minor role as Johnny Fox
    Minor role as Johnny Fox
    6.81 Good+
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    43
    Rough Draft
    1998January 1998 by Joshua Wallace
    Lead role as Nelson Keece
    Lead role as Nelson Keece
    5.46 Okay
  • 44
    44
    The Last American Hero
    1973July 1973 by Lamont Johnson
    Supporting as Wayne Jackson
    Supporting as Wayne Jackson
    5.63 Okay
  • 45
    45
    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
    2010August 2010 by Nic Maier
    Lead role as (archive footage)
    Lead role as (archive footage)
    5.89 Okay++
  • 46
    46
    Homo Erectus
    2007July 2007 by Adam Rifkin
    Supporting as Krutz
    Supporting as Krutz
    4.89 Mediocre++
  • 47
    47
    Plato's Run
    1997May 1997 by James Becket
    Lead role as Plato
    Lead role as Plato
    5.93 Okay++
  • 48
    48
    Let's Get Harry
    1986October 1986 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Minor role as Jack
    Minor role as Jack
    5.86 Okay+
  • 49
    49
    Steel Sharks
    1997October 1997 by Rodney McDonald
    Lead role as Cmdr. Bill McKay
    Lead role as Cmdr. Bill McKay
    5.73 Okay+
  • 50
    50
    Warriors
    1994September 1994 by Shimon Dotan
    Lead role as Frank Vail
    Lead role as Frank Vail
    5.66 Okay
  • 51
    51
    Rough Riders
    1997 by John Milius
    Starring as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
    Starring as Gen. Joseph Wheeler
    5.71 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    Tribulation
    2000January 2000 by André van Heerden
    Lead role as Tom Canboro
    Lead role as Tom Canboro
    5.62 Okay
  • 53
    53
    Chasing Ghosts
    2005May 2005 by Kyle Dean Jackson
    Supporting as Marcos Alfiri
    Supporting as Marcos Alfiri
    5.63 Okay
  • 54
    54
    Latin Dragon
    2004September 2004 by Scott Thomas
    Starring as Thorn
    Starring as Thorn
    5.59 Okay
  • 55
    55
    Man with a Gun
    1995October 1995 by David Wyles
    Starring as Jack Rushton
    Starring as Jack Rushton
    5.50 Okay
  • 56
    56
    Quigley
    2003February 2003 by William Byron Hillman
    Lead role as Archie Channing
    Lead role as Archie Channing
    5.70 Okay+
  • 57
    57
    Two Shades of Blue
    2000June 2000 by James D. Deck
    Lead role as Jack Reynolds
    Lead role as Jack Reynolds
    5.45 Okay
  • 58
    58
    Carried Away
    1996January 1996 by Bruno Barreto
    Supporting as Major Nathan Wheeler
    Supporting as Major Nathan Wheeler
    5.77 Okay+
  • 59
    59
    Sticks & Stones
    1996September 1996 by Neil Tolkin
    Supporting as Book's Dad
    Supporting as Book's Dad
    5.83 Okay+
  • 60
    60
    The Rage
    1997August 1997 by Sidney J. Furie
    Starring as Art Dacy
    Starring as Art Dacy
    5.30 Okay-
  • 61
    61
    Double Dare
    2004March 2004 by Amanda Micheli
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    6.03 Okay++
  • 62
    62
    Canvas
    1992September 1992 by Alain Zaloum
    Lead role as Ozzy Decker
    Lead role as Ozzy Decker
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Ghost Rock
    2004June 2004 by Dustin Rikert
    Lead role as Jack Pickett
    Lead role as Jack Pickett
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    The Chain
    1996October 1996 by Luca Bercovici
    Lead role as Frank Morrisey
    Lead role as Frank Morrisey
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    Crooked
    2006January 2006 by Art Camacho
    Starring as John Rouse
    Starring as John Rouse
    5.53 Okay
  • 66
    66
    The Execution of Private Slovik
    1974March 1974 by Lamont Johnson
    Supporting as Jimmy Feedek
    Supporting as Jimmy Feedek
    6.26 Good--
  • 67
    67
    Wild in the Streets
    1968May 1968 by Barry Shear
    Minor role as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
    Minor role as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
    5.70 Okay+
  • 68
    68
    I'm with Busey
    2003
    Lead role
    Lead role
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang
    1999October 1999 by George Bloomfield
    Lead role as The Hooded Fang
    Lead role as The Hooded Fang
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
    2003August 2003 by Kevin VanHook
    Starring as Micah
    Starring as Micah
    5.43 Okay-
  • 71
    71
    No Tomorrow
    1999October 1999 by Master P
    Starring as Noah
    Starring as Noah
    5.64 Okay
  • 72
    72
    Lolly-Madonna XXX
    1973February 1973 by Richard C. Sarafian
    Minor role as Zeb Gutshall
    Minor role as Zeb Gutshall
    5.78 Okay+
  • 73
    73
    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
    2006December 2006 by Tom Thurman
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    6.21 Good--
  • 74
    74
    Cloud 9
    2006January 2006 by Harry Basil
    Minor role as Gary Busey
    Minor role as Gary Busey
    5.51 Okay
  • 75
    75
    Hallettsville
    2009March 2009 by Andrew Pozza
    Starring as Sheriff David Ketchum
    Starring as Sheriff David Ketchum
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Act of Piracy
    1988July 1988 by John "Bud" Cardos
    Lead role as Ted Andrews
    Lead role as Ted Andrews
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Breaking Point
    1994January 1994 by Paul Ziller
    Lead role as Dwight
    Lead role as Dwight
    Needs more reviews
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    78
    Foolin' Around
    1980October 1980 by Richard T. Heffron
    Lead role as Wes
    Lead role as Wes
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    South Beach
    1993August 1993 by Fred Williamson
    Starring as Lenny
    Starring as Lenny
    5.50 Okay
  • 80
    80
    The Girl Next Door
    1999September 1999 by Eric Till
    Starring as Sheriff Larson
    Starring as Sheriff Larson
    5.58 Okay
  • 81
    81
    The Hard Easy
    2006November 2006 by Ari Ryan
    Supporting as Vinnie
    Supporting as Vinnie
    5.80 Okay+
  • 82
    82
    Chrome Soldiers
    1992May 1992 by Thomas J. Wright
    Lead role as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
    Lead role as Jim 'Flash' Gordon
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Angels Hard as They Come
    1971September 1971 by Joe Viola
    Supporting as Henry
    Supporting as Henry
    5.60 Okay
  • 84
    84
    Hooded Angels
    2002September 2002 by Paul Matthews
    Supporting as Sheriff
    Supporting as Sheriff
    5.73 Okay+
  • 85
    85
    Mamaboy
    2016September 2016 by Aaron Leong
    Starring as Coach Dombrowski
    Starring as Coach Dombrowski
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Shut Up and Shoot!
    2006June 2006 by Silvio Pollio
    Starring as Bob Katz
    Starring as Bob Katz
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Mansion of Blood
    2015July 2015 by Mike Donahue
    Lead role as Zacharia
    Lead role as Zacharia
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    The Bear
    1984September 1984 by Richard C. Sarafian
    Lead role as Paul W. Bryant
    Lead role as Paul W. Bryant
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
    2020April 2020 by Danny Wolf
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Wild Texas Wind
    1991September 1991 by Joan Tewkesbury
    Starring as Justice Parker
    Starring as Justice Parker
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
    1991March 1991 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Supporting as Clint Hornby
    Supporting as Clint Hornby
    5.99 Okay++
  • 92
    92
    Motocross Kids
    2004December 2004 by Richard Gabai
    Supporting as Viper
    Supporting as Viper
    5.91 Okay++
  • 93
    93
    Beyond The Ring
    2008January 2008 by Gerson Sanginitto
    Starring as Tony De Luca
    Starring as Tony De Luca
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    On the Edge
    2002October 2002 by Fred Williamson
    Starring as Felix
    Starring as Felix
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    Blood Sport
    1973December 1973 by Jerrold Freedman
    Starring as David Lee Birdsong
    Starring as David Lee Birdsong
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Confessions of a Womanizer
    2014September 2014 by Miguel Ali
    Starring as Gary
    Starring as Gary
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    G-Men from Hell
    2000December 2000 by Christopher Coppola
    Supporting as Lt. Langdon
    Supporting as Lt. Langdon
    5.57 Okay
  • 98
    98
    Dirty Little Billy
    1972November 1972 by Stan Dragoti
    Minor role as Basil Crabtree
    Minor role as Basil Crabtree
    5.68 Okay+
  • 99
    99
    Suspicious Minds
    1997April 1997 by Alain Zaloum
    Supporting as Vic Mulvey
    Supporting as Vic Mulvey
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    The Prize Fighter
    2003January 2003 by Mark Mason
    Lead role as Whitey Ferguson
    Lead role as Whitey Ferguson
    Needs more reviews
  • 101
    101
    Matt's Chance
    2013January 2013 by Nicholas Gyeney
    Supporting as Bill
    Supporting as Bill
    5.41 Okay-
  • 102
    102
    Trick and Treats
    2025September 2025 by Eric Hector
    Starring as Pastor Joseph
    Starring as Pastor Joseph
    Needs more reviews
  • 103
    103
    Border Blues
    2004January 2004 by Rodion Nahapetov
    Supporting as LAPD medium Michael March
    Supporting as LAPD medium Michael March
    Needs more reviews
  • 104
    104
    Lethal Tender
    1997March 1997 by John Bradshaw
    Supporting as Mr. Turner
    Supporting as Mr. Turner
    Needs more reviews
  • 105
    105
    Camp Manna
    2018June 2018 by Eric Scott Johnson
    Starring as Jack Cujo Parrish
    Starring as Jack Cujo Parrish
    Needs more reviews
  • 106
    106
    Candiland
    2016April 2016 by Rusty Nixon
    Starring as Arnie/God
    Starring as Arnie/God
    Needs more reviews
  • 107
    107
    Hex
    1973October 1973 by Leo Garen
    Supporting as Giblets
    Supporting as Giblets
    Needs more reviews
  • 108
    108
    Fallacy
    2004March 2004 by Jeff Jensen
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 109
    109
    Detour
    1998October 1998 by Joey Travolta
    Supporting as Mo Ginsburg
    Supporting as Mo Ginsburg
    Needs more reviews
  • 110
    110
    The History of Rock 'n' Roll
    1995 by Jeffrey Peisch
    Supporting as Narrator
    Supporting as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 111
    111
    Descansos
    2006January 2006 by J. Michael Kipikash
    Starring as The Keeper
    Starring as The Keeper
    Needs more reviews
  • 112
    112
    Down 'n Dirty
    2001October 2001 by Fred Williamson
    Starring as D. A. Mickey Casey
    Starring as D. A. Mickey Casey
    Needs more reviews
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    113
    The Neon Empire
    1989December 1989 by Larry Peerce
    Starring as Frank Weston
    Starring as Frank Weston
    Needs more reviews
  • 114
    114
    A Dangerous Life
    1988
    Lead role as Tony O'Neil
    Lead role as Tony O'Neil
    Needs more reviews
  • 115
    115
    The Ultimate Fighter
    2007June 2007 by Erken Ialgashev
    Supporting as Wizard
    Supporting as Wizard
    Needs more reviews
  • 116
    116
    The Real Thing
    1996January 1996 by James Merendino
    Minor role as Foreman
    Minor role as Foreman
    Needs more reviews
  • 117
    117
    Holy Cash
    2024October 2024 by Paul Rodríguez
    Supporting as Actor
    Supporting as Actor
    Needs more reviews
  • 118
    118
    No Rules
    2005January 2005 by Gerry Anderson
    Supporting as Leroy Little
    Supporting as Leroy Little
    Needs more reviews
  • 119
    119
    The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
    2005January 2005
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
  • 120
    120
    Voices That Care
    1991February 1991 by James Yukich
    Supporting as Self - Choir Member
    Supporting as Self - Choir Member
    Needs more reviews
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    121
    You and Me
    1975May 1975 by David Carradine
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
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    122
    The Love-Ins
    1967July 1967 by Arthur Dreifuss
    Minor role as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
    Minor role as Hippie with Loudspeaker (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
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    123
    Buckaroo
    2005September 2005 by James A. Brooks
    Supporting as Dr. Brawn
    Supporting as Dr. Brawn
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Jeff Fahey 4 titles
Michael Madsen 4 titles
Jeff Bridges 4 titles
David Carradine 5 titles
Eric Roberts 3 titles
Danny Glover 3 titles
Stephen Baldwin 2 titles
David Keith 1 title
Keith Carradine 3 titles