Gary Busey

June 29, 1944 (age 81) 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.

Their titles like Lethal Weapon, Predator 2, and Point Break - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

81 titles
Community avg: 7.60 /10
  • 1
    1
    Lethal Weapon
    1987March 1987 by Richard Donner
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.22 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Predator 2
    1990November 1990 by Stephen Hopkins
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
    7.25 Good+
  • 3
    3
    Point Break
    1991July 1991 by Kathryn Bigelow
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    8.08 Excellent
  • 4
    4
    Under Siege
    1992October 1992 by Andrew Davis
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.27 Good+
  • 5
    5
    Lost Highway
    1997January 1997 by David Lynch
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    8.46 Excellent++
  • 6
    6
    The Firm
    1993June 1993 by Sydney Pollack
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    Silver Bullet
    1985October 1985 by Dan Attias
    Horror
    Horror
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    Soldier
    1998October 1998 by Paul W. S. Anderson
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    7.38 Good++
  • 9
    9
    Drop Zone
    1994December 1994 by John Badham
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    6.79 Good-
  • 10
    10
    Piranha 3DD
    2012May 2012 by John Gulager
    Horror, Thriller, Comedy
    Horror, Thriller, Comedy
    5.49 Mediocre++
  • 11
    11
    Rookie of the Year
    1993July 1993 by Daniel Stern
    Family, Comedy
    Family, Comedy
    7.21 Good+
  • 12
    12
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    1974May 1974 by Michael Cimino
    Comedy, Action, Drama
    Comedy, Action, Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    Black Sheep
    1996February 1996 by Penelope Spheeris
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.11 Good+
  • 14
    14
    Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
    2016July 2016 by Anthony C. Ferrante
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    5.80 Decent-
  • 15
    15
    Behaving Badly
    2014April 2014 by Tim Garrick
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.40 Decent++
  • 16
    16
    A Star Is Born
    1976December 1976 by Frank Pierson
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Drama, Music, Romance
    7.10 Good+
  • 17
    17
    The Buddy Holly Story
    1978May 1978 by Steve Rash
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    8.06 Excellent
  • 18
    18
    Straight Time
    1978March 1978 by Ulu Grosbard
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.04 Excellent
  • 19
    19
    Big Wednesday
    1978May 1978 by John Milius
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    The Gingerdead Man
    2005November 2005 by Charles Band
    Horror, Comedy
    Horror, Comedy
    5.93 Decent
  • 21
    21
    Surviving the Game
    1994April 1994 by Ernest R. Dickerson
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
    Action, Thriller, Adventure
    7.24 Good+
  • 22
    22
    Bounty Killer
    2013September 2013 by Henry Saine
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    6.85 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Eye of the Tiger
    1986July 1986 by Richard C. Sarafian
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.37 Good++
  • 24
    24
    Chasers
    1994April 1994 by Dennis Hopper
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.71 Good-
  • 25
    25
    Hider in the House
    1989May 1989 by Matthew Patrick
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.32 Good++
  • 26
    26
    D.C. Cab
    1983December 1983 by Joel Schumacher
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    6.73 Good-
  • 27
    27
    The Gumball Rally
    1976July 1976 by Charles Bail
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.37 Good++
  • 28
    28
    Bulletproof
    1988April 1988 by Steve Carver
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.07 Good
  • 29
    29
    Carny
    1980May 1980 by Robert Kaylor
    Drama
    Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    Bikini Model Academy
    2015September 2015 by Straw Weisman
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.45 Decent++
  • 31
    31
    Valley of the Wolves: Iraq Turkish
    2006January 2006 by Serdar Akar
    Action, War, Drama
    Action, War, Drama
    6.67 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Insignificance
    1985August 1985 by Nicolas Roeg
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    Barbarosa
    1982February 1982 by Fred Schepisi
    Western, Action
    Western, Action
    7.40 Good++
  • 34
    34
    Maneater
    2007July 2007 by Gary Yates
    Action, Horror, Thriller
    Action, Horror, Thriller
    7.05 Good
  • 35
    35
    Succubus: Hell-Bent
    2007April 2007 by Kim Bass
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    6.95 Good
  • 36
    36
    The Magnificent Seven Ride!
    1972August 1972 by George McCowan
    Western
    Western
    6.94 Good
  • 37
    37
    Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
    1998September 1998 by Jeff Woolnough
    Action, Science Fiction
    Action, Science Fiction
    6.39 Decent++
  • 38
    38
    El padrino: The Latin Godfather
    2004September 2004 by Damian Chapa
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    8.00 Excellent
  • 39
    39
    Hot Boyz
    2000January 2000 by Master P
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.24 Good+
  • 40
    40
    Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
    2002March 2002 by Steve Boyum
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.64 Good--
  • 41
    41
    Into the West
    2005 by Steven Spielberg
    Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
    Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
    8.53 Masterpiece--
  • 42
    42
    The Last American Hero
    1973July 1973 by Lamont Johnson
    Drama
    Drama
    7.33 Good++
  • 43
    43
    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
    2010August 2010 by Nic Maier
    Comedy, Documentary
    Comedy, Documentary
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 44
    44
    Homo Erectus
    2007July 2007 by Adam Rifkin
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.67 Good--
  • 45
    45
    Plato's Run
    1997May 1997 by James Becket
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 46
    46
    Let's Get Harry
    1986October 1986 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Action
    Action
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    Rough Riders
    1997 by John Milius
    Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
    Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 48
    48
    Tribulation
    2000January 2000 by André van Heerden
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
    7.44 Good++
  • 49
    49
    Chasing Ghosts
    2005May 2005 by Kyle Dean Jackson
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    7.40 Good++
  • 50
    50
    Quigley
    2003February 2003 by William Byron Hillman
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 51
    51
    Carried Away
    1996January 1996 by Bruno Barreto
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    Sticks & Stones
    1996September 1996 by Neil Tolkin
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    Canvas
    1992September 1992 by Alain Zaloum
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    Ghost Rock
    2004June 2004 by Dustin Rikert
    Action, Western
    Action, Western
    7.37 Good++
  • 55
    55
    The Chain
    1996October 1996 by Luca Bercovici
    Action
    Action
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 56
    56
    Crooked
    2006January 2006 by Art Camacho
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.34 Good++
  • 57
    57
    Wild in the Streets
    1968May 1968 by Barry Shear
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    Comedy, Drama, Music
    7.41 Good++
  • 58
    58
    Frost: Portrait of a Vampire
    2003August 2003 by Kevin VanHook
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 59
    59
    Lolly-Madonna XXX
    1973February 1973 by Richard C. Sarafian
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    Cloud 9
    2006January 2006 by Harry Basil
    Comedy, Romance, Thriller
    Comedy, Romance, Thriller
    7.25 Good+
  • 61
    61
    Breaking Point
    1994January 1994 by Paul Ziller
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.48 Good++
  • 62
    62
    The Girl Next Door
    1999September 1999 by Eric Till
    Thriller, Mystery, Romance
    Thriller, Mystery, Romance
    7.41 Good++
  • 63
    63
    The Hard Easy
    2006November 2006 by Ari Ryan
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 64
    64
    Chrome Soldiers
    1992May 1992 by Thomas J. Wright
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    Hooded Angels
    2002September 2002 by Paul Matthews
    Action, Western
    Action, Western
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 66
    66
    Motocross Kids
    2004December 2004 by Richard Gabai
    Family, Action
    Family, Action
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
    2020April 2020 by Danny Wolf
    Documentary, Horror
    Documentary, Horror
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    Dirty Little Billy
    1972November 1972 by Stan Dragoti
    Western
    Western
    7.49 Good++
  • 69
    69
    Border Blues
    2004January 2004 by Rodion Nahapetov
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.50 Good++
  • 70
    70
    Lethal Tender
    1997March 1997 by John Bradshaw
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 71
    71
    Candiland
    2016April 2016 by Rusty Nixon
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Detour
    1998October 1998 by Joey Travolta
    Thriller, Action, Crime
    Thriller, Action, Crime
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 73
    73
    The History of Rock 'n' Roll
    1995 by Jeffrey Peisch
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.21 Excellent+
  • 74
    74
    A Dangerous Life
    1988
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    The Ultimate Fighter
    2007June 2007 by Erken Ialgashev
    Action
    Action
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 76
    76
    The Real Thing
    1996January 1996 by James Merendino
    Crime, Action
    Crime, Action
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 77
    77
    The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
    2005January 2005
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 78
    78
    Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
    1993May 1993 by James Yukich
    Music, Documentary
    Music, Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    The Neon Empire
    1989
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    The Law
    1974October 1974 by John Badham
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    The Gettysburg Address
    2025November 2025 by Sean Conant
    Documentary, History
    Documentary, History
    Needs more reviews