Gary Cole

67 · Born: Sep 20, 1956

Personal Details

Born Sep 20, 1956 Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Spouse

Michelle Knapp
( Jul 7, 2021 to Apr 27, 2024 )
Teddi Siddall
( Mar 8, 1992 to Feb 4, 2018 )

Parents

Robert Cole
Margaret Cole

Biography

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. 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.

Career

acting

2023

Velma as Lamont (voice)

Agent Elvis as President Nixon (voice)

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers as Mark Felt

Waco: The Aftermath

Waco: The Aftermath as Gordon Novel

2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie as Sgt. Bosco (voice)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Mattison (voice)

NCIS: Hawaii as Alden Parker

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles as Alden Parker

NCIS as Special Agent Alden Parker

2021

Q-Force as Dirk Chunley (voice)

Inside Job as Brett's father (voice)

2020

Batman: Death in the Family

Batman: Death in the Family as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

Darkness Falls as Mark Witver

Room 104 as Chip Crawford

2019

Under the Eiffel Tower

Under the Eiffel Tower as Gerard

Marvel Rising: Initiation

Marvel Rising: Initiation as Invisibilio (voice)

The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain as Don Kitch

Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots as The Inspector (voice)

Fam as Freddy

Mixed-ish as Harrison Johnson

American Dad! as Ted Robinson (voice)

2018

Harvey Birdman: Attorney General

Harvey Birdman: Attorney General as Harvey Birdman (voice)

Seven in Heaven

Seven in Heaven as Wallace

2017

Small Crimes as Lieutenant Pleasant

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown as Rafe

The Good Fight as Kurt McVeigh

2016

Hot Air as Aviator

The Bronze as Stan Greggory

Mercy Street as James Green, Sr.

Justice League Action

Justice League Action as Black Adam (voice)

2015

Divine Access as Reverend Guy Roy Davis

Everyday Miracles

Everyday Miracles as Clay Peakes

Christmas Eve as Dr. Roberts

Rick and Morty as Alien Doctor (voice)

Veep as Kent Davison

Unforgettable as Clay Tendler

2014

Tammy as Earl

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The Town That Dreaded Sundown as Chief Deputy Tillman

Date and Switch

Date and Switch as Dwayne

The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show as Narrator (voice)

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Brock (voice)

Archer as Special Agent Hawley (voice)

2013

Vamp U as Arthur Levine

2012

An Officer and a Murderer

An Officer and a Murderer as Russell Williams

Bob's Burgers as Sergeant Bosco (voice)

2011

Hop as Henry O'Hare

The Chicago 8 as Bill Kunstler

Ricochet as Judge Cato Laird

Suits as Cameron Dennis

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Joe O'Donnell

2010

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Jim Corrigan and The Spectre

DC Showcase: The Spectre

DC Showcase: The Spectre as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

The Joneses as Larry Symonds

Batman: Under the Red Hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Mr. Yankovic

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice)

Pound Puppies as Slick (voice)

2009

A Good Funeral as Stan Talmadge

The Good Wife as Kurt McVeigh

2008

Forever Strong as Coach Larry Gelwix

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express as Ted

Conspiracy as Rhodes

Psych as Cameron Lutz

2007

My Wife Is Retarded

My Wife Is Retarded as Dr. Heichmann

Breach as Rich Garces

American Pastime

American Pastime as Billy Burrell

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as The Balladeer (voice)

2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Reese Bobby

Supernatural as Brad Redding

2005

Cadet Kelly as Joe Maxwell

Mozart and the Whale

Mozart and the Whale as Wallace

The Ring Two as Martin Savide

Kim Possible: So the Drama

Kim Possible: So the Drama as Dr. Possible

Cry Wolf as Mr. Matthews

Arrested Development

Arrested Development as Richard Shaw

2004

Pop Rocks as Jerry "Dagger" Harden

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Henry Futch

2003

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)

Monk as Dexter Larson

The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Xander Henry

2002

The Brady Bunch in the White House

The Brady Bunch in the White House as Mike Brady

One Hour Photo as Bill Owens

I Spy as Carlos

Kim Possible as Dr. James Possible (voice)

Family Affair as Bill Davis

2001

The Rising Place

The Rising Place as Avery Hodge

Justice League as J. Allen Carter (voice)

Justice League as J. Allen Carter (voice)

2000

The Gift as David Duncan

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as Harvey Birdman (voice)

Frasier as Luke Parker

1999

Office Space as Bill Lumbergh

Family Guy as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice)

Batman Beyond as Zeta (voice)

Crusade as Capt. Matthew Gideon

1998

A Simple Plan as Baxter

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jake's Dad

Kiss the Sky as Marty

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon as Ed Mitchell

The Practice as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Detective Ray Venable

1997

Santa Fe as Paul Thomas

Lies He Told as Dave

Gang Related as Richard Simms

1996

A Very Brady Sequel

A Very Brady Sequel as Mike Brady

For My Daughter's Honor

For My Daughter's Honor as Pete Nash

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie as Mike Brady

American Gothic

American Gothic as Sheriff Lucas Buck

1994

Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace as Maj. Tom O'Neill

Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as James (segment "The Theatre")

A Time to Heal as Jay Barton

1993

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn

When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as John Hearn

The Switch as Larry McAfee

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire as Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts

1990

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea as Tom Pruitt

1989

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind as Scott Grimes

1988

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian

1987

Echoes in the Darkness

Echoes in the Darkness as Jack Holtz

1986

Vital Signs as Dr. Hayward

1985

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1984

Fatal Vision as Jeffrey MacDonald

1983

Heart of Steel as Lee

appearances

2020

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth