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Gary Cole

Gary Cole

1956-09-20 / Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

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.

Appearances

Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond (1999)
Chuck
Chuck (2007)
American Gothic
American Gothic (1995)
Numb3rs
Numb3rs (2005)
Shark
Shark (2006)
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)
Psych
Psych (2006)
Karen Sisco
Karen Sisco (2003)
Supernatural
Supernatural (2005)
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Monk
Monk (2002)
Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
Crusade
Crusade (1999)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1997)
Entourage
Entourage (2004)
Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
The Practice
The Practice (1997)
Kim Possible
Kim Possible (2002)
Arrested Development
Arrested Development (2003)
We Bare Bears
We Bare Bears (2015)
Family Law
Family Law (1999)
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller (1988)
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty (2013)
Wanted
Wanted (2005)
Q-Force
Q-Force (2021)
Agent Elvis
Agent Elvis (2023)
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
The Great Debate
The Great Debate (2009)
Company Town
Company Town
Justice League
Justice League (2001)
Inside Job
Inside Job (2021)
Archer
Archer (2009)
White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers (2023)
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
Mercy Street
Mercy Street (2016)
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Waco: The Aftermath
Waco: The Aftermath (2023)
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies (2010)
Fam
Fam (2019)
The Tom and Jerry Show
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
Angie Tribeca
Angie Tribeca (2016)
Bob's Burgers
Bob's Burgers (2011)
Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision (1984)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021)
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
The $100,000 Pyramid
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star (1991)
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
Family Affair
Family Affair (2002)
Suits
Suits (2011)
Unforgettable
Unforgettable (2011)
Veep
Veep (2012)
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020)
mixed-ish
mixed-ish (2019)
Love, Death & Robots
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
The Great North
The Great North (2021)
NCIS
NCIS (2003)
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
True Blood
True Blood (2008)
Hack
Hack (2002)
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
Velma
Velma (2023)
Hart of Dixie
Hart of Dixie (2011)
American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Robinson (2015)
Big Mouth
Big Mouth (2017)
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Room 104
Room 104 (2017)
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth (2016)
The Closer
The Closer (2005)
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire (2012)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Justice League Action
Justice League Action (2016)
F is for Family
F is for Family (2015)
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. (2004)
The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra (2012)
The Good Guys
The Good Guys (2010)
Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight (2001)
A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside (2024)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)