Gary Cole
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.
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A Man on the Inside
as Brad Vinick
Behind the Lines
as Self
NCISverse: The First 1,000
as Self
Krapopolis
as Valley King (voice)
White House Plumbers
as Mark Felt
Waco: The Aftermath
as Gordon Novel
Agent Elvis
as President Nixon (voice)
Velma
as Lamont (voice)
Velma
as Lamont / General Meeting (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Mattison (voice)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
Inside Job
as Brett's father (voice)
Inside Job
as Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
as Alden Parker
Q-Force
as Dirk Chunley (voice)
The Great North
as Elwin Kreb (voice)
Trolls: TrollsTopia
as Sky Toronto (voice)
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
Darkness Falls
as Mark Witver
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
as Invisibilio (voice)
Married Young
as Aaron
mixed-ish
as Harrison Johnson
The Art of Racing in the Rain
as Don Kitch
Love, Death & Robots
as The Inspector (voice)
Under the Eiffel Tower
as Gerard
Fam
as Freddy
Seven in Heaven
as Wallace
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
as Dr. George Bailey
Big Mouth
as Andrew's Father (voice)
Big Mouth
as Matthew's Father (voice)
Big Mouth
as Unknown
Big Mouth
as Edward MacDell (voice)
Room 104
as Chip Crawford
Small Crimes
as Lieutenant Pleasant
The Good Fight
as Kurt McVeigh
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
as Rafe (voice)
Justice League Action
as Black Adam (voice)
Hot Air
as Aviator
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
The Bronze
as Stan Greggory
Mercy Street
as James Green, Sr.
Angie Tribeca
as Professor Everett Lamereau
F is for Family
as Roger Dunbarton (voice)
Christmas Eve
as Dr. Roberts
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
We Bare Bears
as CEO (voice)
Mr. Robinson
as Neville Rex
Divine Access
as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Everyday Miracles
as Clay Peakes
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Brock (voice)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Chief Deputy Tillman
Market Hours
as Manager
Tammy
as Earl
The Tom and Jerry Show
as Narrator (voice)
Date and Switch
as Dwayne
Rick and Morty
as Alien Doctor (voice)
Vamp U
as Arthur Levine
Chicago Fire
as Chief Grissom
An Officer and a Murderer
as Russell Williams
Veep
as Kent Davison
The Legend of Korra
as Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice)
The Legend of Korra
as Dai Li Sergeant (voice)
Ricochet
as Judge Cato Laird
The Last Rites of Joe May
as Lenny
Hart of Dixie
as Dr. Ethan Hart
Unforgettable
as Clay Tendler
Suits
as Cameron Dennis
The Chicago 8
as Bill Kunstler
Hop
as Henry O'Hare
Bob's Burgers
as Sergeant Bosco (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Pound Puppies
as Slick (voice)
Batman: Under the Red Hood
as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Paramedic #2 (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice)
The Good Guys
as Frank Savage
The Joneses
as Larry Symonds
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
as Mr. Yankovic
DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
The Good Wife
as Kurt McVeigh
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Alden Parker
Archer
as Special Agent Hawley (voice)
Extract
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
A Good Funeral
as Stan Talmadge
The Penguins of Madagascar
as Commissioner (voice)
Forever Strong
as Coach Larry Gelwix
True Blood
as Earl Stackhouse
Pineapple Express
as Ted
Conspiracy
as Rhodes
Chuck
as Jack Burton
Phineas and Ferb
as Principal Lang (voice)
American Pastime
as Billy Burrell
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
as Balladeer
My Wife Is Retarded
as Dr. Heichmann
Breach
as Rich Garces
30 Rock
as Roger
Shark
as Christian Chambers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Reese Bobby
Psych
as Cameron Luntz
Cry_Wolf
as Mr. Matthews
Mozart and the Whale
as Wallace
Wanted
as Conrad Rose
The Closer
as Major Edward Dorcet
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
as Dr. Possible (voice)
The Ring Two
as Martin Savide
American Dad!
as Ted Robinson (voice)
Numb3rs
as Shepard Crater
Desperate Housewives
as Wayne Davis
Pop Rocks
as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
The Venture Bros.
as Professor Von Helping (voice)
Entourage
as Andrew Klein
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Cotton McKnight
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Henry Futch
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
Arrested Development
as Richard Shaw
Karen Sisco
as Unknown
NCIS
as Alden Parker
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Mike Brady
I Spy
as Carlos
Hack
as Johnny Scanlon
Family Affair
as Bill Davis
One Hour Photo
as Bill Owens
Monk
as Dexter Larson
Kim Possible
as Dr. James Possible (voice)
Kim Possible
as Additional Voices (voice)
Kim Possible
as Dr. James Possible / Fashion Show Announcer (voice)
Kim Possible
as Dr. James Possible / Cab Driver (voice)
Cadet Kelly
as Sir
Project Greenlight
as Self
Justice League: Secret Origins
as J. Allen Carter (voice)
The Rising Place
as Avery Hodge
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as Harvey Birdman (voice)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
as Judge Hiram Mightor (voice)
The Gift
as David Duncan
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Joe O'Donnell
The West Wing
as Bob Russell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Xander Henry
Family Law
as Alan
Crusade
as Matthew Gideon
Office Space
as Bill Lumbergh
Family Guy
as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
Family Guy
as NCIS Fan (voice)
Family Guy
as Father O'Leary (voice)
Family Guy
as Billy's Father (voice)
Family Guy
as Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice)
Family Guy
as Warren Fredericks (voice)
Family Guy
as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice)
Family Guy
as Michael Eisner (voice)
Family Guy
as Chairman (voice)
Family Guy
as Principal Shepard (voice)
Family Guy
as Mike Brady / Thug #1 (voice)
Family Guy
as Cop / Coach (voice)
Family Guy
as James 'Grizzly' Adams (voice)
Family Guy
as Dr. Franklin (voice)
Family Guy
as Security Guard (voice)
Family Guy
as Mike Brady (voice)
Family Guy
as Principal Shepherd (voice)
Family Guy
as Reporter (voice)
Family Guy
as Principal Shepherd(voice)
Batman Beyond
as Zeta (voice)
A Simple Plan
as Baxter
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Jake's Dad
Kiss the Sky
as Marty
From the Earth to the Moon
as Ed Mitchell
Gang Related
as Richard Simms
Santa Fe
as Paul Thomas
Lies He Told
as Dave
The Practice
as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager
The Practice
as Brian Seabury
King of the Hill
as Vance Gilbert (voice)
Cyclops, Baby
as Manks
For My Daughter's Honor
as Pete Nash
A Very Brady Sequel
as Mike Brady
American Gothic
as Sheriff Lucas Buck
The Outer Limits
as Detective Ray Venable
The Brady Bunch Movie
as Mike Brady
Touched by an Angel
as Charlie Radcliff
Fall from Grace
as Maj. Tom O'Neill
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as James (segment "The Theatre")
A Time to Heal
as Jay Barton
Frasier
as Luke Parker
In the Line of Fire
as Bill Watts
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
as John Hearn
The Switch
as Larry McAfee
Son of the Morning Star
as George Armstrong Custer
The Old Man and the Sea
as Tom Pruitt
Those She Left Behind
as Scott Grimes
Midnight Caller
as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian
Echoes in the Darkness
as Jack Holtz
Echoes in the Darkness
as Jack Holtz
Lucas
as Assistant Coach
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
First Steps
as Manny
Moonlighting
as Alan McClafferty
A Matter of Principle
as Man with Christmas Tree
Fatal Vision
as Jeffrey MacDonald
Miami Vice
as Jackson Crane
Heart of Steel
as Lee
American Playhouse
as Man with Xmas Tree