Gary Cole
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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.
Known for
Credits
One Hour Photo (2002)
as Bill Owens
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
as Cotton McKnight
Hop (2011)
as Henry O'Hare
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
as Reese Bobby
The Ring Two (2005)
as Martin Savide
Office Space (1999)
as Bill Lumbergh
Pineapple Express (2008)
as Ted
In the Line of Fire (1993)
as Bill Watts
Blockers (2018)
as Ron
The Gift (2000)
as David Duncan
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
as Don Kitch
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
I Spy (2002)
as Carlos
A Simple Plan (1998)
as Baxter
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
Cadet Kelly (2002)
as Sir
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
as Balladeer
Lucas (1986)
as Assistant Coach
Tammy (2014)
as Earl
Breach (2007)
as Rich Garces
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005)
as Dr. Possible (voice)
Cry_Wolf (2005)
as Mr. Matthews
The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
as Mike Brady
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
as Dr. George Bailey
Gang Related (1997)
as Richard Simms
Extract (2009)
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Forever Strong (2008)
as Coach Larry Gelwix
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
as Rafe (voice)
The Bronze (2016)
as Stan Greggory
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
as Chief Deputy Tillman
The Joneses (2010)
as Larry Symonds
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)
as Mattison (voice)
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
as Henry Futch
Date and Switch (2014)
as Dwayne
Small Crimes (2017)
as Lieutenant Pleasant
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
as Mike Brady
Conspiracy (2008)
as Rhodes
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
as Jake's Dad
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
as Mike Brady
Darkness Falls (2020)
as Mark Witver
Married Young (2019)
as Aaron
Kiss the Sky (1998)
as Marty
Pop Rocks (2004)
as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Self
Vamp U (2013)
as Arthur Levine
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
The Chicago 8 (2011)
as Bill Kunstler
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire (2019)
as Invisibilio (voice)
Good Behavior (2008)
as Dean West
The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
as Tom Pruitt
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
as Wallace
Santa Fe (1997)
as Paul Thomas
Hot Air (2016)
as Aviator
Christmas Eve (2015)
as Dr. Roberts
Justice League: Secret Origins (2001)
as J. Allen Carter (voice)
Ricochet (2011)
as Judge Cato Laird
Seven in Heaven (2018)
as Wallace
Divine Access (2015)
as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Fall from Grace (1994)
as Maj. Tom O'Neill
For My Daughter's Honor (1996)
as Pete Nash
Criminology 101 (2003)
as Roy Franks
A Good Funeral (2009)
as Stan Talmadge
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
as James (segment "The Theatre")
American Pastime (2007)
as Billy Burrell
An Officer and a Murderer (2012)
as Russell Williams
The Switch (1993)
as Larry McAfee
My Wife Is Retarded (2007)
as Dr. Heichmann
Lies He Told (1997)
as Dave
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2010)
as Mr. Yankovic
Behind the Lines (—)
as Self
Heart of Steel (1983)
as Lee
Under the Eiffel Tower (2019)
as Gerard
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
as Jack Holtz
DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010)
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
The Last Rites of Joe May (2011)
as Lenny
American Adventure (2000)
as Chuck
NCISverse: The First 1,000 (2024)
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
as Self
First Steps (1985)
as Manny
Cyclops, Baby (1997)
as Manks
The Rising Place (2001)
as Avery Hodge
A Matter of Principle (1984)
as Man with Christmas Tree
A Time to Heal (1994)
as Jay Barton
Vital Signs (1986)
as Dr. Hayward
Market Hours (2014)
as Manager
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993)
as John Hearn
Those She Left Behind (1989)
as Scott Grimes
Everyday Miracles (2015)
as Clay Peakes