Gary Cole
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- Not to be confused with Gary Coleman.
| Gary Cole | |
 Cole in January 2009 |
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| Born | Gary Michael Cole September 20, 1956 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Teddi Siddall (1992–present) |
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for numerous roles, including the television series Entourage, Fatal Vision, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives, Midnight Caller, I'll Be Home for Christmas (film), Kim Possible, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Wanted and Crusade, and the films The Brady Bunch Movie, Office Space, From the Earth to the Moon, Kiss the Sky, Dodgeball, Talladega Nights, I Spy and Pineapple Express. He has also appeared in television movies such as Those She Left Behind. He also had a small cameo appearance in To Live and Die in L.A., has appeared as George Armstrong Custer in the TV movie Son of the Morning Star, and provides voices on the TV shows Family Guy and Monk.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Cole was born and raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, to a school-administrator father and a director-of-finance mother,[1] and attended the Rolling Meadows High School, where his first dramatic appearance was as Snoopy in a high school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He later attended Illinois State University, where he majored in theater alongside actors Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich.
[edit] Career
He began his professional career as a stage actor in Chicago, where he joined the ensemble of the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. He also appeared in several off-Broadway productions in New York City. In addition to his film and television credits listed above, he has done voice work on several animated series (Family Guy; Kim Possible; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law) and had a recurring role on the drama The West Wing as Vice President Bob Russell. He also starred as Captain Matthew Gideon on the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade, and had notable guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Arrested Development. He also played as Joe Maxwell on DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) Cadet Kelly and appeared as real-life astronaut Edgar Mitchell in HBO's recreation of Project Apollo, From the Earth to the Moon.
In 1999, Cole starred in the comedy film Office Space where he portrayed the obnoxious, demanding supervisor Bill Lumbergh. When asked about the oft-quoted character, he stated that:
| “ | Everyone in [Office Space] thought that this movie had died. So that's how I knew the movie was actually some kind of success because people were coming up doing some lines from the movie ... It never gets old because it reminds you that something you did had some impact. You could work your whole career and have nothing like that last that long.[2] | ” |
Another memorable role was as Mike Brady in the 1995 movie spoof The Brady Bunch Movie, the 1997 sequel A Very Brady Sequel, and the 2002 TV movie "The Brady Bunch in the White House" with Shelley Long playing Carol.
He starred as Lt. Conrad Rose on the TNT series Wanted, is the voice of the title character on the Adult Swim series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, and starred as Sheriff Lucas Buck on the one season 1995 show, American Gothic. Most recently, he was featured in Talladega Nights and Forever Strong. He has recently appeared in the film American Pastime in which he plays a minor league baseball player who is assigned as a guard at the Topaz Internment Camp during World War II.
He played Katherine Mayfair's ex-husband Wayne on Desperate Housewives[3] and has more recently played drug lord Ted Jones in Pineapple Express co-starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. He also appeared in an episode from the third season of the USA Network series Psych as S.W.A.T. commander Cameron Luntz.
In 2008, he appeared on Chuck as Sarah's dad during November sweeps. He also appeared in the fifth season of HBO's Entourage playing Ari Gold's old pal Andrew Klein for a 3-episode story arc prior to joining the regular cast in the upcoming sixth season.
[edit] Family
Cole married actress Teddi Siddall on March 8, 1992.[4] His only child, a daughter named Mary, has autism; Cole is active in autism-related charities.[5][6]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Man chased by Richard Chance | Uncredited |
| 1986 | Lucas | Assistant Coach | |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts | |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mike Brady | |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Mike Brady | |
| 1997 | Cyclops, Baby | Manks | |
| Santa Fe | Paul Thomas | ||
| Gang Related | Richard Simms | ||
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Neil Baxter | |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jake's Dad | ||
| 1999 | Office Space | Bill Lumbergh | |
| Kiss the Sky | Marty | ||
| 2000 | The Gift | David Duncan | |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Avery Hodge | |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Bill Owens | |
| I Spy | Carlos | ||
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Henry Futch | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Cotton McKnight | ||
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Martin Savide | |
| Mozart and the Whale | Wallace | ||
| Cry Wolf | Mr. Matthews | ||
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Reese Bobby | |
| 2007 | My Wife Is Retarded | Doctor Heichman | |
| Breach | Rich Garces | ||
| American Pastime | Billy Burrell | ||
| Goodnight Vagina | Dr. Milstein | ||
| 2008 | Conspiracy | Rhodes | |
| Pineapple Express | Ted Jones | ||
| Forever Strong | Coach Larry Gelwix | ||
| 2009 | Say Hello to Stan Talmadge | Stan Talmadge | |
| The Joneses | Larry |
[edit] Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Heart of Steel | Lee | Television movie |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision | Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald, MD | Television miniseries |
| A Matter of Principle | Man with Xmas tree | Television movie | |
| 1985 | First Steps | Manny | Television movie |
| The Twilight Zone | Daniel Gaddis | Single episode | |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Dr. Hayward | Television movie |
| Miami Vice | Jackson Crane | Single episode | |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | Alan McClafferty | Single episode |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Jack Holtz | Television movie | |
| 1988-1991 | Midnight Caller | Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian | 61 episodes |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Scott Grimes | Television movie |
| 1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Tom Pruitt | Television movie |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | George Armstrong Custer | Television movie |
| 1993 | The Switch | Larry McAfee | Television movie |
| When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | John Hearn | Television miniseries | |
| 1994 | A Time to Heal | Jay Barton | Television movie |
| Rod Serling's Lost Classics | James | Television movie | |
| Fall from Grace | Maj. Tom O'Neill | Television movie | |
| 1995-1996 | American Gothic | Sheriff Lucas Buck | 22 episodes |
| 1996 | For My Daughter's Honor | Pete Nash | Television movie |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Dave | Television movie |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun | Travis Thornberry | Single episode |
| The Outer Limits | Detective Ray Venable | Single episode | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Ed Mitchell | Single episode | |
| 1999 | Crusade | Capt. Matthew Gideon | Thirteen episodes |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | Dad | Single episode | |
| 1999-2004 | The Practice | Defense Attorney Solomon Tager | Three episodes |
| 2000 | National Lampoon's American Adventure | Chuck | Television movie |
| What About Joan | Justin | Single episode | |
| Family Law | Alan | Single episode | |
| Batman Beyond | Zeta | Single episode; voice only | |
| Touched by an Angel | Charlie Radcliff | Single episode | |
| Frasier | Luke Parker | Single episode | |
| 2000-2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Harvey Birdman | 39 episodes; voice only |
| 2000-2009 | Family Guy | Various characters | 25 episodes; voice only |
| 2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | Television movie | |
| Justice League | J. Allen Carter | Single episode | |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Joe Maxwell | Television movie |
| The Brady Bunch in the White House | Mike Brady | Television movie | |
| 2002-2003 | Family Affair | William 'Bill' Davis | Fifteen episodes |
| 2002-2007 | Kim Possible | Dr. James Timothy Possible | 38 episodes; voice only |
| 2003 | Criminology 101 | Roy Franks | Television movie |
| Hack | Johnny Scanlon | Single episode | |
| Monk | Dexter Larson | Single episode | |
| Karen Sisco | Konner | Two episodes | |
| Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Dr. James Timothy Possible | Television movie; voice only | |
| 2003-2006 | The West Wing | Vice President Bob Russell | 21 episodes |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Xander Henry | Single episode |
| Pop Rocks | Jerry "Dagger" Harden | Television movie | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Dr. James Timothy Possible | Television movie; voice only |
| Wanted | Lieutenant Conrad Rose | Thirteen episodes | |
| King of the Hill | Vance Gilbert | Single episode; voice only | |
| 2006 | That Guy | Gary | Television movie |
| Company Town | Martin Amberson | Television movie | |
| Arrested Development | CIA Agent | Single episode | |
| 2007 | Shark | Christian Chambers | Single episode |
| The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Balladeer | Television movie; voice only | |
| Supernatural | Brad Redding | Single episode | |
| 2008 | Good Behavior | Dean West | |
| 12 Miles of Bad Road | Jerry Shakespeare | Six episodes | |
| Desperate Housewives | Wayne Davis | Six episodes | |
| Psych | Commander Cameron Lutz | Single episode | |
| Chuck | Jack Burton | Single episode | |
| 2008-2009 | Entourage | Andrew Klein | Five episodes |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Davis Durham | Single episode |
[edit] References
- ^ Gary Cole Biography (1956-)
- ^ Bryant, Adam (December 2006). ""Fast-Track Father"". Maxim Magazine Online. http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7379. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.
- ^ Who will play Katherine's infamous ex
- ^ Gary Cole Biography (1956-)
- ^ The Gary Cole Archives
- ^ Firestone, Barbara (2007). Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1843108372. http://books.google.com/books?id=nL9SCiA_Vc8C&pg=PA8&dq=autism+heroes+teddie+and+Mary+Cole&num=100. Retrieved on 29 November 2008.
[edit] External links
- Gary Cole at the Internet Movie Database
- Gary Cole at the Internet off-Broadway Database
- The Gary Cole Archives
- The Onion A.V. Club Random Roles article with Gary Cole
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