Gary Cole

Sep 20, 1956 (68 years old) in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Xander Henry

Supernatural

Brad Redding

NCIS

Alden Parker

Family Guy

Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)

American Dad!

Ted Robinson (voice)

Rick and Morty

Alien Doctor (voice)

NCIS: Los Angeles

Alden Parker

Desperate Housewives

Wayne Davis

Suits

Cameron Dennis

Frasier

Luke Parker

Credits

Behind the Lines Future

Self

★ NR
Company Town Future

★ NR
NCISverse: The First 1,000 2024

Self

★ 9
White House Plumbers 2023

Mark Felt

★ 6.3
Waco: The Aftermath 2023

Gordon Novel

★ 7
Agent Elvis 2023

President Nixon (voice)

★ 6.7
Velma 2023

Lamont (voice)

★ 3.4
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe 2022

Mattison (voice)

★ 6.9
The Bob's Burgers Movie 2022

Sgt. Bosco (voice)

★ 7
Inside Job 2021

Brett's father (voice)

★ 8.1
NCIS: Hawai'i 2021

Alden Parker

★ 7.8
Q-Force 2021

Dirk Chunley (voice)

★ 6.7
The Great North 2021

Elwin Kreb (voice)

★ 6.8
Trolls: TrollsTopia 2020

Sky Toronto (voice)

★ 8.5
Batman: Death in the Family 2020

Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)

★ 7.1
Star Trek: Lower Decks 2020

Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

★ 7.6
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp 2020

Self

★ 6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 2020

Self

★ 6.8
Darkness Falls 2020

Mark Witver

★ 5.5
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire 2019

Invisibilio (voice)

★ 6.3
Married Young 2019

Aaron

★ NR
mixed-ish 2019

Harrison Johnson

★ 7.5
The Art of Racing in the Rain 2019

Don Kitch

★ 8.2
Love, Death & Robots 2019

The Inspector (voice)

★ 8.2
Under the Eiffel Tower 2019

Gerard

★ 5.8
Fam 2019

Freddy

★ 6.6
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize 2018

Self

★ NR
Seven in Heaven 2018

Wallace

★ 5.7
Unbroken: Path to Redemption 2018

Dr. George Bailey

★ 6.6
Blockers 2018

Ron

★ 6.3
Big Mouth 2017

Matthew's Father (voice)

★ 7.7
Room 104 2017

Chip Crawford

★ 5.8
Small Crimes 2017

Lieutenant Pleasant

★ 5.4
The Good Fight 2017

Kurt McVeigh

★ 7.6
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown 2017

Rafe (voice)

★ 7.8
Justice League Action 2016

Black Adam (voice)

★ 7
Hot Air 2016

Aviator

★ 5.3
To Tell the Truth 2016

Self - Panelist

★ 6
The Bronze 2016

Stan Greggory

★ 6.1
Mercy Street 2016

James Green, Sr.

★ 6.2
Angie Tribeca 2016

Professor Everett Lamereau

★ 6.4
F is for Family 2015

Roger Dunbarton (voice)

★ 7.4
Christmas Eve 2015

Dr. Roberts

★ 5.5
We Bare Bears 2015

CEO (voice)

★ 7.7
Mr. Robinson 2015

Neville Rex

★ 4
Divine Access 2015

Reverend Guy Roy Davis

★ 5.5
Everyday Miracles 2015

Clay Peakes

★ 3.7
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero 2014

Brock (voice)

★ 6.9
The Town that Dreaded Sundown 2014

Chief Deputy Tillman

★ 5.7
black-ish 2014

Harrison

★ 7.2
Tammy 2014

Earl

★ 5.3
The Tom and Jerry Show 2014

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.3
Date and Switch 2014

Dwayne

★ 5.8
Rick and Morty 2013

Alien Doctor (voice)

★ 8.7
Vamp U 2013

Arthur Levine

★ 4.6
Chicago Fire 2012

Chief Grissom

★ 8.4
An Officer and a Murderer 2012

Russell Williams

★ 5.4
Veep 2012

Kent Davison

★ 7.4
Ricochet 2011

Judge Cato Laird

★ 4.5
The Last Rites of Joe May 2011

Lenny

★ 5.8
Hart of Dixie 2011

Dr. Ethan Hart

★ 7.3
Unforgettable 2011

Clay Tendler

★ 7.2
Suits 2011

Cameron Dennis

★ 8.2
The Chicago 8 2011

Bill Kunstler

★ 5.7
Hop 2011

Henry O'Hare

★ 5.8
Bob's Burgers 2011

Sergeant Bosco (voice)

★ 7.8
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection 2010

Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)

★ 7.2
Pound Puppies 2010

Slick (voice)

★ 5.2
Batman: Under the Red Hood 2010

Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

★ 7.7
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2010

Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)

★ 8.2
The Joneses 2010

Larry Symonds

★ 6.2
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 2010

Mr. Yankovic

★ 6.6
DC Showcase: The Spectre 2010

Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)

★ 6.9
The Good Wife 2009

Kurt McVeigh

★ 7.6
NCIS: Los Angeles 2009

Alden Parker

★ 7.5
Archer 2009

Special Agent Hawley (voice)

★ 7.9
Extract 2009

Bar Patron (uncredited)

★ 5.8
A Good Funeral 2009

Stan Talmadge

★ NR
The Penguins of Madagascar 2008

Commissioner (voice)

★ 7.4
Forever Strong 2008

Coach Larry Gelwix

★ 7.1
True Blood 2008

Earl Stackhouse

★ 7.6
Pineapple Express 2008

Ted

★ 6.6
Conspiracy 2008

Rhodes

★ 5.5
Chuck 2007

Jack Burton

★ 7.7
Phineas and Ferb 2007

Principal Lang (voice)

★ 7.9
American Pastime 2007

Billy Burrell

★ 6.5
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007

The Balladeer (voice)

★ 6.1
My Wife Is Retarded 2007

Dr. Heichmann

★ 5
Breach 2007

Rich Garces

★ 6.7
Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover 2007

Captain (voice)

★ NR
30 Rock 2006

Roger

★ 7.4
Shark 2006

★ 6.8
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006

Reese Bobby

★ 6.4
Psych 2006

Cameron Lutz

★ 7.9
Cry_Wolf 2005

Mr. Matthews

★ 5.8
Supernatural 2005

Brad Redding

★ 8.3
Mozart and the Whale 2005

Wallace

★ 6.3
Wanted 2005

★ 7.2
The Closer 2005

Major Edward Dorcet

★ 7.9
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 2005

Dr. Possible (voice)

★ 6.9
The Ring Two 2005

Martin Savide

★ 5.7
American Dad! 2005

Ted Robinson (voice)

★ 7
Numb3rs 2005

★ 7
Desperate Housewives 2004

Wayne Davis

★ 7.9
Pop Rocks 2004

Jerry "Dagger" Harden

★ 5.9
Entourage 2004

★ 7.3
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004

Cotton McKnight

★ 6.4
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004

Henry Futch

★ 5.7
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time 2003

Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)

★ 6.7
Arrested Development 2003

Richard Shaw

★ 7.9
Karen Sisco 2003

★ 7
NCIS 2003

Alden Parker

★ 7.6
Criminology 101 2003

Roy Franks

★ NR
The Brady Bunch in the White House 2002

Mike Brady

★ 4
I Spy 2002

Carlos

★ 5.4
Hack 2002

Johnny Scanlon

★ 7.9
Family Affair 2002

Bill Davis

★ 9
One Hour Photo 2002

Bill Owens

★ 6.7
Monk 2002

Dexter Larson

★ 7.9
Kim Possible 2002

Dr. James Possible (voice)

★ 7.5
Cadet Kelly 2002

"Sir" Joe Maxwell

★ 6.2
Justice League: Secret Origins 2001

J. Allen Carter (voice)

★ 7.8
Justice League 2001

J. Allen Carter (voice)

★ 8.1
The Rising Place 2001

Avery Hodge

★ 6
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 2000

Harvey Birdman (voice)

★ 8
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000

Joe O'Donnell

★ 8
American Adventure 2000

Chuck

★ 10
The Gift 2000

David Duncan

★ 6.5
The West Wing 1999

Bob Russell

★ 8.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999

Xander Henry

★ 7.9
Family Law 1999

Alan

★ 8.2
Crusade 1999

Matthew Gideon

★ 6.7
Office Space 1999

Bill Lumbergh

★ 7.4
Family Guy 1999

Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)

★ 7.4
Batman Beyond 1999

Zeta (voice)

★ 8.1
A Simple Plan 1998

Baxter

★ 7.2
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1998

Jake's Dad

★ 6
Kiss the Sky 1998

Marty

★ 5.6
From the Earth to the Moon 1998

Ed Mitchell

★ 8.1
Gang Related 1997

Richard Simms

★ 6.3
Santa Fe 1997

Paul Thomas

★ 3
Lies He Told 1997

Dave

★ 6
The Practice 1997

Defense Attorney Solomon Tager

★ 7.7
King of the Hill 1997

Vance Gilbert (voice)

★ 7.3
Cyclops, Baby 1997

Manks

★ NR
For My Daughter's Honor 1996

Pete Nash

★ 5.3
A Very Brady Sequel 1996

Mike Brady

★ 5.8
American Gothic 1995

Sheriff Lucas Buck

★ 7.3
The Outer Limits 1995

Detective Ray Venable

★ 7.7
The Brady Bunch Movie 1995

Mike Brady

★ 6.1
Touched by an Angel 1994

Charlie Radcliff

★ 7.2
Fall from Grace 1994

Maj. Tom O'Neill

★ NR
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics 1994

James (segment "The Theatre")

★ 6.5
A Time to Heal 1994

Jay Barton

★ 10
Frasier 1993

Luke Parker

★ 7.7
In the Line of Fire 1993

Bill Watts

★ 7
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn 1993

John Hearn

★ 1
The Switch 1993

Larry McAfee

★ 10
Son of the Morning Star 1991

George Armstrong Custer

★ 6.8
The Old Man and the Sea 1990

Tom Pruitt

★ 6.3
Those She Left Behind 1989

Scott Grimes

★ 5
Midnight Caller 1988

Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian

★ 7.5
Echoes in the Darkness 1987

Jack Holtz

★ 7.5
Vital Signs 1986

Dr. Hayward

★ NR
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985

Man Chased (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Twilight Zone 1985

Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")

★ 7.7
First Steps 1985

Manny

★ NR
Moonlighting 1985

Alan McClafferty

★ 7.5
A Matter of Principle 1984

Man with Christmas Tree

★ NR
Fatal Vision 1984

Jeffrey MacDonald

★ 6.3
Miami Vice 1984

★ 7.4
Heart of Steel 1983

Lee

★ 7.7

Gary Cole

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