Gary Busey

Gary Busey

American actor (born 1944)

William Gary Busey is an American actor. He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. His other starring roles include A Star Is Born (1976), D.C. Cab (1983), Silver Bullet (1985), Eye of the Tiger (1986), Lethal Weapon (1987), Hider in the House (1989), Predator 2 (1990), Point Break (1991), Under Siege (1992), The Firm (1993), Drop Zone (1994), Black Sheep (1996) and Lost Highway (1997).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1972–1996) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1996 Carried away Bruno Barreto 109 min Color
1993 Rookie of the Year Daniel Stern 104 min
1982 The Bear Wilets Bernard 25 16mm Color
1980 Foolin' Around Richard T. Heffron
1978 Big Wednesday John Milius
1978 Straight Time warner brothers 113 min 16mm Color sound
1978 Straight Time Ulu Grosbard
1978 The Buddy Holly Story Steve Rash
1976 A Star is Born Frank Pierson
1976 The Gumball Rally A First Artists production 107 min Color sound
1973 The Last American Hero Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. A Joe Wizan/Rojo production 95 min Color sound
1972 Dirty Little Billy WRG/Dragoti 93 min Color sound