Gary Basaraba
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Basaraba (born March 16, 1959) is a Canadian actor best known for playing American police officers. He appeared as Sergeant Richard Santoro on Steven Bochco's Brooklyn South and Officer Ray Heckler on Boomtown. According to the DVD commentary for the first season of the police drama Boomtown, he did most of his driving stunts in the series and he made sure he accurately portrayed police procedures. Basaraba played Heywood Broun, one of the greatest American journalists of the 20th Century, in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle in 1994. He played Sheriff Grady Kilgore in Fried Green Tomatoes. He also played Saint Andrew in The Last Temptation of Christ, and had a role in Sweet Dreams. Basaraba played Homer Zuckerman in the remake of Charlotte's Web. Basaraba also portrayed the father, Jack Grainger, in One Magic Christmas, opposite Mary Steenburgen. Since 2007, he has appeared in the Canadian television series Mixed Blessings. Basaraba has also made three appearances in the Law & Order franchise, as a bartender in the original series titled "Point of View", as a corrections officer in the Law and Order episode "The Brotherhood" in 2004 and in the fifth season of SVU. It has been announced that Basaraba will be the voice of Hefty Smurf in the live-action/CG family film The Smurfs.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 16, 1959Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
39Place of birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dH6zocqD5heDerhCANUtfy00gHm.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7L4qwrC1mipZXJfU5oRgQWChLv1.jpg)
The Last Temptation of Christ
Andrew, Apostle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zbRvYD01GzgwBqe5vHBFeoscuQA.jpg)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
Norman Shaw![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/avTHiIim0Jm0rs4ehFLck8u3NFW.jpg)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Heywood Broun![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/e3GLsfBLy7fdM3dJKAkzQlTIqII.jpg)
No Mercy
Joe Collins![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fU0IR5HF8KxQbZijuWKPTrY81Qv.jpg)
Charlotte's Web
Homer Zuckerman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qrZEnua8exy27l3OMHM7pIlLFrK.jpg)
One Magic Christmas
Jack Grainger![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b7R12Dw9BZqSFoif3ZnTSpRkgu5.jpg)
A Horse for Danny
Solly![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/I7vES02YhR0gbaMcClZ5ayWi4x.jpg)
Sweet Dreams
Woodhouse![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lkI06uQJCnujYoN6MJzjnsxryaI.jpg)
K-9: P.I.
Pete Timmons![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1gjT65lS29BbclJlmGvtwnT7hya.jpg)
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Hefty (Voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iszxFXJB4JZnYoCG8pac4T97gmP.jpg)
Hornet's Nest
Seth![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9EOez74pNzi1ZyzCcZzBLYjbbDv.jpg)
Afterburn
Bill Decker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6LUCkg8nqTVFRWsUoinZog75j3V.jpg)
Man of Miracles
Ernie Blevins![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mQqqKZrA9xPS2d2dGVcljjAANIW.jpg)
What Happened to Bobby Earl?
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b5T6xXbYuy0O2HKrS7AAPUclIyK.jpg)
For Their Own Good
Roy Wheeler![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fjFnaSRuBgmHbRrV3c2XORpIC8P.jpg)
Recipe for Murder
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AgFkdZawIUFY20rLRX9ejQtn0q2.jpg)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Hefty Smurf (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/g71l1vbJwyAAYk8zKCkIQQ58qcb.jpg)
Fried Green Tomatoes
Grady Kilgore![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vRhnslP2gW0QDym7BsMeSuioUfK.jpg)
The Smurfs
Hefty Smurf (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ih07IheBIjYKnlBUuDXxPLGC5sm.jpg)
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Leland Winters