Acting

Gary Cole

Born 1956-09-20 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA77 series108 films

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.

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Acting

2024A Man on the InsideBrad Vinick4 ep.
2023KrapopolisValley King (voice)1 ep.
2023White House PlumbersMark Felt1 ep.
2023Waco: The AftermathGordon Novel5 ep.
2023Agent ElvisPresident Nixon (voice)1 ep.
2023VelmaLamont (voice)13 ep.
2021Inside JobBrett's father (voice)2 ep.
2021NCIS: HawaiʻiAlden Parker3 ep.
2021Q-ForceDirk Chunley (voice)10 ep.
2021The Great NorthElwin Kreb (voice)1 ep.
2020Trolls: TrollsTopiaSky Toronto (voice)5 ep.
2020Star Trek: Lower DecksLeonardo da Vinci (voice)1 ep.
2019mixed-ishHarrison Johnson36 ep.
2019Love, Death & RobotsThe Inspector (voice)1 ep.
2019FamFreddy7 ep.
2017Big MouthEdward MacDell (voice)6 ep.
2017Room 104Chip Crawford1 ep.
2017The Good FightKurt McVeigh24 ep.
2016Justice League ActionBlack Adam (voice)2 ep.
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf1 ep.
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist1 ep.
2016Angie TribecaProfessor Everett Lamereau1 ep.
2016Mercy StreetJames Green, Sr.12 ep.
2015F is for FamilyRoger Dunbarton (voice)6 ep.
2015We Bare BearsCEO (voice)1 ep.
2015Mr. RobinsonNeville Rex1 ep.
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroBrock (voice)61 ep.
2014The Tom and Jerry ShowNarrator (voice)325 ep.
2013Rick and MortyAlien Doctor (voice)1 ep.
2012Chicago FireChief Grissom13 ep.
2012VeepKent Davison55 ep.
2012The Legend of KorraDai Li Sergeant (voice)2 ep.
2011Hart of DixieDr. Ethan Hart2 ep.
2011SuitsCameron Dennis10 ep.
2011Bob's BurgersSergeant Bosco (voice)12 ep.
2010Pound PuppiesSlick (voice)1 ep.
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice)23 ep.
2010The Good GuysFrank Savage2 ep.
2009The Good WifeKurt McVeigh14 ep.
2009ArcherSpecial Agent Hawley (voice)6 ep.
2009The Great Debate6 ep.
2008The Penguins of MadagascarCommissioner (voice)1 ep.
2007ChuckJack Burton2 ep.
2007Phineas and FerbPrincipal Lang (voice)1 ep.
2006SharkChristian Chambers1 ep.
2006PsychCameron Luntz1 ep.
2005WantedConrad Rose13 ep.
2005Numb3rsShepard Crater1 ep.
2004Desperate HousewivesWayne Davis6 ep.
2004The Venture Bros.Professor Von Helping (voice)1 ep.
2004EntourageAndrew Klein12 ep.
2003Arrested DevelopmentRichard Shaw1 ep.
2003Karen Sisco1 ep.
2003NCISAlden Parker98 ep.
2002HackJohnny Scanlon1 ep.
2002Family AffairBill Davis15 ep.
2002MonkDexter Larson1 ep.
2002Kim PossibleDr. James Possible (voice)45 ep.
2001Project GreenlightSelf1 ep.
2001Justice LeagueJ. Allen Carter (voice)1 ep.
2000Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawHarvey Birdman (voice)39 ep.
1999The West WingBob Russell22 ep.
1999Family LawAlan1 ep.
1999CrusadeMatthew Gideon13 ep.
1999Family GuyPrincipal Shepherd (voice)95 ep.
1999Batman BeyondZeta (voice)1 ep.
1998From the Earth to the MoonEd Mitchell1 ep.
1997The PracticeDefense Attorney Solomon Tager3 ep.
1997King of the HillVance Gilbert (voice)1 ep.
1995American GothicSheriff Lucas Buck18 ep.
1991Son of the Morning StarGeorge Armstrong Custer2 ep.
1988Midnight CallerJack 'Nighthawk' Killian61 ep.
1987Echoes in the DarknessJack Holtz2 ep.
1985The Twilight ZoneDaniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")1 ep.
1985MoonlightingAlan McClafferty1 ep.
1984Fatal VisionJeffrey MacDonald2 ep.
—Company TownMartin Amberson1 ep.

Guest appearances

2026Robot ChickenHarvey Birdman (voice)1 ep.
2000Family GuyBill Lumbergh / Priest (voice), Billy's Father (voice), Chairman (voice), Cop / Coach (voice)95 ep.
2025A Man on the InsideBrad Vinick4 ep.
2025The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1 ep.
2019Big MouthAndrew's Father (voice), Edward MacDell (voice), Matthew's Father (voice)6 ep.
2025KrapopolisValley King (voice)1 ep.
2023VelmaLamont (voice), Lamont / General Meeting (voice)13 ep.
2023White House PlumbersMark Felt1 ep.
2023Agent ElvisPresident Nixon (voice)1 ep.
2023NCIS: Los AngelesAlden Parker1 ep.
2022NCIS: HawaiʻiAlden Parker3 ep.
2021Inside JobBrett's father (voice), Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice)2 ep.
2017The Good FightKurt McVeigh24 ep.
2019American Dad!Ted Robinson (voice)2 ep.
2021Trolls: TrollsTopiaSky Toronto (voice)5 ep.
2021NCISAlden Parker20 ep.
2022The Great NorthElwin Kreb (voice)1 ep.
2012Bob's BurgersSergeant Bosco (voice)12 ep.
2020Star Trek: Lower DecksLeonardo da Vinci (voice)1 ep.
2020Room 104Chip Crawford1 ep.
2020To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist1 ep.
2018Chicago FireChief Grissom13 ep.
2019FamFreddy7 ep.
2019Love, Death & RobotsThe Inspector (voice)1 ep.
2011SuitsCameron Dennis10 ep.
2018The Venture Bros.Professor Von Helping (voice)1 ep.
2018The $100,000 PyramidSelf1 ep.
2015F is for FamilyRoger Dunbarton (voice)6 ep.
2016Justice League ActionBlack Adam (voice)2 ep.
2016We Bare BearsCEO (voice)1 ep.
2010The Good WifeKurt McVeigh14 ep.
2016UnforgettableClay Tendler1 ep.
2016Angie TribecaProfessor Everett Lamereau1 ep.
2015Rick and MortyAlien Doctor (voice)1 ep.
2015Mr. RobinsonNeville Rex1 ep.
2014ArcherSpecial Agent Hawley (voice)6 ep.
2014Phineas and FerbPrincipal Lang (voice)1 ep.
2014The Legend of KorraDai Li Sergeant (voice), Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice)2 ep.
2013VeepKent Davison18 ep.
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMayor Fred Jones Sr. (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice), Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Motorcycle Cop (voice)23 ep.
201230 RockRoger1 ep.
2012Hart of DixieDr. Ethan Hart2 ep.
2011Pound PuppiesSlick (voice)1 ep.
2011Curb Your EnthusiasmJoe O'Donnell1 ep.
2011True BloodEarl Stackhouse1 ep.
2008ChuckJack Burton2 ep.
2010The Good GuysFrank Savage2 ep.
2010The CloserMajor Edward Dorcet1 ep.
2008EntourageAndrew Klein12 ep.
2010The Penguins of MadagascarCommissioner (voice)1 ep.
2009Numb3rsShepard Crater1 ep.
2008PsychCameron Luntz1 ep.
2008Desperate HousewivesWayne Davis6 ep.
2002Kim PossibleAdditional Voices (voice), Dr. James Possible (voice), Dr. James Possible / Cab Driver (voice), Dr. James Possible / Fashion Show Announcer (voice)45 ep.
2007SupernaturalBrad Redding1 ep.
2007SharkChristian Chambers1 ep.
2003The West WingBob Russell22 ep.
2006Arrested DevelopmentRichard Shaw1 ep.
2005King of the HillVance Gilbert (voice)1 ep.
1999The PracticeBrian Seabury, Defense Attorney Solomon Tager3 ep.
2004Law & Order: Special Victims UnitXander Henry1 ep.
2003Karen Sisco1 ep.
2003MonkDexter Larson1 ep.
2003Project GreenlightSelf1 ep.
2003HackJohnny Scanlon1 ep.
2000Harvey Birdman, Attorney at LawJudge Hiram Mightor (voice)5 ep.
2001Justice LeagueJ. Allen Carter (voice)1 ep.
2000FrasierLuke Parker1 ep.
2000Touched by an AngelCharlie Radcliff1 ep.
2000Batman BeyondZeta (voice)1 ep.
2000Family LawAlan1 ep.
1998From the Earth to the MoonEd Mitchell1 ep.
1998The Outer LimitsDetective Ray Venable1 ep.
1987MoonlightingAlan McClafferty1 ep.
1986Miami ViceJackson Crane1 ep.
1985The Twilight ZoneDaniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")1 ep.
1984American PlayhouseMan with Xmas Tree1 ep.
—black-ishHarrison1 ep.

Also known as: Gary Michael Cole