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Gary Busey

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American actor (born 1944)

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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. C.

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Busey (standing), Mark Hamill and Jack Elam from The Texas Wheelers, 1974Busey (standing), Mark Hamill and Jack Elam from The Texas Wheelers, 1974Busey at the premiere of A Star Is Born in 1976Busey at the premiere of A Star Is Born in 1976Busey in 2007Busey in 2007

Filmography 40

Lethal Weapon1987 · ★ 7.3
Point Break1991 · ★ 7.2
Predator 21990 · ★ 6.3
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998 · ★ 7.2
Lost Highway1997 · ★ 7.5
The Firm1993 · ★ 6.7
Under Siege1992 · ★ 6.3
Piranha 3DD2012 · ★ 4.3
Entourage2015 · ★ 6.2
Soldier1998 · ★ 6.4
The Player1992 · ★ 7.2
Silver Bullet1985 · ★ 6.6
Behaving Badly2014 · ★ 5.3
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot1974 · ★ 6.8
Drop Zone1994 · ★ 5.7
Dr. Dolittle 32006 · ★ 5.1
Rookie of the Year1993 · ★ 6.2
Black Sheep1996 · ★ 6.1
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens2016 · ★ 4.5
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time2018 · ★ 4.4
Chasers1994 · ★ 5.4
Bounty Killer2013 · ★ 5.7
A Star Is Born1976 · ★ 6.0
Straight Time1978 · ★ 7.2
Big Wednesday1978 · ★ 6.9
Surviving the Game1994 · ★ 6.1
The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972 · ★ 5.6
The Buddy Holly Story1978 · ★ 7.2
D.C. Cab1983 · ★ 5.2
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq2006 · ★ 5.0
The Gingerdead Man2005 · ★ 3.9
The Gumball Rally1976 · ★ 6.1
El padrino: The Latin Godfather2004 · ★ 7.2
Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms1998 · ★ 4.3
Insignificance1985 · ★ 6.4
Hider in the House1989 · ★ 5.9
Eye of the Tiger1986 · ★ 6.0
Bikini Model Academy2015
Carny1980
Let's Get Harry1986

204 credits on file

Television 24

Law & Order1990
The Simpsons1989
American Dad!2005
Two and a Half Men2003
Saturday Night Live1975
King of the Hill1997
Bonanza1959
Dancing with the Stars2005
Scrubs2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003
Entourage2004
Walker, Texas Ranger1993
The Merv Griffin Show1962
The Outer Limits1995
Gunsmoke1955
Impractical Jokers2011
The High Chaparral1967
Baretta1975
Celebrity Big Brother2001
Celebrity Family Feud2015
The Hitchhiker1983
MTV Movie & TV Awards1992
Tom Goes to the Mayor2004
Into the West2005

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Stephen KingAlso in Silver Bullet (1985)Norm MacdonaldAlso in Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)Barbra StreisandAlso in A Star Is Born (1976)David HasselhoffAlso in Piranha 3DD (2012)Kristanna LokenAlso in Bounty Killer (2013)Burt ReynoldsAlso in Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)

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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).

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Country
United States
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Actors
Type
Actor
Status
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Born 1944 · age 82
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30 languages

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