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Gary Cole
Gary Michael Cole is an American actor whose career spans over four decades of film, television, and voice work. Born on September 20, 1956, in Park Ridge, Illinois, he grew up in Rolling Meadows, the son of a municipal finance director and a school administrative assistant, and he discovered his love for performing while playing Snoopy in a high‑school production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. After studying theater at Illinois State University alongside future stars such as Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich, Cole moved to Chicago where he joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985, launching a prolific stage career that would soon translate to the screen.
His breakthrough television role came as Jack “Nighthawk” Killian on the NBC drama Midnight Caller (1988‑1991), and he later became a familiar face on series like American Gothic, The West Wing, The Good Wife, Veep, and NCIS. Cole’s film credits include memorable performances as the deadpan boss Bill Lumbergh in Office Space (1999) and the beloved patriarch Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and its sequel. In animation, his distinctive voice brings characters to life in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Family Guy, Kim Possible, Scooby‑Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Bob’s Burgers. Throughout his career, Cole has earned Emmy nominations and a Screen Actors Guild award, while continuing to work in commercials, video games, and stage productions, demonstrating a versatility that has kept him relevant from the 1980s to the present.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Gary Michael Cole
Born: Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: September 20, 1956
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1983-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Teddi Siddall, Michelle Knapp
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Movies Featuring Gary Cole
The Bob's Burgers Movie
Blockers
The Bronze
A Very Brady Sequel
Pineapple Express
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Tammy
The Brady Bunch Movie
Forever Strong
Date and Switch
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Under the Eiffel Tower
Gang Related
Darkness Falls
DC Showcase: The Spectre
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
An Officer and a Murderer
The Chicago 8
Ricochet
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Vamp U
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown
Harvey Birdman, Attorney General
Love, Death & Robots: The Dump
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Cadet Kelly
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
Pop Rocks
Justice League: Secret Origins
Mozart and the Whale
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Seven in Heaven
My Wife Is Retarded
The Old Man and the Sea
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Son of the Morning Star
Fatal Vision
Echoes in the Darkness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Batman: Death in the Family
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Kiss the Sky
For My Daughter’s Honor
Santa Fe
Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special!
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics
Waco: The Aftermath
Lies He Told
Career Timeline
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2020
Darkness Falls
Mark Witver
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Batman: Death in the Family
Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Don Kitch
Under the Eiffel Tower
Gerard
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Invisibilio (voice)
2018
Blockers
Ron
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Dr. George Bailey
Harvey Birdman, Attorney General
Harvey Birdman (voice)
Seven in Heaven
Wallace
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