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Gary Grubbs

Gary Grubbs

Acting November 14, 1949 (76 years old) Amory, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Gary Grubbs (born Jon Gary Grubbs, November 14, 1949, in Amory, Mississippi) is an American character actor who moved to Prentiss as an infant and grew up there. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he majored in business and met his future wife Glenda (Miss Mississippi 1972). In 1977 the couple relocated to Los Angeles initially for a writing career, but Grubbs transitioned to acting after landing his first role in For the Love of Benji (1977), followed by Dead Man's Curve: The Jan and Dean Story (1978). Over his nearly five-decade career he has accumulated over 180 credits, frequently portraying attorneys, sheriffs, military officers, and other authority figures, and he now splits his time between Mississippi and Los Angeles. His most notable film credits include attorney Al Oser in JFK (1991, directed by Oliver Stone), Jim Bob in Honkytonk Man (1982, directed by Clint Eastwood), a role in Silkwood (1983, directed by Mike Nichols), Phil Beasley in Gone Fishin' (1997), Timothy McReady in Double Take (2001), Billy Ray in Ray (2004), Coach Ralph Miller in Glory Road (2006), a Police Lieutenant in Déjà Vu (2006), Chief of Police in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009, with Jeffrey Wright), Sheriff in In the Electric Mist (2009, with Matthew McConaughey), Bob Gibbs in Django Unchained (2012, directed by Quentin Tarantino, uncredited), a role in Battleship (2012), Dr. Kemp Clark in Parkland (2013, with James Franco), DEA Agent Lou Cantrell in Sabotage (2014, with Gerard Butler), Dennis in Left Behind (2014), FBI Agent Owens in Concussion (2015, with Will Smith), Prosecutor in Free State of Jones (2016, with Mads Mikkelsen), Senator Everett Dirksen in LBJ (2016), and Joe Carter in God Bless the Broken Road (2018). On television he is best known as Captain Steven Wiecek in For Love and Honor (1983–1984), Harlin Polk in Will & Grace (1998–1999), and Mr. Dummont in Common Law (2012), with additional credits in ER, NCIS (2003), Angel (2001–2004, 4 episodes), The O.C. (2003), Treme (2010), Glee (2009), Criminal Minds (2012), Scream Queens (2015), and Prison Break (2006).

Movies 83

Django Unchained 8.2

Django Unchained

as Bob Gibbs (uncredited)

2012
Battleship 5.9

Battleship

as Air Force Chief of Staff

2012
Déjà Vu 6.9

Déjà Vu

as Police Lieutenant #2

2006
JFK 7.6

JFK

as Al Oser

1991
The X-Files 6.9

The X-Files

as Fire Captain Cooles

1998
Left Behind 4.3

Left Behind

as Dennis

2014
Ray 7.5

Ray

as Billy Ray

2004
Starbright 5.7

Starbright

as Ken

2026
Project Almanac 6.8

Project Almanac

as Dr. Lou

2015
Runaway Jury 6.9

Runaway Jury

as Dobbs

2003
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 6.2

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

as Chief of Police

2009
Free State of Jones 6.8

Free State of Jones

as Prosecuting Attorney

2016
Sabotage 5.6

Sabotage

as Lou Cantrell (DEA Interrogator #2)

2014
Concussion 7.1

Concussion

as FBI Agent

2015
The Astronaut's Wife 5.6

The Astronaut's Wife

as NASA Director

1999
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage 5.9

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

as Judge Bazemore

2016
Mardi Gras: Spring Break 5.7

Mardi Gras: Spring Break

as Mr Duluth

2011
In the Electric Mist 6.1

In the Electric Mist

as Sheriff

2009
Parkland 6.2

Parkland

as Dr. Kemp Clark

2013
No One Lives 6.0

No One Lives

as Harris

2013
All the King's Men 5.8

All the King's Men

as Sheriff

2006
My Mom's New Boyfriend 5.4

My Mom's New Boyfriend

as Police Chief Malone

2008
Silkwood 6.9

Silkwood

as Randy Fox

1983
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous 6.2

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

as Captain Greer

2008
The Border 6.0

The Border

as Honk

1982
Dirty Girl 6.0

Dirty Girl

as Principal Mulray

2010
1990: The Bronx Warriors 4.9

1990: The Bronx Warriors

as Armored Van Cop (uncredited)

1982
Honkytonk Man 6.4

Honkytonk Man

as Jim Bob

1982
Devil's Knot 6.2

Devil's Knot

as Dale Griffis

2013
Python 5.2

Python

as Sheriff Griffin Wade

2000
Double Take 5.7

Double Take

as Timothy Jarret McReady

2001
LBJ 6.4

LBJ

as Everett Dirksen

2017
And God Created Woman 4.3

And God Created Woman

as Rupert Willis, Robin's Parole Officer

1988
Gone Fishin' 4.9

Gone Fishin'

as Phil Beasly

1997
A Sunday Horse 6.3

A Sunday Horse

as Coach Walden

2016
God Bless the Broken Road 7.2

God Bless the Broken Road

as Joe Carter

2018
The Burning Bed 6.9

The Burning Bed

as District Attorney

1984
A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story 7.3

A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story

as Ron Meehan

1992
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom 6.4

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

as Detective Helton

1993
Nadine 5.4

Nadine

as Cecil

1987
Let There Be Light 5.5

Let There Be Light

as Dr. Fornier

2017
The Stranger Beside Me 6.8

The Stranger Beside Me

as Chief Engineer

1995
Stolen in Plain Sight 5.8

Stolen in Plain Sight

as Sheriff Dunn

2020
Not Like Everyone Else 6.2

Not Like Everyone Else

as John Mack Butler

2006
Deal 5.3

Deal

as Mr. Stillman

2008
Carjacked 5.0

Carjacked

as Deputy

2011
Out of Blue 5.1

Out of Blue

as Mr. Torby

2019
Gideon's Trumpet 6.5

Gideon's Trumpet

as Deputy Hamilton

1980
The Dead Will Tell 4.9

The Dead Will Tell

as Detective Ed Landry

2004
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder 7.2

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder

as Carl Baker

1997
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene 5.7

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene

as C.W. Hardgrave

1993
Deadman's Curve 5.4

Deadman's Curve

as Lead Singer - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)

1978
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter 4.5

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

as Nigel Edmunds

1984
Without Warning: The James Brady Story 7.0

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

as Larry 'Catfish' Speakes

1991
Foxfire 7.2

Foxfire

as Prince

1987
For the Love of Benji 5.8

For the Love of Benji

as Hank

1977
Honor Thy Mother 6.7

Honor Thy Mother

1992
Hell and Mr Fudge

Hell and Mr Fudge

as Carl Ketcherside

2012
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story 6.5

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

as Martin Nash

1987
Telling Secrets 5.0

Telling Secrets

as Det. Ron Taylor

1993
Convergence 4.4

Convergence

as Peter Grayson

2017
Shadow People 5.0

Shadow People

as CDC Director

2013
Midnight Run Around 6.7

Midnight Run Around

as Lester

1994
The Ernest Green Story 6.9

The Ernest Green Story

as Coach Loomis

1993
Alabama Moon 6.6

Alabama Moon

as Judge Mackin

2009
Tennessee Nights 5.4

Tennessee Nights

1989
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson 7.2

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel 4.7

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

as Jimmy

2004
Poker Alice 6.9

Poker Alice

as Marshal

1987
The Return of Frank Cannon 6.5

The Return of Frank Cannon

as Mechanic

1980
For Love and Honor 9.7

For Love and Honor

as Capt. Wiecek

1983
Demons 5.4

Demons

as Father Joseph Moran

2017
Willa 5.0

Willa

as Junior

1979
Forgotten Sins 5.5

Forgotten Sins

as Reverend Ralph Newton

1996
Christmas in Mississippi 6.2

Christmas in Mississippi

as Carter Greenside

2017
Doc in the Box

Doc in the Box

as Dr. Whipple

2015
For One Night 7.6

For One Night

as Mr. Thornton

2006
Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly

Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly

as George Russell

Spring Break Lawyer 4.0

Spring Break Lawyer

as Senator Claxton

2001
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder 5.4

Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder

as George Russell

1988
Carly's Web 7.0

Carly's Web

1987
Good Intentions 5.0

Good Intentions

as Zachary

2010
Hound Dogs

Hound Dogs

as Reverend Davis

2011

TV Shows 58

The Mentalist 8.4

The Mentalist

as Samuel Millman

2008
Criminal Minds 8.3

Criminal Minds

as Detective Oren Carr

2005
Beverly Hills, 90210 7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Borst

1990
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Elmo Poke

2003
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Dwayne Wilson

2005
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

2002
Glee 6.8

Glee

as Jimbo Wilson

2009
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Sheriff Tom Arens

1993
JAG 7.3

JAG

as Air Boss

1995
Married... with Children 7.7

Married... with Children

as Delbert

1987
Married... with Children 7.7

Married... with Children

as Cal Stevens

1987
ER 7.8

ER

as Emmet Chambliss

1994
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Mark Berringer

1984
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

as Lt. Geyer

1972
Knots Landing 6.9

Knots Landing

as Salesman

1979
Will & Grace 6.9

Will & Grace

as Harlin Polk

1998
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 7.6

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Clyde P. Hawkins

1993
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Dexter

1980
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Boyd

1996
Happy Days 7.6

Happy Days

1974
The Waltons 7.1

The Waltons

1972
The A-Team 7.5

The A-Team

as Sheriff Hopkins

1983
Charlie's Angels 6.7

Charlie's Angels

as Second Driver

1976
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as U.S. Marshal William Hopson

1986
The O.C. 7.7

The O.C.

as Gordon Bullit

2003
Angel 7.8

Angel

as Roger Burkle

1999
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Family Ties 7.2

Family Ties

as Mr. Willis

1982
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Brother Jim

1994
The Golden Girls 7.6

The Golden Girls

as Waiter

1985
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as SJ Sweet

1986
Wizards of Waverly Place 8.6

Wizards of Waverly Place

as Pa

2007
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Paul Brisco (uncredited)

1984
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as Harlan Walker

1982
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Ben Stillwell

1996
Caroline in the City 6.5

Caroline in the City

as Earl

1995
One on One 7.9

One on One

as Jack Crawford

2001
Growing Pains 6.5

Growing Pains

as George Brower

1985
North and South 7.5

North and South

as Lt. Pickles

1985
Dave's World 6.5

Dave's World

as Officer Bailey

1993
Treme 7.7

Treme

2010
The Agency 7.1

The Agency

2001
Major Dad 6.4

Major Dad

1989
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Bo

1977
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Mechanic

1977
Boston Common 6.6

Boston Common

as Aubrey McLean

1996
Common Law 6.9

Common Law

as Mr. Dumont

2012
Second Noah 6.7

Second Noah

1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Deputy Hamilton

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Prince

1951
The Watcher 7.3

The Watcher

1995
For Love and Honor 6.0

For Love and Honor

1983
Hull High 6.5

Hull High

as Mr. Brawley

1990
Half Nelson 7.0

Half Nelson

as Hamill

1985
Condominium 4.2

Condominium

as 1st Meteorologist

1980
Maneater 4.0

Maneater

as Tripper Mason

2009
Fatal Vision 7.0

Fatal Vision

as James Blackburn

1984
The New Adventures of Davy Crockett 6.0

The New Adventures of Davy Crockett

1988

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