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    Gary Basaraba Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Mar 16, 1959Birth Place:
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Biography

    Though best known as a cop on several short-lived TV series, Canadian actor Gary Basaraba has had supporting roles in a number of noteworthy films, "The Last Temptation of Christ" and "Fried Green Tomatoes." After attending the Yale School of Drama, he played his first feature parts in the later works of renowned directors Louis Malle and Karel Reisz. Stepping up to share the lead, he played the husband of Mary Steenburgen's character in the Disney holiday fantasy "One Magic Christmas." He dipped into TV series with guest spots on "Miami Vice" before landing the part of Andrew the Apostle in Martin Scorsese's controversial biblical tale, "The Last Temptation of Christ." Though Basaraba's subsequent projects varied, he often found himself cast as an officer of the law, as was the case in both the soap opera "Another World" and the drama "Fried Green Tomatoes." Contrarily,

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    Gary Basaraba was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. He entered the Yale School of skådespel at age 20. As a graduate of the Class of 1982, he began his film career immediately working for Louis Malle in Alamo Bay (1985). The list of directors that have chosen him to bring their films to life includes Martin Scorsese, Louis Malle, Karel Reisz, Adrian Lyne, Tony Scott, Alan Rudolph, Errol Morris, and many others. He has appeared in all genres of film and television, from cutting edge art films such as The gods Temptation of Christ (1988), to beloved classics such as Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), and, the popular animated series of Smurf films. Having starred in several television series, including the Peabody Award-winning Boomtown (2002), and appearing in many Emmy winning series such as Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Mad Men (2007), as a recurring guest star, he maintains a reputation as a fine actor with an unusual range from Everyman to every man's worst nightmare.

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    ACTOR

    Birth Date

    March 16, 1959 (age 65)

    Birth Place

    Edmonton, Alberta

    Years Active

    1985-present

    Gary Basaraba is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor best known for his role as Officer Ray Hechler in the critically-acclaimed police procedural series Boomtown.

    Biography[]

    Basaraba was born on March 16, 1959, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Little is known about his past, including the names of his parents and why he wanted to be an actor. What is known is that he was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, and that he graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1982. Basaraba got his first on-screen role in 1985, when he was cast as Leon in the romantic drama film Alamo Bay. Basaraba got his first major recurring role in 1997, when he was cast as Richard Santoro, a Desk Sergeant-turned-Lieutenant and voice of reason for the 74th Precinct in the police procedural series Brooklyn South. Since then, Basaraba has appeared in TV shows and movies such as

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