11/14/1949
Amory, Mississippi, USA:
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).
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Starbright (2026) as Ken |
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Stolen in Plain Sight (2020) as Sheriff Dunn |
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Out of Blue (2019) as Mr. Torby |
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God Bless the Broken Road (2018) as Joe Carter |
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Christmas in Mississippi (2017) as Carter Greenside |
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LBJ (2017) as Everett Dirksen |
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Let There Be Light (2017) as Dr. Fornier |
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Demons (2017) as Father Joseph Moran |
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Convergence (2017) as Peter Grayson |
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) as Judge Bazemore |
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Free State of Jones (2016) as Prosecuting Attorney |
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A Sunday Horse (2016) as Coach Walden |
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Concussion (2015) as FBI Agent |
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Project Almanac (2015) as Dr. Lou |
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Doc in the Box (2015) as Dr. Whipple |
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Left Behind (2014) as Dennis |
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Sabotage (2014) as Lou Cantrell (DEA Interrogator #2) |
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Parkland (2013) as Dr. Kemp Clark |
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Devil's Knot (2013) as Dale Griffis |
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Shadow People (2013) as CDC Director |
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No One Lives (2013) as Harris |
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Django Unchained (2012) as Bob Gibbs (uncredited) |
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Hell and Mr Fudge (2012) as Carl Ketcherside |
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Battleship (2012) as Air Force Chief of Staff |
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Carjacked (2011) as Deputy |
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Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011) as Mr Duluth |
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Hound Dogs (2011) as Reverend Davis |
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Dirty Girl (2010) as Principal Mulray |
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Good Intentions (2010) as Zachary |
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Alabama Moon (2009) as Judge Mackin |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Chief of Police |
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In the Electric Mist (2009) as Sheriff |
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Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008) as Captain Greer |
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My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008) as Police Chief Malone |
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Deal (2008) as Mr. Stillman |
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Déjà Vu (2006) as Police Lieutenant #2 |
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All the King's Men (2006) as Sheriff |
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Not Like Everyone Else (2006) as John Mack Butler |
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For One Night (2006) as Mr. Thornton |
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The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004) as Jimmy |
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Ray (2004) as Billy Ray |
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The Dead Will Tell (2004) as Detective Ed Landry |
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Runaway Jury (2003) as Dobbs |
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Spring Break Lawyer (2001) as Senator Claxton |
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Double Take (2001) as Timothy Jarret McReady |
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Python (2000) as Sheriff Griffin Wade |
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The Astronaut's Wife (1999) as NASA Director |
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The X-Files (1998) as Fire Captain Cooles |
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Gone Fishin' (1997) as Phil Beasly |
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Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder (1997) as Carl Baker |
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Forgotten Sins (1996) as Reverend Ralph Newton |
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The Stranger Beside Me (1995) as Chief Engineer |
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Midnight Run Around (1994) as Lester |
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River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (1993) as C.W. Hardgrave |
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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) as Detective Helton |
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The Ernest Green Story (1993) as Coach Loomis |
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Telling Secrets (1993) as Det. Ron Taylor |
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A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story (1992) as Ron Meehan |
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Honor Thy Mother (1992) as |
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JFK (1991) as Al Oser |
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Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991) as Larry 'Catfish' Speakes |
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) as |
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Tennessee Nights (1989) as |
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Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder (1988) as George Russell |
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And God Created Woman (1988) as Rupert Willis, Robin's Parole Officer |
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Foxfire (1987) as Prince |
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Nadine (1987) as Cecil |
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Carly's Web (1987) as |
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Poker Alice (1987) as Marshal |
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Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987) as Martin Nash |
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The Burning Bed (1984) as District Attorney |
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Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) as Nigel Edmunds |
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Silkwood (1983) as Randy Fox |
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For Love and Honor (1983) as Capt. Wiecek |
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Honkytonk Man (1982) as Jim Bob |
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1990: I guerrieri del Bronx (1982) as Armored Van Cop (uncredited) |
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The Border (1982) as Honk |
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The Return of Frank Cannon (1980) as Mechanic |
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Gideon's Trumpet (1980) as Deputy Hamilton |
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Willa (1979) as Junior |
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Deadman's Curve (1978) as Lead Singer - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited) |
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For the Love of Benji (1977) as Hank |
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Davy Crockett: A Letter to Polly () as George Russell |